SAP BusinessObjects Connector Release Notes¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
August 28, 2024¶
SAP BusinessObjects OCF Connector: Version Version 1.3.0¶
Enhancements¶
SDK Upgrade¶
The SAP BusinessObjects OCF connector is now upgraded to the latest SDK version 4.8.16. (AL-169861)
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 CVEs: CVE-2024-20952 and CVE-2023-20918 (AL-169861)
Support for Authentication Based on AWS Secret Manager Credentials¶
When installed on an Alation Agent, the SAP BusinessObjects 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.
July 10, 2024¶
SAP BusinessObjects OCF Connector: Version 1.2.2¶
Fixed Issues¶
Dependency Used in the Connector Logs Sensitive Information in Plain Text¶
When the log levels are set to DEBUG, one of the dependencies used in the connector logs sensitive information in plain text.
The issue is now fixed. (AL-149210)
June 12, 2024¶
SAP BusinessObjects OCF Connector: Version 1.2.1¶
Enhancements¶
Support for Cross System Table-Level Lineage for Reports Based on Universe with Default Context¶
You can now view the cross-system table-level lineage for reports created using data providers based on Universe with context that has default values. (AL-99876, AL-144443)
December 13, 2023¶
SAP BusinessObjects Connector: Version 1.2.0¶
Compatible Alation Version - 2022.4 or later
Enhancements¶
Enhancements to Performance and Memory Utilization¶
Alation has now improved the SAP BO OCF connector to reduce the MDE time and memory utilization. This enhancement addresses all the existing or potential performance issues (longer MDE runs).