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Updates in API Metrics: We have now enhanced the metrics data provided for your API usage in Catalyst Metrics. Earlier the API metrics displayed the Number of API Calls by Status Code, which is now removed. Instead, you can view the Frequency of API Calls Triggered as a bar graph for different request methods by selecting them from a drop-down. The Platform-wise API Calls is also removed, and the Total Number of API Calls is now depicted in a bar-graph format.

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Extension of ZCQL API V1 support : We have now further extended the ZCQL V1 parser support from March 31, 2024 to April 30, 2024. We recommend you to migrate your existing codebase to ZCQL API v2 before the end of support. Refer to our announcements page for more details.

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Updates in Metrics Data Availability: We have now updated the duration of the availability of project data in Catalyst Metrics. You will be able to view the metrics of Data Store, Cache, Cron, File Store, and general API calls in your project of the last two years. Any data older than two years will not be available or displayed in Metrics.

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Extension of ZCQL API V1 support : We have now extended the ZCQL V1 parser support from Feb 29, 2024 to March 31, 2024. We recommend you to migrate your existing codebase to ZCQL API v2 before the end of support. Refer to our announcements page for more details.

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Add custom URL in Catalyst Authentication : Catalyst now allows you to configure any custom URLs for redirection after login, in both hosted and embedded native authentication types.

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Updates in Catalyst Pricing model: Catalyst has introduced a brand new pricing system that now supports two different pricing models: pay-as-you-go model and subscription-based model. We have also introduced a free tier allowance or plan benefits for these models, respectively. There are also updates in the pricing amount and the calculations of resource usage in this new pricing system, as well as updates in the supported payment methods. You can refer to our new Pricing page for these details, and learn about the billing and payment updates from help page.

Note: For Catalyst users that had signed up before 1st Jan 2024, the old pricing system and all its terms will still be applicable. We have planned to deprecate the old pricing system on April 1, 2024 for these users. The new pricing system is applicable only to users who have signed up from Jan 1, 2024 onwards.

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Updates in Catalyst collaborators management : Catalyst now allows you to accept collaborator invitations directly from the console or from emails as before.

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Catalyst console UI Revamp: We have made a complete revamp of all the UI elements in the Catalyst console, and we have given the Catalyst console an exciting new look as well as better functionality now.

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Update in SmartBrowz templates : : Catalyst now provides advanced styling options for SmartBrowz templates which allows you to customize the margins, header, and footer elements.

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Support for alias in ZCQL: You can now refer a table with other distinct names of your choice in ZCQL using the alias functionality. You can learn more about it from this page.

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Encryption added for Environmental variables in Catalyst Functions: The environmental variables created in Catalyst Functions are now encrypted as per EAR standards and stored in Catalyst servers.

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Customization of Redirect URL in Authentication component: When you create a new user or reset the user password in the Catalyst Authentication component, in the Redirect Urls section, the URLs are made fully customizable now. The default appending of /app in the redirect URL has been deprecated.

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Support for Java v11, v17, and Node.js 18 Runtimes: Catalyst now provides support for Java v11, v17, and Node.js 18 runtimes that you can develop Serverless functions in. You can upgrade your existing functions to the latest supported version from the remote console. You can now also select the latest runtime when you create Java and Node.js functions, or initialize them from the CLI.

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Update in Social Logins: We now enable you to fetch the ZAID of your project directly in the console when you enable social logins and generate the authorized URIs.

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Catalyst Functions Update: Now when you pass an empty query parameter while executing a Calayst function, the parameter will be available with an empty string value instead of it being unavailable in the functions code.

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Added QuickML Custom Visualization : We have now added data profile graphs to provide you with a visual representation of your dataset’s characteristics. These graphs enable you to uncover the patterns, and potential anomalies in your data at a glance. To access the QuickML custom visualization, navigate to the Dataset section in QuickML. For each dataset, you’ll find a set of visualizations that help you understand your data distribution, correlation, and other relevant insights.

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Introducing Feature Engineering & Ensembling Methods: We have now incorporated a comprehensive set of feature engineering techniques to enhance the capabilities of QuickML. These methods encompass a range of functionalities, including Feature Generation, Feature Reduction, and Feature Selection. Catalyst QuickML now allows to combine multiple machine learning models to create a more robust and accurate final model, the ensemble model.

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Provision for Expanded Data Connectors: QuickML’s capabilities are now further enriched with additional Data Connectors, enabling seamless integration with a wider range of data sources. The newly added connectors are as follows:

Zoho Apps: Integration with Zoho Bigin and Catalyst Datastore, providing direct access to Zoho’s suite of applications for enhanced data utilization.

