Release8.0

OvalEdge Release8.0 is a major release that enhances AI-driven insights, governs data consumption, and streamlines operational workflows across Data Products, askEdgi, System Settings, and Advanced Jobs. It also improves workspace usability, intelligent query execution, AI enrichment controls, and recipe management.

Key Highlights

• askEdgi Delivery for Data Products

  • Enabled governed Data Products to be consumed directly within the askEdgi workspace for unified discovery and analysis.

• Workspace Left Panel Redesign

  • Redesigned navigation with separated Imported Objects and Live Sources, unified search, standardized actions, and removal of object limits.

• Extended File Support in Data Catalog

  • Allowed CSV, PQT, XLSX, and JSON files to be added directly into the workspace from the Data Catalog.

• RAG Powered Contextual Discovery with Seamless Continuation

  • Semantic search with context-aware retrieval and automatic prompt continuation after asset addition.

• Intelligent Query Source Detection

  • Optimized query execution by automatically selecting workspace or source-based processing.

• Thoughts Feature

  • Added a Thoughts view that displays how the request was interpreted, the steps taken to generate the answer, and the internal sources referenced.

• Analysis Mode Simplification

  • Unified Smart Mode and Focus Mode into a single Analysis Mode while retaining Discovery Mode for catalog exploration.

• Controlled Frozen State During Initialization

  • Introduced a structured initialization state that prevents unsupported actions while setup completes.

• Live Query Execution

  • Enabled live query execution with guardrails, hybrid blocking, and governed data movement.

• Live Source Object

  • Enhanced the Live Source feature to support moving objects from Live Sources to Imported Objects.

• Code Explanation Panel

  • Added human-readable explanations for generated SQL and Python code.

• Marketplace Recipe Import for On-prem Deployments

  • Enabled download and upload of open recipe JSON files for offline environments.

• Masked Column Handling for Connector

  • Ensured masked columns are consistently omitted across all connector types.

• Organisation Recipe Management

  • Introduced a Remove from Organisation option without deleting the original recipe.

• Retry Upload in My Workspace

  • Added a Retry option for failed workspace uploads.

• Enhanced Tooltip Context in My Workspace

  • Improved tooltips to display full contextual object identification.

• AI Enrichment Validation and Progress Tracking

  • Added prompt preview validation, real-time progress tracking, and execution summaries for AI enrichment.

• Recipe Execution with Explicit Error Handling

  • Introduced predictable recipe execution with immediate error visibility and removal of automated runtime corrections.

• Post Execution Action Framework and Take Action

  • Enabled governed execution of actions from analysis results, including Create Data Quality Service Desk Ticket, Assign Tag on Data Asset, and Post Question on Question Wall.

• Question Wall Immediate Auto Acceptance

  • Added zero-hour Auto Accept SLA to support immediate response acceptance with notifications.

• Intent Routing Using Data Stories

  • Improved response accuracy by routing requests to the appropriate analytical or documentation workflows.

• Relationship Lookup for Better Table Selection

  • Improved multi-table analysis by introducing controlled relationship lookup during discovery and execution.

• Platform Libraries Dependency Cleanup

  • Removed unused dependency references to improve maintainability and reduce library footprint.

Release Details:

Release Type	Release Version	Build <Release. Build Number. Release Stamp>	Build Date
Major Release	Release8.0

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