Timeline

This timeline shows the highlights of the previous releases, alongside the current stable version. Keep in mind that this list does not include all the functionalities released, check out the detail of each release for more information.

Version	Release date	Feature	Area
Version 2022.R3: Lazy Lady William	23 Nov 2022	New DSU Ingestion module	DSU Ingestion, modularization
		Oracle, MySQL and MariaDB connector plugins	Plugins
		Google Analytics Universal connector plugin	Plugins
		Connector modularization	Modularization
		PII detection and classification for Data Intake Processes	PII detection
		New Data Catalog global search and search by Attributes	Azure Search
		Windows Authentication for SQL server plugin	Plugins
		New DSU pages in Sidra web	Sidra web
		New scenarios for complex Excel Data Intake	Excel Intake
		New Python client library	Python client
		Attribute and Entity name sanitization via API	API
		Detect and prevent Client Application record mismatch to avoid duplicates in Staging	Client Application
		Force install a specified MaxVersion of Azure CLI	Azure CLI
		New template for PipelineDeployment plugin using notebooks	Plugins
		Change Data Feed on Azure Databricks	Databricks
		New trigger for each new Data Intake Process	DIP
Version 2022.R2: Kind Kanzi	11 May 2022	.NET migration	Plugins, Client Apps, CLI, IS, Balea
		Windows-2022 release pipelines	Plugins, Client Apps, CLI, IS, Balea
		Schema evolution for added columns and tables in source	Plugins, Core
		Updated Databricks cluster configuration to 10.4 LTS	Core
		Support multiple Client Application pipelines per Entity	Core, Client Apps
		Client Application improvements	Client Apps
		Inclusion of Entity information in Client Apps	Client Apps
		Plugin release management improvements	Plugins
		File indexing artifacts deletion and re-indexing automated process	Core
		Allow SMTP settings different from Sendgrid in Sidra installation	CLI
		Knowledge store ingestion performance improvements	Core
		Documentation improvements	Plugins
Version 2022.R1: Joyous Junaluska	1 Mar 2022	Data Intake Process model with plugins	Plugins, UI
		Sharepoint online library connector plugin	Plugins
		New Databricks Client Application template	Client Apps
		Support for Excel data intake	UI
		Data Catalog and web improvements	UI
		Support for multiple pipelines in Azure Search	Core, Client Apps
		New Client App Sync behavior	Core
		Support for custom naming conventions in staging tables in Client Applications	Client Apps
		Updated Databricks to latest 10.3 runtime version	Core
		Logs and Notifications in AppInsights	Core
		Improvements in plugins type mappings	Plugins
		CLI improvements	CLI
		Esquio integration for feature toggling	UI
		New plugin type for pipeline templates installation	Plugins
		Documentation improvements	Documentation
Version 2021.R2: Glamorous Goldspur	29 Sep 2021	Data intake functional and performance improvements	Core
		Client Applications UI assistant from Web and Client Applications detail page	UI, Core
		Multiple DSUs installation process	Core
		Plugin visibility management	UI, Core
		Plugin centralization for Type Translations	Core, Plugins
		Optimizations for handling tables in Databricks	Core
		ML Model Serving updates	Core, ML
		Oracle pipeline v1	Core
		Inclusion and exclusion modes in metadata extraction	UI, Core, Plugin
		API automation account for health monitoring	Core
		DB2 connector plugin	UI, Plugin
		SQL Server metadata extraction for multiple databases	Plugin
		Sidra CLI improvements	Core
		Sidra Provider	Core
		API endpoint for EntityDeltaLoad	Core
		Sidra Ideas portal	-
Version 2021.R1: Inquisitive Idared	27 Apr 2021	Data connectors UI support	UI, Core
		Azure SQL connector	UI, Core
		SQL Server connector	UI, Core
		Provider import/export	Core
		Data Catalog Attributes view	UI
		Improved telemetry	Core
		Web UI improvements	UI
