January 2024 Release Notes
[ Highlights ] [ Dot Releases - Snaps ] [ API Management ] [ AutoSync ] [ Monitor ] [ Platform ] [ Snaps ] [ SnapGPT ] [ Documentation Enhancements ]
Highlights
The SnapLogic® January 2024 Release includes the following:
API, API Version, Proxy, and Proxy Endpoint names are now editable
Interface enhancements in the data pipeline wizard and card view
From the Execution overview, open a pipeline in Designer to view the pipeline runtime with color-coded Snaps to identify warnings and failures
Groundplexes can now run on Windows Server 2022
Added a user interface option to the Git menu to allow the user to untrack a project
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM Snap Pack: Added the following Snaps:
Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM Bulk Import: Bulk imports the data associated with the selected entity in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM application
Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM Bulk Export: Bulk exports the data associated with a selected entity from the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM application
NetSuite REST Snap Pack: Added the following Snaps:
NetSuite REST Create: Creates records using the NetSuite REST API
NetSuite REST Update: Updates records using the NetSuite REST API through the Internal ID
NetSuite REST Delete: Deletes records using the NetSuite REST API through the Internal ID
Workday: Added the WorkdayQL Snap, which connects with the Workday Query Language (WQL) endpoints
Amazon S3: Added support for Amazon S3 Express One Zone
Supports pipeline parameters in mapping and expression generation
Generates multiple expressions instead of one
Analyzes pipelines and suggest ways to improve your pipelines
Remembers previous questions and answers in the current conversation
Dot Releases - Snaps
Snap Pack | Date of Update | Snap Pack Version | Updates |
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Feb 7, 2024 | 435patches24944 |
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Feb 6, 2024 | 435patches24804 | Fixed an issue with the Marketo Bulk Extract Snap where the timeout was not disabled when the Timeout setting was set to 0. | |
Feb 6, 2024 | 435patches24781 | The database connection error message in the Generic Database Account is improved for clarity and readability. | |
Feb 5, 2024 | 435patches24865 | Fixed an issue across the Snowflake Snaps that populated all suggestions for the Schema and Table Names existing in the configured Snowflake Account. Now, the Snaps only populate suggestions related to the database configured in the Account. | |
Feb 5, 2024 | main167 | Fixed an issue with the COBOL Copybook Formatter Snap to ensure that output data is written as a single binary output. | |
Feb 2, 2024 | 435patches25047 | Fixed an issue that caused the HTTP Client Snap to fail when the Basic Authentication account password contained special characters. | |
Jan 31, 2024 | 435patches24967 | Introduced the following Snap Packs:
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Jan 31, 2024 | 435patches24944 | Fixed an issue with Workday REST Snap where the input schema of the Snap did not populate in the upstream Mapper Snap. | |
Jan 30, 2024 | main166 | Added the following new Bulk Snaps to the HubSpot Snap Pack:
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Jan 30, 2024 | 435patches24802 | Fixed an issue with the Excel Parser Snap that caused a null pointer exception when the input data was an Excel file that did not contain a | |
Jan 30, 2024 | 435patches24769 | Fixed an issue with the Oracle Snap Pack that required the i18n extensions to be present when the Oracle database instance was in a specific language. | |
Jan 24, 2024 | 435patches24747 | Fixed an issue that caused the input stream to not close properly, which resulted in stale connections. | |
Jan 23, 2024 | 435patches24708 |
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Jan 23, 2024 | 435patches24712 | The Batch Size field is now relabeled as Page size in the ServiceNow Query and ServiceNow Insert Snaps. | |
Jan 22, 2024 | 435patches24525 | Fixed an issue with the File Poller Snap that caused it to poll recursively for files in the root directory of the S3 bucket. | |
Jan 19, 2024 | 435patches24445 |
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API Management
Enhancements
You can now rename or edit an unpublished API, API Version, Proxy, and Proxy Endpoint to align with your company standards and best practices to ensure an efficient operation.
The API Dashboard now displays the Remote Address field in the API request details table to showcase the client IP of the API invoker. Learn more about API Insights.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where the Triggered Task for an APIM URL did not return any data when the expected behavior was an
Asset does not existmessage.Fixed an issue where, if you created an API from an existing Project and selected a few assets in some but not all asset categories, then the resulting API version would not have any assets.
