Feature/2025.3.25611 release notes and what new (#255)

* added framework for release notes and sorted half into categories

* put all pbis into categories

* added pbi comments

* added release notes for two of the pbi

* added block logging docs

* added notes for encryption endpoint

* added more notes for features that have already been documented in 2025.9

* added observability release notes

* added further notes

* completed the first draft of the release notes

* added comments for the grouped pbis

* added notes for cancellation block

* cleaned up the references

* added notes for config portal pbi

* fixed warning

* updated to release

* updated patch compatability

* added patch description

* now referencing it as a patch

* updated the order after review

* gone through all the features

* updated to correct references

* reviewed the Features and everything after it and made notes

* added warnings for the need to upgrade flows

* added first capability

* finished the capability section

* compeled security section

* completed capability section

* moved around

* added scalability section

* added performance section

* added observability section

* added installation

* added upgrade section

* finsihed todo

* added first pass of the table

* updated the table with the correct version numbers

* completed more of the table

* updated to correct links for upgrade

* completed todo

* reviewed the components table

* added info about breaking change

* added link to release

* updated the date of the release notes to today

* moved to own folder and updates the table

* removed unecessary comments

* updated to include version 4.2.0

* completed and reviewrd table

Author: cortex-bt

content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3/2025.3.26111.md

@@ -637,8 +637,6 @@ Releases are currently forecast to be made available on:
 
 | Release | Release Type   | Forecast Release Date             |
 |---------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
-| 2025.11 | [Fast Track][] | Week commencing 15th December 2025 |
-| 2026.1  | [Fast Track][] | Week commencing 9th February 2026 |
 | 2026.3  | [Release][]    | Week commencing 6th April 2026    |
 
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content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3.md …en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3/2025.3.mdcontent/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3.md renamed to content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3/2025.3.md content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3.md renamed to content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.3/2025.3.md

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 title: "2025.X"
 linkTitle: "2025.X"
 date: 2025-01-01
+endDate: 2026-12-31
 ---

content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.9.md

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ PascalCase is often used as a naming convention in programming languages such as
 
 See also [camelCase][].
 
+### Patch
+
+A Patch delivers targeted fixes and minor improvements between major releases. It provides quick resolution to issues and small enhancements while maintaining full compatibility with the current [Release][Release].
+
 ### Platform
 
 The environment in which software is executed. This can include the hardware, operating system, web browsers or other programs.
@@ -203,6 +207,8 @@ Typeahead is a language prediction tool that is used to provide suggestions base
 
 [Exception]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Exceptions.MainDoc" >}}
 
+[Release]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Glossary.P-T.Release" version="2025.3" >}}
+
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 [Input Properties]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.BlockProperties.WhatIsABlockProperty.Input" >}}

content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/_index.md

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ PascalCase is often used as a naming convention in programming languages such as
 
 See also [camelCase][].
 
+### Patch
+
+A Patch delivers targeted fixes and minor improvements between major releases. It provides quick resolution to issues and small enhancements while maintaining full compatibility with the current [Release][Release].
+
 ### Platform
 
 The environment in which software is executed. This can include the hardware, operating system, web browsers or other programs.
@@ -203,6 +207,8 @@ Typeahead is a language prediction tool that is used to provide suggestions base
 
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+[Release]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Glossary.P-T.Release" version="2025.9" >}}
+
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 [Input Properties]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.BlockProperties.WhatIsABlockProperty.Input" >}}

content/en/docs/2025.3/Reference/Glossary/p-t.md

@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@
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+                    AddedTheAbilityToEncryptValuesInTheCortexConfigurationPortal = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#added-the-ability-to-encrypt-values-in-the-cortex-configuration-portal"
+                    IntroducedRoleBasedAccessControlForContainersInTheCortexConfigurationPortal = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#introduced-rolebased-access-control-for-containers-in-the-cortex-configuration-portal"
+                    AddedSupportForMultipleEncryptionKeys = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#added-support-for-multiple-encryption-keys"
+                    PatchedASPNETCoreBug = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#patched-aspnet-core-bug"
+                    GeneralSecurityEnhancements = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#general-security-enhancements"
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+                    EnhancedServiceFabricResilienceToRabbitMQNodeOutages = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#enhanced-service-fabric-resilience-to-rabbitmq-node-outages"
+                    ImprovedExecutionServiceConcurrencyAndFlowTranslation = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#improved-execution-service-concurrency-and-flow-translation"
+                    OptimisedExecutionManagementServiceEventBatching = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#optimised-execution-management-service-event-batching"
+                    LimitTheBatchSizeOfExecutionCompletionDetailsSentToTheMonitoringService = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#limit-the-batch-size-of-executioncompletiondetails-sent-to-the-monitoring-service"
+                    ObservabilitySetRetentionPeriodForGrafanaLoki = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#set-retention-period-for-grafana-loki"
+                    ImprovedOpenSSLCertificateGeneration = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#improved-openssl-certificate-generation"
+                    RemovalOfDependencyOnActiveDirectoryCmdlets = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#removal-of-dependency-on-active-directory-cmdlets"
+                    ChangedLocationOfCertificateSettingsForServiceFabricServices = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#changed-location-of-certificatesettings-for-service-fabric-services"
+                    BackupRestoreSupportForReliableCollectionsDuringSingleServerUpgrades = "/blog/2026/02/09/2025.3.26111/#backup--restore-support-for-reliable-collections-during-singleserver-upgrades"
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             [Cortex.Reference.Glossary.P-T]
                 MainDoc = "/docs/reference/glossary/p-t/"
                 PascalCase = "/docs/reference/glossary/p-t/#pascalcase"
+                Patch = "/docs/reference/glossary/p-t/#patch"
                 Platform = "/docs/reference/glossary/p-t/#platform"
                 Portal = "/docs/reference/glossary/p-t/#portal"
                 Process = "/docs/reference/glossary/p-t/#process"
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+            GrafanaLokiInstallZip = "https://github.com/CortexIntelligentAutomation/observability/releases/download/v4.2.0/Grafana.Loki.Install.zip"
+            GrafanaDashboardsZip = "https://github.com/CortexIntelligentAutomation/observability/releases/download/v4.2.0/Grafana.Dashboards.zip"
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