Symphony Version 25 Summary of Changes

This is a summary of the major changes made in version 25 of Symphony. It is provided so you can quickly identify new and changed features before upgrading from Symphony 24 to Symphony 25.

Symphony is offered on a quarterly release schedule, and our version numbering system reflects this. The current major release of Symphony is v25.4.

Upgrade Considerations

Be sure to back up your metadata store (see Back Up the Metadata Store) before you upgrade.

To ensure services start properly after upgrade in a Linux environment:

1. Verify all of your JVM setting overrides are defined in the /etc/zoomdata directory (not /opt/zoomdata/conf).

2. The .jvm files in /etc/zoomdata/ only contain parameters that are different from default ones, typically Xms/Xms settings, javaagent settings.

   If you have copied the entire .jvm file from /opt/zoomdata/conf for placement into /etc/zoomdata, that configuration is not overwritten after upgrade. Properties such as XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC can prevent services from starting on Java 17 runtime.

For more information on configuration setups and overrides, see Configure Memory Settings and Connector Properties and Property Files.

Note: If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Symphony, this may be a breaking change: the introduction of the system attribute User.timeZone may cause a conflict if you used this as a custom attribute. See Upgrade Workflow.

Enhancements

The following sections provide you with a summary of enhancements in the previous releases, all of which are present in the latest release of Symphony.

• Symphony 25.4 Enhancements

• Symphony 25.3 Enhancements

• Symphony 25.2 Enhancements

• Symphony 25.1 Enhancements

• Removed Features From Symphony v24

• API Updates in Symphony v25

v25.4 Enhancements

• Symphony and Simba Intelligence

• Home Page Updates

• Source Creation Redesign

• Dynamic Columns and Export to PDF Improvements

• Share Self Service Reports

• Tenant Management Updates

• OData Updates

• Dashboard and Source Tag Entities

• Improved Join Operations

• Expanded Aggregate Metric Function Support

• Time Bar Settings

• Bridge Parameter Mapping Indicators

• Trino Connector

• Updated Encryption

• Hierarchical Filter State Persistence

• Data Preview and Export

• Allow Automatic Cube Joins

• Incremental Data Updates

v25.3 Enhancements

• Self Service Report Chatbot

• Scheduled Reports - Tenants

• Excel Enhancements

• Embed Self Service Reports

• Self Service Report Improvements

• Drag and Drop Columns

• Export Data Parameters in Excel

• Metric Set Measure Text Formatting

• Maximize Charts in Dashboards

• Dynamic Preview Freezing

• Stored Procedures

• Power Users Overrides

• User Interface Flexibility

• Customize Label Color

• Data Connector Improvements

• Gateway Improvements

v25.2 Enhancements

• Self Service Reports Improvements

• Reports Wizard

• Accessibility Improvements

• Updated Connector Support

• OpenSearch Connector Support

• MongoDB and Elasticsearch Connector Support

• Dashboard Filtering and Data Refresh Improvements

• Show and Hide Column Labels

• User Interface Improvements

• Installation Updates

• Account Lockout Messaging

• Free-Form Widget Placement on Dashboards

• Scheduled Dashboards and Reports

• Embedded Source Events

• Elasticsearch Support

v25.1 Enhancements

• Generate Visuals with AI

• Symphony Licensing Unification

• User Interface Simplification and Updates

• Custom URLs for Dashboard Alerts

• Data Zoom Scroll Options for Visuals

• OData Enhancements

• Dashboard Authors

• Self Service Report Improvements

• Accessibility Expansion

• Import Files

• Snowflake Connector

• Unsubscribe Confirmation

• OpenAPI Spec for REST API

• Password Policy Configuration

• Logging Customization

• Installation Logs

• Installation Updates

Removed Features From Symphony v24

The following features were removed from Symphony v24 to make way for improvements in Symphony v25.

Symphony v25.4

Symphony

Title	Description	Alternative
Symphony 25.4 Removed Features
None.

