Q2 2025 release

Patch 35: OTFA datetime selection with offsets¶

4 February, 2026

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've fixed an issue in FastStats where OTFA datetime selections with a fixed date and an offset relative point returned zero counts or incomplete results. Your selections now work correctly when you combine fixed dates with offset relative points like Now, Back, 4, Years or ThisHour(end of), Back, 2, Months.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.48 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.68 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.65 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.65 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

4. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.67 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 34: Selector text values selections¶

21 January, 2026

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've fixed an issue where selections on selector variables using text matching criteria could return incorrect counts if there were more than 5 criteria and if the criteria were specified in a non-alphabetical order. Your selections now return accurate counts regardless of the order of codes in your list or the number of entries you specify.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.47 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.65 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.62 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.62 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

4. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.64 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 33: Date expression selections with mixed from/to types¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've fixed an issue where date expression selections incorrectly returned zero counts when you used mixed date types in the From and To fields. Your selections now work correctly when you combine relative dates (like Today) with fixed dates, or use any other combination of date types.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.60 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.60 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

4. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.62 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 32: Date expression selections with reversed dates¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've fixed an issue where date expression selections returned zero counts when you entered the From and To dates in reverse order with mixed date types (for example, a relative date in From and a fixed date in To). The system now handles reversed date ranges correctly across different date type combinations.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.60 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.60 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

4. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.62 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 31: Datetime expression selections with reversed dates¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've fixed an issue where datetime expression selections incorrectly returned zero counts when you entered the From and To dates in reverse order with mixed date types. Your selections now handle reversed datetime ranges correctly across different date type combinations.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.60 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.60 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

4. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.62 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 30: Microsoft Dynamics customer attribute upsert¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service

You can now upsert customer attributes to Microsoft Dynamics lookup fields that link to either contacts or accounts. When you upload data, prefix the GUID with the table type. For example, contact/<guid> or account/<guid>.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

Patch 29: Google Ads API v19 upgrade¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service

We've upgraded to Google Ads API v22, released on 26 February, 2025. This ensures continued compatibility with Google's latest API version.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

Patch 28: LinkedIn API v202510 upgrade¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service

We've upgraded to LinkedIn API v202510 to ensure continued compatibility with LinkedIn's latest API version.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

Patch 27: Facebook Marketing API v24.0 upgrade¶

17 December, 2025

FastStats Service

We've upgraded the Facebook Marketing API from v21.0 to v24.0. This ensures continued functionality following the deprecation of v21.0 on 9 September, 2024.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.45 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.62 or later.

Patch 26: Virtual variable refresh package¶

30 October, 2025

Designer

We've added a Multi-threaded passes (new method) option to the Virtual Refresh Package post-load action in Designer. This option uses an improved strategy to group virtual definitions into passes, which helps systems with complex dependencies between large numbers of virtual definitions. You'll see fewer 'impossible' definitions and more variables refreshing successfully.

To apply this fix:

1. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.59 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 25: Dotdigital custom reply-to address¶

30 October, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an issue where custom reply-to email addresses weren't being copied through to Dotdigital when you sent emails. Your custom reply-to addresses now transfer correctly with your email templates.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.43 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.60 or later.

Patch 24: Issues with date and datetime expressions used in selections¶

16 October, 2025

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've found and fixed some issues with date and datetime expressions used in selections.

If the expression contained no variables, but did contain on-the-fly aggregations, then wrong results could occur if the selection used adhoc dates, date ranges or date rules.

In some cases, the resulting count was 0, and in other instances all records were selected.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.41 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.57 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.54 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.54 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

4. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25027.57 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 23: Spotler response fails on gateway timeouts¶

16 October, 2025

Digital Integration

We've fixed an intermittent issue that occurred when gathering responses from Spotler, sometimes causing a gateway timeout. Spotler responses are now handled, meaning that the operation retries instead of failing.

To apply this fix:

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Email Response Gatherer version 1.0.25097.51 or later contained within the DigitalIntegration.zip file.

Patch 22: Dotdigital unified contacts urn field¶

16 October, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an issue where Dotdigital wasn't updating the URN variable when you used unified contacts. The system now correctly populates URN fields when you upload a list with unified contacts enabled.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.41 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.57 or later.

Patch 21: Transaction campaign response attribution¶

16 October, 2025

FastStats Service PeopleStage

You can now set up response attribution on transaction campaigns where responses are defined on a child of the transaction table. We've relaxed validation checks to allow you to publish and attribute responses for these campaign types.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.41 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.57 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the PeopleStage Binaries to version 1.0.25097.52 or later.

   Note

   PeopleStage Local users need to install version 1.0.25097.52 or later, contained within the PeopleStageLocal.zip file.

Patch 20: Emarsys response gatherer¶

16 October, 2025

Digital Integration

We've fixed an issue where the Emarsys response gatherer failed to retrieve recipient URNs when you sent a broadcast to more than 1,000 recipients. The system now requests URNs in batches of 1,000 to ensure all recipient data is successfully pulled back for inclusion in your response database.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Email Response Gatherer version 1.0.25097.51 or later contained within the DigitalIntegration.zip file.

Patch 19: Virtual variable refresh package¶

13 October, 2025

Designer

We've added a Multi-threaded passes (new method) option to the Virtual Refresh Package post-load action. This option uses an improved strategy to group virtual definitions into passes, which helps systems with complex dependencies between large numbers of virtual definitions. You'll see fewer 'impossible' definitions and more variables refreshing successfully.

