In our Christmas release, we’re introducing several key features and improvements aimed at enhancing your Blindata experience. Notably, the new semantic linking feature enables richer data to semantic mappings, providing deeper context and improving data interpretation. We’ve also added OWL support in the RDF importer, boosting interoperability with existing ontologies. Additionally, we’ve improved documentation, tenant settings, and dataflow chart navigation.
New Features:
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Semantic Linking: We’ve introduced semantic linking annotations to enrich the relationships between data assets and concepts defined within a central enterprise ontology. This feature enables you to define semantic paths, connecting physical fields to their target attributes while also outlining the chain of relationships leading to those attributes. For detailed guidance, refer to the dedicated guide: Linking Catalog Assets to Business Glossary .
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OWL Support in RDF Importer As part of this release, we’ve added OWL (Web Ontology Language) support to the RDF importer. This improvement allows you to import ontologies in OWL format, providing greater flexibility for integrating semantic data from external sources.
Other Key Updates:
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Quality Results CSV Uploader: Fixes and Improved Documentation: We’ve updated the documentation for the quality results CSV uploader, improving clarity and ensuring a smoother user experience. We have corrected some validation error messages that could be misleading.
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Enhanced Tenant Settings:
We’ve introduced new extensions to tenant settings, giving you greater control over data configuration. Customers can now:- Personalize user domain validation using custom regex patterns.
- Enable and disable all the authentication methods within their tenant, including Microsoft Entra ID, Google Sign-In, Basic login, or API keys for programmatic access.
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Improved Dataflow Chart Navigation:
The traversal and navigation of dataflow charts have been significantly enhanced, making it faster and more intuitive to explore complex data lineage. Key updates include:- Performance improvements to the underlying algorithm for smoother interactions.
- Nodes with incoming or outgoing connections that exceed the requested depth now display an “Expand” button, ensuring better visibility and control of your data lineage.
Versions:
- blindata-api v1.140.0
- blindata-ui v1.135.0