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This article recaps the Boomi Product Roadmap webinar and highlights some of the recently delivered product features as well as the upcoming roadmap. Have questions or feedback on what was presented? Drop us a note in the comment sections at the bottom of this post.
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Boomi Enterprise Platform
Our 2023 roadmap mission continues to be focused on:
- Productivity and Time-to-Value: being the fastest and easiest way to get meaningful outcomes done.
- Continue to Innovate: solve incumbent problems using new and innovative approaches,
- Be Open & Neutral: ensuring our platform is easy to deliver within an ecosystem of partners and applications
- Be Market Focused: proactively track market and solicit feedback as a key driver to roadmap decisions
We also had three major announcements this past quarter that you will want to check out.
- Bundles
- Boomi Spaces is your first stop in democratized innovation. We have taken the complexity and power of the Boomi Enterprise Platform, and made it consumable for the end user.
- Revolutionise your API management with Boomi’s API Lifecycle: one-screen control, advanced versioning, and hassle-free revisions.
- Flow now offers a non-coding option for personalizing Flows called Themes, serving as an alternative to Players.
Below are the service specific roadmaps and recent delivery highlights. Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Platform
With the July release, we’re excited to announce the launches of Spaces and Boomi Labs! Spaces is designed to help customers manage their Boomi Enterprise platform usage at scale by creating a simplified portal where users can interact with managed integrations. Boomi Labs is a workbench for Boomi developers to access products used to build, manage, share, and publish Boomi assets. To learn more about Spaces and Boomi Labs, go to this page.
Boomi is engaging with select customers and partners for an Early Access program for Bundles—where users can create and package multi-product solutions in an easy-to-use UI. From there, users can also share Bundles to any account on the Platform. If you are interested in joining the program, you can sign up here.
To further our customers’ operational security, we have launched a temporary elevated access feature. While in the past Boomi support personnel could only be granted access across the board, support access can now be granted on a temporary basis to only the support staff necessary to carry out a task. Under this model, even if access is not manually revoked, it will expire in a configurable amount of time. For more information, see the documentation.
Recent Delivery Highlights:
- Boomi Labs
- Spaces
- Bundles (Early Access)
- Temporary Elevated Access for support
Integration
Within the Integration service, we continue to focus efforts around two key areas of investment: delivering an awesome user experience and providing robust lifecycle management to help teams scale their use of Boomi.
In building up to a major refresh of the build canvas, last quarter we released a new refreshed component tree to provide a fresh modern look.Additionally, together with this update were new component and shape icons, which were updated with many of your direct feedback. In an effort to provide the licensing reporting experience, we have introduced a new option to generate a connection licensing report to help you better understand how you’re utilizing the platform. This report was also made available via API for those that need it.
To help with lifecycle management, we’re continuing our efforts to provide robust APIs in an effort to provide customers with the tools necessary to help automate your CI/CD and DevOps processes. As we prepare for the general availability of our component creation APIs this year, we are continuing to work with our early access customers to make sure these meet your expectations. In parallel, we are working on releasing our latest creation, the component diff APIs, that will enable you to easily find the differences of what changed between versions of processes and components. We expect this new API to be available to existing early access customers shortly.
That’s not all! We’re excited to kick off our early access program for our branching and merging APIs due to become available early next year. These APIs are the icing on the cake to our life cycle management investments and are sure to change the way you work in our platform moving forward. There’s much more to come in this area, beyond just APIs, we’re working to enhance your development workflows to enable teams of developers to work together with ease.
We’re excited to get these capabilities into your hands, so please sign up today via http://boomi.to/adv-versioning-earlyaccess
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the Integration Product Forum.
API Management
We’re absolutely thrilled to unveil a monumental shift in how you manage your APIs. Say hello to Boomi’s API Lifecycle! This isn’t just a mere update; it’s a transformation in API management.
Gone are the days of managing APIs like a confusing jigsaw puzzle. With Boomi’s API Lifecycle, you have an advanced versioning and service lifecycle manager right at your fingertips. This revolutionary feature enables you to create, bundle, migrate, and promote an API and all its associated resources from a single screen. Whether you need to make a quick edit or launch a full-scale deployment, it’s all just a few clicks away.
Boomi’s API Lifecycle includes a built-in advanced software revisioning system. By automatically calculating the API revision in a major-minor-patch format (for example, 1.0.1), we take the guesswork out of API version control. No longer do you need to manually track changes or worry about versioning discrepancies.
As always, your valuable feedback is the driving force behind our improvements. We look forward to your continued journey in API management with us. If you have any questions or wish to share some insights, feel free to visit our API Management Product Forum. For early access to future enhancements, consider joining our APIM Early Access Forum at https://boomi.to/apimearlyaccess.
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the API Management Product Forum.
Atom Runtime
We continue to invest in several major initiatives to provide you the most scalable and secure integration runtime platform possible.
