(v7) Logi Composer Version 7 Summary of Changes

Logi Composer Version 7 Summary of Changes

This is a summary of the major changes made in version 7 of Composer. It is provided so you can quickly identify new and changed Composer features before upgrading from Composer 6 to Composer 7. If you are upgrading from a Zoomdata version, be sure to read the release summary for Composer 5 as well.

Be sure to back up your metadata store (see Back Up the Metadata Store) before you upgrade.

The following sections provide you with a summary of enhancements in the previous version 7 releases, all of which are present in Composer v7.10.

• V7.10 Enhancements
• V7.9 Enhancements
• V 7.8 Enhancements
• V 7.7 Enhancements
• V 7.6 Enhancements
• V 7.5 Enhancements
• V 7.4 Enhancements
• V 7.3 Enhancements
• V 7.2 Enhancements
• V 7.1 Enhancements
• V 7.0 Enhancements
• Removed Features From Composer v6
• API Updates in Composer v7

IMPORTANT: Older license keys are not compatible with Composer 6.9. If you are upgrading from any older Composer or Zoomdata release, a new license must be requested. See Request and Apply a New License Key.

Support for Composer 5.9 ends on June 27, 2022. Composer 6.9 will soon enter the Passive Support phase. Our Passive Support release receives only critical patches and security updates until its end-of-life date. We describe critical patches in the Passive Support Release Notes page at the discretion of Product Management. Security updates are not applicable to the third-party dependencies. If you are using Composer 5.9, you should contact Sales and upgrade to the most current LTS release. We no longer publish documentation for any Composer products prior to version 6.9. Contact Customer Support if you need content for an unsupported release.

V7.10 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.10. Select the links for more information.

• Windows Support
• Source Creation Updates
• Source Creation API Updates
• Source Management API Updates
• Global Settings API Update
• Interpolation For Filters
• Visual and Dashboard Updates
• Visual and Dashboard Link Updates
• Visual Types Updates
• Live Mode and Playback Updates
• Custom Metric and Derived Field Updates
• List Widget Sorting
• Attribute Fields Sorting Update
• Update Custom Charts
• Expanded Map Markers
• Expanded Dashboard Import API Payload
• Content Security Policies for Embedded Pages
• Apache Solr, Cloudera Search and Elasticsearch Improvements
• zoomdata.properties Update
• WebSocket Updates
• Delete Filters Update

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.10 Enhancements.

V7.9 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.9. Select the links for more information.

• Source Creation and Source Creation API Updates
• Source Creation Updates - Data Access
• Calculation Editor Changes
• Custom Chart CLI Updates
• Edit Custom Charts
• Edit Visuals
• Derived Fields and Custom Metrics Updates
• Time Bar Updates
• Fusion Source Updates
• Map Settings
• Source Editing Field Validation
• Duplicate Custom Metrics
• Elasticsearch Support Update
• Extended Source Listing
• CentOS Support Update

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.9 Enhancements

V 7.8 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.8. Select the links for more information.

• Visuals Updates
• Edit Custom Charts
• Calculation Editor Changes
• Loading Times
• Integer Data Type Update
• Text Data Type Update
• Group Privileges UI Updates
• Consul Support Updates
• Distinct Count Metric
• Custom Charts Update
• Ubuntu OS Support Updates
• Amazon Linux 2 Support

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.8 Enhancements.

V 7.7 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.7. Select the links for more information.

• KPI Chart Labels
• KPI Color Settings
• Visual Settings Support Updates
• Map Marker Settings
• Map: World Countries
• Custom Charts Variable Support
• Library View Support Update
• Impala Support Update
• MemSQL Support Update

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.7 Enhancements.

V 7.6 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.6. Select the links for more information.

• Custom Volume Metrics
• Map: US Regions
• Inherit Y-Axis Values
• Volume Metrics - Custom Charts
• Details Dialog
• Impala Support Update
• MS SQL Support Update

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.6 Enhancements.

V 7.5 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.5. Select the links for more information.

