186 - Daemon Switch
Hi there, eMagiz developers! We have hit the ground running this quarter by focusing on more prominent features and spending a substantial chunk of time focusing with us all on a lot of smaller feedback items and bugs. All these items will be provided to you with this release. Among these are flow designer improvements, navigation improvements, and consistency improvements. On top of that, we have made our new monitoring stack available to the first set of models. So let us dive into all we have to offer this time!
New monitoring stack
This release will introduce a new monitoring stack available for models that run in the new runtime architecture of eMagiz. With the help of this monitoring stack, we have redesigned various screens in Manage and restructured our alerting approach. For a sneak preview of these changes, please check out the following microlearnings.
Academy improvements
On top of that, we have added various microlearnings to our academy offering available on docs.emagiz.com related to the new runtime architecture. You can identify these microlearnings by looking at the following icon in front of a microlearning.
Flow Designer Improvements
See last changed date and changed by on resource level
This release will reinstate the ability to see who changed a resource last and when it was changed for the last time. You can find this information by double-clicking on a resource or viewing its details via the view button.
See on which other flows a resource is used
This release will reinstate the ability to see whether a resource is used in other flows within your model or not. This will help to determine the impact of a specific change.
Toggle option to see the generated resource by default
Upon request, we have made the toggle for the generated resources in the new flow designer user-dependent. This means that you, as a user, can determine that the toggle should also be on. This means that the generated resources will be shown to you when opening any flow in eMagiz. When you switch the toggle off, this will mean that you will not see the generated resources by default.
Feedback items
We have also solved other feedback items besides the flow designer's critical updates.
Redirect to the Manage Dashboard from your model home page
Directly navigating to the Manage phase (of any environment) will automatically redirect you to the error message Dashboard, as that is the landing page of the Manage phase.
Readable entry of a SpEL expression in a flow component
As of now, the input field for your SpEL expression in certain flow components will dynamically expand when you enter a large SpEL expression. This will improve the readability of your solution and will make it easier to enter and validate your SpEL expressions.
Keep Create and the Create Phase release in sync
Previously the Create and the Create Phase release might have become out of sync. As a result, comparing a release to the Create Phase release could yield confusing results. With this release, we have made several improvements to prevent this from happening.
Mask password values in the unused properties overview
All property values of the type password can be masked in the properties overview screen. However, this behavior was different when pressing the unused properties overview. With this release, we have corrected this behavior to ensure that passwords are also masked in this overview.
Press Enter to Search for properties
With this release, we have added functionality that makes it possible to press Enter when searching for properties in the property overview.
Styling update on tag selection on integration level
With this release, we have improved the styling of tags displayed on the integration and system level. This way, the tag is better readable, and the icon to remove a selected tag is completely shown to the user instead of partly.
Enter to close automated flow testing pop-up
Upon your requests, we have made the pop-up detailing your automated flow test results to be closable by pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. This saves you the hassle of grabbing your mouse and clicking the button.
Improved naming of downloaded Event Streaming keystore
When downloading a Keystore that an Event Streaming client needs to access a topic, the name now includes the client name and the environment so you can easily discern the difference between the keystores when distributing them to your client.
Pop out on the Traces tab within Flow Testing
In line with the improvements we made before within the Flow Testing functionality, we have now added the pop-out functionality to all results shown in the traces tab. This will make it easier to analyze what happens between the start and the end of your flow.
Sorting User Management
As of this release, the user management overview in Deploy for users and roles will be sorted alphabetically to make it easier to find a specific user or role within this overview.
Improved warning on passthrough API operation
Most users forget to configure a backend API operation or switch to the transformation option when configuring an API operation in Capture and Design before moving to Create. This is then blocked, leaving users confused about what to do next. Therefore we introduce an additional warning in the Design phase that lets you know that your configuration of an API operation is not yet finished. This way, you can correct it before trying to move it to Create.
Improved update functionality of Swagger file when changing data model
Before, there were specific scenarios in which the Swagger file was not updated according to changes made to your API data model. With this release, we have made a first step in improving this behavior. Then, when you change the order of attributes in your data model, the Swagger file will be updated accordingly.
