# Source: https://docs.squared.ai/release-notes/January_2025.md

# January 2025 Releases

> Release updates for the month of January

## 🚀 Features

* **Added Empty State for Feedback Overview Table**\
  Introduces a default view when no feedback data is available, ensuring clearer guidance and intuitive messaging for end users.

* **Custom Visual Component for Writing Data to Destination Connectors**\
  Simplifies the process of sending or mapping data to various destination connectors within the platform’s interface.

* **Azure Blob Storage Integration**\
  Adds support for storing and retrieving data from Azure Blob, expanding available cloud storage options.

* **Update Workflows to Deploy Solid Worker**\
  Automates deployment of a dedicated worker process, improving back-end task management and system scalability.

* **Chatbot Visual Type**\
  Adds a dedicated visualization type designed for chatbot creation and management, enabling more intuitive configuration of conversational experiences.

* **Trigger Sync Alerts / Sync Alerts**\
  Implements a notification system to inform teams about the success or failure of data synchronization events in real time.

* **Runner Script Enhancements for Chatbot**\
  Improves the runner script’s capability to handle chatbot logic, ensuring smoother automated operations.

* **Add S3 Destination Connector**\
  Enables direct export of transformed or collected data to Amazon S3, broadening deployment possibilities for cloud-based workflows.

* **Add SFTP Source Connector**\
  Permits data ingestion from SFTP servers, streamlining workflows where secure file transfers are a primary data source.

## 🐛 Bug Fixes

* **Handle Chatbot Response When Streaming Is Off**\
  Resolves an issue causing chatbot responses to fail when streaming mode was disabled, improving overall reliability.

* **Sync Alert Issues**\
  Fixes various edge cases where alerts either triggered incorrectly or failed to trigger for certain data sync events.

* **UI Enhancements and Fixes**\
  Addresses multiple interface inconsistencies, refining the user experience for navigation and data presentation.

* **Validation for “Continue” CTA During Chatbot Creation**\
  Ensures that all mandatory fields are properly completed before users can progress through chatbot setup.

* **Refetch Data Model After Update**\
  Corrects a scenario where updated data models were not automatically reloaded, preventing stale information in certain views.

* **OpenAI Connector Failure Handling**\
  Improves error handling and retry mechanisms for OpenAI-related requests, reducing the impact of transient network issues.

* **Stream Fetch Fix for Salesforce**\
  Patches a problem causing occasional timeouts or failed data streams when retrieving records from Salesforce.

* **Radio Button Inconsistencies**\
  Unifies radio button behavior across the platform’s interface, preventing unexpected selection or styling errors.

* **Keep Reports Link Highlight**\
  Ensures the “Reports” link remains visibly highlighted in the navigation menu, maintaining consistent visual cues.

## ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks

* **Add Default Request and Response in Connection Configuration for OpenAI**\
  Provides pre-populated request/response templates for OpenAI connectors, simplifying initial setup for users.

* **Add Alert Policy to Roles**\
  Integrates alert policies into user role management, allowing fine-grained control over who can create or modify data alerts.