Denodo OCF Connector Release Notes¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
Core Connector Core connectors are included with all Alation platform tiers (subject to each tier’s connector limits) and are fully supported by Alation.
July 22, 2026¶
Denodo OCF Connector: Version 1.5.0¶
Enhancements¶
Support for Direct Lineage Extraction¶
The connector now supports direct lineage extraction using Denodo stored procedures, improving the accuracy of view-to-source relationships.(AL-229525)
Support for Materialized Table Classification¶
The connector now provides materialized table classification and shows them as tables, instead of views. (AL-229525)
Support for Extraction of View SQL Definition¶
The connector now extracts Data Definition Language (DDL) OR View SQL for all the valid views.
Note
To extract DDL or View SQL, you must have the metadata_export role. (AL-229525)
SDK and Driver Upgrade¶
The SDK version is now upgraded to 5.12.0 and the JDBC driver is upgraded to 9.4.5. (AL-229525)
August 28, 2024¶
Denodo OCF Connector: Version 1.4.0¶
Enhancements¶
SDK Upgrade¶
The Denodo OCF connector is now upgraded to the latest SDK version 4.8.16. (AL-169166)
This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs):
CVE-2022-25647, CVE-2023-2976, CVE-2020-8908, CVE-2021-22569, CVE-2021-22570, CVE-2022-3509, CVE-2022-3510, CVE-2022-3171, CVE-2021-29425, CVE-2021-37136, CVE-2021-37137, CVE-2019-20444, CVE-2021-21290, CVE-2021-43797, CVE-2022-24823, CVE-2024-29025, CVE-2021-21295, CVE-2021-21409, CVE-2020-11612, CVE-2019-20445, CVE-2023-34462
OpenJDK Upgrade¶
The JDK is now upgraded to Temurin-11.0.23+9. This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs): CVE-2024-20952 and CVE-2023-20918. (AL-169166)
Support for Authentication Based on AWS Secret Manager Credentials¶
When installed on an Alation Agent, the Denodo OCF connector supports authentication using credentials the Agent has fetched from AWS Secrets Manager. For more information, see Integration with AWS Secrets Manager for Data Source Authentication Using OCF Connector. (AL-169861)
Note
Support for authentication based on AWS Secret Manager is available for all installations (on-premise and Alation Cloud Service), however, integrating with AWS Secrets Manager through an Alation Agent applies only to cloud native architecture.
March 13, 2024¶
Denodo OCF Connector: Version 1.3.0¶
Enhancements¶
Docker CIS Benchmark Compliance¶
Denodo OCF connector versions 1.3.0 and newer are now compliant with the following Docker CIS benchmarks:
Docker 4.1 Ensure that a user for the container has been created
Docker 4.6 Ensure that HEALTHCHECK instructions have been added to container images
Docker 4.7 Ensure update instructions are not used alone in Dockerfiles (AL-148260)
February 07, 2024¶
Denodo OCF Connector: Version 1.2.4¶
Enhancements¶
Performance Enhancement of Sampling and Profiling¶
Alation has enhanced the performance of Sampling and Profiling queries.