Summary of Changes in Data & More Privacy Platform Release 22.7.X

Overview: The release brings numerous updates across system components, enhancing security, performance, configurations, and user experience.

 

Key User-Facing Changes:

 

1. New Report Page:

  • Admin and Admin Lite roles can now edit and control key components in Compliance Reports.
  • Guide to new report function: LINK

2. New Integrated Source Page:

  • Simplified process for adding data sources, with critical choices moved to the Edit Source Page.

3. New Dashboard Components:

  • Notification Status: Visual breakdown of noncompliant data by user.
  • User Interactions: Tracks how users classify data in reports.
  • Filter by Notification: Allows following up on specific notifications.

4. Classification Enhancements:

  • Expanded classification to cover a broader range of personal certificates and permits across multiple countries.
  • New tags added for various documents like birth certificates, marriage certificates, and more.

 

Technical and Functional Changes:

 

1. API and Configuration Updates:

  • Enhanced security with the refactoring of configuration files.
  • Removed unused parameters and improved secret handling.

2. IAM Updates:

  • Introduced refresh tokens with set expiration times.
  • New permissions and routes for managing user sessions and tokens.

3. Client Interface and Functionality:

  • Improved UI/UX with better report handling and streamlined navigation.
  • Added new filtering options and enhanced performance for report interactions.

4. Graph Management:

  • Improved logging and scheduling mechanisms.
  • Enhanced ingestion process and support for Azure environments.

5. Task Worker and Alerts Service:

  • Unified notification behaviors.
  • Fixed several bugs related to purging tasks, snapshot checks, and secret expiration.

Deployment Instructions:
  • Detailed steps provided for database migration, reindexing, IAM key regeneration, and syncing with PowerBI PostgreSQL.

This release significantly improves the system's robustness, user control over reports, and overall efficiency in data management and compliance tracking.