We are excited to bring you the Exmon 23.4 release with new features and improvements.
Summary
In this release, we have added several new features including SSO user groups, column dimension validation test groups, Excel file attachment to exception emails and the ability to execute Azure PowerShell packages in Exmon Data Governance.
Exmon Data Management
SSO User Groups
The introduction of the User Groups feature simplifies the process of assigning privileges to multiple users and logins based on their membership in Active Directory groups. There two types of groups that can be created:
- Active Directory (Entra ID) based – members are defined by groups membership in AAD
- Manual – group membership is based on DM´s database and manually assigned by the administrator for that customer
The User list UI has been enhanced to provide a comprehensive view of users and their group memberships with a new column displaying each user's manual group memberships.
You can read more about User Groups in DM here
Exmon Data Governance
Column Dimension Validation in Test Groups
A new test type called Column Dimension Validation is now available for Test Groups. This exciting addition allows you to compare the values in your source data with another dataset, ensuring its accuracy. Dimensions serve as the external dataset for the comparison, providing a reliable and efficient way to validate your data.
You can read more about Test Groups here
Excel file attached to exception email
Exception emails now include an attached Excel file, providing easy access and analysis of the data included in these emails.
DG package for AZ PowerShell command package
Now you can create and run packages using Azure PowerShell scripts. Utilize the Azure Connection Data Provider to securely authenticate and connect to your Azure environment as well as define unique parameters and call them as variables in your script.
Read more about this here.
SSO User Groups
Just like the new feature in DM, Admins can now easily manage privileges for many users at once using groups. Admins create a group by selecting an Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) group or manually specifying a list of DG users.
Access rights can then be managed for all members of that group at once, making this process significantly more efficient for admins.
Read more about User Groups in DG here
Turnkey
Explainer: Our next generation of Exmon, codenamed "Turnkey," is our Cloud-first solution that has been modernized and improved for a better user experience. The main objective of "Turnkey" is to provide a low-code solution that is efficient and suitable for both advanced and less advanced users.
If you are interested in trying it out, please contact support@exmon.com. We are continuously working on enhancing it based on user feedback and anticipate its official release soon. Be the first to know by signing up here.
Process Maps Now Viewable in Turnkey
Process Maps can now be viewed within Turnkey with a refreshed, modern interface accessible to a broader audience. While creating and editing process maps is still done in the DG desktop client, users can now enjoy the ability to execute processes or tasks, access detailed execution history, and view task-specific details and exceptions directly from Turnkey.
Please note: Currently, Turnkey supports viewing process maps in the 'PROD' environment only.
Enhanced Access to Exceptions
Whether exceptions originate from rules or queries in DG Desktop, Exmon Portal, or Turnkey, you can now view and update the exception status from a single unified interface within Turnkey. This streamlined users experience marks a step forward in our commitment to providing a cohesive and user-friendly environment in Turnkey, with future plans to broaden exception visibility beyond queries for comprehensive data governance support.
Please note: Currently, Turnkey supports viewing exceptions exclusively in the 'PROD' environment only.
Bug fixes and smaller improvements
Data Governance
- Error message displayed admin name rather than user email when logging-in to Exmon DG Desktop
- Data Providers created in Gateway had incorrect Datasource Type in DG Desktop
- Exmon DG Desktop would not open in 23.2
- Exmon DG Desktop would not open in 23.3
- User with insufficient privileges to use Exmon DG Desktop could log in but not use it or log out again
- A check was missing if primary key was unique in test groups
- Manual run of valid Jet Analytics packages would fail
- Error description was missing when execution connection was invalid in packages
- Email summary was not shown on process map in DG Portal
- Process execution showed incorrect info when task failed
- Running test groups in DG Portal did not work
- Email summary did not send correctly to CC users when there were multiple CC users
- Changed branding from exMon to Exmon in emails from DG Desktop
- Changed "Start" button to "Refresh" and default value of UAT from "DEV" to "PROD" in DG Desktop
- Data Provider parameters did not work with Gateway Data Providers
- User could not log into Exmon with password containing special characters
- Executing a large number of tests through WCF service timed out
- Data Provider groups never showed anything as selected
- Replaced old icons with the new branding
- Buttons were hidden in Column Formatting in Test
- Placement of Report button on Exmon error dialog was incorrect
- Could not create a Test Group Exmon-DM test from template
- Process map was not updated on PROD
- Running test groups in DG WEB from process map did not work properly
- Allowed package parameters for Data Provider Command packages
- Exmon DG installer would sometimes fail to upgrade
- Some customers created before 23.3 had a mix of old and new color scheme
- Could not save Gateway created Data Provider
- Default "PROD" in preview did not run as "PROD" but "DEV"
- Global parameters did not work with command line through gateway
- Compare Queries created exceptions when it should not
- Data Transfer with Data Management data provider as source would not open
Data Management
- Authorize in Fivetran did not work
- Switch service window would frequently kill the DM program
- Replaced old icons with the new branding
- User could not log into Exmon with password containing special characters
- Improved user interface on front page
- Toolbar items were not centered
- Toolbar would collapse even though there was enough space
- When the toolbar was collapsed the grid would not fill out the empty space
- Navigation bar was in the wrong color
- Save button in gridview and nav expand button in header were in the wrong color
- Improved user interface for copy database command
- Copy SELECT statement would not copy display columns
- Logo in DM Desktop and DM Web made more visible
- Improved error output when DM table failed to load in Web
- Copy button for SQL statement did not work
- Last login was shown as N/A for users that had only logged into Web
How to upgrade?
In Exmon Data Management, users in versions 22.5 and above can complete the upgrade themselves through the Desktop client. See the Guide.
Contact support@exmon.com to upgrade from Exmon 22.4 or below.
