Release Notes for Matrix42 Enterprise 12.1 Update 2
About this Release
If you are updating from a previous version, make sure to understand any important or breaking changes, database schema changes and known issues of this release.
Product maintenance for versions 11.0 and 12.0 is affected! Please carefully read information in chapter Product Maintenance.
Functional Changes
We are excited to announce the release of Matrix42 Enterprise ITSM/ESM and Platform - 12.1 Update 2, enhancing analytics, service provisioning, identity management, and user experience, enabling smarter service operations and deeper insights into IT and enterprise service management.
Here’s what’s new in this release:
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Service Catalog Insights now offers interactive filtering, drill-down analytics, configuration, and personalization options, providing deeper visibility into service usage, order trends, and cost distribution. The enhanced Reporting Toolkit expands data visualization capabilities with tables, single-value cards, currency conversion, auto-refresh, and map-based reporting, making analytics more flexible, dynamic, and actionable.
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Smart Service Provisioning & Tracking enables independent service provisioning as soon as approvals are completed, reducing delays in multi-item orders. A detailed progress tracker now displays real-time provisioning stages for each service, giving users and administrators better visibility into ongoing processes.
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Optimized Identity & Access Management introduces more flexibility for Entra ID configurations, allowing organizations to skip user imports while keeping accounts, support non-human identities, and synchronize the Manager field. The login experience is streamlined with a single login button for multiple Entra ID tenants, and OpenID Connect support ensures seamless single sign-on for any OIDC-compliant provider.
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UI/UX Enhancements & System Optimization improve security, usability, and system performance. Global Search and Configuration Item lists now fully respect user permissions, ensuring users only see what they are authorized to access. A new theming capability allows different departments to apply customized UI styles. Automated data archiving removes outdated ITSM/ESM records like activities, orders, and approvals, keeping the system fast and efficient. A highly wished improvements for "Information Received" status is also introduced for better tracking of service request communications.
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Multi-Recipient Requests Optimization enhances the user experience when selecting multiple recipients in service requests. Administrators can now define configure service to require dedicate service form, or be not available for Multi-Recipient requests. They can create custom selection rules, such as requiring all recipients to be from the same department or location. If users attempt an invalid selection, they receive a localized message explaining the restriction, ensuring a smoother and more structured ordering process.
For a full list of features and enhancements, visit our Feature List and/or watch the Release Day video to see the updates in action.
Thank you for choosing Matrix42 Enterprise! We're here to support you on your journey to seamless and effective service management.
Updating from previous versions
Important and breaking changes
Please review important or breaking changes that have been made since your currently installed version has been released.
Ideas Implemented
Review the list of implemented ideas that originated from the Idea Portal. These improvements are based on user feedback and may include enhancements relevant to your use cases since your currently installed version.
Solved Problems
Please check solved problems that are relevant to you since your currently installed version has been released.
Known Errors
Known issues in 12.1.2.5246
501198 Types KBA, Order, Booking, Service, Service Set, Service Group and Service Bundle are not searchable in SSP with Global Search
Known issues in 12.1.2.5227
499983 Update from 12.1.1 may fail, when M42 Intelligence was activated before with exception "AcomSent column already exist"
Known issues in 12.1.2.5177
491120 SCCM connection test fails. Remote worker configured.
496552 It seems "My Work" Dashboards at Service Desk loads slowly than before (Performance)
498074 Clean All Filters also clean default ones
498634 Dropdown with action list Cuts off when many Widgets are displayed
497428 Order Preview For Achieved object shows issues
496960 Confirmation for "KB help to prevent a ticket" in SSP is not shown when user closes the browser
492905 Decision maker can see total amount and the whole order in Decide section
495528 In Classic UI orders progress bar UI looks wrong
495531 Sometimes, 0% in the Order progress bar when order has progress. After Refresh progress is shown
Product is not Localized to languages other than German and French
495545 New Information Received: The notification sound fails to play.
496574 New Reporting Toolkit: Drill down from chart to Grids broken: If you click on a 0 or false value on a chart above the grid - grouping option "All" is selected
For any further known errors from previous versions check known errors that are relevant to you since your currently installed version has been released.
Database Schema Changes
Please check database schema changes that have been made since your currently installed version has been released.
Supported Versions
The setup program can be used to update existing installations of product version 8.0.2 or higher.
Please refer to this article for more information about support status of previous product versions.
Dependencies with Add-ons
If you have any add-ons from Matrix42 Marketplace installed, please check compatibility with the corresponding publisher before installing this version.
General Information and Resources
Available information and resources about the product:
Technical Information
- System Requirements
- Hardware Sizing Recommendations
- Installation and Configuration Instructions
- Product Download (Matrix42 Marketplace)
Make sure to install latest available version, available on product download page on Matrix42 Marketplace (see above)
Help and Training
- Online Help Software Asset Management
- Online Help Service Management
- Online Help SolutionBuilder
- Training Material (Matrix42 Campus)
- User Forum
Support
If you experience any problems regarding this version, please contact our support team:
Matrix42 Help Desk
Web: https://support.matrix42.com
Mail: helpdesk@matrix42.com
Phone: +49 (69) 667 738 222
General information about Matrix42 support services can be found here: https://www.matrix42.com/en/customer-success/support
Other Resources
- Product Improvement Community (Matrix42 Idea Portal)
- Guideline for Product Usage incl. Maintenance Status (Matrix42 Website)