Cloud Data Sources:

1. Object Storages: Introducing support for Microsoft OneDrive, enhancing your ability to access and utilize Microsoft’s cloud-based data storage.
2. Databases: QuickML now offers compatibility with a variety of databases, allowing you to connect to and work with different database types such as:

• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• SQL Server
• Amazon RedShift
• Amazon Aurora
• Amazon RDS

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Redirect URL update in Authentication: When you create a new user or reset the user password in the Catalyst Authentication component, in the Redirect URLs section, you can now choose custom domains which has been added in the Catalyst Domain Mapping component of your project.

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Updates in Catalyst Authentication User Management: We have made last name parameter optional when you add a new application user in User Management feature of the Catalyst Cloud Scale Authentication service. The first name parameter is now mandatory. This is applicable to all Java,Node.js and Python SDKs and Catalyst Authentication REST APIs.

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Updates in ZCQL V2 Parser :

We have made the following set of updates to ZCQL V2:

• We have made several syntax upgrades to the Catalyst Cloud Scale ZCQL component in this version. You can refer this page to learn more about them in detail.

• The ZCQL playground feature in the Catalyst console has also undergone an upgrade in this version. You can also use the ZCQL code in Catalyst functions by adding ZCQL’s version number as an environmental variable. Refer to this page to learn about its implementation.

• We have also updated the list of ZCQL exceptions based on the updated ZCQL syntax.

• We now support sub-queries in the WHERE clause of the ZCQL statements.

• Catalyst now allows you to use ZCQL functions with HAVING clause. Refer this page for more details.

• You can now use multiple ZCQL functions on the same column in a single ZCQL query statement.

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End of Early Access for multiple features: Early Access for Python programming language support, QuickML, the revamped Authentication, Zoho Event Listeners, Multi-Org support, ConvoKraft, SmartBrowz, and AU DC support have ended, and these features are now globally available to all Catalyst users.

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Integration of Circuits with Event Listeners and Cron: Catalyst now allows you to associate Catalyst Serverless Circuits with Cloud Scale (Catalyst Cron and Catalyst Component Event Listeners). You can choose the schedule point of a cron job as a Circuit in addition to Cron functions or third-party URLs, Similarly, you can now trigger the execution of a circuit with a Custom Event Listener, in addition to Event Functions.

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Project Deletion Survey: Catalyst will now display a short optional survey form whenever you delete a project from your account. You can fill out the survey to help us understand your reason for deleting the project, your experience with the overall Catalyst platform and its resources.

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Project Specific Time Zone: In the General Settings section of the Catalyst console, you will now be able to specify the time zone for your project. The time zone chosen here will be applied to the project and all of its components. You can also configure the time zone individually for Logs while viewing the function execution logs, and in Cron while viewing the cron execution logs.

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Kill, Pause, Resume, and Disable Queued Events: Component and Custom Events will now include a new section, “In Progress”. This section will display the queued event that is being executed along with its details, and will also allow you to kill the event that is currently in progress. The console will also display the stats of the number of Processed Events, Failed Events, and Queued Events. In the queued events section, you will now be able to pause the queue for 5 minutes and also disable the queue, if needed. You will now be able to view detailed execution history in the processed events section, and also directly accessAPM to view the event function’s detailed logs from here.

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Validation of Web Application Name: We have added a validation check for naming Catalyst web applications. You will now be able to add a name within a maximum limit of 100 characters.

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New Limits in The Number of Budgets: We have now configured the maximum number of budgets that can be created for an individual project as 50.

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Column Comparison in ZCQL Query: Catalyst now enables you to compare two individual columns of a table in the DataStore using a new ZCQL query. The result of the comparison will include the rows that contain the same value for column1 and column2, if the = operator is used. This comparison works for datatypes including boolean, int, double, data, encrypted and varchar.

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Validation in Active Export Project Requests: We have added a validation to the backend query that checks for the number of active project export requests. It will now only allow one active export request to be executed at a specific point of time.

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Limits on Target Functions in Event Listeners: We have now configured the maximum number of target functions that can be associated with an event rule in an Event Listener as 10.

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Batch Cloning in Authentication Roles: Catalyst will perform batch cloning when the permissions of an existing user role in Authentication is cloned. The batch cloning will allow 500 query executions per batch.

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Payment Due Alert in the Console: We will now display an alert message in the Catalyst console to remind you of pending bill payments 15 days before the due date. You will be required to make the payment by the 17th of every month.

