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MediationZone 9.5.1.0 Released!

This release contains the following enhancements:

Multi-Session Support Over Single TCP/IP Connection for IPDR SP
SAP HANA support for Duplicate UDR profile and agent
Table SQL script can be stored in JSON storage for the Aggregation profile

and several bug fixes for:

REST API
Diameter
Kafka
System Task
Archiving
External References
JSON Decoder
ECS
APL
Logging
Configuration Browser
HTTP2
Execution Manager
Workflow Packages

among others. See Bug Fixes (9.5.1.0) for more details.

Information about where the release can be accessed is available here: Release Information.

The user documentation is available at: https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD95/overview?homepageId=574718229.

Enjoy! 🌟

MediationZone 9.5 Released!

We are pleased to announce the release and general availability of MediationZone 9.5!

With this release, we continue our focus on three key value areas: productivity and efficiency, quality and reliability, and security and compliance. It introduces enhancements that simplify configuration management and deployment across environments, extend persistence options for real-time workflows, and strengthen control of workflow execution and Kafka topic configuration.

These capabilities enable more consistent automation in CI/CD pipelines, ensure predictable and transparent operations, and support secure, compliant handling of data and configurations across all environments.

Some of the key features and enhancements are:

External Reference Support for Diameter Routing Profile

This enhancement introduces External Reference support for the Diameter Routing Profile, making it possible to parameterize Peer and Realm Routing tables differently across environments. By externalizing these values, routing configurations can be managed consistently without hardcoding, which eliminates the need for manual edits when moving between test, staging, and production.

This closes a critical gap in CI/CD pipelines for Diameter-based architectures, ensuring that deployment automation is preserved end-to-end. It improves reliability by reducing the risk of configuration drift, while maintaining flexibility to adapt routing behavior per environment, which allows you to fully automate Diameter deployments and achieve faster, more consistent rollouts.

SQL for Aggregation Storage in Real-time Workflows

This enhancement adds SQL as a storage option for aggregation in real-time workflows. Previously, SQL storage only existed for batch workflows. In certain environments, the existing persistence storage options; File, Couchbase, and Redis, are not applicable, and the only option has been in-memory, which lacks transaction safety.

With SQL storage, you can persist session data in real-time workflows without relying on disk, Couchbase or Redis. This eliminates the risk of data loss in case of a failure and allows simpler configuration of backups. The feature reuses and extends functionality already developed for batch aggregation, adapting it for real-time workflow scenarios.

Direct Creation of Database Tables

This enhancement enables you to create the required database tables for Aggregation, Duplicate UDR, Inter Workflow, and Data Veracity directly from the Desktop, and not have to ask your DBA to create the tables for you.

Previously, creating or modifying tables in some environments required the generated SQL code to be run separately. This could mean submitting it through service tickets for execution, causing delays and extending project lead times. With this feature, you can initiate and complete table creation requests directly in the profile configuration, reducing dependency on external tools and support processes. This supports productivity, faster project delivery, and improved usability.

REST Interface for Execution Contexts

This enhancement lets you monitor and deactivate standalone workflows even when the platform server is offline—crucial during upgrades when workflows continue running independently. The extended Operations REST interface provides methods to query workflow details and deactivate them, supporting automation and integration with operational tools. Existing properties still control interface availability.

By removing platform dependency for workflow management and enabling direct, automated control, this feature ensures reliable operations during upgrades or planned downtime.

Kafka Batch Transaction Handler – Manual Topic Configuration

With this feature you can create the topics required for transaction handling complementing the existing default behavior of auto-creating these topics. It improves deployment flexibility, particularly in environments with strict data center compliance policies, by allowing more controlled topic management.

You can now configure topic names directly via system properties, or in the workflow execution settings, where the Kafka profile is selected.

To ensure backward compatibility, default topic names match the current auto-created ones, so existing workflows continue to function without changes. The manual configuration is optional. A validation mechanism checks topic availability at workflow startup, reducing the risk of runtime errors due to misconfiguration or missing topics.

This capability facilitates onboarding for secure, managed environments while preserving the scalability and performance behavior of Kafka-based batch transactions.

SOC 1/SOX Guidance

If you are subject to SOC 1/SOX compliance, you may have been asked:

How does MediationZone help me demonstrate SOC 1 control operation?

In this release, we are publishing a set of pages that map MediationZone capabilities to SOC 1/SOX control objectives, so you can show how the product supports your financial reporting controls.

For the System Properties, Desktop Properties, and Legacy Desktop properties, we indicate:

whether it is in scope for SOC 1,
the primary Category it supports; Confidentiality, Integrity, or Availability
the Reason, a short explanation of the control value, for example, “enforces encryption,” “prevents resource exhaustion,” or “standardizes log timestamps for audit”. This helps you baseline configurations.

Around the mapping, we have added information to help you put these controls in operation:

Change Management explains how to route MediationZone configuration changes through approvals and capture evidence
Sensitive Access Monitoring outlines approaches for governing administrator access, permissions, and events
User Access Monitoring covers provisioning, lifecycle, and the kinds of artifacts auditors typically request.

Each section clarifies the split of responsibilities: what MediationZone provides, what you configure, and what must be proven by your own processes. If you are preparing for a SOX cycle, start at the SOC 1 and SOX Guidance page. Use the properties mapping to set or verify your configuration baseline, then pull the Change/Sensitive Access/User Access pages into your control narratives and evidence plans.

We hope this guidance saves your team time and gives your auditors the confidence they need.

We encourage you to explore all the detailed features and enhancements below to gain a comprehensive understanding of the capabilities in MediationZone 9.5:

New Features

Usability

Additional Functionality Made Available in Desktop

Integration and Compliance

Enhancements

Functionality Improvements

Usability Improvements

Inline Editing Added to Workflow Table

Documentation Improvements

All of these are explained in more detail in MediationZone 9.5 Release.