To better scale integrations and reduce operational management, we’re optimizing the integration runtime to leverage more of Kubernetes’ native capabilities for auto-scaling and cluster management. This elastic execution capability will enable cloud runtime owners to offer more predictable resources to deployments and improve efficiency of sizing and provisioning of compute infrastructure. We’ll be first rolling these enhancements out to Boomi’s public clouds, and then make it available to private cloud owners, along with reference architecture, deployment guides, and Kubernetes Helm charts to adopt for your self-managed runtimes.
Regarding security, starting this quarter, we’re making some foundational improvements to be able to decouple shared third party libraries in the Atom runtime from connectors and custom scripts running within integration processes. This separation will give developers the freedom to use whichever libraries and versions they require, without being dependent on the Boomi runtime. More details coming soon.
For those of you already with runtimes in a Kubernetes environment (or thinking about it), we’ll be releasing an updated version of our Redhat Docker image to support the latest versions of Redhat OS and Kubenetes cgroups. This update will also support the SAP JCo connector.
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the Atom, Molecule, Cloud Runtime Product Forum.
B2B/EDI
Last quarter, B2B/EDI continued to be updated with a specific focus on healthcare with HL7, as such we have made various enhancements to improve the overall experience for our customers. With respect to HL7, we have added support for sender/receiver identifiers via document properties, as well as via tracked fields.
Currently in flight are new enhancements to HL7 which will see improved composite and repeating elements handling. In addition to these updates, we also are making minor yet impactful changes to make expanding composites a little less painful by retaining your place in the profile. Beyond HL7 we plan on making some enhancements to our RosettaNet templates to better support DTD–based PIPs.
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the B2B, Trading Partners, EDI Product Forum.
Connectivity
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Connectivity efforts are focused on two main areas—Connectors, which focuses on the development and maintenance of our broad connector ecosystem, and Connectivity Services, which focuses on our SDK and connector developer tooling and enablement.
Recent Delivery Highlights:
On the connectivity services side, we’ve rolled out some enhancements to the UI to improve connector operation import experience. These enhancements aim to make your interactions smoother and more efficient. We added a SDK feature that would allow connector developers to specify the object types in the descriptor. While the main objective of this is to ultimately have the ability to build connectors based on descriptor provided configuration, connectors built using this feature would also see improved performance and user experience during import. We addressed some long standing issues in the connector release process that prevented us from providing a flexible release control window for connectors. Additionally We made improvements to our open API library to expand the coverage and support for Open API 3.0 specifications
We rolled out AWS IAM role based authentication that is now also available in AWS ecosystem connectors such as S3, SQS and SNS connectors. This is a much more secure way of connecting to AWS
We updated the Shopify connector to use the order fulfillment API
We updated the Database v2 connectors to address issues related to null values
The Oracle Fusion connector was updated to support extensions based on the feedback we received during early access
Connector and Connectivity Services Updates
Connector and Connectivity Services Updates
In progress – In BigQuery, we are adding the ability to change Project ID during import and use it within the process. In Database V2, we are working on change capture and rollback functionality and a few other high priority defect fixes. NetSuite connector is being tested against 2023.2 API and in Kafka we are adding timestamp to Consume and Listen operation tracked properties and ability to send consumer group parameters when connecting.
On the OSS side, we are continuing to build our OSS repository and ensuring the codebase is scanned for security vulnerabilities so that our customers can use open source connectors with confidence
On the services side, we are enhancing the environment extensions framework. Soon, you’ll be able to extend and override OAuth access token and authorization code parameters seamlessly. We’re also introducing a connector name change API, that would empower our partners and connector developers to update connector display names effortlessly. Lastly, we’re gearing up to make our Open API technology connector generally available, so stay tuned for that exciting release.
Up Next – We are working on making the Salesforce REST connector GA, Salesforce REST connector can be used with REST APIs and it supports OAuth. We are planning to release Amazon Seller Partner connector that will allow interacting with Amazon Seller Central APIs. We will be releasing Veeva Vault connector to perform CRUD operations with the Veeva app and lastly, we are updating Snowflake and MongoDB connector drivers to the latest versions and continuing to fill gaps within Database V2 connector.
We’re updating our connector-related documentation to include frequently asked questions (FAQs) and version logs for every connector. This change will provide our customers with better visibility into the connector version history, making it easier than ever to stay up-to-date.
On the services side, we’re making strides by updating our listener framework. Soon, you’ll have the ability to support dynamic topics and queues that can be extended via environment extensions. Additionally, we’re addressing some long-standing issues related to the incorrect reporting of listener statuses, ensuring a smoother experience for all.
Looking ahead into the future
Planned – We plan to release a new SFTP v2 connector version with the updated SJCH library and address a few defects reported. We plan to add Listener, Attachment API and advanced query fields in ServiceNow connector, in Salesforce Platform Events connector, support for specifying replay ID while restarting listener, in Disk V2 support for NFS and wildcards in GET operation. Lastly, in Microsoft Dynamics CRM we plan to add OAuth and Custom headers support.