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Alert While Deleting Cron Job or Event Rule: Catalyst will now display an alert when you attempt to delete a cron job or an event listener rule that is associated with a cron function or an event function respectively. You must first remove their association with the target functions before you proceed to delete them.

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Optimization in Duplicate Data Retrieval through ZCQL: We have optimised the process of retrieving duplicate data in the tables in Data Store using the SELECT query in ZCQL.

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Standardisation of the Console’s UI: We have modified certain design elements of the Catalyst console, such as the top bar, according to Zoho’s UI standards.

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Literal changes based on HIPAA Regulations: We have modified the literal of “IsSensitive” field in Data Store and File Store that is used to indicate sensitive user data to “PII/ePHI” , which stands for Protected Health Information (PHI) and electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) respectively. You can mark a column in the Data Store or a folder in the File Store using this field, before you add protected user data to them.

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Enhancements in Catalyst Search: We have made some enhancements to the call requests made to the Catalyst Search while searching for data in Catalyst Data Store.

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Major Enhancements in Test Suite Executions in Automation Testing: Catalyst now enables you to configure automatic re-runs of test suites upon their failure in the first execution. You can also re-run a failed test suite manually any number of times from the console. You can also configure other test suites to execute pre- or post- a specific test suite’s execution. The Automation Testing console will display detailed results of all re-runs, and pre- and post-conditions of test suite executuions.

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Automatic Disabling of Production Environment on reaching Budget: You will now be able to configure automatically disabling the production environment of your project when the threshold of a specific budget is reached in Billing. Catalyst will alert you when this happens. You can then manually re-enable the production environment after it has been disabled, if required.

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Support for HTTP OPTION in API Gateway: We have now included support for the HTTP method OPTION while configuring APIs in API Gateway. This method offers support for standard browser behavior in executing cross-origin requests through API Gateway.

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Sort, Search, and Pagination Updates in Functions List View: You can now sort the functions listed on the Functions component page in the console by their names, IDs, or by other columns. You can also search for a function using the new search bar on top of the page, as well as view them in pages containing rows of 10, 20, or 50 results.

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Anti-virus check during File Attachments/Uploads: Catalyst now provides an additional layer of security for your application files by implementing anti-virus checks on the files uploaded in the File Store, and on the attachments sent through Catalyst Mail.

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Support for Node.js v16 Functions: Catalyst now provides support for Node.js v16. You can upgrade your existing functions to the latest supported version from the remote console. You can now also select the latest runtime when you create Node.js functions from the console.

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Extension of Node.js v10 Deprecation: The deprecation phase of Node.js v10 has been ongoing since April 2021. The retirement date was announced as July 31, 2022 for the version. However, we have planned to extend the deprecation period of the version until October 31, 2022. Following the deprecation period, Node.js v10 will be retired on January 31, 2023, and Catalyst will end its support for the runtime.

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Node.js v12 Deprecation Announcement: Node.js v12 is currently in the deprecation phase. Following the deprecation period of one year until April 30, 2023, Node.js v12 will be retired on July 31, 2023, three months after the end of the deprecation period. Catalyst will then end its support for the runtime.

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Cliq Integration Functions Template Update: We have updated the default code templates of some Cliq handler classes that you initialize Cliq Integration functions. This will not affect any of your existing functions.

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Enhancements in Cron: Catalyst will now send emails each time a cron is disabled in any of the projects. The alerts will be sent to the collaborators of the project who configured the cron.

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Support for Node.js v12 and v14 Functions: Catalyst now provides support for Node.js v12 and Node.js v14 versions in your Catalyst functions. You can select any of these versions while creating a Node.js function in the remote console. You can upgrade your existing functions to the latest supported version from the remote console.

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Deprecation of Node.js v10: Catalyst is beginning the deprecation of Node.js v10, effective immediately. The deprecation period in Catalyst will be until July 31, 2022. Please ensure you upgrade your existing Node.js v10 functions to the latest supported runtime to ensure stability and security in your Catalyst application.

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New Demo App in the Console: Catalyst users can now access and test a demo app that is readily configured and populated with data. The ‘Polls’ app enables users to create polls instantly, and share them on social media. You can also vote on any polls and view real-time data reports in the app. This demo app is now available for all users in the index page of their remote console.

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Status and Time Filters in Cron Execution History: You can now filter the executions listed in a cron’s execution history based on the status or time of the executions. You can select a status such as Timeout or CodeException, and a time range such as the last 1 hour from drop-downs, to view executions matching these criteria.