Version 2020.R3: Hallowed Honeycrisp	4 Nov 2020	New Sidra deployment tool	Core
		Operational DW and Reports improvements	Core
		New Web UI section for Authorization Management	UI, Security
		Improvements to the Azure Cognitive Search pipelines	Core, ML
		Contract Analysis Client Application leveraging Knowledge Mining pipelines	Apps
		Metadata inference API for CSV files	Core
		New Application Insights Custom Events	Core, UI
		Improvements in Change Tracking for incremental load	Core
		Updated Batch Account API version	Core
		Updated Databricks to latest 7.2 runtime version	Databricks
		Unified SignalR hubs for generic handling of notifications	Integration
		Automatic creation of staging tables for SQL client pipeline	Apps
Version 2020.R2: Foolish Flamenco	25 May 2020	Improvements to the Transfer Query generation	Core
		Major Data Catalog Improvements	Data Catalog, UI
		Incremental Load using SQL Server Change Tracking Tables	Core
		New Master Data module	Apps
		New Data Labs module	Apps
		Operational Expense reduction measures	Core
		Support Views in Databricks	Core
		New Security Model on the Extract	Security
		VPN Injection Support	Security
		Databricks external tables enabled	Core
		API for Linked Services creation	Core
		Greatly simplified default pipelines	Core
		New Authorization model with Balea	Security
		Consolidation of Application Insights for Client Applications	Apps
		New deployment model with Multi-Stage Pipelines	Core
		PySidra: the new Python package for Sidra	Core
		Minor UI Improvements	UI
Version 2020.R1: Early Elstar	27 March 2020	Improvements to the Web UI	UI
		DataFactoryManager performance optimizations	Core, Data Catalog
		New Intake ML models for Anomaly Detection	ML
		Performance benchmark	Core
		Documentation Improvements	Documentation
Version 2019.R5: Defeated Dougherty	23 December 2019	New Web UI	UI
		Asset Registration without custom activities	Core
		New Encryption Model	Security
		Improvements to the Knowledge Store	Knowledge Store
		Integration Hub	Core
Version 2019.R4: Concerned Crispin	4 October 2019	Identity Server added to the Core template	Security
		New notification system	Integration
		Automatic Maintenance of SQL Core Databases	Core
		Metadata security overhaul	Security
Version 2019.R3: Brash Bramley	26 July 2019	Migration to .NET Core	Core
		Integration with Identity Server	Security
		Data Catalog API	Data Catalog
		Upgrade to Databricks 5.4	Databricks
		Improved Logging Framework	Core
Version 2019.R2: Alluring Admiral	12 March 2019	Databricks support	Databricks
		Dashboard APIs	Core
		DW data extraction updated	Core
		Support DW database in DatabaseBuilder	Core
		Methods to wait for the result of a Databricks job	Core
		Allow to change the authentication token in AzureDataBricksHelper	Core
		New selection methods in EntityRepository	Core
		Naming refactor	Core
		Test environment	Core

Coming soon

In this section you can explore the upcoming features expected to be released soon. It lists some of the significant features committed for the next release and an estimated time for when you can expect to see them.

This list does not include all the functionalities planned, but aims to give visibility into our principal road-map. The features listed and the estimated release date are subject to change.

Target version	Estimated release date	Feature	Area
2022.R3		Metadata extraction pipeline modularization and simplifications	UI, Core , Client Apps
2022.R3		Graphical interface for Client Applications installation	UI, Core , Client Apps
2022.R3		New Plugins- Oracle	UI, Core , Client Apps
2022.R3		New Plugins- MySQL	UI, Core , Client Apps
2022.R3		New Data Catalog pages	UI, Core

Feedback

We would love to hear from you! For issues, contact us at info@sidra.dev. You can make a product suggestion, report an issue, ask questions, find answers, and propose new features.

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Last update: 2022-11-29