> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.germainux.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 2024.2 Release Notes > New features and enhancements that are available in GermainUX 2024.2 release as of 09/30/24. > [card] [Monitoring And Analytics Features](#monitoring-and-analytics-features) > > Three top monitoring highlights > [card] [Maintenance Features](#maintenance-features) > > Stability and upkeep work > [card] [Marketplaces](#marketplaces) > > Marketplace additions and changes > [card] [Security and Vulnerabilities Fixes](#security-and-vulnerabilities-fixes) > > SOC 2 vulnerability remediation New features and enhancements that are available in GermainUX 2024.2 release as of 09/30/24. ## Monitoring and Analytics Features The three biggest monitoring and analytics related features released in 2024.2 are: * Session Replay Player * Focused Flow (For Behavior Diagnosis) * Report Editor. ### Session Replay Player **Description** A brand-new Session Replay Player includes many new features: * **Replay Bar Insights:** New insights like Dead Click and No Search Results. ![Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/replay2024.2-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-1--20241008-184223.gif?s=ae4fcd172429a1946c277530c5903865) Session Replay Player - GermainUX * **Replay Bar Zoom:** Ability to zoom into a window of the replay (click and drag on the timeline). ![2024.2 Release Notes: Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/Screenshot-2024-10-07-104248.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=b0d18cc90fa3f8a4a524ab7c730cda30) ![2024.2 Release Notes: Session Replay Player, image 2](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/Screenshot-2024-10-07-105059.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=1bd0d5203bf994522f6db88181474aa4) * **Event Section:** Improved user click and event visualization. ![Event section of Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-144606.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=511bd2b00b387831f16dbeb9adac1b0f) Event section of Session Replay Player - GermainUX * **Heatmaps/Overlays:** Insights for error clicks, rage clicks, dead clicks, scrolls, and mouse movements. ![Heatmap for Mouse Movements](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-145024.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=1cf5281d7e4f760b403aab3c9cd0e435) Heatmap for Mouse Movements - GermainUX * **Console Insights, Network Insights, Business Process Insights, Timeline Insights, Info/Session Insights:** Enhanced session details and user experience information. ![Console on Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-150734.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=4b023910f59dc10f0c9d381bd69357af) Console on Session Replay Player - GermainUX ![Network on Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-150902.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=4d7ff5a861bd0e0cd9cb462fbb02fd78) Network on Session Replay Player - GermainUX ![Business Process on Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-151033.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=4106ebae27c9356ca3102508d4bb20d4) Business Process on Session Replay Player - GermainUX ![Timeline on Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-151105.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=f7cc01a5122dba000a3b89419aa7b524) Timeline on Session Replay Player - GermainUX ![Info on Session Replay Player](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-151546.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=cac3c238af945ca87f979597722025f7) Info on Session Replay Player - GermainUX *More details:* [Session Replay Player](https://docs.germainux.com/main/session-replay-player.md) and [UX Insights.](https://docs.germainux.com/main/user-monitoring-and-replay.md) ### Focused Flow (for Behavior Diagnosis) **Description** Focused Flow is a new method for diagnosing user behavior and understanding the frictions they encounter. It allows us to break down each milestone in the user journey at scale. More details about [Focused Flow](https://docs.germainux.com/main/behavior-analysis.md#flow-analysis). ![Conversion Analysis on Shopify with GermainUX’s Focused Flow](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/focusedflow-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-20241008-172222.gif?s=f53cece933f25c5ed29f347a93360be7) Conversion Analysis on Shopify with GermainUX’s Focused Flow ![Click Analysis on CRM using GermainUX’s Focused Flow](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/7.-Focused_Flow_-for_Behavior_Diagnosis-1-.gif?s=9fb67b4aa9963a487f5fa5aef0e4bcb9) Click Analysis on CRM using GermainUX’s Focused Flow ### Report Editor (New) **Description** The new Report Editor simplifies the creation of automatic reports without needing knowledge of the data model. *More details:* [Report Editor Documentation](https://docs.germainux.com/main/reporting-automatic.md). ![New Report Editor](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/A5V4ExbdsH-e9Odt/images/main/reporting-automatic/8.-Report_Editor_shortened.gif?s=e456483ecf4eb642943b0c086241402d) New Report Editor - GermainUX ### Broken Campaign/URL detection (enhancement) **Description** This feature allows the detection and alerting of campaigns leading users to non-existent pages via the \[Outbound Document Request] KPI. \*Important:\*GermainUX detects broken links/campaigns/pages both proactively (via a [crawler mechanism](https://docs.germainux.com/main/crawler.md)) and reactively (through real-time analysis of HTTP transactions). *Example:* An alert can be sent individually or as a report (daily, weekly, etc.): ![2024.2 Release Notes: Broken Campaign/URL detection (enhancement)](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-223550.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK\&q=85\&s=1c8d0c3ed71f600f778c19191661ca46) GermainUX's [Categorization mechanism](https://docs.germainux.com/main/data-categorization.md) to find new broken URLs compared to known ones: ![Automatic analysis of Broken URLs](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-223621.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK\&q=85\&s=366827dc9764a6cfa9dfd7d28fa1dad6) Automatic analysis of Broken URLs - GermainUX **Benefit** Avoid paying for campaigns that don’t convert! ![2024.2 Release Notes: Broken Campaign/URL detection (enhancement), image 2](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/ARpsBmsSl-QLchOO/images/main/marketing-campaign-monitoring/image-20241003-223124.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ARpsBmsSl-QLchOO\&q=85\&s=19f2e187adcda389b8843329ded85ae7) ### Channel Talk **Description** A new integration with Channel Talk! GermainUX now records conversations and influences Channel Talk to provide optimal guidance to users. *More details:* [Channel Talk Monitoring](https://docs.germainux.com/main/channel-talk-monitoring.md). ![Channel Talk](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-182151.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=103eef949d023535a37ab249560d1c7b) Channel Talk - GermainUX ### Custom Insight/Custom Tab **Description** Custom Insight or Custom Tab can now be created on the Session Replay Player, helping users quickly identify critical issues during session replay. **Configuration** Custom Insight (Custom Tab) can be linked via correlation ID, username, or client IP, and can be applied to specific "target frameworks" (e.g., Shopify, Salesforce). More details on how to [configure a Custom Insight/Tab](https://docs.germainux.com/main/user-monitoring-and-replay-configuration.md#add-a-custom-insight-or-timeline-event). **Example** The "Sold Out" UX Insight appears in the Session Replay Player when a customer attempts to buy an out-of-stock product, triggering an automatic email notification. ![2024.2 Release Notes: Custom Insight/Custom Tab](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241002-153709.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=f0e4cbed7eb9de3ad120db8159f32064) ### HAR File (enhanced) **Description** Additional fields added to the automatically generated HAR file export (Outbound HTTP Requests) include: * Cache info * Initiator * Remote Address * Request and Response Headers * Server Timing ### Note On Configured Object **Description** Notes can be added to any configured entity, making it easier for GermainUX administrators to share important information with teammates. ![Note on configured object](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-175247.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=211efdf1e54c05f90c269807bb6050cd) Note on configured object - GermainUX ### Note On Recorded Session **Description** Users can now add a NOTE by right-clicking on any portion of the Replay section, making it easier to share optimization ideas with others. Previously, users could only add a NOTE on the top horizontal bar of the replay. ![Add note on Session Replay](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-164306.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=912650f86750aec5a22443a817fc9b88) Add note on Session Replay - GermainUX ### Notification Silencing (enhancements) **Description** Two improvements have been made: 1. Silence a notification from within an email alert for the individual user only. ![Silence an Email Alert from within the email alert](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241014-171233.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5aT05xBIVKmBUMJK\&q=85\&s=0769d00c7b099201fc8f4f755d7483bc) Silence an Email Alert from within the email alert - GermainUX 2. Notifications can now be silenced "forever" from either the individual alert or the notification view. *More details:* [Silencing notifications or setting quiet times.](https://docs.germainux.com/main/create-an-alert.md#reduce-alert-volume) ![Silenced notification](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-170233.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=0d81dd4d3ee55ffbd86e5a29a724180b) Silenced notification - GermainUX Quiet Times can also be managed via the Quiet Time view. ![Quiet Time](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20240523-214451.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=e472febcba51d5cedb57b9d793df7762) Quiet Time - GermainUX ### Phrase of Interest **Description** A new mechanism allows administrators to select a "phrase of interest" from within a recorded session (e.g., "Sold Out"). One that Phrase of Interest is set, you can set an alert/watch for you to be notified whenever that sentence shows up next. *More details:* on [phrase of interest.](https://docs.germainux.com/main/user-monitoring-and-replay-configuration.md#phrases-of-interest) ![Phrase of interest example](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241002-001711.