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General Availability of Azure Logic Apps connectors for IBM Mainframe and Midranges
Target availability: Q2 2024
Exciting news! Our IBM Mainframe and Midrange connectors, including IBM 3270, IBM CICS, IBM DB2, IBM i, IBM MQ, and IBM IMS, are now generally available. These connectors address highly sought-after customer requests, bring capabilities to extend Azure Logic Apps cloud native workloads with some of the oldest systems ever built for Mainframes and Midranges.
Public Preview of Azure OpenAI and AI Search in-app connectors for Logic Apps (Standard)
Target availability: Q1 2024
We're thrilled to announce two new built-in connectors for Azure Logic Apps: Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search. With the increasing adoption of AI technologies, there's a growing demand to integrate these capabilities seamlessly into Logic Apps workflows. To address this need, we're launching the Public Preview of these connectors, bridging the gap between Logic Apps and AI.
March 2024
Migrate to Azure AI Document Intelligence v3.1 GA version
Target retirement date: August 31, 2026
Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026
GA: Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption
Target availability: Q1 2024
We're thrilled to announce the general availability of the new Azure Logic Apps Designer for Consumption, revolutionizing your workflow experience with unparalleled speed, smoothness, and reliability. Unifying the designer experience across all supported platforms, including standard Azure Logic Apps, the Azure Logic Apps Visual Studio Code extension, and consumption Azure Logic Apps in the portal, ensures seamless usability and familiarity wherever you work.
GA: Azure SQL Trigger support for Azure Functions
You can now build application logic in Azure Function apps which can be driven by the data from Azure SQL database
February 2024
Execute Azure Monitor Logs connector on exact time range provided dynamically (preview)
Azure Monitor Logs connector lets you query data in your Log Analytics workspace or Application Insights components per Logic App trigger or schedule, and list or visualize results. The Time range…
November 2023
General Availability of Azure Logic Apps' New Data Mapper for Visual Studio Code
Target availability: Q4 2023
Data Mapper is Azure Logic Apps' new visual data transformation tool. Now, in general availability, as a Visual Studio Code extension, it can create and edit maps between source and target schemas.
General Availability of Application Insights Enhancements for Azure Logic Apps (standard)
Target availability: Q4 2023
We are also excited to announce the general availability of Application Insights Enhancements for Azure Logic Apps (standard). This new capability gives you a simplified experience for discovering insights about your Logic App workflows and more control over filtering events at the source and reducing your storage costs.
Azure Logic Apps Standard VS Code Extension Installation Enhancements in public preview
Target availability: Q4 2023
Currently, in public preview starting from version 2.80.0, the installation process of the VS Code Extension for Azure Logic Apps Standard will be significantly simplified. The extension will automatically identify and install any required dependencies, such as other extensions or frameworks. This will also encompass all the necessary extensions, including the C# extension essential for debugging.
Announcing general availability of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard)
Target availability: Q4 2023
We are pleased to announce the general availability of .NET Framework Custom Code for Azure Logic Apps (standard). This capability allows customers to extend their low-code solutions with the power of custom code.
Announcing Azure Integration Environment in public preview
Target availability: Q4 2023
We are excited to introduce a new Azure service that provides unified experience to help customers effectively manage and monitor their integration resources. This service comprises two core components: the Azure Integration Environment and Business Process Tracking, both currently in public preview.
Azure Logic Apps workflow assistant in public preview
Target availability: Q4 2023
Bringing the power of AI to Azure Logic Apps for the first time, this workflow assistant answers any questions you have about Azure Logic Apps from directly within the designer. Currently in public preview, this chat interface provides access to Azure Logic Apps documentation and best practices without requiring you to navigate documentation or search online forums.
Ability to add dynamic values in Alert’s custom fields
Alerts help you detect and address issues before users notice them by proactively notifying you when Azure Monitor data indicates there might be a problem with your infrastructure or application. We added to the Custom properties section in the alert payload ability to add dynamic value extracted from the alert payload, or a combination of both can be added to the alert notification payload.
September 2023
Authenticate Azure Monitor logs connector in Logic App with managed identity
When you enable managed identity authentication in Logic App, and grant it permissions in Log Analytics workspace, or Application Insights component, you can query data without needing...
Retirement: Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026
Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API will be retired on 31 August 2026 – Upgrade to v3.1 general availability API version
August 2023
Azure Logic Apps (Standard): Upgrade to Node 18 LTS by 11 September 2023
Target retirement date: September 11, 2023
Support for Node 16 LTS is ending on 11 September 2023. Any application hosted on Azure Logic Apps that relies on this version will not be supported and must be upgraded to Node 18 LTS by 11 September 2023.
Generally available: Init containers in Azure Container Apps
Target availability: Q3 2023
You can now use init containers with Azure Container Apps in production.
July 2023
Public Preview: Ingest events from Azure Event Hubs to Azure Monitor Logs
You can now ingest data directly from an event hub into a Log Analytics workspace
May 2023
Public Preview: Data mapping designer in Azure Logic Apps (Standard)
Microsoft has re-envisioned data transformations in Azure Logic Apps (Standard) by building a new data mapper experience from the ground up.
GA: Logic Apps (Standard) adds support for .NET Framework extensibility in XSLT data.
Developers can now add .NET Framework methods to XSLT data transformations in Azure Logic Apps (Standard).
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