26.1 enhancements and patches


Review the BMC Helix SSO 26.1 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

26.1.00

✅️

 

NA

26.1.00

For a list of recent updates and enhancements across multiple versions, see Release notes and notices.

BMC Helix applies upgrades as described in theBMC Helix Upgrade policy. BMC Helix applies upgrades and patches duringMaintenance windows.

26.1.00


Revert to an earlier version of BMC Helix SSO server configuration

As a SaaS administrator, you can revert the BMC Helix SSO server to an earlier configuration by using the BMC Helix SSO Admin Console. This capability helps streamline change management, accelerate troubleshooting, and minimize downtime. The option, called Configuration archive, is configurable for individual tenants and is disabled by default. For more details and supported scenarios, see Reverting BMC Helix SSO configuration to an earlier version.

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View and analyze the progress of automated cleanup tasks

As a SaaS administrator, view and analyze the progress of automated cleanup tasks such as deleting outdated records, tokens, and unlocking locked local users. This capability helps maintain system efficiency by quickly detecting any unexpected delays in cleanup processes. For more details, see Reviewing system data cleanup.

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What else changed in this release

The following table lists the changes in the product behavior:

UpdateProduct behavior in versions earlier than 26.1Product behavior in version 26.1 and later versions

Audit records search optimization

You first received all audit records and had to manually search for the specific ones.You can specify the search criteria and receive only the relevant audit records.
Enhanced audit data processingBMC Helix SSO audit records were stored and managed only internally, with no option to publish audit data to BMC Helix Portal.

BMC Helix SSO audit records are shared with BMC Helix Portal through Apache Kafka. This enhancement allows BMC Helix Portal to collect and analyze audit data from all integrated applications in one place.

 

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