Markit EDM v11.5 (Beta) Release Notification

December 22nd 2016

IHS Markit is pleased to announce the v11.5 (Beta) release of our Enterprise Data Management (EDM) software for clients participating in the beta program.

The highlights of this release are:

Markdown

• Text Label UI element and Email Data Porter now both support Markdown syntax for rich text rendering.
• Users can enter Markdown marked-up text which gets rendered into HTML.
• Placeholders can be used for text to be replaced during the conversion from Markdown to HTML.
• Custom HTML is disallowed to prevent the possibility of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Heat Map

• New Heat Map Data Generator element displays colour-coded values in a grid.
• Colours represent value bands (such as red for hot or green for not).
• Similar to Microsoft Excel conditional formatting.

Charts

• Kendo UI Charts introduced for improved visualisation and customisation.
• New Chart UI elements include Line Chart, Bar Chart, Area Chart, Pie Chart, Scatter Chart, and Multi-Plot Chart.

Always-On

• Ability to mark a solution as Always-On so that components will execute with better performance.
• Always-On solutions are preloaded into memory on the application server through the Process Launcher Service.

Version Control

• New components no longer being checked in (and out again) on first save, until explicitly checked in.
• Change Sets now supported for Subversion, Team Foundation Server (TFS), and Database version control providers.

Navigation

• New standard navigation menu (site map) to navigate through to the available workflow screens in the Web UI.
• No need to "build your own" on every screen.

Other Changes

• Markit EDM now supports SQL Server 2016, with the minimum required version still being SQL Server 2008.

For additional information about this release, please see the Markit EDM v11.5 release note on our Confluence support site.

Please contact your client manager if you are interested in participating in this beta release.

Markit EDM Deprecation Notification

December 2016

IHS Markit would like to inform you that in line with the respective third parties' end-of-life policies we will be ending support for the following products, technologies and features in the forthcoming releases of Markit EDM.

Deprecated in EDM v11.5

EDM v11.5 will be the last supported version for the following products / technologies:

• Subversion 1.7
• Websphere MQ 7.0
• Internet Explorer 9
• Internet Explorer 10
• SourceSafe 2005

Deprecated in EDM v17.1*

EDM v17.1 will be the last supported version for the following products / technologies:

• SQL Server 2008
• SQL Server 2008 R2

Deprecated in EDM v17.2

EDM v17.2 will be the last supported version for the following products / technologies:

• Websphere MQ 7.1

EDM v17.2 will also be the last supported version for the following EDM features:

• The Data Porter 'XML File (deprecated)' data source and target.
• The Data Porter 'XML Message (deprecated)' data source and target
• 
  

* Note that after the EDM v11.5 release, the major version number will jump from 11 to 17 to reflect the release year, hence the subsequent release will be EDM v17.1.

see EDM Confluence here

Markit EDM Product Update

Version 11.0

We are pleased to announce the release of version 11.0 of Markit EDM.  The highlights in this version include.

Concurrent Processing

All processing components now have the ability to run concurrently thus removing the issue of job queue generation caused by component locking.  This builds upon the concurrent solutions and process keys functionality introduced in the 10.* series.

In-Memory Processing

The Data Inspector and Data Constructor both have the option to run in memory rather than as a stored procedure using similar functionality to the Data Flow Component.  This will enable the ability to move the processing workload to the application server and to load-balance across multiple application servers.

Core Matcher

The Core Matcher brings a new style of matching, to align with the other major themes of concurrency and in-memory processing.  The process will now match to a central Core Record rather than to the individual source pairs, thereby considerably reducing the number of rules, and running as an in-memory service providing the option to prioritise Id requests from different sources.

The Core Matcher is still in Beta test while we test further scenarios internally and with clients.  A further announcement will confirm when the Core Matcher will be generally available.

Web UI

With the removal of Silverlight support in v11.0, the Web UI has been given a new theme to freshen up the look at feel.  The theme will be configurable in the future to suit client styles.  

The Web UI will continue to evolve in future releases - with new grid and charting elements in version 11.5 and with new paging, responsive layouts, and end-user configuration in 2017.

For further details on the release please visit the following page in Confluence.

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of version 11.0, please contact your client manager.  If concurrent processing and the Core Matcher are of particular interest, please highlight this since you will require a new license.

