Release 4.1 (Winter '24)

New Features:

• Visual Twin Editor Drag-and-drop image selector / editor where the admin can assign an image to each Thing Type and annotate shapes on the image for binding the Sensors, Calculated Fields, and Alert Conditions.

• Visual Twin Viewer View & interact with the configured Visual Twin, including:

  • Visual Twin Timeline: The history of points-in-time are available to review / compare values, with easy navigation using arrow-keys and support for both in-memory values and snapshots.
  • Visual Twin Snapshots: Any Visual Twin point-in-time can be saved to Salesforce as an IoT Data Snapshot record. These snapshots are loaded in the viewer on the timeline for reviewing / comparison.
  • Visual Twin Streaming: The ability to subscribe to the IoT stream of data is also available, allowing the user to view the latest values as they arrive.

• Digital Twin Enhancements The Digital Twin component has been enhanced to include a number of new features, including:

  • Digital Twin Legend & Iconography: Visually distinguish Sensors (blue dots), Calculated Fields (black plus-signs) and Alert Conditions (green/yellow triangles based on false/true values). In addition, Things/Assets are now represented as color-coded Standard Asset icons.
  • Digital Twin Timeline: The history of points-in-time are available to review / compare values, with easy navigation using arrow-keys and support for both in-memory values and snapshots.
  • Digital Twin Snapshots: Any Digital Twin point-in-time (full asset hierarchy) can be saved to Salesforce as an IoT Data Snapshot record. These snapshots are loaded in the viewer on the timeline for reviewing / comparison.
  • Digital Twin Streaming: The ability to subscribe to the IoT stream of data for ALL Assets in the Digital Twin Hierarchy is also available, allowing the user to view the latest values as they arrive.

• Simulator Enhancements Stream your Bolt Data Connect IoT Data into Salesforce Data Cloud. We automate the schema and integration to make the setup painless and make it easy to analyze and act on your IoT Devices in Data Cloud.

  • Local Simulators: The same Simulator configurations run in the Salesforce browser, giving better stablity and control. (NOTE: This also allows Simulators to be used in BDC-Lite & Demo-Kit)
  • Simulator Replay Files: Admins can now download Thing Chart data, representing an interesting use-case or problematic scenario, (optionally) modify the data, and upload to a Local Simulator to replay the same data. This enables them to test very specific scenarios and have complete control over simulated values.
  • Simulator Co-Pilot: Save time and avoid missed sensors and modes by using the new Simulator Config Co-Pilot feature to auto-Generate Simulator Definitions using analytics and introspection of the rules.
  • Simulator Config Permission: Ability to restrict the editing of the Simulator Configurations, separate than the use / control of the Simulators themselves​

• Sensor Data: Asset Attributes Asset Attributes is a new Standard Object used in Salesforce Field Service and Manufacturing Cloud in Usage-Based and Condition-Based PM Plans. We’ve added support for populating these objects automatically by synchronizing the values from the IoT Cloud as well as automating the creation of the Asset Attribute Definitions.

• Thing Registration Certificates The Thing Registration action now returns the generated security certificates needed for connecting to the IoT Cloud. The Administrator can now download these certificates to handle the edge connectivity without leaving Salesforce.

• Smart Gateways We’ve added more intelligent monitoring of our Gateways, including:

  • Gateway Alarms: Central monitoring of important runtime problems and warnings from Gateways and their connected Things.
  • Gateway Metrics: The Telemetry data sent by the Gateways now includes key metrics for each Thing Type being processed.

• IoT Audit Trail: A new Audit Trail table in the IoT Cloud captures key events such as Register API, Gateway Integration Update API, and Thing Type Update API. The Audit table includes columns for Audit-Type, Datetime, Textual Difference (DIFF), and JSON Value. This enhancement ensures a comprehensive record of crucial actions.

  NOTE: This IoT Audit Trail data is not currently exposed in Salesforce, but you can create a Case with support (bolt-data-connect-support@bolt-data.com) if you need access for any reason.