Known Issues
We do not support Azure AD for the OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials policy because Azure AD does not provide an introspection endpoint.
Workaround: Use the JWT credentials OAuth2 policy to authenticate with Azure AD.
AutoSync
Enhancements
The transformation screen preview now shows the schemas for empty tables:
Edit a data pipeline by double-clicking the card.
Improved screen for handling naming conflicts:
Fixed Issues and Behavior Changes
The data pipeline wizard Replace empty values screen no longer shows non-nullable columns.
Data pipeline wizard transformation screens, Filter columns and Replace empty values, now display the schema for tables and objects that have no data.
For the Salesforce endpoint in integrations using Incremental load, AutoSync uses one of the following timestamp fields for the last updated column. It selects the field in this order of priority:
SystemModStamp,LastModifiedDate,CreatedDate,LoginTime.
Monitor
Feature
From the Execution overview screen Actions column, open a pipeline in Designer to view the color-coded Snaps and identify warnings and failures.
Platform
Features
Groundplexes can now run on Windows Server 2022.
Added a user interface option to the Git menu to untrack a project space or a project, which removes the Git metadata.
Enhancements
Accounts with Secrets expressions now validate successfully.
In Environments configured to expire passwords, users now receive an email reminder to reset their password before it expires.
Known Issues
When you click the Quick Tour links for Designer, Manager, and Dashboard, the redirect results in an HTTP 404 error.
The end time of the Scheduled Task, when selected under Date/Time, can erroneously be set earlier than the Start time.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where, if you set up but did not start the OpenTelemetry service, the system logged the following error:
SEVERE: Failed to export metrics. The request could not be executed. Full error message: Failed to connect to /0.0.0.0:xxx.
Behavior Changes
For specific Orgs, the Dashboard tab redirects to the Monitor.
Snaps
The Snaps mentioned in this section are deployed on the Latest distribution type. To access the updated Snap Packs, an Org admin must select the Snap Pack version in Manager > Snap Packs.
Upcoming
Starting with the Aug 2024 (4.38) release, only Snap Pack versions from the previous two platform releases will be available. For example, for the August release, only 4.37 (May 2024) and 4.36 (Feb 2024) will be available. If your Org is configured with earlier Snap Pack versions, you must upgrade to the latest supported version by the August 2024 release. Learn more about the Upcoming Policy Change for Snap Pack Versions.
New Snaps
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM Snap Pack: Added the following Snaps:
Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM Bulk Import: Bulk imports the data associated with the selected entity in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM application.
Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM Bulk Export: Bulk exports the data associated with a selected entity from the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM application.
NetSuite REST Snap Pack: Added the following Snaps:
NetSuite REST Create: Creates records using the NetSuite REST API.
NetSuite REST Update: Updates records using the NetSuite REST API through the Internal ID.
NetSuite REST Delete: Deletes records using the NetSuite REST API through the Internal ID.
Workday Snap Pack: Added the WorkdayQL Snap, which connects with the Workday Query Language (WQL) endpoints.
Enhancements
Amazon S3: Added support for Amazon S3 Express One Zone.
Added the Include export ID checkbox in the Bulk Extract Snap to support the display of the export ID in the output.
Enhanced the Bulk Lead Extract Snap to add the export ID to the output document.
NetSuite REST SuiteQL, NetSuite REST Read, and NetSuite REST Search Snaps: Removed the Retry settings and Timeout options field sets.
Salesforce: Enhanced the performance of the Salesforce Bulk Query Snap with a new Maximum threads field. Use this field to download query results simultaneously in multiple threads.
SnapGPT
Supports pipeline parameters in mapping and expression generation
Generates multiple expressions instead of one
Analyzes pipelines and suggest ways to improve your pipelines
Remembers previous questions and answers in the current conversation
Documentation Enhancements
Improvements
Try It Out functionality for your API now includes a troubleshooting section to easily resolve errors.
Updated the example to showcase the configuration of the OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials policy.
New Articles
Learn how to load data from one data warehouse to another with the Snowflake Use Case.
Learn how to integrate an ERP application with CRM solutions with the NetSuite REST Use Case.
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