Semarchy xDG 2024.4 release notes

Semarchy xDG was tagged as version 2024.4 on October 15, 2024. We have introduced many improvements over the last quarter, with key features listed here.

Key enhancements

Audit trails

We introduced the initial building blocks for tracking and displaying user, harvester, and enricher activities performed on assets. The introduction of these audit capabilities builds towards allowing contributors to exchange information about, and ultimately accept or reject, enrichment of metadata. The inclusion of further enhancements will continue into the next quarter.

Management of domain access and ownership

We have further refined rights and roles when onboarding new stakeholders. These improvements allow for more flexibility, fluidity, and more precision in controlling who has access to what through dedicated ownership types.

Automated asset organization

We introduced an AI-assisted enricher to aid in classification tasks. Automated asset organization helps with efficiency and scalability, provide more consistent classification, and improve data quality by reducing the probability of human error.

Improved discoverability

We improved search and filtering capabilities for Semarchy xDG. Use the improved faceted search interface to narrow down the resource you need, with a more comprehensive asset navigation pane.

Other changes and improvements

Feature improvements

  • XDG-172: Allow xDG Admins or Domain Owners to grant DataSteward or BusinessOwner ownership on a given Domain and its assets.

  • XDG-623: Add a link to assets targeted by foreign key links in schema tables.

  • XDG-706: Allow Enricher rollback from audit or enrichment sections.

  • XDG-759: Implement type/platform/container folder hierarchy on the Explore page.

  • XDG-1864: Explore view needs a way to clear filters.

  • XDG-1892: GraphQL performance issues for listDataProductAssets queries.

  • XDG-1898: Intake of xDI functional test case.

  • XDG-1901: Further improve GraphQL query performance on list search.

  • XDG-1904: Allow reader roles without ownership to see Domain or Initiative descriptions without edit permissions.

  • XDG-1923: New AI Classification Enricher to set glossary terms and tags on assets.

  • XDG-1933: Implement missing entity TYPE in the frontend.

  • XDG-1937: Expose the ability to search for badge values in GraphQL.

Bug fixes

  • XDG-1092: TSocket read 0 bytes error when connecting to a Hive with Kerberos/SSL.

  • XDG-1863: Bulk Edit tags display the URN instead of the label when selected.

  • XDG-1935: Explore page filter does not use all available space.

  • XDG-1936: Unselectable Initiatives node in the Explore section tree navigation.

  • XDG-1941: TreeView error when rendering environments.