What's New In this Release

A number of new features are provided in this release of TIBCO MDM.

The following tables provide summaries of each new feature and links to the relevant parts of the documentation set where they are described. For a detailed description of each new feature, see "New Features" in the TIBCO MDM 9.1.0 Release Notes.

New Feature Summary
Golden record cache support A new golden record cache is introduced to store the golden copy record data. A new FastCache-CacheConfig.xml file is provided in the $MQ_HOME/config folder to create cache spaces in ActiveSpaces.
TIBCO GeoAnalytics implementation A cloud based, geospatial technology TIBCO GeoAnalytics has been implemented to map address data, and complete the partially entered information.
Quick approval of work items The Approve icon is added on the Inbox screen using which you can quickly approve a single or multiple work items.
Searching and sorting of work items based on record attributes

If you have selected Searchable and Display in Record List options while creating attributes, the record attributes are available in the drop-down list on the Inbox screen. You can search and sort work items based on these record attributes.

Apache Ignite cache support A new cache Apache Ignite is introduced to improve the performance and scalability of TIBCO MDM.
Perspective Enhancements You can specify a list of values to set the default perspective for a user or a role. Use the List of Default Perspective property in Configurator to retrieve the default perspective based on a user or role.
Purge enhancements The Purge feature has been extended with a new purge policies to define the input parameters and a purge scheduler or command. Scheduling jobs through the Configuration UI has been updated with new job types and parameters. Purge execution modes for the command line have been added. You can purge incrementally with a specified date window, so that purges can be done in chunks. You can purge multiple records with the Batch mode or Bulk mode based on criteria specified by the user.
Drag and drop file The Drag and Drop feature has been added on the record UI screen to upload a file for the File Type and Multivalue File Type attributes.
Multiple selection of user and roles The multiple selection of users as well as roles is now possible on the My Account Profile, Add User, and Modify User screens.
REST Services
New Feature Summary
Removed the DELETE and PUT methods The DELETE and PUT HTTP methods have been removed for security reasons. In 9.1.0 release, the REST services support only the and HTTP methods.
Golden record cache REST service A new golden record cache REST service has been added through which you can maintain the golden copies of records. The golden record cache REST service supports the following operations:
New record REST services The following new record REST services are introduced:
Updates to the request and response models The request model of the following REST services have been updated:
The response model of the following REST services have been updated:
Updates to the request and response examples The request example of the following REST services have been updated:
The response example of the following REST services have been updated:
Configurator
New Feature Summary
Golden record cache support To enable and work with golden record cache, use the newly added configuration properties in Configurator. Also, select the FastCacheUpdateScheduler job type to update the golden copy cache as soon as the golden copy is updated in TIBCO MDM.
GeoAnalytics support To enable and use the GeoAnalytics service, define the newly added configuration properties of TIBCO GeoAnalytics in Configurator.
Apache Ignite support To enable and use Apache Ignite, use the newly added configuration properties in Configurator.
New password policy support To set up a password, configure the password properties in Configurator.
Query summary support To enable the database queries collection, use the newly added configuration properties of query summary in Configurator.
Attribute quality support To store the attribute quality data score summary in the database, use the newly added configuration properties in Configurator.
Default perspective based on a user or role To retrieve the default perspective based on a user or role, use the List of Default Perspective property in Configurator.
Mandatory indicator support To disable the red asterisk (*) sign shown for the required mandatory attributes, change the value of the property Required indicator for attributes in record UI to false.
File Extension support To set the required file extension other than the supported file extension, use the Allowed Upload file extensions property in Configurator.
Customization
New Feature Summary
Custom attribute support for golden record cache To add custom attributes in TIBCO MDM, you must implement the IFastCacheCustomOperation interface.
Address data mapping using GeoAnalytics service Use the MDMGeoAnalyticsService interface to create and configure your own GeoAnalytics service, and then plug it into TIBCO MDM. By using TIBCO GeoAnalytics in TIBCO MDM UI, you can map address data, and complete the partially entered information.
Customizing work item approval message When you quick approve a work item using the Approve icon, you can customize the message that is displayed after opening the approved work item.
Customizing mandatory indicator You can change the style and color of the asterisk (*) sign using the base.css file.
Workflow
Enhancements Summary
Cleansing bulk or batch records during import A new wfin26catsourcev7.xml workflow is added in $MQ_COMMON_DIR/standard/workflow for data source upload and import of records. A new AddressCleansing activity is added in this workflow to cleanse bulk or batch records on add or update operations configured through the GeoAnalytics service.
Updates to the CreateWorkItem activity The RecordAttributeName parameter in the CreateWorkItem activity is now kept only for the backward compatibility. With the 9.1.0 release or later, if you have selected Searchable and Display in Record List options while creating attributes, those attributes are automatically configured to be associated with work items.
GenerateReportForSDD The new parameter NumberOfRecordsToIncludeInReport is added in the GenerateReportForSDD activity. You can now add maximum number of records that need to be included in the duplicate detection report.
Web Services
Enhancements Summary
Get Repository List web service You can now retrieve a list of repositories based on the filter criteria. Refer to the following sections: