This topic describes the release notes for Serverless workflow and provides links to the relevant references.
November 2019
New feature | Description | Release date | References |
Support for calling functions by version and alias | You can call a version-specific function in a flow to update the function without affecting the flow execution. You can also call functions by alias in a flow and use the alias feature of Function Compute to perform phased tests on the functions and use functions with reserved resources. | 2019-11-13 | Schedule reserved resource functions or functions with specified versions |
Availability in China (Beijing) | Serverless Workflow became available in China (Beijing). You can use Serverless Workflow to orchestrate functions and distributed tasks in China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), and China (Beijing). | 2019-11-01 | None |
Integration of Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS) and support for callback | This feature enables Serverless Workflow to coordinate distributed applications that are running on different architectures, networks, and languages. Serverless Workflow serves as a coordinator when applications transit from Apsara Stack to the hybrid cloud (Apsara Stack and Alibaba Cloud) or Alibaba Cloud or evolve from a monolithic architecture to a microservices architecture. By integrating Message Service (MNS) queues, Serverless Workflow allows all applications that can access message queues to be part of a flow and cooperate to achieve business objectives. | 2019-11-01 | Integrate MNS and use callback to orchestrate any type of tasks |