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Changes in Automatic Disabling of Cron After Repeated Failures: Catalyst automatically disabled a cron job that failed to execute successfully for 50 times in a row. We have now made enhancements to include this feature only for the crons associated with an external URL through webhooks, and not for crons associated with Cron Functions.

That is, a cron linked to a Cron Function will not be automatically disabled even after consecutive failures. You can check for a cron’s execution history from the console, and disable it manually or perform fixes as needed.

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Enhancements in Circuit Compilation Error Handling: Catalyst Circuits now includes compilation error handling. Catalyst performs a compilation error check in a circuit’s configuration or structure right after you save the circuit. This will list the non-dependant and possible errors identified in a circuit’s state configurations, design, and logic flow, even before you execute the circuit.

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End of Free Trial: We are ending the free trial of the Catalyst accounts of existing production environment users on August 1, 2021. Users will be priced for their Catalyst usage from that point onward. Users who haven’t used the production environment yet will be asked to set up their Catalyst payment method and add their payment details before they deploy their first project.

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Complimentary Wallet Credits: We are pleased to offer $250 as complimentary wallet credits for all existing users. Users can use this credit amount for their Catalyst payments. This amount will be reflected in their Catalyst wallets on August 1, 2021, if they are existing production environment users. For others, the credits will be available in their wallet after they deploy their first project.

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Enhancements and Additional Features in Event Listeners: We have implemented new features in Event Listeners, such as Queued Events which display the events that are currently being processed, and Processed Events which contain the execution history of the processed events after they exit the queue.

The Event Listeners UI console has also undergone some upgrades that enhance and simplify the user experience, like the availability of the day’s stats inside an event listener’s page.

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New Query Operations and Features in ZCQL: ZCQL now includes a host of new functionalities that will improve your coding experience. You can now perform data insertion, updation, and deletion operations on the Catalyst Data Store using ZCQL, in addition to the data retrieval operations. ZCQL also offers support for additional features such as the LIKE and BETWEEN operators in the WHERE clause, and partial data insertion.

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Advanced Memory Configurations in Functions: Catalyst now enables you to configure memory allocations for each of your functions, while creating them. You can choose from a memory range of 128 MB to 512 MB to allocate for the function’s execution.

The default memory allocated for a function is 256 MB. All the functions that you created prior to this feature availability will be allocated the default memory automatically. You can modify this any time you need from the console, or from the CLI using this command.

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Domain Mappings: You will now be able to work with Domain Mappings to map your own domain addresses with Catalyst applications only in the production environment of your project.

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Inclusion of additional time ranges and other enhancements in Logs: You can now select a variety of time ranges to search for function logs, and also select a custom time range from a calendar and view records of the function executions in that range. You can also filter the logs of Cron and Event function executions by providing their unique Execution ID, and view details of that execution alone. We have also included direct links from Event Listeners and Cron executions to Catalyst Logs.

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Changes in the domain of Catalyst application URLs: The app domain of all Catalyst application URLs will now be ‘catalystserverless.com’ instead of ‘zohocatalyst.com’. That is, Catalyst application URLs will now be of the format “https://project-domain-name.catalystserverless.com”.

This change will be automatically reflected in all your function and web client URLs of your previous and future Catalyst projects. URLs with the older app domain will still work for some time and will be deprecated soon after that. We will announce the date of deprecation shortly. You can find your application URLs of both the Development and Production environments in the Environments settings of your project.

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Catalyst Web SDK version 2.0.0: We have now released a newer version of Catalyst Web SDK which comes with enhancements in the initialization script. You can now refer to an init.js file from your app’s domain which will automatically populate the essential details of your project, such as the Project ID and ZAID for the appropriate environment. You can find the latest Web SDK script in the Developer Tools settings and in the Sign-in Method section of Authentication.

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Changes in downloading configurations for Android and iOS SDK packages: We have revamped the Catalyst Android and iOS SDK packages to include a host of tools for Authentication, Data Store, Functions, and more. You will now be able to register your mobile app packages in the Catalyst console to download the configuration files to include in your mobile apps. You can also choose to download configurations for development and production environments individually, and delete mobile app packages from the console.

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Profiles and Permissions: We have introduced a new permission to add or delete mobile SDK packages for Android and iOS apps from the console.

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Catalyst Logs: We have enhanced Catalyst Logs to display contextual data relevant to the function stack that you select. Node.js functions now also have different log levels from those of Java functions.

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Data Store: We have now included the Table ID of each table included under the table’s name in the Data Store.

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Web Client: The literal ‘WebApp’ has been changed to ‘Web Client’ in multiple places in the Catalyst console for standardization purposes.