22.4 enhancements and patches


Review the BMC Helix Portal 22.4 enhancements and patches for features that will benefit your organization and to understand changes that might impact your users.

Version

SaaS

On Premises

Fixed issues

Updates and enhancements

22.4.02

✅️


22.4.01

✅️


None

None

22.4.00

✅️


BMC applies upgrades as described in the BMC Helix Upgrade policy. BMC applies upgrades and patches during Maintenance windows.




22.4.02

Changes to the Home page

  • Use the options in the Sort by list to sort the tiles alphabetically on the Home page. This helps you quickly access the required product.
  • Search for products by version, product name, or description.
  • The version numbers displayed on the tiles are removed. You can continue to view the product version by clicking the Help iconhelp icon.png> Application details.

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Filters in BMC Helix Portal Audit dashboard

Use the filters on different objects to view the relevant data. For example, filter on the Operation column to view only the activities for new usersFor more information, see Viewing-audit-records.



22.4

The following video (2:38) provides a high-level summary of the new features and enhancements in BMC Helix Portal 22.4.

https://youtu.be/qznQhsaQmPU

Deactivate or activate users

An administrator can deactivate users to prevent them from accessing BMC Helix Portal instead of deleting them from the system. A deactivated user can be reactivated at any time. Reactivating a user restores all previous access to the user. For more information, see Setting-up-users.

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Encrypt and prompt options for LDAP user password and access secret key 

For enhanced security, you can specify the LDAP password and access secret key in an encrypted format or at the prompt when you run the agent. For more information, see Downloading-and-configuring-the-LDAP-sync-agent.

Disable deletion of API keys

When creating an API key, you can select whether you want the key to be permanently available by selecting the Disable deletion option. For more information, see Using-API-keys-for-external-integrations.

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Delete External users

You can delete an external user (user synced or imported from external sources) from the Users page or by using the API. For more information about external users, see Setting-up-users.

Search and filter capabilities in notification profiles

To find specific notification profiles, enter all or part of the notification profile name in the Search field.

To prioritize and quickly take action on notification profiles based on their status, use the Filter option. For example, you can filter for inactive notification profiles and take necessary action.

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Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*

BMC Helix Portal 23.1