9 August 2021 Release Notes

Version 1.1.224

Feature Highlights

Stay tuned for new DataKitchen features in coming releases!

Other Fixes & Enhancements

Start Deadline Setting Deprecated: This release removes the Start Deadline field from schedule settings. This entry used to determine how long the platform would attempt to start an order that had missed its scheduled time for any reason. Users no longer need to be concerned about triggering order runs, as  Automation's Kubernetes infrastructure has been configured to handle timely order starts. [DEV-8768]

DB2 Source/Sink Supports SSL: The Automation DB2 connector for data sources and sinks now supports DB2 instances with SSL encryption enabled. The connector has been updated in this release with a new field for designating a variable or vault entry for the SSL certificate file contents. See DB2 for more information. [DEV-8710, DEV-8726]

File Transfers Accelerated: File transfers to SFTP sinks were taking a very long time to complete in DataMapper and container node processing. These performance issues have been resolved, and both DataMapper and container nodes now move files to SFTP at an expected speed. [DEV-8151]

Temporary Kitchens Deleted after Ingredients Run: Users reported that the temporary kitchens created to run ingredients were not always being deleted after the platform processed the calling ingredient nodes. This issue has been resolved, and the platform cleans up these kitchens after an ingredient node completes execution on success or failure. The temporary kitchens may remain only if the order run crashes or is manually stopped before the ingredient node finishes processing. [DEV-8614]

Node Name Validation Fixed: Recently, users were able to create duplicate node names in the same recipe. A node created with the same name as an existing node would overwrite the existing node files. This issue has been resolved, and node validation is enforced as unique, case-insensitive names within a recipe. [DEV-8571, DEV-8648]

Auto-Redraw Prevented when New Graph Node Added: Users requested that graphs not rearrange nodes automatically any time a new node is added. They found it difficult to replace nodes and redraw edges when the display kept changing. With this release, the platform will update the node arrangement only when users click either Left to Right or Top to Bottom orientation buttons, or when users click Update to save graph changes. [DEV-8406]

Users Can Switch Kitchens via URL: This release fulfills a user request for navigating between kitchens by manually editing the platform page URL. Users wanted to be able to compare the same page between two kitchens by simply typing a different kitchen name into the URL. Now, they can switch kitchens in this manner from the Recipes, Orders, or Kitchen History pages. [DEV-8630]

Recipe Wiki Table Style Updated: Users reported that the preview and rendered versions of tables in a recipe Wiki tab were different. This issue has been resolved, and the table style is updated to match what is displayed in the preview. [DEV-8766]