IHS Markit is pleased to announce the v18.2 (Beta) release of our Enterprise Data Management (EDM) software. The highlights of this release are:
Core Matcher
Thick-client Core Matcher configuration has been enhanced with the following options:
- Advanced Options control the condition evaluation behavior at Core Matcher run time.
- Match Conditions allow users to manage match conditions directly in the EDM thick client, making the web UI Configuration element read-only.
- Ability to flag Core Matcher attributes as Informational and select the Primary Source to be given preference for ownership on a specific Core Record field at run time.
- Results Manager page
- Matches grid and details view
- Core Records grid and details view
Energy Plug-ins
New plug-ins are now available in EDM allowing Energy clients to connect with data providers prevalent in the energy industry:
- Peloton WellView
- IHS Petra
- IHS Kingdom
- Blue Marble Coordinate Conversion
XML and JSON Support
- EDM now supports the XML data type and the JSON data format.
- Users can load XML and JSON files or send messages to the database directly, using either a Data Porter or a Data Flow Process.
Multilingual Support
- New Languages database parameter allows users to add new languages to EDM thick client.
- Translation values for illustrated names and descriptions can be defined in Data Illustrator Template.
- Defined multilingual content displays in the Data Generator and Manager web UI components, including inbox grids, form views and form styles.
- Users can set their default language via their Profile Settings, with the ability to toggle the language on demand on any given page that contains multilingual content.
Web Admin - Theme Builder
New Theme Builder allows web administrators to customize their EDM thin-client web UI application in line with their company's brand. This includes:
- Applying brand colors to the EDM application including charts, notifications and grids
- Uploading corporate logo in page title area, and background image on login/about pages
- Exporting and importing theme(s)
Web Admin - Global Navigation
- New Global Navigation area in the EDM thin-client web UI allows web administrators to configure the site navigation from within the web UI.
- Web administrators can add, edit or delete menus and pages, as well as reorganize items.
- All changes can be previewed before publishing.
- Navigation packages can be imported and exported.
Web Admin - User Group Management
- Ability to view details of users, EDM Groups and AD Groups
- Ability to filter by group type.
- Ability to type ahead in ''Go to Field/Column'' in Data Generator and Data Manager inbox grids to quickly find column of interest
- Field action button display in Generator and Manager Form Views
- Ability to select multiple rows/columns in a HTML5 grid by holding Shift + Arrow keys
- Data Manager cross source validation from the EDM thick client to the web UI, both in the Data Manager Inbox and Form View
Other Changes
- User-Selected Home Page: Users can set their EDM application home page to a page of their choice, other than the default home page.
- Favorites List: Ability to type ahead when adding a new page via the Link drop-down field in the Edit Favorites List modal in the EDM thin-client web UI.
- Process Run History canvas grid has been converted to HTML5 to allow for automated test cases.
- Default True/False Format type can now be defined in the Data Illustrator, Data Illustrator Template and Data Generator thick-client components, and subsequently shown in the web UI.
- Process Launcher: EDM thin client now captures a user's account as the invoking user when running a process via the Process Launcher Service.
For additional information about this release, please see the EDM v18.2.9.15 Beta release note, and for the version documentation please see the EDM v18.2 version note.
Please contact your client manager if you are interested in upgrading to this release.
