Release notes for 5.3.0

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Some features introduced in 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 will be described in the upcoming 5.4.0 documentation.

KAIZEN 5.3.0 delivers platform enhancements across system administration, identity and access management, design tools, and workflow capabilities. This release also adds MSSQL support, strengthens security and diagnostics, and includes dependency updates to address third-party vulnerabilities.

Identify and access features

• [IAM] Improved password requirement error messages with clearer descriptions
  • Refer to Create a user > Type Password
• [IAM] Added Service Name filter to Endpoint assignments
  • Refer to Endpoint assignments

System features

General

• [General] Refactored backend logging to include richer contextual information
• [General] Added GPG key support for GitLab-related operations in KAIZEN
  • Refer to Add a GPG key
• [General] Extracted VO objects from be-iam and be-common to be-lib-common for improved reusability
• [General] Changed foreign key constraints from ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE to ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT
  • Refer to Delete data
• [General] Added MSSQL database support for KAIZEN
  • Refer to Create a database connection
• [General] Enabled detailed logging (DEBUG/TRACE) by default for core application classes to streamline troubleshooting
  • Refer to Key monitoring features
• [General] Added support for Nexus authentication via environment variables
• [General] Improved exception handling for missing XML headers during module imports

Common

• [Common] Added import and export functionality for the cascade MasterCode
  • Refer to MasterCode
• [Common] Added an API /api/v1/systemConfigs/queryConfigValueWithExpire/{configKey} for system settings cache invalidation, allowing Redis to trigger re-synchronisation with the database based on defined expiration intervals
  • Refer to View the API documentation
• [Common] Improved audit log display with formatted JSON data
  • Refer to View audit log > Before data & After data

Console, materials, and UI render

• [Console] Optimised the import and export process for projects and configurations when no user data is involved
  • Refer to Import or export a project and Import or export project configuration
• [Materials] Removed dumi:build from frontend packages

Dependency upgrade

• [Dependency Upgrade] Upgraded libraries version to resolve third-party CVE
  • Refer to Update lodash in KAIZEN 5.3.0
• [Dependency Upgrade] Upgraded Spring Boot to version 4 across all backend modules

Designer features

App Designer

• [App Designer] [Breaking Change] Introduced a Page CSS Isolation toggle to separate CSS styles per page in both the designer and runtime
  • Refer to Configure application properties > Page CSS Isolation
• [App Designer] Improved code generation to resolve Oobee Scan issues
• [App Designer] Added language declaration on every page and support for customising the viewport meta attribute via application properties
  • Refer to Configure application properties > Viewport Settings
• [App Designer] Added support for importing project configurations
  • Refer to Import or export project configuration
• [App Designer] Improved app profile switching to avoid unnecessary site reloads
• [App Designer] Fixed an issue where the telephone input lacked "disabled" styling despite being read-only
• [App Designer] Added loading configuration property support to Table
  • Refer to Table

Theme

• [Theme] Implemented frontend CSS syntax validation when editing CSS
  • Refer to Assets
• [Theme] Added support for applying custom themes within the main application
• [Theme Designer] Added theme support for new components: Badge, Progress, Collapse, Avatar, and Range
  • Refer to Customise a theme

AI Agent Builder

• [AI Agent Builder] Added support for Flow Revisions and Status tracking
  • Refer to Build AI agent flows in your project

Database Designer

• [Database Designer] Added virtual database support in the DB Editor
  • Refer to Configure the virtual database
• [Database Designer] Added database sorting functionality in the DB Editor

Services

• [Services] Added tooltips for authentication type selection

Workflow

• [Workflow] Upgraded Workflow Engine to Spring Boot 4
• [Workflow] Added MSSQL database support for Workflow
• [Workflow] Moved the workflow entry point from the application level to project-level roles and added a new Project Business Analyst role with privileges for accessing Workflow Designer
  • Refer to Assign users to the project > Business Analyst
• [Workflow] Added support for accessing nested members in Workflow Designer

Last updated on 21 Sep 2026