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=31012c114b48134264f28168bf1db965) Phrase of interest example - GermainUX ### Pivot and Measure Dynamic Selection (for faster data science) **Description** Pivots and measures can now be added on the fly, enabling quicker data science analysis. *Example:* Add a Pivot / Add a Measure - GermainUX. ![Add a Pivot](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-203305.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=4d2edec99db1634651d5831f9b402837) Add a Pivot - GermainUX ![Add a Measure](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241003-203440.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=b20385d206fcf69b3060a3c8856e1367) Add a Measure - GermainUX ### The Worst **Description** "The Worst" option now finds the worst metrics based on multiple criteria for deeper analysis. ![2024.2 Release Notes: The Worst](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20240523-212256.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=8187efcc7428aa09780a3c548a3bec33) ## Maintenance Features ### Disaster Recovery **Description** Details of the disaster recovery approach for clients, including the setup of active and passive instances of GermainUX. ![2024.2 Release Notes: Disaster Recovery](https://mintcdn.com/germain-ux/c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co/images/main/2024-2-release-notes/image-20241002-141041.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=c1XzmVAElyoCH_Co\&q=85\&s=1a3febb9bcf80a857461851741e89e37) ### Elasticsearch SaaS **Description** GermainUX now supports Elasticsearch SaaS as a datastore option, alongside the on-premise version. *More details:* [Elasticsearch SaaS in GermainUX.](https://docs.germainux.com/main/elasticsearch-saas.md) ### Kafka (now replacing ActiveMQ) **Description** The transition to Kafka for messaging is complete, and ActiveMQ is no longer supported as of the 2024.2 release. *More details* about [GermainUX’s architecture](https://docs.germainux.com/main/strategy-architecture.md). ## Marketplaces ### Shopify Marketplace **Description** GermainUX is now available on the [Shopify Store](https://apps.shopify.com/germain-ux)! ### Microsoft Marketplace **Description** GermainUX is now available on the [Microsoft Store](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/germainux.germain-ux?tab=Overview)! ## Security and Vulnerabilities Fixes > [!NOTE] > > All customers are required to apply the following patches to update Germain **Description** In alignment with SOC2 compliance, patches have been developed for vulnerabilities identified in Germain version 2024.2 and earlier. Please generate a[support ticket or contact Germain support](https://germainux.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1) for assistance. | Vulnerability | Severity | Scope | Detected | Reviewed | Resolved | Affected versions | Fix implemented in | Link | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | CVE-2024-22262 | HIGH | spring-web \[6.1.4] -> \[6.1.6] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1-3 | [https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-22262](https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-22262) | | CVE-2024-29857 | HIGH | bcprov-jdk18on \[1.74] -> \[1.78] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1-3 | [https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html#:\~:text=the%20following%20CVEs%3A-,CVE%2D2024%2D29857,-%2D%20Importing%20an%20EC](https://www.bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html#:~:text=the%20following%20CVEs%3A-,CVE%2D2024%2D29857,-%2D%20Importing%20an%20EC) | | \[CVE-2024-34750] | HIGH | Tomcat \[10.1.19] -> \[10.1.26] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1-46 | [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34750](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34750) | | \[CVE-2023-43642] | HIGH | snappy-java \[1.1.10.1] -> \[1.1.10.5] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2023.4 | 2023.4-54, 2024.1-46 | [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43642](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43642) | | \[CVE-2024-38809] | HIGH | spring \[6.1.6] -> \[6.1.12] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1.48 | [https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809](https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809) | | \[CVE-2024-47554] | HIGH | commons-io \[2.7] -> \[2.14.0] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1-56, 2024.2-21 | [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47554](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47554) | | \[CVE-2023-22102] | HIGH | mysql-connector-java \[8.0.28] -> \[8.2.0] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1-56, 2024.2-21 | [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22102](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22102) | | \[CVE-2024-47561] | HIGH | org.apache.avro \[1.11.3] -> \[1.11.4] | ######## | ######## | ######## | >= 2024.1 | 2024.1-56, 2024.2-21 | [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47561](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47561) | ## Get Help > [card] [Contact GermainUX Support](https://docs.germainux.com/main/support.md) > > The GermainUX team helps you get up and running faster, empower your team, turn data into actionable insights, and optimize performance to deliver measurable business outcomes. > [card] Can't find what you need? > > Search all GermainUX docs with **Ctrl + K**, or use the feedback buttons at the bottom of this page to tell us what is missing. 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