# 2025.12.0 Upgrade Notes None. *** New Features \[RELEASES] Restart option for start/stop task A restart option has been added to the Start/Stop task, combining the Stop and Start actions automatically. \[RELEASES] Use existing package for deploy task It is now possible to use an existing package for a Deploy task. The list of available packages is downloaded from your package server and can be refreshed from the UI. \[RELEASES] Restore backup task A Restore Backup task has been added, making it possible to restore a previously created backup as part of a pipeline. \[RELEASES] Schedule individual pipeline tasks It is now possible to schedule individual pipeline tasks, enabling you to minimize downtime by scheduling build, deploy, and backup tasks in advance and performing a restart at a specific time. \[RELEASES] Validate configuration task A new Validate Configuration task has been added, making it possible to confirm that the settings in a configuration deployed in a pipeline have been correctly set. \[CORE] Mendix for Kubernetes (Connected) support Mendix for Kubernetes (Connected) has been added as a supported hosting platform. In this version it is possible to check policies and view component insights. Support for releases, hosting alerts, and log/user insights will be added in a later version. \[CORE] Add new constants and scheduled events to environment configuration It is now possible to add new constants and scheduled events to an environment configuration. \[CORE] Manually add environments It is now possible to manually add environments. This feature is available for hosting platforms that do not support automatic detection of environments. *** Changes \[RELEASES] Pipeline task scheduling replaces approval task delay The option to delay pipeline continuation after an approval task until a specific date and time has been replaced with the new pipeline task scheduling feature. \[UX & SUPPORT] Ticket email subject line improvements Ticket emails sent from the Blue Storm Portal now include the ticket ID and subject in the email subject line. \[UX & SUPPORT] Tooltip added to remove all link in ignore policy results A tooltip has been added to the Remove All link on the ignore policy results page to clarify what the action does. \[CORE] Mendix Team Server authentication migrated to PAT Authentication for Mendix Team Server (SVN) has been migrated from password to PAT to support the deprecation of password authentication. \[CORE] Constant data type validation when adding or changing constants When adding or changing a constant in a configuration, the UI now validates that the input matches the data type of the constant. \[POLICIES] Deployed revision updated immediately after pipeline deployment The deployed revision for an environment is now updated directly after a successful deployment from a pipeline, removing the previous delay. \[POLICIES] Ignored check configuration applied across all revisions The ignored check configuration for an app is now applied across all checked revisions for that app, ensuring that ignored check results are hidden from all revisions with the same result, including past revisions. *** Resolved Issues \[POLICIES] Ignored check results reappearing Fixed an issue where ignored check results were reappearing in some cases. \[POLICIES] Filter settings not remembered in policy dashboard Fixed an issue where filter settings in the policy dashboard were not always remembered. \[POLICIES] Incorrect component type display for JavaScript libraries The component type for JavaScript libraries is now displayed correctly on the policy results page. \[POLICIES] Manual revision check not correctly updating policy results Fixed an issue where manually checking a revision did not correctly update the policy results for that revision in some cases. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bluestorm.io/support/releases/appcontrol-2025/2025.12.0.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.