Release Notes for Splunk App v8.3.0

Release Version

8.3.0

Release Date

November 27th, 2024

Install Steps

PowerConnect Splunk App Installation

Upgrade Steps

PowerConnect Splunk App Upgrade

Release Notes

New 

• "Extractor Data Preview" under the "PowerConnect" > "Extractor" menu.

• "DB Table Synchronization" under the "Database" > "HANA" menu.

• "Certificate Status" under the "Database" > "HANA" menu.

• "Point of Sale IDOC Errors" under the "SAP Business Process" > "IDOCs" menu.

• "Secure-by-Default Logs" under the "SAP Security" > "System Security" menu.

• "Cross System Locks" under the "SAP Business Process" menu.

• "Oracle: SQL Plan Stats" under the "Database" > "Oracle" menu.

• "SAP Cloud - IAS Security Monitoring" under the "SAP Cloud" > "IAS" menu.

Updates 

• Updated/Fixed the following dashboards: 

  • "PowerConnect Data Meter"

    • Now includes an equivalent Java view as well as an approximation view for Cloud systems.

  • "Data Dictionary"

    • The subgroup (EVENT_SUBTYPE) input has been updated to work fully with EVENT_TYPE data that has no EVENT_SUBTYPE.

  • "ABAP Extractor Status"

    • An additional link has been added on each row to link the EVENT_TYPE to the Data Dictionary dashboard for further documentation.

  • "SAP Security Scorecard"

    • The parameters for the Audit Log Deletion search have been updated to encompass another use case.

  • "Landscape Overview"

    • The ABAP Inventory now references the SAP Systems lookup to list all known appservers.

  • "SAP Network"

    • Narrowed the data source for better accuracy.

  • "System Changes Overview"

    • Corrected field references for SM59 Destination Changes.

  • "Change Audit" (SAP SuccessFactors)

    • Timestamp added to data display.

  • "SAP Cloud - CPI Message Monitoring"

    • Integration of select metrics for low-latency monitoring.

  • "Certificate Status" (SAP Security)

    • Updated to include HANA DB certificate configuration.

  • "PI/PO Messages"

    • Replaced "Delay per run" panel with "Average Message Processing Time."

  • "System Availability Details"

    • Fixed latest availability for Niping.

• CIM Mapping corrections.

• Support for integration of a metrics index.

• App setup now includes selection and auto-configuration of PowerConnect-related indexes.

Known Issues

• German translation has not been updated for content changes.

• The setup page does not load correctly. Please install hotfix version 8.3.1 to resolve this issue.