New Features in Version 7.2.2
This section describes new Axon features in version 7.2.2.
API Support for Change Requests
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can use REST APIs to create, retrieve, start, update, complete and cancel change requests in Axon Data Governance.
For more information, see the Change Request APIs topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 REST API Guide.
Axon Data Marketplace Features and Enhancements
Effective in version 7.2.2, Axon Data Marketplace includes the following enhancements:
- Request Review Comments for Data Collection Requests
- If you are a Data Marketplace administrator, data owner, default technical owner, or technical owner, you can request for comments or agreement from another user for a data collection request. If you are a participant, you can view the request for inputs from the Tasks > Data Collection Request Inputs page.
- Data Marketplace APIs
The Data Marketplace Administrator can use an API to create an order on behalf of a data consumer.
The following guidelines apply to this API:
- - To create an order on behalf of a data consumer using REST API, the Data Marketplace Administrator role must be assigned to the user's profile in Axon.
- - A Data Marketplace Administrator cannot use this API to create an order on behalf of another Data Marketplace Administrator. The administrator can use this API to create an order only on behalf of data consumers who have not been assigned with the Data Marketplace Administrator role.
For more information, see the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Data Marketplace User Guide, Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Data Marketplace Administrator Guide and Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 REST API Guide.
Axon with Enterprise Data Catalog
Effective in version 7.2.2, the Axon and Enterprise Data Catalog integration includes the following enhancements:
- Support for Informatica MDM Resources
- You can view the Informatica Master Data Management (MDM) resources from Enterprise Data Catalog.
- Support for Additional Physical Fields
- You can view the following types of physical fields from Enterprise Data Catalog:
- - Tableau Column
- - Tableau Columns
- - Tableau Field
- - Tableau Mark
- - Tableau Marks
- - Tableau Row
- - Tableau Rows
- - MDM Base Object Column
- - MDM Landing Table Columns
- - MDM Staging Table Columns
- - MDM XREF Table Column
- - MDM Business Entity Table Column
- - MDM Child Business Entity Table Column
For more information, see the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 User Guide.
Bulk Upload
- System X Data Onboarding Rule
- Effective in version 7.2.2, you can upload the relationships between a system and a data onboarding rule using the bulk upload template.
- Data Quality Role
- Effective in version 7.2.2, you can use the bulk upload template to assign stakeholder roles to local data quality rules and to standard data quality rules.
For more information, see the Relationship Templates topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Bulk Upload Reference Guide.
Custom Field Type Enhancement
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can see the following changes to custom fields:
- 1. Renamed Dropdown field type to Single Selection Dropdown.
- 2. Multiple Selection Dropdown added as a new custom field type. Allows the Axon user to select multiple values from a dropdown list.
- 3. Bulk Upload Templates
You can upload custom field values of Multiple Selection Dropdown type by entering them as comma-separated values in the bulk upload template files.
For more information, see the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Bulk Upload Reference Guide and, the Configure Custom Fields topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Administrator Guide.
Configure Email Notification Frequency
Effective in version 7.2.2, a SuperAdmin user can configure Axon to send email notifications whenever a task is assigned to users. A SuperAdmin user can also configure the default notification frequency for all the users in the organization. The notification frequency that you specify in the Activity Stream tab of the My Account page takes will take precedence over the default value configured by the SuperAdmin.
For more information, see the Configure Email Delivery Options topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Administrator Guide.
Data Quality Rule Automation Support for New Resources
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can automate the process of running data quality rules on the following newly added resources:
- •CSV flat files stored in Microsoft Azure ADLS Gen2
- •Parquet files stored in Amazon S3
- •Db2 for IBM z/OS
For more information, see the Automate Data Quality Rules chapter in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 User Guide.
Email Notifications for Data Quality Results
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can configure Axon to send email notifications to stakeholders when a data quality score for a data quality rule goes down.
For more information, see the Configure Email Delivery Options topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Administrator Guide.
Email Notifications for Workflow Discussions
Effective in version 7.2.2, Axon sends email notifications if you are mentioned in the workflow discussion of a change request. The email contains the change request ID, the comment where you were tagged, the timestamp of the comment and the name of the author of the comment .
For more information, see the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 User Guide.
Hide Sensitive Personal Information
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can restrict the visibility of the Email, Employee Type and LAN ID information of objects listed under the People facet in Unison to only users that have logged in to Axon.. Users who have not logged in will not be able to view these fields or open the objects.
For more information, see the Hide Sensitive Personal Information topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Administrator Guide.
Single Sign-On Authentication for Axon Quick Look
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can log in to Axon Quick Look by using a refresh token for Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication.
For more information, see the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Quick Look User Guide.
Transfer Ownership of Dashboards and Shared Searches
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can transfer the ownership of dashboards and shared searches from one Axon user to another.
The ownership transfer is possible only if the owner of the dashboard or the shared search is an inactive user. Axon does not permit transfer of ownership between two active users.
You must have a SuperAdmin profile to perform this task.
For more information, see the Transfer Ownership of Dashboards and Shared Searches topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 Administrator Guide.
Unison Search Date Filter Enhancements
Effective in version 7.2.2, you can see the following changes to the filter in Unison Search:
- •You can filter objects in Unison Search using the Last ____ Days filter.
For example, if you want to find all the glossaries created in the last 10 days. Select the Glossary facet and choose the Created Date filter and enter 10 in to the Last ____ Days field.
Axon will display the glossaries created in the last 10 days.
- •You can filter people in Unison Search by their last login.
For example, if you want to find all the people who logged in to Axon in the last couple of days. Select the People facet and choose the Last Login filter and select the date range from the From and To fields. Alternatively, you can enter a numeric value in the Last____Days field.
Axon will display the people who logged in to Axon in the specified time period.
For more information, see the Unison Search Filter Options topic in the Axon Data Governance 7.2.2 User Guide.