What's new

This section describes the enhancements implemented in 24.1-24.4.

What's new in 24.4

The following usability enhancements are available in this version.

Feature	Description
SSO authentication	Set up SSO authentication for logging in to Connect as you do with other SSO applications. For details, see SSO authentication setup.
Restrict concurrent executions in a connection group	You can now configure a connection group to restrict how many connections in the group can start and run synchronizations at the same time. For details, see Configure a connection group.
Enhanced scripts to stop and start connections	The new StartAllConnections and StopAllConnections scripts allow you to start or stop all connections. The new executionTimeLimit argument is added for all start/stop scripts to limit the execution duration. For details, see Connection scripts.
Support for keyboard navigation	Using your keyboard, you can access most interactions and information that can be accessed with your mouse. For details, see Keyboard navigation.
Deprecation: Connect authenticator	The connector-based authentication (Connect authenticator) is deprecated as of 24.4. This functionality will be removed in a future release. Note: This deprecation concerns only the authentication method to access Connect itself, not related to authentication with any endpoint products.

The following usability enhancements are available in this version.

Feature	Description
Fallback user support	Fallback user functionality is now available for the Azure DevOps and ServiceNow connectors. For details, see Fallback users.
Connection renaming	You can now rename connections from the user interface. For details, see Managing connections.
Markdown comments support	Markdown comments are now supported in Azure DevOps, allowing you to synchronize comments with user mentions. For details, see Automatic user mapping.
Support for security level fields in Jira	The Jira connector now supports synchronization of security level fields. This feature requires access to all security levels and visibility of items with an Empty (NONE) security level. For details, see Prepare Jira for synchronization.

The following usability enhancements are available from version 24.1.1.

Feature	Description
Import/export	Users with an Admin role can now import and export content. For details, see Import, export, and back up data.
Performance improvements	Performance improvements are introduced for the ServiceNow connector. For details, see Product Readmes.
GitLab connector update	The GitLab connector is updated for this release. For details, see Product Readmes.
Data source renaming	You can now rename data sources. For details, see Data source guidelines.

The following usability enhancements are available from version 24.1.

Feature	Description
JavaScript in calculated values	You can now use standard JavaScript for calculated values. This new JavaScript functionality is not backward compatible with the undocumented JavaScript capability of previous 23.x releases, which is no longer supported. For details, see Define calculated values.
Performance improvements	To improve performance and reduce CPU and memory usage, chart generation was deactivated by default. If required, you can enable the chart generation. For details, see Charts.
Azure DevOps connector enhancements	Azure DevOps connectors have improved support for ADO paths. For details, see Azure DevOps synchronizations.
Jira boards optional	Jira boards are now optional. Jira boards are only required when you need to synchronize sprint data. For details, see Prepare Jira for synchronization.
Connection groups	You can now group connections together into logical groups and filter them by group. For details, see Create and manage connections.
Cloning improvements	You can now specify a different data source for a cloned connection. For details, see Create and manage connections.