Templates

The Index Master template has been added to our Template offering.  The template provides a model to house Index reference data, Index Levels and returns, and the underlying constituents' weights and returns.  The Index Master template can be connected into the other existing Templates:

          Security

          Party

          Price

Please contact your client manager or support to request a package containing the templates.  The package is supported from v10.5.3 onwards.

Future Developments

SQL 2008

We will look to remove support for SQL 2008 during the second release of 2017.  This is to allow us to focus on more recent functionality provided from SQL 2012 such as always-on services.

Component Definitions

In 2017 we will be changing the XML definition structure of each component type to provide more user friendly definitions.  This will help enable merging and branching as part of a version control strategy. 

For most clients this will not be an issue, because the definitions exist in the EDM system tables, but any solution that interrogates the component definitions will need to be changed.

The first beta candidate for IHS Markit EDM version 11 is now available

Release 10.9.0.6 is now available for clients participating in the beta program.

The highlights for this release are:

•             Concurrent Processing

•             In-memory Processing

•             Core Matcher

•             Web UI Theme

Full details can be found on confluence here.  

Clients that are interested in participating in the beta release should engage with their client manager.

Markit EDM Gap Training - v10 to v10.5

Markit EDM Training are pleased to announce the release of a new course that covers new features and changes established in the EDM platform in versions 10 through 10.5.

This is the first course in the Gap Training programme that exists to highlight the key features and changes in major releases of Markit EDM and help delegates to understands how these can be applied to a new or ongoing project.

We will be running this course for the first time in London on Friday 29th July.

For further information or to book a place onto the aforementioned course, please contact MEDM-Training@markit.com.

Upcoming release of Markit EDM Version 11

As we approach the release of version 11 we want to ensure that our release process is transparent. Starting with version 11 all releases will follow the following process.

Alpha builds are produced whenever we hit a development milestone. These Alpha builds are for internal consumption so that the professional services team can try functionality, provide feedback and build up best practice around new features. We can provide demos to clients that are interested in specific features to obtain feedback ahead of the release. This allows us to respond to feedback and improve features. For version 11 these releases will be in the version 10.8.x.x range.

When the test team begins their end to end regression test, the development phase is complete. A Beta release will be made available for clients participating in the beta program. The Beta release is supported in development only and is not intended for production.

The MEDM team works with the client to determine the appropriateness of inclusion in the beta program for each version.  The aim of the beta phase is to collect feedback on new features from the broader client base.  Ideal candidates would be those clients in early or active stages of development who intend to release the version into production once it is made generally available. Acceptance into the beta program comes with an agreement on expectations of both MEDM and the client during the beta phase. For version 11 these releases will be in the version 10.9.x.x range.

The release is made generally available when the end to end regression test has completed and the EDM product team has received sufficient feedback and addressed any serious concerns from the beta clients.. This release is represented with a version number of 11.0.0.0.

More detail of this can be found on EDM Confluence

Master Data Management Templates Webinar

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Master Data Management Templates Webinar

You can view the Webinar in Enterprise Software Confluence, the repository for the latest guides to the Markit EDM Suite via this link 

Please contact the EDM Support team should you require access to Confluence at medm-support@markit.com

Markit EDM Client Survey - Reminder

Markit EDM would like to remind you that our on-line Client Survey is available until 31st March 2016 here and should take approximately 8 - 10 minutes to complete.

We are committed to providing the highest quality of service and support to our clients and their businesses and wish to ensure continuous improvement.  

Your participation in this survey will make an important contribution in helping improve the service and support we provide and we appreciate your feedback 

Markit EDM Client Survey

Markit EDM is committed to providing the highest quality of service and support to our clients and their businesses and to ensure continuous improvement, we would appreciate your participation in our Client Survey

The on-line survey will be available until 31st March 2016 via this link and should take approximately 8 - 10 minutes to complete. 

Your participating in this survey will make an important contribution in helping Markit EDM to improve the service and support we provide and we appreciate your feedback 

Markit EDM Test Harness

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Markit EDM Test Harness 

Further information is available in Confluence via this link

Please contact your Client Account Manager should you wish to obtain an evaluation pack and recorded demonstration of the Test Harness 

Markit EDM Version 10.5.1.3 available for general release

Markit EDM are pleased to announce the full release of version 10.5.1.3

Enterprise Software Jira Release Notes are available for review 

Please contact Markit EDM Support at MEDM-Support@Markit.com if you are interested in upgrading to this version.