• User Auditing
• Trusted Access
• Histogram Updates
• Map: Markers Update
• Count Metrics for Materializations
• Extended Object ID
• Dashboard Reporting Support

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.5 Enhancements.

V 7.4 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.4. Select the links for more information.

• List Widget Display and Value Columns
• Pivot Table Display Options
• Count Aggregation
• Pivot Table Row and Column Totals
• Chart Defaults
• Inherit Colors from Themes
• SparkSQL Connector for AWS Databricks
• Oracle Connector Support Update

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.4 Enhancements.

V 7.3 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.3. Select the links for more information.

• Nested Filters Support
• Distinct Count Aggregation
• Expanded RLE and Interpolation Support in Security Filters
• Null/Zero Conversion for KPI Charts
• AWS Elasticsearch IAM Roles
• Radial Menus for Pivot Tables
• Custom SQL for BigQuery

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.3 Enhancements.

V 7.2 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.2. Select the links for more information.

• Library Embedding
• List Widget Dropdown Option

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.2 Enhancements.

V 7.1 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.1. Select the links for more information.

• Composer v7.1 Enhancements
• Dashboard Import Changes
• New Bullet Gauge
• Automatic KPI Metric Color Option

To view these enhancements in detail, see Composer v7.1 Enhancements.

V 7.0 Enhancements

The following enhancements were made to Logi Composer v7.0. Select the links for more information.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Authentication Support for Elasticsearch Connectors
• Arc Gauge Updates
• KPI Chart Updates
• Custom Metric Date and Time Aggregation Function Changes
• New Custom Metric Filter Operators
• Dashboard Import Changes

Removed Features From Composer v6

The following features were removed from Logi Composer v6 to make way for improvements in Composer v7. Please select the links for more information.

