DCM R5.2 Release Notes

DCM R5.2 is a minor release with lots of small enhancements to Blueprint Designer and improvements to audit logic.

Release date: 19.4.2022

4.5.2022: DCM R5.2.1 patch release notes.

Features

Area

EnhancementDescription
Blueprint DesignerTarget record conditionsNew target record condition added to links to further specify what a target record should look like. For example, "Business Application owner should be an active User record" can be defined as target record condition and audit will give clear results on whether target records match with a given condition or not. 
Blueprint DesignerRenaming blueprint elementsBlueprint designers can rename containers to better match with intended use on a blueprint. For example, a Business Application table with "Business criticality = High" filter could be renamed as "Critical Business Applications". Or a group of alternative links can be called "Infrastructure CI relationships" instead of a default name based on source class.
Blueprint DesignerBlueprint ExportA blueprint version with all its details can be exported into a single XML file and imported into another instance. Export doesn't include blueprint elements which are regenerated when blueprint is being published.
Blueprint DesignerConditional Field conditions

Our customers fell in love with the "Conditional links", so we implemented similar logic to Field conditions. Now you can define a condition when the field condition should apply. For example: "Serial number is not empty - applied only when - Is virtual is false".

Blueprint DesignerDefine "Data Consumers"Blueprints can also define "Data Consumers" in a similar way as defining "Data Providers". This feature is released as a "beta version" and must be activated separately. Contact DCM support, if you want to know more.
ReportingNew "Deviation Trend" reportsNew report and interactive filters added to "My Data Domains" audit dashboard tab. This interactive trend report can be used to show for example how certain types of deviations have changed over time.
ReportingNew "Audit Duration" reportsAudit instance and Audit result records now have a duration field that has been used to create a few reports to show long-lasting audits. These new reports are not on any default dashboard yet, but can be found from the reports list.
ApplicationData clean up routinesThe application now comes with predefined table data cleanup routines that system administrators can easily enable and adjust according to instance setup. These"Auto flush" records are not active by default, but can be found under Guided Setup or Basic Setup.

Enhancements

Area

EnhancementDescription
Blueprint DesignerRelabeled "Mandatory filter conditions" to "Inclusive filters"

With the new "target record condition" we can do similar things as with mandatory filter conditions before that. Now, the role of these mandatory filters is more about restricting the audit to only consider certain records while ignoring the rest.

Using these "inclusive filters" can improve audit performance, since "non-matching records" are simply ignored by the audit.

Blueprint DesignerEasier way to define Cohesive linksCohesive links are now defined in the same way as Alternative links. Simply picking links from a list instead of modifying them one-by-one.
Blueprint DesignerMore complex Field conditions

Now a condition related to a single field can have a condition including multiple fields in it. 

With this addition, we also updated how Field Setups are being defined and started to support OR-conditions as part of the setup.

Blueprint DesignerEmpty options to Data Provider configSelection list now includes an empty value to clear out previously selected fields for data provider config.
Data Content PlannerVisual enhancements to match with advanced blueprint designsData Content Planner has better visual support for different blueprint configs than before.
Data Content PlannerRecord list in alphabetical orderRecord list is now in alphabetical order by default.
Data Content PlannerMore checks included into Data Population PreviewPreview now checks more blueprint conditions than before. For example validations against Field Setups, is now part of the preview.
WorkspaceReopening UAMs will reopen related tasksIf a DCM Task was closed, but related Unique Audit Messages got reopened by a later audit, the task is reopened into "Open" status.
ReportingNew experimental reports

A few experimental reports were added to the product, but not yet included in any of the dashboards.

AuditPerformance and stability improvementsMultiple enhancements related to audit logic and how the work is split into smaller, independent evaluators. These enhancements also include more control for customers to fine-tune audit performance with a couple of system properties.
AuditUpdated audit messagesFew updates to audit messages including "condition strings". All audit messages are currently under review and the next version will include updated audit message structures and human-readable texts.
AuditDisable Start button after starting an on-demand auditPreviously user could click the Start button multiple times by accident while waiting for the screen to respond.
AuditImprovements to Audit Results viewPerformance-related improvements to Audit Results and Audit Messages views.
AuditAudit durationAudit duration is now calculated into Audit instance and Audit result records for analyzing audit performance.
ApplicationFixed font sizesFixed font sizes are now used in few places around the DCM UI, since customer changes to default themes might have caused issues in DCM UI.
ApplicationMinor updates to demo dataMinor updates to demo data.

Bug fixes

AreaIssueDescription
Data Content PlannerField Setup modal window did not open from the iconField Setup/Conditions window did not open in DCP from the Field setup icon, but now it does.
Data Content PlannerBug in creating new root recordsIn some cases, creating a new root record with the Content Planner could not commit changes.
Blueprint DesignerDelete button on blueprint version didn't do anythingUI action on the blueprint version form did not do anything.
Blueprint DesignerSource and Target container perspective issuesAudit direction and reference direction messed up sometimes when trying to define a reference-based link between the same two tables.
Blueprint DesignerProvider field label issueBlueprint Designer was picking up a wrong field label in Data Provider Config, if parent table (root) had a different label than the table included into the blueprint.
Blueprint DesignerCI Relationship Type selectionSometimes, the Relationship Type selection field was not visible when editing a many-to-many type of link.
ReportingFixed interactive filtersRemoved some "Interactive Filter References" that were causing issues with database views.
AuditIssues when auditing referencesCertain types of reference links could cause issues in audit, but should not do that anymore.

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