What's New in Control-M 9.0.21.200

The following sections describe the new features in Control-M version 9.0.21.200.

Control-M Web

See Control-M-Web-Supported-Capabilities-in-9-0-21-200.

Control-M MFT

The following is a list of enhancements that are now available in Control-M MFT:

  • The MFT Dashboard is now available in Control-M Web, and provides a comprehensive view of all your file transfers across different platforms and protocols. You can use the dashboard to monitor the status, progress, and details of your file transfers. The MFT dashboard replaces the dashboard that was previously available in the Control-M client. For more information, see File Transfer Monitoring.
  • You can now perform a file search with more filtering capabilities. such as source and destination protocols and MFT Enterprise transfers.

Control-M MFT Enterprise

The following is a list of enhancements that are now available in Control-M MFT Enterprise: 

  • MFT Enterprise Processing Rules now include the following capabilities:
    • Download File by External User: The rule is processed before or after the file is downloaded by an external user.
    • Push File by Internal User: The rule is processed after the file is uploaded by an internal user.
    • Pull File by Internal User: The rule is processed before or after the file is downloaded by an internal user. 
    • You can now use the new APIs for the rule actions Add, Update, Delete, Duplicate, Get, Get the List, and Projection List Rule Names.
    • You can now use the processing rules to run a job into an existing SMART folder.
    • You can use regular expressions and wildcards for the folder name, which applies a rule to multiple folders.
  • The MFT Enterprise Interface was upgraded and redesigned to improve the stability and security and enable future improvements. In addition, it is now available in German, French, and Spanish.

Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server

The following is a list of enhancements that are now available in Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server:

  • Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server now support the following databases:
    • MSSQL 2022
    • PostgreSQL 15 (External)
    • PostgreSQL 15.3 (BMC provided)
  • Control-M/EM and Control-M/Server now support the following operating systems:
    • Red Hat 9
    • Alma Linux 8.8 and 9

Control-M/Agent

Control-M/Agent now supports the following operating systems:

  • Red Hat 9 on PowerPC
  • Alma Linux 8.8 and 9
  • Debian 12

Application Integrator

The following is a list of enhancements that are now available in Application Integrator:

  • Extract to Output: You can now extract and include additional configurable text directly in the job output, which eliminates the need to extract data to a run-time parameter. Furthermore, you can set prefix or suffix text that is also printed to the job output. This change applies to all step types (regular step, pre-execution, post-execution, sub steps) and interfaces (REST, SOAP, CLI) wherever there is an option to keep extracted data in a runtime parameter. 
  • Iterations over Job Steps: You can now define iterations over job steps, which enhances efficiency for repetitive actions in your custom job definitions within your automation processes. You can achieve this by setting predefined occurrences or dynamic parameters, This feature is available for all step types including CLI, REST, and SOAP.
  • Alibaba Cloud Authentication: Application Integrator now supports Alibaba Cloud authentication, which integrates your workflows with Alibaba Cloud services.
  • OCI Authentication: Application Integrator now supports OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) authentication, which integrates your workflows with Oracle Cloud services.

For more information, see Plug-in Development.

Control-M for Kubernetes 

Control-M for Kubernetes enables you to run pods to completion in a Kubernetes cluster. This enables you to integrate Control-M capabilities, such as advanced scheduling criteria, status monitoring, and SLA management. Supported Kubernetes-based clusters include RedHat OpenShift and public cloud platforms, such as Amazon EKS and Microsoft AKS. For more information, see Control-M for Kubernetes.

Control-M Integrations

Automation API

Automation API now supports  the following:

  • The new run ondemand API command enables you to execute jobs immediately, without deploying them to the Control-M/EM database and without requiring the User Daily job in Control-M to trigger them. This approach can be useful for event-driven job executions.

    This API command replaces the use of the ctmcreate utility.

  • Control-M Python client is now available in PyPI. The latest version of the python client is available for installation by running pip install ctm-python-client.






 

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