Title	Description
Composer 7.10 Removed Features
OAuth Support Update	OAuth connection and token support, deprecated in a previous release, is now removed from the Composer interface and API. See Trusted Access.
${User.zoomdataUserName} Support Update	The context variable, ${User.zoomdataUserName}, deprecated in an earlier release, is now removed from Composer. Use ${User.composerUserName} in connections, in security filters, and in custom SQL instead.
/api/visuals/source/<source-id>/summary/	The end point /api/visuals/source/<source-id>/summary/, deprecated in v7.8, is now removed.
/api/visdefs/default/{sourceId}/{visId}	The endpoint /api/visdefs/default/{sourceId}/{visId}, deprecated in an earlier release, is now removed. Use /api/sources/{sourceId}/visual-types/{visualTypeId}/initial-visual instead.
Removal of Group Fields	Two previously deprecated fields from group resources have now been removed: configType from GroupResource sources from GroupAclResource Use /api/sources/{sourceId}/acls to manage source permissions.
Source Creation Changes	As part of the redesigned source creation process, the source creation wizard has been removed. Available Visual Type selection is now managed by users with appropriate permissions on the Sources page. See Source Creation Updates.
Composer 7.9 Removed Features
API	/user/source-acl is now removed from Composer. It was deprecated in a previous release. /user/source-acl/{sourceID} is now removed from Composer. It was deprecated in a previous release.
CLI API Endpoints	Visualization library endpoints used by the CLI and deprecated in Composer v6.9 have been removed. These include: GET /api/visualizations/libs POST /api/visualizations/libs DELETE /api​/visualizations​/libs​/{id} GET /api​/visualizations​/libs​/{id}/*
application/vnd.composer.v2+json Media Type	The media type application/vnd.composer.v2+json, deprecated in v6.9, has been removed. Use the application/vnd.composer.v3+json media type instead.
Custom Chart CLI Updates	The ability to edit the visibility of a custom chart using the CLI has been removed.
Activity Logging Updates	The system property activity.remember_me, deprecated in a previous release, has been removed from zoomdata.properties. The associated log file, Remember_me.log, is no longer generated.
Duplicate Custom Metrics	The ability to duplicate custom metrics in the Composer interface has been removed. You can continue to use the appropriate API endpoints to create multiple custom metrics with different names that use the same underlying formula.
Removal of Deprecated Endpoints	Several groups of endpoints, deprecated in the Swagger specification in Composer 6.9, are now removed. This includes endpoints for sources from connections, file uploads, derived fields, formulas, and dashboards import and export.
Composer 7.8 Removed Features
/api/preferences/	The endpoint /api/preferences/, deprecated in 6.9, has been removed.
/api/inventory/	The endpoint /api/inventory/ no longer returns a thumbnailDate field.
/api/dashboards/	The endpoint /api/dashboards/ no longer returns a thumbnailDate field.
Composer 7.7 Removed Features
Library View Support Update	URL links to quick filters have been removed from the Dashboard Library to provide a more streamlined interface and embedding experience. Functionality of the quick filter icons remain unchanged.
KPI Color Settings	The Auto Color setting has been removed. Use Optimize contrast to set the Metric Color as black or white, or enable Inherit from theme to use the color palette of the environment's theme.
Security Keys Authentication Update	Security Keys have been deprecated as an authentication option in Composer. As part of this change, existing public links previously tied to security keys cannot be used. The /api/dashboards/{id}/key endpoint, used to generate security keys, has been removed. This change additionally removes: Application Property: activity.security_key Activity Logging type: security_key A field from activity logging records: userType
Composer 7.6 Removed Features
Security Key Updates	Previously deprecated Security Keys endpoints are now removed from Composer. Use Trusted Access instead for all embedded workflows. See Trusted Access.
Composer 7.5 Removed Features
Remove Deprecated Security Keys-Related api/sources endpoints	APIs affected: GET /api/sources/{id}/key GET​ /api​/sources​/key DELETE ​/api​/sources​/remove​/{id} These APIs were deprecated in release v6.9 and have now been removed from the platform. Use Trusted Access instead for all embedded workflows. For more information about trusted access, select the following link: Trusted Access. For more information about embedding Composer components, see Embed Composer Components Using JavaScript and Trusted Access.
Composer  7.4 Removed Features
None.
Composer  7.3 Removed Features
None.
Composer 7.2 Removed Features
Dashboard Library	The thumbnail view and dashboard preview views have been removed from the dashboard library.
Composer 7.1 Removed Features
Server-Level Variables	The API v1 (application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v1+json) behavior of the /api/dashboards/* endpoint has been removed. Use the new version of the endpoint in the v2 version of the API (application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v2+json) or application/vnd.composer.v2 instead. Errors will result if you attempt to use application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v1+json. Also, the dashboard-v1-apiserver-level variable key (set to true to use vnd.composer.dashboards.v1+json for backward compatibility for the /api/dashboards endpoint) has also been removed. When no content-type header is specified, Composer defaults to using application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v2+json.
API	The /api/export/generate/rawdata endpoint has been removed. Use /api/export/csv/raw instead.
Composer  7.0 Removed Features
Embedded Dashboards: mode Property	The mode property of the createComponent Javascript method used when embedding dashboards has been removed from the product. Use the interactivityProfileName property instead. See Embedded Dashboard Properties and Objects.

API Updates in Composer v7

This table provides a breakdown of all reported updates in Composer v7.

