In this section, you can see information about the new features and functionality in this release.

1 New Features
- 1.1 Authentication and Access
- 1.2 MariaDB Support
  - 1.2.1 MariaDB in Database Profile
  - 1.2.2 Reference Data Management Supports MariaDB
- 1.3 APL Functions
  - 1.3.1 New APL function: mailNotifyHtml
  - 1.3.2 Database Table to Support tableGetMetaInfo Function
- 1.4 New Connectors
  - 1.4.1 FTP EWSD Agent
  - 1.4.2 Netia FTP Agent
- 1.5 Integration
- 1.6 Log Files UI
2 Enhancements
- 2.1 Usability
- 2.2 5G Profile Support
  - 2.2.1 5G Profile Supports 3GPP Rel-17
  - 2.2.2 5G Profile Supports Multiple Primary NRF Address in HTTP/2 Server Agent
- 2.3 Elimination of Disk Dependency
  - 2.3.1 Database Support in Inter Workflow
  - 2.3.2 Duplicate UDR Supports SAP HANA Database
- 2.4 Compliance
  - 2.4.1 Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Support
  - 2.4.2 Support for Python 3.12
- 2.5 Extended Functionality
  - 2.5.1 SFTP Supports Bind Address
  - 2.5.2 Data Veracity Supports SAP HANA Database
  - 2.5.3 Kafka Agents Support mTLS

New Features

Authentication and Access

The following new features to support OAuth2, additional IDP setups and increased security have been implemented:

Authorization Server

^Ref:^XE-11425

The Authorization Server is a service provider that generates an OAuth2 based access token to be used for calling REST APIs hosted on the HTTP/2 Server agent that requires the OAuth2 authorization process.

The Authorization Server uses a platform to run and can be configured to store provisioned scopes and registered clients either in file-based storage or database storage. Currently, only Oracle and PostgreSQL databases are supported for database storage, see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD92/pages/109478291/Authorization+Server+User+s+Guide.

Access Controller - Access Group Name

^Ref:^XE-12026

To support additional IDP setups, we have now added the possibility to use a dot (.) in the Access Group name. The valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, '-', '.' and '_', see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD92/pages/111807285.

HTTP/2 Client Agent Supports Additional Access Token Request

^Ref:^{XE-10640, XE-10736}

To comply with 3GPP Release 17, additional properties for OAuth2 access token requests have been added to the HTTP/2 Client Agent. This enhancement is applicable when users select the Nnrf Access Token as the Authentication Type in the Authentication tab.

The available access token properties include Requester PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network), SNPN (Standalone Non-Public Network), and Requester S-NSSAI, see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD92/pages/111843392.

Support for 2-way Authentication for Web Services Agents and Profiles

^Ref:^XE-11677

The Web Services agents and profiles now have the option to use mutual TLS for enhanced security, see and .

MariaDB Support

Support for using MariaDB has now been added in a couple of areas.

MariaDB in Database Profile

^Ref:^{XE-12098, XE-12206}

The MariaDB database type can be used with Reference Data Management. In order to use this database type, a database driver is required to connect to the MariaDB database. This driver must be stored in the platform container see .

Reference Data Management Supports MariaDB

^Ref:^XE-12206

The Reference Data profile allows you to select the tables to be available for querying and editing via the Reference Data Management dashboard or RESTful interface. You can now select MariaDB in the Reference Data profile configuration, see .

APL Functions

APL has now been complimented with the following functionality:

New APL function: mailNotifyHtml

^Ref:^XE-11412

A new APL function among the Log and Notification Functions called mailNotifyHtml is now available.

The mailNotifyHtml function is similar to the existing mailNotify function with the difference that it supports the standard HTML format in the message field, allowing you to send emails in HTML format, see .

Database Table to Support tableGetMetaInfo Function

^Ref:^{XE-11719, XE-11756}

The database table now supports the tableGetMetaInfo function. This function returns the column name, column type and index status for a given table object in a given table, see for more information.

New Connectors

FTP EWSD Agent

^Ref:^{XE-11680, XE-11682}

The FTP EWSD agent is now available. With this agent you can collect cyclic files from the Siemens EWSD switches and forward into a workflow using the FTP protocol, see .

Netia FTP Agent

^Ref:^{XE-11802, XE-11277}

The Netia FTP agent is now available which is a collection agent for batch workflow configurations. With the Netia FTP agent you can collect files from remote file systems and forward into a workflow using the standard FTP (RFC 959) protocol, see .

Integration

Avro Encoding and Decoding

^Ref:^XE-11767

New built-in decoders and encoders have been added for decoding and encoding messages encoded in Avro using a schema registry, replacing the need to write a static Ultra definition, see Decoder Agent Configuration or Encoder Agent for decoder or encoder-specific information. Additionally, several limitations on supported Avro schema types in the existing Ultra support have been removed, see .

