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In June, we released the 21.6.0 Controller and Enterprise Console as well as key product enhancements and agent updates. We also resolved a series of issues associated with the previous release.
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These release highlights include the newest features and capabilities this month, at a glance. In the grid below, we’ve flagged who within your organization may be most interested or impacted for each enhancement.
Category |
Enhancement |
User and Performance Analyst |
Admin and Implementer |
Developer |
Fullstack Observability |
Database Enhancement |
✓ |
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Agent Updates |
✓ |
✓ |
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iOS Agent | ✓ |
✓ |
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Javascript Agent | ✓ |
✓ |
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PHP Agent | ✓ |
✓ |
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Python Agent | ✓ |
✓ |
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Xamarin Agent | ✓ |
✓ |
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Machine Agent |
✓ |
✓ |
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Java Agent |
✓ |
✓ |
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System Administration Updates |
Updated user creations and password policies | ✓ |
Both Android Agent 21.6.0 and iOS Agent 21.6.2497 include a customization to attach a custom user data property to a network request (Released June 22, 2021).
The latest version of the JavaScript Agent gives you an option to disable the agent at runtime through a new API. It also has a workaround to ensure SAP Fiori launchpad pages load correctly (Released June 9, 2021).
The PHP Agent now adds support for Zend Thread Safe (ZTS) to help instrument multi-threaded applications on PHP (Released June 22, 2021). This allows you to:
View the end-to-end business transaction flow
Exit calls without breaks in correlation or end-to-end visibility
The latest release for Python Agent 21.6.0 allows you to configure Java Proxy in a containerized environment, and also includes backend resolution improvement to identify service proxy (Released June 17, 2021).
Xamarin Agent 21.6 now provides deeper context for the user experience with touchpoint screenshots. We’ve also enabled support for ANR, as well as the ability to add a crash report runtime callback (Released June 25, 2021).
The new version of Java Agent 21.6 has added support for Mule 4.2.x (Released June 29, 2021).
Machine Agent 21.6.0 has updated the Process Metrics Count and Total Process Count defaults from “Diagnostic” to “KPI.” (Released June 24, 2021). Additional updates include:
JRE 8 has been updated from Java 8 Azul Zulu build version 8.52 to 8.54
JRE 11 has been updated from Java 11 Azul Zulu build version 11.45 to 11.48
We released an enhancement that improves how administrators create users, and also updates our password policies. These changes are meant to improve security while laying the groundwork for new capabilities that will be rolled out in the near future. Check out the FAQ - Changes to User Creation and Password Policy for details. (Staged release started February 22, 2021)
To view all technical documentation associated with this month’s releases, please visit Product Announcements, Alerts, and Hot Fixes in our documentation portal.
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AppDynamics' technical certification recipients can now access official digital badges. Newly launched, each badge consists of an image and metadata that are uniquely linked to the individual and the specific certification. Shared at-will on resumes, social media, email, and more, this credential grants viewers immediate access to validated information, including its issuance by Cisco and AppDynamics.
For more information, see Introducing our new AppDynamics technical certification badges in the AppD University Group Hub. (June 17, 2021)
Check out the usability updates on our Zendesk form, used to open Support Engineering tickets. Geared toward your ease of use, the form flows in a more usable and intuitive sequence. See AppDynamics Support is simplifying ticket filing requirements for details. (May 3, 2021)
Check out our new Kudos to you blog series, where we’ll celebrate member participation in the Community. Read each edition for a review of the most recent new content, accepted solutions, and helpful participation. (April 26, 2021)
We invite you to our Share a tip space, where the AppD community can exchange peer-to-peer advice. Find those small adjustments that make a big difference, and add your own insights too.
Have a great product idea? Contribute to the AppDynamics Community Idea Exchange. You will be able to submit your ideas, as well as vote on or discuss ideas from other community members.
To participate, sign in to the community and look for the Idea Exchange button in the top navigation. See Idea Exchange Guidelines for more details. We hope to see you there, adding your stamp to our next steps.
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We’re currently running the following Beta program and looking for your feedback:
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The following key issues were resolved this month. To see a complete listing of this month's resolved issues, see Resolved Issues by Month.
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PLEASE NOTE: customers are advised to check backward compatibility
in the Agent and Controller Compatibility documentation.
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