What's new

The following enhancements are new in 25.2:

Enhanced Smart Card and SSO upgrade support

We now support upgrade of Dimensions CM configured with SSO and smart card authentication. You can upgrade from earlier versions without reconfiguring identity providers or authentication mappings.

Security enhancements

To ensure Dimensions CM remains a secure SCCM solution, OpenText performs internal security testing using industry-standard security scanning and static code analysis tools, including OpenText Fortify. In this release, we updated several third-party libraries and underlying frameworks to enhance security posture and stability.

The server configuration file (dm.cfg) now supports the DM_REJECT_OLDER_CLIENTS flag across all client types, allowing administrators to enforce version compliance and prevent outdated clients from connecting to the server.

Client usability and accessibility improvements

Desktop client accessibility. Enhanced keyboard navigation and accessibility controls improve the user experience for all users, including those using assistive technologies.
Web Client banner message (PII notice). The Web Client now supports displaying custom informational messages such as PII notices using a configurable banner. To enable this, edit the web.xml file and set the dm_header_message parameter:
```
<param-name>dm_header_message</param-name>
```
```
<param-value>Your Custom Message Here</param-value>
```
Web client layout enhancements. Improvements to the attribute dialog include:
- Field rendering that respects custom attribute lengths.
- Visual indicators for mandatory attributes.
- Attribute help text display.
- Support for date-only attributes (without time components).

Last login tracking across all clients

The Dimensions CM server can now record and display the last login timestamp for users across all client types, including command line, desktop, web, and integrations. This functionality is controlled by the following configuration in dm.cfg:

DM_LAST_LOGIN y

Platform and integration updates

We added support for the following:

Certified support for Oracle 23ai on Windows.
Certified support for AIX 7.3.
Continued updates to platform components, including Java 17 and Apache Tomcat 10.1, to maintain compatibility and improve security.