Support of Amazon S3 and Git in System Importer and System Exporter

^{Issue number(s):}^{XE-10996, XE-12129}

The system importer and exporter has now been enhanced to support integration with Amazon S3 and Git using Desktop. You can import and export data and configurations from and to Amazon S3 and Git repositories as shown below:

Importing from Amazon S3

See , System Exporter, and System Importer for more information.

HTTP/2 Server Agent Supports Proxy During Registration in NRF

^Ref:^XE-10866

The HTTP/2 Server agent can now use HTTP proxy if required to reach NRF servers, see .

REST Client Agent Supports Proxy

^Ref:^XE-8083

The REST Client agent can now use HTTP proxy if required, see .

Amazon S3 Agent Supports Proxy

^Ref:^XE-10008

The Amazon S3 agents can now use HTTP proxy if required, see .

Log Files UI

^Ref:^{XE-11759, XE-12299}

You can now view the following log files in Desktop:

Pico
Debug
APL
Error

See for details abou the Log Files view.

Enhancements

Usability

MZSH Command For Shutting Down Desktop and Legacy Desktop

^Ref:^XE-11515

With the, mzsh desktopadmin command you can shut down all Deskops and Legacy Desktops connected to the Platform, see .

Download Page for Desktop Launcher

^Ref:^XE-10621

A new dialog with downloadable items have now been added to make it easier to download the Desktop Launcher and DevKit.

You can open the dialog from the User Settings menu, see .

Pico Management and System Monitor in the Desktop Online

^Ref:^{XE-9292 and XE-6090}

Functionality for viewing details of picos and managing them that was previously found in the Pico View and System Monitor in the Legacy Desktop have now been ported to Desktop Online and can be found in the Manage view, see .

Operations REST Interface for Workflows and Workflow Groups

^Ref:^XE-11668

The Operations REST API is now available for workflows and workflow groups. Users can access http(s)://<platform server>:<platform port>/ops/mz/wf/v1/api-docs for workflows and http(s)://<platform server>:<platform port>/ops/mz/wfg/v1/api-docs for workflow groups on any given running system Platform, see for more information.

5G Profile Support

5G Profile Supports 3GPP Rel-17

^Ref:^XE-10640

The 5G profile has been enhanced to support 3GPP version 17. You can select the version from the Version Select drop-down field and additional NF types are added along with this new version support, see .

5G Profile Supports Multiple Primary NRF Address in HTTP/2 Server Agent

^Ref:^XE-10646

When using the 5G profile in HTTP/2 Server agent, you can enter one or more primary NRF addresses in the NRF Address (Primary) table, see .

Elimination of Disk Dependency

Removed dependencies on the file system provides you with more flexibility for deployment, and backup and restore is simplified by having all data in databases.

Database Support in Inter Workflow

^{Issue number(s):}^XE-11765

You can now use Inter Workflow without using a filesystem and Inter Workflow also supports SAP HANA.
You can choose between the storage types FileSystem or Database. If you select Database as storage type, you get the corresponding database SQL scripts for creating the required tables in the database and also have the possibility to recover in case of a filesystem crash.

See Inter Workflow for more information.

Duplicate UDR Supports SAP HANA Database

^Ref^{: XE-10794}

When using Duplicate UDR you can now select between file system or database for storing information pertaining to Duplicate UDRs, such as the metadata and the contents of the duplicated UDRs when configuring the Duplicate UDR profile, see for more information.

Compliance

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Support

^Ref:^XE-11087

Since ADLS Gen 1 will be retired on February 29th, 2024. Our Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) agents now support ADLS Gen 2, see .

Support for Python 3.12

^Ref:^XE-10571

Support for Python 3.12 has now been added when using the .

Extended Functionality

SFTP Supports Bind Address

^{Issue numbers(s):}^XE-11413

You can now configure the SFTP agents to use the bind address when establishing a client connection. In order to do so, you must select the Enable Bind Address option to bind a specific virtual network IP as the source of the SFTP agent's connection and enter the IP address in the Bind Address field, see and .

Data Veracity Supports SAP HANA Database

^Ref:^XE-11751

Data Veracity now allows you to store all Data Veracity records and metadata in SAP HANA. You can now select Database profiles configured with SAP HANA on the Data Veracity profile.

Data Veracity agents will also now be able to connect to SAP HANA to manipulate any Data Veracity records stored on the database, see .

Kafka Agents Support mTLS

^Ref:^XE-11721

You can now configure to use mTLS in Kafka agents, see https://docs.cloudera.com/documentation/kafka/latest/topics/kafka_security.html for more information.