Connect 2020.4 Release Notes
| Release Note Product Versions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version | Date | Release | End of Support | |
| 2020.4 | November 18, 2020 | Major | May 18, 2022 | |
| 2020.4.9.2ed821e6* | June 23, 2022 | Minor | May 18, 2022 | |
*Fix for CVE-2022-22965 Spring4Shell Vulnerability
More information on the CVE-2022-22965 Spring4Shell vulnerability you can find in the Community article Alteryx’s Response to CVE-2022-22965 Spring4Shell Vulnerability. In this Connect version we upgraded the Apache Tomcat Server to version 9.0.62.
New Features
Advanced Search: Save Query as Virtual Folder
Connect now allows you to create a virtual folder directly from Advanced Search. Specify the filter by selecting the appropriate fields and select the Save Query as Virtual Folder button. For more information, see the Virtual Folders article.
Notification Queue
Notification Queue allows you to decide what operations you can perform with the items in your queue. For example, you can clear, stop, or restart the queue. To access and set the Notification Queue, navigate to Admin Menu > Maintenance > Notification Queue. To check the Notification Queue status, go to Admin Menu > Settings > SMTP Settings. See Maintenance for more information.
New Custom Field Type: Link Field
From the version 20.4, you can use a new custom field type - Link field. By using it, you will be able to add a custom link that behaves as an active HTML link. See Asset Configuration to get more insight about the custom field types.
See the following short video demonstration about the new custom field type.
Alteryx Designer Tool Details Available for Analytic Workflows
You can check four Designer tools mostly used in analytic workflows (Join, Formula, Filter, and Summarize tool) and their configuration in Connect, and utilize the power of Connect search across multiple workflows. To see the details, navigate to the Alteryx Designer Tool Details section. For more information, check the Analytic Workflows article.
Metadata Loaders
Alteryx Gallery Loader: Creating Database Objects
To quickly get an overview about used database data sources, especially in case of a new Connect deployment, use the Load Database Objects option when loading the objects from the AYX Gallery.
When you use the AYX Gallery loader, the workflow objects are created in Connect. If you enable the Load Database Objects option, the loader will try to also create the database objects. The input tool has to provide full information about the object (servername, catalog name, schema, and table; columns are not supported). These objects will be visible after loading in Data Sources > Databases.
More information about this new feature can be found in the Load Metadata from an Alteryx Server Gallery article.
Alias Manager
Use Alias Manager in case you don't have an associated lineage in Connect due to a different server name or IP some users might have entered. To help complete the lineage information, enter the (server)alternate name on the server level. For more information about Alias Manager, see the Maintain Data Lineage article.
Amazon Athena Loader
You can now upload metadata to Connect from Amazon Athena. Check the Load Metadata from Amazon Athena article for more information.
Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 Loader: Authentication via Certificate
For ADLS Gen2, you can newly authenticate via Client certificate. It means that from now on you can decide between the Client secret and the Client certificate. For more information how to setup the Client certificate see the Load Metadata from a Microsoft Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 page.
Python Upgrade for Metadata Loaders
Make sure you have Designer version 20.4 as the Python engine was upgraded.
Additional Enhancements
Active Directory Loader Enhancements
From now on you can define the way how Full Name and XID of a user will be constructed. You can use any LDAP attribute. To specify the Full Name, navigate to AD loader, then Full Name and enter, for example, ${displayName} (${sAMAccountName}). User will be displayed as John Doe (jdoe). Additionally, in the Other section of the AD loader you can enter XID Definition. For example, ${mail} will create an XID john.doe@mail.com for the user with the email john.doe@mail.com. See Settings for more details.
Boolean Fields Representation
Boolean fields are now represented as checkboxes. For example, in user profiles in People (Notify changes).
Fixed and Known Issues
|
Major Release Version 2020.4 Fixed |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Version | Issue Status |
| DE26377 | Not enough information in EVEMT_AUDIT when using Winauth and LDAP. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26427 | Connect Loaders: Failed to update from version 2020.2 to 2020.3. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26601 | LDAP synchronization creates a new version of a user, even when no attribute was changed. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26624 | Example missing in Swagger for Custom Filed endpoint. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26674 | Request gives 200 Ok if non-existent Custom Field is assigned to an entry type through API. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26786 | Missing creation date and time in notification emails header. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE27074 | Wrong number in the ActiveUsers count (removed as obsolete). | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26555 | Alteryx Gallery Loader: Not able to see lineage to DB inputs after upgrade to 2020.1. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE26698 | DB Loaders: Error because of non-existent schema. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE27023 | Oracle Loader: Field length issue. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE27209 | Impala Loader generates error because of Impala implementation on KUDU. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE27364 | Snowflake Loader: acc_usage missing view columns. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
| DE27403 | Snowflake Loader: Issue with external tables. | 2020.4 | Fixed |
|
Known |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Version | Issue Status |
| DE27521 | Failure when adding DB technology icon. | 2020.4 | Known |
| DE27550 | Notification emails are not created for entries with long name. | 2020.4 | Known |
Security Updates
|
Fixed Minor Release Version 2020.4.9.2ed821e6 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Version | Issue Status |
| TELC-2814 GCSE-422 |
To be disclosed.* | 2020.4.9.2ed821e6 | Fixed |
*In accordance with security best practices and to prevent potential manipulation by bad actors, Alteryx does not disclose the details of any open vulnerability until all supported versions are updated with a fix. Beginning with 21.4.2, releases will become available this month, continuing through June, until the fix has been applied to all versions. To ensure that all versions you use are promptly fixed, regular updates during this period are strongly recommended. More information will be made available once the vulnerability has been fixed for all impacted versions.