"Disapprove and go to environment"
Following the "Approve and go to environment" functionality, we have now expanded that by adding the "Disapprove and go to environment" functionality.
Improve readability of API Gateway operations in Create and Deploy
When you have a lengthy name for your API Gateway operation, it becomes tough to discern the various API Gateway operations in your landscape. To alleviate this problem, we have added a tooltip functionality that will show the full display name when hovering over the API Gateway operation.
Add Topic Storage information to License Tracker
On top of the information already shown in the License Tracker, we have added Storage information for the Event Streaming pattern. This way, you can easily see the amount of GB you have assigned and the amount of GB that was contractually agreed upon between you and eMagiz.
Add Compatibility check when importing store items
We have added a compatibility check to the platform to prevent you from importing store items that do not work on a specific runtime architecture to prevent this from happening.
Show dependencies between support objects
As of now, when you click on a support object, all related support objects will also be highlighted in the same overview. This makes it easier to see the relationship between support objects and components and among support objects.
Improve rendering of validation definition when using multiple namespaces
With this release, we have improved how we render the validation definition (XSD) when using multiple namespaces. This will prevent you from running into validation errors while everything seems configured correctly on your end.
Improved help texts on next-generation runtime functionality across the portal
With this release, we have improved several help texts on functionality related to the next-generation runtime that help you while migrating to the next-generation runtime.
Bug Fixes
Provide correct feedback when a flow is transferred to Deploy for the first time
With this release, we have made several improvements to what feedback is given to the user when moving a flow from Create to Deploy for the first (upon creating your first definitive version). This will ensure that no confusing pop-ups will be shown that are incorrect and only confuse the user further.
Show information in the Exception of error messages overview
With this release, we have resolved the bug plaguing this page. As a result, you will again see information on this page when there is information to show.
Improve styling of cron trigger configuration pop-up
The styling of this pop-up made it very hard to configure a cron trigger. We have redesigned the styling to make the pop-up readable again.
Prevent flow editing locks in specific situations
There were specific situations when switching between Design and Create that could lead to unexpected behavior in the Create phase. This led to a flow editing lock warning to the user. We have solved this problem in this release.
Generate property value empties the runtime selection
With this release, we have fixed the bug that emptied the runtime selection upon generating a property value (i.e., password).
Make sure nothing of a system message is editable from your exit
Before, you could change part of your system message from your exit (but not everything). This led to confusion. As a result, we have now made sure you cannot edit anything on the system message level from your exit to keep it consistent with our design choices.
Prevent users without view rights from seeing a weird screen in those phases
With this release, we have introduced a consistent approach towards what we show a user that has no view rights on a complete phase. This means that you will always see the same information consistently.
Name of starting point of the flow test is incorrect
With this release, we have ensured that the name of the starting point of your flow test you see in the "Results" tab is correct.
Audit Trail on User Management could break
When performing many changes to user management in Deploy at once, there was a chance the audit trail functionality would give an error blocking you from continuing your update. With this release, we have solved that issue.
Progress bar in the license tracker is shown twice
With this release, we have fixed a bug that showed the progress bar twice in the license tracker.
Compare flows with support objects in the new flow designer
We have fixed a bug related to support objects that prevented you from comparing two flows when one was built in the latest, and the difference was constructed in the old flow designer.
Fancy Forum Answers
As always, this is a gentle reminder to ask questions via the Q&A forum. The Q&A forum is available in the eMagiz iPaaS portal, so we can all benefit from the knowledge within the community. For some inspiration, take a look at these forum answers:
Key takeaways
Thanks to all that helped build and those who tested and gave feedback to improve the product. To end this post, here are some key takeaways for you:
- If you have questions surrounding our Program Increment Planning, please get in touch with productmanagement@emagiz.com
- If you have feedback or ideas for us, talk to the Platypus
- Please inform us of new additions to the store (productmanagement@emagiz.com) so we can all benefit from these.
- Clear your browser cache (Ctrl + Shift + Del)
- Check out the release notes here
- Start thinking about how the license tracker can aid your development
- Start thinking about major, minor, and patch
- Upgrade to the latest build number
- Keep making great integrations
Let's stay in touch and till next time!