These release notes describe the new, enhanced, and changed features provided with the release. Some changes may require action, so review these notes carefully. These notes complement the Stibo Systems Enterprise Platform (STEP) Online Help, which includes in-depth information on previously existing and new system functionality, including detailed explanations and step-by-step instructions for use, when appropriate.
Fall 2022 release highlights:
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Faceted Search – providing a powerful and easy to use search interface for end users and a better experience for Administrators when managing their installations (Product MDM)
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Simplified Data Exchange – addressing companies need to send and receive complete data in an efficient, reliable, and consistent manner, with user-friendly formats and tools (Platform)
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PDX / Product MDM Invitation Flow – automating the process of inviting new vendors to create PDX accounts (PDX, Product MDM)
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Match recommendations through ML – improving operational efficiencies by automating repetitive data stewardship activities, providing the ability to filter by recommendations, and to perform bulk operations (Customer MDM)
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Data Validity in Web UI – improving the ability to deal with data structure complexities and processes which are particularly relevant for centralized party domain use cases (Customer MDM)
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Enhancement Requests – adapting to the changing needs of the market and our customers (All)
Information regarding the enhancements above and a wide variety of other enhancements and changes are included in this release note set.
Note: Product Data Exchange (PDX) release notes and online help are now available in the PDX solution. Once logged into the tool, click Help Center > Documentation using the left navigation panel. Documentation will open in a new tab.
Upgrade Guide and Maintenance Patches
In addition to the individual release notes, upgrading customers should read the 11.1 Upgrade Guide here. This guide provides information that existing customers need to know prior to upgrading. This includes actions required for deprecated components and unsupported functionality.
The Upgrade Guide includes information about actions that need to be taken prior to upgrading.
If / when applicable at the time of your installation, read the maintenance patch notes for 11.1 to understand the full scope of changes for the 11.1 release and subsequent patches.
Important: Some functionality described within these notes is controlled via licenses and/or component installations and may not be available on your system. Questions should be directed to your Stibo Systems account manager or partner manager.
Academy and Community Resources
Stibo Systems Academy
Stibo Systems Master Data Management (MDM) Academy offers customer and partner hands-on training options to expand your knowledge on Stibo Systems MDM solutions. Information regarding our certification programs and specific classes can be found on our website: https://www.stibosystems.com/services-support/mdm-academy.
Stibo Systems Communities
All customers and partners are encouraged to join their respective Stibo Systems Communities to collaborate with other users. These release notes and other release materials, including videos, are also available within each Community.
Customers: https://www.stibosystems.com/online-community
Partners: https://www.stibosystems.com/partners/partner-community
Installation Recipe
The baseline can be installed using this command:
spot --upgrade=step:11.1
For on-premises systems, refer to the SPOT Program documentation for more information, including how to use the SPOT --upgrade command to also find compatible components that can be added at the same time as the baseline patch (--upgrade=all) in the SPOT Program topic of the System Administration Guide found in Downloadable Documentation. For assistance, contact Stibo Systems Technical Services. For SaaS systems, contact Stibo Systems. For customers that have custom add-on components and/or if Stibo Systems Support is deploying your system upgrades and patches, submit an upgrade request via the Stibo Systems Service Portal.
This document is intended for use by active Stibo Systems Enterprise Platform (STEP) users and partners and describes the above and other new functionality and improvements in greater detail. It does not serve as a replacement for the Online Help, which includes additional information on previously existing and new system functionality, as well as more detailed explanations and step-by-step instructions for use, when appropriate.