# Change Management

OvalEdge Release7.2 introduces major upgrades across the OvalEdge platform, emphasizing usability, governance, and security.

### **Login & Home**

* **Home:** Customizable My Desk views, flexible widgets, and better Data Story controls.
* **Browser Extension:** Basic Authentication removed for SaaS; token-based authentication added.
* **My Resources:** Support for SMTP, AWS SES, and Azure Graph API; finer change detection thresholds.
* **Global Search:** Synonym configuration restored; clear guidance on date filters.

### **Metadata Governance**

* **Data Catalog:** Smarter profiling, easier lineage search, Parent Report visibility, longer descriptions, standard date formats, and consistent user displays.
* **Virtual Objects:** Bulk create, edit, or delete using templates.
* **Business Glossary:** Improved role scoring, full hierarchy view, role updates for all terms, and cleanup of invalid references.
* **Tags:** Stronger governance with Master Tags, security modes, and simpler tag creation.
* **Governance Catalog:** More accurate AI recommendations and clearer certification messages.
* **Governed Data Query (GDQ):** Notifications on completion, role-based permissions, support for more roles, more conditions, and easier results filtering.
* **User’s List:** Better navigation from Users & Roles to user desks.
* **Data Quality:** Metadata fields (value, criticality, message, action) can be set independently.
* **Query Sheet:** Shows only the latest query with a clear reset option.
* **Jobs:** Clearer job actions; unused options removed.

### **Collaboration**

* **Data Stories:** Content for Story Zones, multilingual support, richer formatting, and stable display.
* **Service Desk:** Draft editing for templates, longer descriptions, image and rich text support, request tracking, better workflows, and Snowflake masking updates.
* **Question Wall:** Default assignee is now configurable.

### **Advanced Tools**

* Impact Analysis is limited to proper roles.
* API group support in Lineage Maintenance.
* Schema crawl scheduling via API.
* Simplified schema comparison with history and multiple runs.
* Safer LMDF uploads and controlled downloads.

### **Connectors**

* Metadata enrichment and regex profiling fixes.
* New authentication options (Azure Entra, Managed Identity, AWS role-based).
* Accurate licensing and Snowflake job stability.
* SharePoint and MySQL enhancements.
* Bridge Client system monitoring and proxy support.

### **Administration**

* Azure Synapse access reporting.
* Encrypted RDAM sync with Azure SQL.
* Improved SSO role handling.
* Updated labels and viewer access defaults.
* Better custom fields and system settings.
* Session timeout and login control improvements.
* Audit Trails with a new “Others” tab for all audit events.