Visual Data Discovery Module

Title	Description
25.4 Removed Features
None.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Title	Description	Alternative
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.4 Removed Features
None.

Symphony v25.3

Symphony

Title	Description	Alternative
Symphony 25.3.1 Removed Features
None.
Symphony 25.3 Removed Features
None.

Visual Data Discovery Module

Title	Description
25.3.1 Removed Features
None.
25.3 Removed Features
None.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Title	Description	Alternative
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.3.1 Removed Features
None.
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.3 Removed Features
None.

Symphony v25.2

Symphony

Title	Description	Alternative
Symphony 25.2 Removed Features
None.

Visual Data Discovery Module

Title	Description
25.2 Removed Features
None.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Title	Description	Alternative
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.2 Removed Features
None.

Symphony v25.1

Symphony

Title	Description	Alternative
Symphony 25.1 Removed Features
None.

Visual Data Discovery Module

Title	Description
25.1 Removed Features
None.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Title	Description	Alternative
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.1 Removed Features
None.

API Updates in Symphony v25

This table provides a breakdown of all reported updates in Symphony v25.

Symphony 25.4

Visual Data Discovery Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
25.4 API Updates
api/sources/odata/s_{sourceid}	GET	A new query parameter, response_format=compact, has been added to the existing OData API endpoint: /api/sources/odata/s_{sourceid}?response_format=compact. When you include this parameter in your query, the API returns data in a more efficient, compact JSON format. The reduced size of the response payload increases the speed of data transfer.
api/account-attributes/reserved	GET	Sender Display Name, Reply-To Email address are no longer returned for this endpoint, but other reserved attributes can be returned.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.4 API Updates
CreateDataConnectorFromJdbc		Creates a new data connector from JDBC connection details Registers the connector in Managed Dashboards & Reports
UpdateDataConnectorFromJdbc		Updates an existing data connector using JDBC connection information Synchronizes changes with Managed Dashboards & Reports
effectiveAccountName accountProperties.tenantIds		In REST API calls to /LogOn when specifying an effectiveAccountName to log on a different user, you can optionally specify accountProperties.tenantIds to update their tenant membership at the same time.

Symphony 25.3

Visual Data Discovery Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
25.3.1 API Updates
None.
25.3 API Updates
api/accounts/{id} api/accounts api/accounts/name/{name}	GET, POST, PUT	Use the updated Accounts API to retrieve or define all tenant configuration information, or specific information, such as tenant-level information related to SFTP and SMTP configuration details as needed. Reserved attributes include: sftp.host sftp.password sftp.port sftp.remoteDirectory sftp.strictHostKeyChecking sftp.user email.replyToAddress email.senderDisplayName
api/accounts/{id} api/accounts	POST, PUT	Users with appropriate permissions to create accounts (tenants) can define a "Reply-To" and "Sender Display Name" for the emails generated to send scheduled reports and scheduled dashboard reports. Users with appropriate permissions to update accounts (tenants) can define these attributes for specific accounts (tenants). Attributes: email.replyToAddress email.senderDisplayName

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.3.1 API Updates
None.
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.3 API Updates
None.

Symphony 25.2

Visual Data Discovery Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
25.2 API Updates
/api/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/reports/report_id/ /api/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/reports	PUT, POST	You can now add a destinationType of EMAIL or FILE_DROP to support SFTP and SMTP dispatch of scheduled dashboard reports.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.2 API Updates
None.

Symphony 25.1

Visual Data Discovery Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
25.1 API Updates
None.

Managed Dashboards & Reports Module

Endpoint	Method	Description
Managed Dashboards & Reports 25.1 API Updates
OpenAPI Spec for REST API - Managed Dashboards and Reports Module		An OpenAPI specification document as well as a new Swagger UI are built into the application to help you use the REST API. Access Swagger at the path /swagger under the root of the Managed website.
Convert Windows Accounts to Local Accounts		New API methods are available for administrators to convert Windows accounts to local accounts in the .NET and REST APIs.