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Release 5.3 (March 2025)

These are DRAFT release notes. The notes will be updated until & when 5.3 is released

Open Metadata Types
  • The ExternalId entity has a new attribute called externalInstanceTypeName to allow the capture of the type name of an instance from a third party system.
  • A new entity type called SolutionActorRole allows new roles that interact with a solution to be modelled.
  • A new relationship called SolutionComponentActor allows the Actors using a solution component to be identified.
  • The SolutionComponent entity has a new attribute called solutionComponentType to allow the solution architect to distinguish between different types of components.
  • The InformationSupplyChain relationship has a new attribute called label for use in lineage graphs.
  • The SolutionLinkingWire relationship has new attributes label and description for use in lineage graphs.
  • The FileSystem classification has new attributes canonicalMountPoint and actualMountPoint for normalizing file path names in a heterogeneous open metadata ecosystem.
  • A new relationship called DataMapping provides a dedicated relationship for fine-grained (column-level) lineage.
  • Types GovernanceDomainDefinition, GovernanceDomainSet, GovernanceClassificationLevel, GovernanceClassificationSet, GovernanceStatusSet and GovernanceStatusLevel have been deprecated in favour of using standard valid metadata values.
New View Service: Solution Architect OMVS

Solution Architect OMVS supports the management and querying of Information Supply Chains and solution components.

New View Service: Governance Officer OMVS

Governance Officer OMVS supports the maintenance of the metadata for a governance domain.

New View Service: Notification Manager OMVS

Notification Manager OMVS supports the management and querying of ToDos.

New View Service: Data Discovery OMVS

Data Discovery OMVS supports the creation of data specs and saved searches.

New View Service: Reference Data OMVS

Reference Data OMVS supports the query and maintenance of code values and reference data.