We will also be looking to enhance the Kafka connector to take advantage of the listener framework enhancements and support dynamic topics and queues
We will continue to streamline connector documentation to add richer content around connectors and connector development
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the Custom Connector Development Product Forum.
Master Data Hub
Our primary focus this year is on enterprise performance and scalability enhancements to support our customers that are synchronizing larger domains with Hub. Phase 1 of this enterprise initiative will be centered on improving golden record query performance and responsiveness.
We are also strengthening our security capabilities by providing user authentication options and privilege assignment directly at the repository level. Up next, we are looking to build on these new access management options by supporting data masking for sensitive field data within the model configuration and ensuring improved throughput along with new Master Data Hub connectivity options.
We are also working on providing more data profiling experiences per deployed model. This will provide statistical profiling of golden records and enterprise business glossary associations so you can accelerate model deployments and can continue building trust into golden record definitions.
In addition, we will augment our data stewardship & discovery capabilities for quarantined record management, golden record merging and integrated metadata management in the native UI and relative Hub APIs.
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the Master Data Hub Product Forum.
Flow
We are thrilled to introduce the latest quarterly release updates for Boomi Flow. In this release, we have focused on enhancing your experience and providing powerful features to make your application development more efficient. Let’s dive into the new features:
1. Themes:
- Themes offer a non-coding option for personalizing Flows, serving as an alternative to Players.
- Customize design components within a flow, including colors, fonts, background color, borders, and more according to your preferences.
- Simplify branding consistency across tenants with easy theme import and export.
- Reminder: To utilize Themes, ensure the Themes toggle is turned on in your tenant page settings.
- Learn how to create a new theme here.
2. Flow Insights:
- Dive deep into user interactions with Flow by right-clicking on a shape to access two new options:
- View Insights: Gain insights into user choices and compare trends over time.
- View Traffic Ratio: Compare user traffic across different flow routes.
3. “Component Suggest” option in Page Builder:
- When you use the “Component Suggest” option in the page builder of Flow, you will select or create a value, and through intelligent recommendations, Flow identifies the most suitable component to display on the page based on the chosen value.
- Flow provides live previews of the value to give you a clear visualization of how it will be displayed.
Explore these features to supercharge your applications and streamline your development process. Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the upcoming quarters!
Have a product or technical question? Want to share a tip? Check out the Flow Product Forum.
Event Streams
Our Event Streams journey has been focused on two key areas: Availability and Core Functionality, and we’re excited to share some significant updates and a sneak peek into our upcoming October release.
Multi-Region Support: In our commitment to providing top-notch service, we’re introducing Multi-Region Support. This feature allows you to use Event Streams in your local region, ensuring compliance with data sovereignty regulations. We’re kicking off with the ANZ (Sydney) region, with plans for a global expansion. To activate this feature for your region, simply reach out to your dedicated Boomi contacts.
Event Streams Admin API with GraphQL Support: We’re making Event Streams management more straightforward than ever. The Event Streams Admin API with GraphQL Support gives you administrative control, allowing efficient handling of tasks like topic and subscription management, accessing message statistics, and more. (https://help.boomi.com/bundle/developer_apis/page/es-Event_Streams_Admin_API.html )
Roadmap Preview: We’ve considered your feedback and are eager to provide a glimpse of our upcoming releases.
Next on the list is Message Management: This feature empowers you to efficiently handle backlog and dead letter backlog messages. You’ll gain the ability to view, delete, and access message payloads through a user-friendly interface.
Following that, we’re developing REST Protocol: This enhancement will enable message publishing and consumption via Event Streams using a REST interface, enhancing your flexibility in interacting with Event Streams.
In the pipeline, we have Schema Registry: It allows users to apply schemas (profiles) to topics, ensuring consistent data types. You’ll also have the capability to import schemas into Integration as profiles via the Event Streams connector.
Additionally, we’re expanding protocol support to include AMQP, MQTT, Kafka, and Websocket protocols. This expansion will ensure seamless connectivity between Event Streams and a wide array of third-party systems and IoT devices.
Have ideas on ways we can improve Event Streams? Please continue to share ideas and feedback in the Product Feedback Forum.
Additional resources
- Event Streams Demo
- Documentation
- Training Course & Certification
- Event Streams Recipes & Community Articles
- Event Streams Website
Wrap Up
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you at our next roadmap webinar. Check out the schedule below and visit our Product Roadmap Webinar Series website to register for upcoming events as well as access previously recorded sessions.
Upcoming Roadmap Webinar Schedule
- Q1: January 18, 2024 @ 11am ET
- Q2: April 11, 2024 @ 5:00pm ET
- Q3: July 11, 2024 @ 11am ET
- Q4: October 10,2024 @ 5:00pm ET
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