2022.1 Product Changes

Validatar has a new release! From major updates to minor bug fixes, we're constantly working to improve your Validatar experience so you can continue to build trust in your data. Learn about what's new below.

Global Search

We're introducing the ability to look up tests, jobs, metadata objects, and more by using a global search bar at the top of your Validatar screen.

• Global search requires Apache Solr to be installed and configured. Learn more about turning on Global search here.

Social Metadata

Users can now post comments, ask questions, and raise potential issues about their data using our new Discussion feature. Mention your favorite team member (using the @ symbol) and get the discussion going!

• Use the Metadata & Discussion tab on tests, jobs, labels, and metadata objects in the Explorer to get the conversation going.

Reporting Enhancements

We've heard your requests and we've made improvements to our Reports section.

• Create New Reports Views from the Manage Reports screen instead of on the Report.
• Tableau Report Path is now required when creating a Tableau report.
• We've added a report called Event History that shows a historical log of events that have occurred across all Validatar projects.
• Introducing Subscriptions that allow users and user groups to subscribe to receive reports via email.

Notifications

Get notifications anytime you're mentioned in a comment or if there's a change to a test, job, or label you've created or modified.

• Notifications can be shown in real-time in Validatar
• or receive email notifications immediately or wrapped up in a daily report
• Configure your notification settings by opening your User Profile and selecting Notifications from the Account Profile list.

Custom Field Enhancements

We've expanded Custom Fields to not only apply to metadata objects but to Validatar objects as well.

• The original custom fields are now called Catalog Custom Fields.
• We've introduced Project Custom Fields which are also managed on a global level and can be viewed on the Metadata & Discussion tab on tests, jobs, and labels.

Event History

You can now view a log of events on metadata and Validatar objects. 

• View metadata event history in the Explorer on the Event History tab for the respective object.
• View test, job, and label event history on the object's configuration screen using the History tab.
• View Global Event history by navigating to Settings > Activity > Event History.
• There's also a new Standard Report called Event History Report that you can configure and subscribe to.

Other Improvements 

• On the test details screen, you can now view the list of jobs associated with that test by selecting the Jobs tab.
• We've cleaned up the Lineage import process to enhance the user experience. 
• Previously, Views were listed alongside Tables in the Explorer. We've split Views into their own tab to show the distinction of the two metadata objects.

Bug Fixes

• We’ve fixed a bug where changing Project permissions for a User Group didn't immediately update the permissions.
• We've corrected an issue where overriding the default script for Data Source Metadata ingestion wasn't saving correctly.
• We've corrected a bug that didn't allow an existing Data Source's name to be edited and saved.