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/visuals	GET	The tags experimental request parameter was removed from the GET /api/visuals endpoint.
/api/sources/	POST	Use to create a source and control the list of native fields added to the source definition by specifying the list of native fields in the request body. When you create a source using this endpoint, the custom metric Volume is created by default, and Global settings and Cache settings are populated with default values. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/	GET	Use to return a list of all sources, paginated. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/{sourceId}	PUT	Use to update a source. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/{sourceId}	GET	Use to return a specified source with the list of native fields. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/{sourceId}	DELETE	Use to delete a specified source. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/{sourceId}/features	GET	Use to return the features available for the specified source. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/{sourceID}/global-settings	GET	Use to return global settings for the specified source. Requires read or data_access permissions for the source. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/sources/{sourceID}/global-settings	PUT	Use to update global settings for the specified source. Requires write permissions for the source. API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.
/api/uploads/preview	POST	Use to view a preview of sample file data.
/api/uploads/{id}/data/	DELETE	Use to delete all data stored in a file upload.
/api/uploads/{id}/data/	POST	Use to add data to the file upload. The file structure sent must match the existing validated format and structure.
/api/uploads/{id}/data/	PUT	Use to replace data in the file upload. The file structure sent must match the existing validated format and structure.
/api/sources/SOURCE_ID/meta/visuals	GET	/api/sources/SOURCE_ID/meta/visuals has been renamed /api/sources/{source_id}/visual-types. The functionality of this endpoint is unchanged.
/api/sources/SOURCE_ID/meta/visuals/{VISUALIZATION_ID}	GET	/api/sources/SOURCE_ID/meta/visuals/{VISUALIZATION_ID} has been renamed /api/sources/{source_id}/visual-types/{VISUALIZATION_ID_/initial-visual. The functionality of this endpoint is unchanged.
/api/sources/SOURCE_ID/meta/variables	GET	/api/sources/SOURCE_ID/meta/variables has been renamed /api/sources/{source_id}/visual-types/variables-values. The functionality of this endpoint is unchanged.
/api/sources/ /api/export/ /api/stream/		Composer now supports permissions to allow source data access. Existing users with READ permission on a source are given DATA ACCESS permission for that source on upgrade to v7.9. Endpoints that support DATA ACCESS: GET /api/sources/SOURCE_ID/visual-types/VISUAL_TYPE_ID/initial-visual GET /api/sources/SOURCE_ID/visual-types/variables-values GET /api/sources/{sourceId}/features GET /api/sources/SOURCE_ID/fields/FIELD_NAME/statistics/total GET /api/sources/SOURCE_ID/fields/FIELD_NAME/statistics/distinct-values POST /api/export/chartdata/{file_name} POST /api/export/csv/raw POST /api/stream/search GET /api/stream/search/{sourceId}/facet/{attribute} Endpoints that support DATA ACCESS or READ permissions: GET /api/sources/SOURCE_ID/visual-types
/api/visualizations/libs		Visualization library endpoints used by the CLI and deprecated in Composer v6.9 have been removed. These include: GET /api/visualizations/libs POST /api/visualizations/libs DELETE /api​/visualizations​/libs​/{id} GET /api​/visualizations​/libs​/{id}/*
/user/source-acl/		/user/source-acl is now removed from Composer. It was deprecated in a previous release.
/user/source-acl/{sourceID}		/user/source-acl/{sourceID} is now removed from Composer. It was deprecated in a previous release.
/api/inventory/		The endpoint /api/inventory/ has been expanded to return additional information about dashboards and sources. Send a parameter type with your query to return related data. DASHBOARD - Returns a list of dashboard inventory items and associatedItems for each dashboard. SOURCE - Returns a list AssociatedItemResource information. If no type is sent, all dashboard items are returned. This feature will be removed in a future release.
/api/users/	GET	The API response for GET /api/users/ using application/vnd.composer.v3+json media type has been changed.
/api/sources/${sourceId}/fields/${fieldname}	DELETE	Validation updates prevent you from removing a field from a source if the field is used by filters, cross-source links, join configurations, or actions.
/api/sources/${sourceId}	PUT	Validation updates prevent you from removing a field from a source if the field is used by filters, cross-source links, join configurations, or actions.
/api/sources/<source-id>/expression-syntax/	GET	Row label expressions called using /api/sources/<source-id>/expression-syntax/ now return full text labels for each operator. This includes: Subtract Less than or equal to Greater than Multiply Not equal to Greater than or equal to Less than Add Divide Equal to
