Release 2020.09

Generally available features

New features

  • The Looker metamodel is now available out-of-the-box. However, you cannot yet register a Looker data source.
  • Data Catalog Search now contains the new Looker asset types by default.
  • Looker assets are now available in the "Recently viewed" and the "Reports" sections on Data Catalog Home.
  • The status of the applicable validation rules is now shown on the resource toolbar if Catalog Experience is enabled.
  • The articulation score is now shown on the resource toolbar if Catalog Experience is enabled.
  • A new option is added to Collibra Console to increase the security of import and export. When you export data to Excel or CSV, the new option adds an escape character to fields that start with "=", "+", "-" or "@". This avoids formulas to be executed when you open the export file in Excel. Also, when you import a file with such escape characters in Collibra Platform, the escape character is automatically removed.
  • You can now create a custom technical lineage using a JSON file.
  • You can now create a technical lineage for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

Enhancements

  • The Cron expression tooltip in Catalog is now improved.
  • When you hover over an asset type symbol in search results, a tooltip shows the name of the asset type.
  • The purge option "CLEANUP_ACTIVITIES" is obsolete and has been removed from Collibra Console.
  • The purge option "UPDATE_DISCOVERY_HASH" is obsolete and has been removed from Collibra Console.

Fixes

  • If a workflow is started by a built-in system user, the "Created by" user is marked as "Workflow user" and no longer "Deleted user". (ticket #42966, 51416, 51012)
  • A failed workflow that was started from a domain page now shows a human readable error message in the UI. (ticket #45211)
  • Fixed an XSS vulnerability in the Ratings text editor.
  • In a workflow start form, drop-down fields based on a user group show the group members correctly again.
  • Resetting a password now works when CSRF token validation is enabled. (ticket #49729)
  • In complex relation types, an assignment line with a boolean attribute type has now a maximum cardinality of one.
  • You can now change the avatar of another user using API v2 if you have the "System Administration" or "User Administration" global permission.
  • An asset page is now refreshed when an attribute is changed through an action on the workflow taskbar.
  • You can now safely remove the relation type 'Business Asset represent/represented by Data Asset' from the assignment of the Table asset type and its children. (ticket #49780)
  • The connection to the Collibra Platform database is now closed after you create a technical lineage.
  • You can now correctly filter the table content in the Data Profiling section when Catalog Experience is disabled. (ticket #46244)
  • On asset pages, you can no longer see the Edit or Delete buttons for characteristics if you don't have the required global permissions. (ticket #44887)
  • When using the API to validate a single asset, the validation job is now correctly started. (ticket #50417)
  • If you use SAML authentication and the Collibra Platform sign-in page is disabled, you are now redirected to your default dashboard if you navigate to the sign-in page manually.
  • The API and Java documentation have been updated to indicate whether method properties are deprecated or required.
  • Sample data is now also shown even if there are empty columns. (ticket #50707)
  • Fixed an XSS vulnerability in the Dashboard's Tasks widget. (ticket #44063)
  • In diagrams, the submenu of a node's context menu is now always completely visible.
  • You now return to the dashboard if you click your browser's Back button after following a link to a community in a dashboard's widget. (ticket #49419)
  • You can now successfully download files, even if the batch is larger than 1 GB.