To apply this fix:

1. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.54 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 18: Locale not reset between requests¶

5 September, 2025

FastStats Service

We've found and fixed an issue causing campaign optimisation to set the request locale to a particular decimal export format, then not reset this to configured default at the start of every subsequent request.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.36 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.48 or later.

Patch 17: Improved email template options for dotdigital messaging¶

6 August, 2025

FastStats Service

You now have greater flexibility when choosing an email template for sending messages with the Dotdigital integration.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.35 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.47 or later.

Patch 16: Whatsapp mobile number validation¶

6 August, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an error that occurred when sending WhatsApp messages to records with blank or very short mobile numbers. Your WhatsApp campaigns now correctly handle invalid mobile numbers.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.35 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.47 or later.

   Note

   Make sure to tick Update Integrations when upgrading your FastStats Service.

Patch 15: Compressed text variables crash¶

1 August, 2025

FastStats Service FastStats Designer

We've fixed an issue that caused a crash when querying compressed text variables.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.35 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.47 or later.
3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.44 or later.

Patch 14: Exception when loading a PeopleStage quick message campaign without broadcaster or campaigning licence¶

28 July, 2025

FastStats Service PeopleStage

We've found and fixed an issue causing users without a Broadcaster or Campaigning licence to encounter an exception error when they created a quick message in Orbit and then tried to load their campaign in PeopleStage.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.34 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.46 or later.
3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the PeopleStage Binaries to version 1.0.25097.41 or later.

Patch 13: Updated digital certificates for apteco main software components¶

14 July, 2025

Some users reported that thay experienced problems while installing FastStats Configurator, Launchers, Designer, Excelsior, and Local, from zip files via the Apteco software download page.

Patch 12: Orbit transactional audiences display in PeopleStage¶

14 July, 2025

FastStats Service PeopleStage

We've fixed an issue where Orbit transactional audiences appeared in an Unknown folder at the bottom of the PeopleStage library. Previously, clicking on this folder would cause an error. The system now properly handles Orbit transactional audiences when you browse the library.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.32 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.

2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the PeopleStage Binaries to version 1.0.25097.39 or later.

   Note

   PeopleStage Local users need to install version 1.0.25097.39 or later, contained within the PeopleStageLocal.zip file.

Patch 11: PeopleStage audience library files¶

14 July, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an issue where the PeopleStage library stopped displaying files when it encountered a minor error reading a file in the directory. The system now skips problematic files and continues to show all remaining available files when you browse directories.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.32 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.44 or later.

Patch 10: Missing unclassified code¶

10 July, 2025

Designer

We've fixed a FastStats Designer issue that causes a single field delimited array variable to lose the unclassified code if it is specified.

As a workaround for this, clearing the codes adds the unclassified code back. This workaround has to be repeated for every build until the fix is applied.

To apply this fix:

1. Install FastStats Designer version 1.3.25097.34 or later contained within the Designer.zip file.

Patch 9: Excelsior installer issues¶

10 July, 2025

Excelsior

We've fixed an issue preventing you from being able to install or run Excelsior. This was due to DLLs not being signed, and therefore blocked by A/V.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the Excelsior version 2.0.25097.31 or later contained within the Excelsior.zip file.

Patch 8: Diagram lock when publishing campaigns without response attribution segments¶

3 July, 2025

FastStats Service

Publishing a campaign without a response step no longer inadvertently locks your campaign, preventing you from publishing campaigns without a response step defined, when other campaigns are running.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.27 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.36 or later.

Patch 7: Dotdigital API logger¶

25 June, 2025

FastStats Service

We've added an optional "Api Logger Path" parameter to Dotdigital channels that allows you to log all API requests and responses to a specified file path for debugging purposes.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.26 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.34 or later.

Patch 6: Dotdigital contact list overwrite¶

25 June, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an issue where the Dotdigital overwrite contacts list mechanism would sometimes start adding new contacts before the deletion of old contacts was complete. The system now properly waits for contact deletions to finish before uploading new contacts when reusing list names.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.26 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.34 or later.

Patch 5: Apteco email template default values¶

20 June, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an issue where default values in transactional email template variables displayed blank spaces instead of the specified default text. Email templates now correctly show default values when personalisation fields are empty or unclassified.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.25 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.33 or later.

Patch 4: Journey audience timed filter¶

20 June, 2025

FastStats Service

We've fixed an issue where timed filters in PeopleStage failed to work correctly with journey audience selections that were not the initial audience.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.25 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.33 or later.

Patch 3: Date expression in selection bug: expression with no variables¶

20 June, 2025

FastStats Service FastStats

We've fixed bug encountered when using a date expression in a selection.

On a date expression with no variables used in a selection, an "Invalid value rules for (null)" crash was caused in the FastStats server.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.25 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.33 or later.

3. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Binaries to version 1.1.25097.31 or later.

   Note

   FastStats Local users need to install version 1.1.25097.31 or later, contained within the FastStatsLocal.zip file.

Patch 2: Response detail loading fix¶

4 May, 2025

FastStats Service

You can now load response details in Orbit for SMS messages with Reply or Fail statuses without encountering XML validation errors. Previously, the system didn't recognise Failed as a valid response type, causing exceptions when viewing these details.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.24 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.32 or later.

Patch 1: Error when deleting unpublished campaigns¶

4 May, 2025

FastStats Service

We've resolved an issue in Orbit where deleting folders containing unpublished campaigns threw FastStats Service errors. You can now delete folders and their contents without encountering these log errors.

To apply this fix:

1. Install the FastStats Configurator version 1.3.25097.24 or later contained within the WebService.zip file.
2. Use the FastStats Configurator to upgrade the FastStats Service to version 1.3.25097.32 or later.