/api/users/	GET	Call /api/users/ to return the user name and user id for all users. Use application/vnd.composer.v3.lightweight+json Media Type.
/api/dashboards/{id}/key	GET	This API was deprecated in release v6.9 and has now been removed from the platform along with other previously removed Security Keys endpoints. Use Trusted Access instead for all embedded workflows. See Trusted Access.
ROLE_MANAGE_VISUALIZATION_TEMPLATES		The group privilege ROLE_MANAGE_VISUALIZATION_TEMPLATES is now ROLE_ADMINISTER_VISUAL_TYPES.
/api/actions	GET	Previously, GET /api/actions required (MANAGE_ACTIONS and READ for the source) privilege/permissions. Now, with Composer 7.6, GET /api/actions requires ((MANAGE_ACTIONS or INVOKE_ACTIONS) and READ for the source).
/api/visual-types/components/		New /visual-types/components/ endpoints are now available.
/api/visual-types/		visualizationId has been renamed in /visual-types/ to visualTypeId.
/api/dashboards/{id}/key	GET	This API was deprecated in release v6.9 and cannot be used with the API privilege ROLE_SHARE_DASHBOARDS, which has been removed.
/api/trusted-access/pull/tokens	POST	Use to generate a trusted access token for a user, specifying the Composer user name. The user must already exist, and have an active Composer user account (unless you are using LDAP with automatic provisioning for Composer).
/api/trusted-access/push/tokens	POST	Use to generate a trusted access token based on user context, optionally group membership, and user attributes, for existing Composer accounts. If the user exists in Composer, the user is updated. If the user doesn't exist in Composer, this creates the user.
/api/trusted-access/token		Deprecated. Use /api/trusted-access/pull/tokens. This is primarily a name change for the endpoint; payloads and functionality remain unchanged.
/api/sources/{id}	PUT/POST	You can no longer manually set the "version": {integer} of a source object when using PUT api/sources/{id} OR POST api/sources. Version is a system controlled variable which cannot be set manually.
/api/user/switch/{accountId}		Deprecated. You can no longer authorize this API by a Trusted Access user token for switching Composer accounts. You can still generate a new Trusted Access user token by including the target Composer account information in the request.
Remove deprecated security keys-related /api/sources endpoints: GET /api/sources/{id}/key GET​ /api​/sources​/key DELETE ​/api​/sources​/remove​/{id}		These APIs were deprecated in release v6.9 and have now been removed from the platform. Use Trusted Access instead for all embedded workflows. More information about Trusted access, select the following link: Trusted Access. For more information about embedding Composer components, see Embed Composer Components Using JavaScript and Trusted Access.
/api/sources/{id}	PUT	Use to upload sources using the object's ID while retaining the object ID when migrating from one environment to another. Use to update sources using the object’s ID while retaining the object ID when migrating from one environment to another. You must have the CanCreate{Object} privilege.
/api/connections/{id}	PUT	Create a connection using a predefined object ID.
/api/sources/{id}	PUT	New endpoint. Use to upload sources using the object's ID while retaining the object ID migrating from one environment to another. You must have the CanCreate{Object} privilege.
/api/visuals/{id}	PUT	Use to create a visual using a predefined object ID. You must have the CanCreate{Object} privilege.
/api/dashboards/{id}	PUT	Use to create a dashboard using a predefined object ID. You must have the CanCreate{Object} privilege.
/api/export/generate/rawdata	POST	This endpoint has been removed. Use /api/export/csv/raw instead.
/api/dashboards/*	all	The API v1 (application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v1+json) behavior of the /api/dashboards/* endpoint has been removed. Use the new version of the endpoint in the v2 version of the API (application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v2+json) or application/vnd.composer.v2 instead. Errors will result if you attempt to use application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v1+json. When no content-type header is specified, Composer defaults to using application/vnd.composer.dashboard.v2+json.
/api/materialized-views	GET	A new, optional parameter, sourceId={<data-source-id>}, has been added in this release. Use this parameter to obtain a list of materialized views for a specific data source.
/api/dashboards/import	POST	A new query parameter, strategy, has been added for this endpoint. Valid values can be OVERWRITE or USE_EXISTING_OR_CREATE. Specify OVERWRITE to implement the new overwrite import policy. Specify USE_EXISTING_OR_CREATE to continue to use the existing import policy (importing the dashboard with a slightly altered name). This is the default value and will be used if strategy is not specified.