March 2021

What's New in this Release

Partner Dashboard

The following features are introduced in the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard:

  • Partner self-onboarding: Even if your Cisco Spaces account has not been enabled with partner privileges, you can still log in to the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard. With the introduction of self-onboarding, you can choose your account type from the following options in the Spaces Partner Onboarding dialog box, which appears when you first log in to the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard:

    • I want to create apps for my organization: Choose this option and click Continue if you want to create apps that are internal to your organization only. This option does not allow you to publish your apps to the Cisco Spaces - Partner App Center.

    • I'm a developer who provides solutions to Cisco Spaces customers: Choose this option and click Continue if you want to create and publish apps to the Cisco Spaces - Partner App Center for global customers.

  • Retrieve forgotten password: You can now retrieve or change your password from the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard login window.

  • Partner Onboarding: You can use the new Partner Onboarding tile in the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard to view the Partners Onboarding Helper window.

    The Partners Onboarding Helper window contains videos and documents that explain how to use the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard. This includes information about the Onboarding Process, the IoT Service Marketplace, and about configuring partner apps for the Cisco Spaces - Partner App Center.

  • Location Anchor Update: A new event, LOCATION_ANCHOR_UPDATE, is added under the Events section, in the Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard.

Partner Firehose API

The following enhancement is made to the Cisco Spaces - Partner Firehose API:

  • Location Anchor Update: A new event, LOCATION_ANCHOR_UPDATE, is added to support WayFinding use cases.

What's Changed in this Release

Dashboard

The following enhancements are made to the Cisco Spaces Dashboard:

  • SSID Configuration Enhancements: The following updates are made to the SSIDs window (Dashboard > Captive Portals > SSIDs):

    • When you click Import/Configure SSID to create an SSID, the options in the Wireless Network drop-down list are changed as follows:

      • The option Meraki is changed to Cisco Meraki.

      • The option CUWN is changed to Cisco AireOS/Cisco Catalyst 9800.

    • The Cisco Aironet SSIDs section is renamed as Cisco AireOS/Cisco Catalyst 9800 SSIDs. You can also view the SSID and RADIUS server configuration steps for the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller. Click the Configure Manually link to view these steps.

  • Density Rule: Under the Actions section, you can now select new options for the notification frequency for density rules. The newly added options are Once in every 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, and 45 Minutes.

Map Service

The following enhancement is made to Map Service in Cisco Spaces:

  • In Map Service, you can now import Planning Mode APs along with regular APs using the map file from Cisco Prime Infrastructure. These imported APs are displayed under both Location Hierarchy and Map Service.

Issues

Issues describe unexpected behavior in the Cisco Spaces application. The Resolved Issues and Open Issues sections list the issues in this release.

The following information is provided for each issue:

  • Identifier: Each issue is assigned a unique identifier (ID) with a pattern of CSCxxNNNNN, where x is any letter (a-z) and N is any number (0-9). These IDs are frequently referenced in Cisco documentation, such as Security Advisories, Field Notices, and other Cisco support documents. Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineers or other Cisco staff can also provide you with the ID for a specific issue.

  • Description: A description of what is observed when the issue occurs.

This section contains the following topics:

Cisco Bug Search Tool

Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST) is a gateway to the Cisco bug-tracking system, which maintains a comprehensive list of defects and vulnerabilities in Cisco products and software. The BST provides you with detailed defect information about your products and software.

Open Issues

This section lists the open issues in this release of Cisco Spaces.

Table 1. Cisco Spaces Open Issues
Issue Identifier Issue Description

CSCvu98859

Telemetry such as Button Click and Movement data gets reset to 18+ hours when applying new configuration

CSCvv16880

During gateway deployment workflow, the AP is sometimes erroneously categorized as needs config mode due to timing issues.

Resolved Issues

This section lists the issues that have been resolved in this release of Cisco Spaces.

Table 2. Cisco Spaces Resolved Issues
Issue Identifier Issue Description

CSCvv91424

Density rule report do not appear when the specific rule's match or skip count crosses a threshold

CSCvx97571

Location mismatch between Map Service and Location Hierarchy