Welcome to Quantexa 2.7 | 2.7.0 Release Announcement

John_Keightley

We are pleased to announce the release of Quantexa 2.7.0. This release includes:

Graph Scripting QSL (Early Access) Highlights

• Simplified Interface:
  • Configuration-Based Expansions: Define Batch Graph Scripts using the Quantexa Scripting Language (QSL) with a simplified interface, reducing the need for custom Scala code.
• Enhanced Network Precision:
  • Path-based Expansions: Use path-based Expansions instead of perimeter-based Expansions, resulting in tighter and more focused Networks.
• Efficient Data Processing:
  • Data Pre-Filtering: Options to pre-filter data help minimize the volume of data that needs to be processed, enhancing overall efficiency.

Improvements to the Entity Store

• Cost Efficiency and Performance:
  • Reduced Elastic Utilization: New indexing format reduces Elastic resource usage by up to 40%, leading to significant cost savings.
  • Smaller Index Size: Optimized Entity structure decreases index size by 60%, allowing projects to run on smaller Elasticsearch clusters.
• Operational Enhancements:
  • Exclusion of Unchanged Entities: Logs can now exclude unchanged Entities, streamlining log management.
  • Entity Version Tracking: Introduction of a version field in all Entities to track data updates, necessitating a full reload of Elasticsearch indices upon upgrade.
• Loading Improvements:
  • Flexible Output Paths: Enhanced configuration accepts various path types for output locations, removing the need for file:///prefixes.
  • Parallel Load Execution: Specify Entity types for parallel loading, significantly reducing load times.
  • Storage Optimization: Entities exceeding a threshold of records are stored without compounds, reducing Elastic storage requirements.
• REST API Enhancements:
  • Advanced Query Capabilities: Support for the negation operator ! and wildcard queries * across all string attributes, enabling more complex and flexible searches.
  • Pagination Support: Total hits in search responses help determine the availability of additional data, facilitating efficient data retrieval.

For detailed migration steps and configuration settings, refer to the 2.6.x - 2.7.0 Migration Guide and relevant configuration references.

New Global UI Configuration Service Highlights

• Streamlined Configuration Management:
  • Unified Configuration Service: Global UI settings have been moved from the Explorer service to a new Global UI Configuration service, providing a centralized method for managing these settings.
  • Dedicated REST API Endpoints: A new REST API allows programmatic access to global UI settings, enhancing integration and automation for users and Low-Code Configuration parts of the Quantexa UI.
• Future-Proofing and Intuitiveness:
  • Intuitive Settings Location: This reorganization places global UI settings in a more logical location, facilitating easier management and future enhancements.
  • Foundation for Future Improvements: While there is no immediate functional impact in the 2.7.0 release, this change lays the groundwork for future improvements in platform UI configuration.

More information

➡️For more details on the release, see the 2.7.0 Release Notes on Platform Documentation.

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