11 January 2021 Release Notes

Version 1.1.198. Note that versions 1.1.196 and 1.1.197 were deployed to DataKitchen testing environments only.

Feature Highlights

Azure Synapse Sources & Sinks Supported

The DataKitchen platform has extended its Microsoft SQL Server input/output connector to provide support for Microsoft Azure Synapse data warehouses. Now, users can configure their recipe nodes to connect to their Azure Synapse instances serving as data sources and data sinks. [DEV-6805, DEV-7427]

DataKitchen extends an existing connector to support Azure Synapse.

Other Fixes & Enhancements

Kitchen Merge Display Improved: The editor that the platform uses to compare file contents during kitchen merges has been updated to collapse sections where there are no code differences. Now, users will not have to scroll as much to find changes to compare. The editor also accounts for larger browser screens, so users will not see a section of blank lines in the middle of each file. [DEV-7488]

Kitchen Merge pages collapse lines with no changes.

Log Errors Improved for Container Node Resource Issues: During order execution, container nodes may require more memory or disk space than is available because they must request resources for their own scripted operations plus resources needed by the system's runtime container. If the Automation agent is in use and cannot supply sufficient resources, the order will wait until additional resources become available. If the container node requests more resources during processing than the agent can provide, however, the order will terminate. Users found that some orders were hanging indefinitely without generating useful errors to aid in troubleshooting. This issue has been resolved with system updates to ensure that container nodes fail properly and generate errors in the order run logs (for example, Container terminated. RAM usage exceeded the limit.). See GPC Resource Allocation for more information. [DEV-7030]

New System Variable Added: This release introduces the {{CurrentUser}} system variable. This variable can be compiled any time and resolves to the username that submitted or scheduled the referenced order. This variable is available for use in recipes via variable drop-down lists or via direct input. See System Variables Reference for more information. [DEV-3790, DEV-7511]