Release notes - Lobster Platform 25.1.0-LTS
Release date: October 9, 2025
Features & Improvements
LDP-4125 — Introducing Lobster Bridge
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Lobster Bridge is a secure software solution that enables seamless connections between the Lobster Data Platform and external or on-premises systems—without exposing internal networks to the public internet or requiring a VPN. It establishes encrypted tunnels and manages secure data exchanges for databases, file transfers, and ETL jobs, supporting a broad range of on-prem and cloud integration workflows.
LDP-4122 — Introducing Pathfinder
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Introducing Pathfinder - A multi talent AI which assists at various places in the platform.
Examples:
AI Chatbot
Interpreting logs
Finding mapping functions via context instead of the name
Explaining function chains
Additional capabilities will be added with future releases.
LDP-3492 — MCP Interface Support
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Added MCP interface support to integrate data into AI models. MCP (Model Context Protocol) enables the integration of the platform into any supporting AI model. With this approach you can harvest your data and expose it to a LLM or create tailored agents to cover your needs.
LDP-131 — New Profile Creation Wizard
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An assistant which asks the user for a minimum of information that is necessary to create a functioning profile. Besides the saving of time for default cases, this feature also addresses new users and users with lesser technical background.
LDP-3694 — CSRF Token Protection
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The user session is now protected from beeing taken over by using CSRF tokens.
LDP-34562
New custom class "ListFilesCron" which lists all files within a FTP directory.
LDP-3568
Profile log errors can now be explained by the Pathfinder assistant.
LDP-3697
GUI: Consolidate AMQP/Kafka/MQTT/TCP connection views, added export/import of connection settings.
LDP-43391
Phase 6 (HTTP): Minimal value for the waiting time is now 3 seconds.
LDP-3711
Restructured the data base settings layout so that it includes two tabs (Main Settings and Advanced).
Introduced a new "Test Connection" feature for live edits in the Main Settings tab
The test creates temporary connections with the minimum required fields
Added new UI elements to improve user experience, such as checkboxes and tooltips
Updated icon and naming in the navigation menu
LDP-3710
The profile function search is now Pathfinder infused. Functions in mappings can not only be searched by name but also by context.
Examples:
'Database' will also find the 'sql' functions
'equals' will also find "a==b" functions
LDP-43269
Multiple public keys are now supported for SFTP channels.
LDP-3569
MessagePack is now supported as input and output format for profiles via preparser and postexecutor.
LDP-215
Mapping functions: Renamed xor(a, b) to logical-xor(a, b) for consistency reasons.
LDP-3542
The number of licensed configuration items is now enforced.
There is a threshold below which additional configuration objects can be created despite under-licensing
Above this threshold, the creation of new configuration objects is aborted with a corresponding message
Editing existing configuration objects is still possible
LDP-38695
New mapping function: convert decimal to bin (and bin to decimal).
LDP-155
Limits (quotas) for file transfer by partners.
LDP-42897
Custom Class: Inform via mail if files are older than 24hrs on DMZ.
Bug fixes
LDP-4064
The menu entry picker in a 'Custom overview' dialog now offers the correct menu to pick from.
LDP-4017
Old DataProduct input agents and response units are deprecated and now work with HTTP settings.
LDP-3983
Roles with only permissions to view active sessions can now view the active sessions view.
LDP-43456
SwaggerImporter: Redesigned importing to support "application/xml" and creation of mapping test data.
LDP-4067
The server logs are no longer spammed with permission errors, if the user can see the "Activity feed" widget but has no read permission for any of its listed items.
LDP-3896
Integration UI: fixed "Export to CSV" for all grid views.
LDP-3837
Servlets: Fixed issue where user with multiple roles is unable to use servlet endpoints although having a role with proper authorization.
LDP-3652
Phase 3: Suppressed occasional exception when doing unwanted drag&drop actions on a grid.
LDP-35660
Fixed comm-log operations leading to DB-constraint errors when AS2-reception and processing happen on different systems.
LDP-3622
Drag and Drop in some integration dialogs did not work properly (e.g. uploading a file).
LDP-172
Constants are available in selection dialogs directly after saving.
LDP-41570
Pdf2PdfAPostExecutor: fixed Invalid PDF/A File.
LDP-3691
Profile viewing rights in DataCockpit are now displayed in a separate "Profile Permissions" tab. Profiles can be added and removed here. The "May see all profiles of selected client" permission is now also taken into account.
LDP-3722
Profiles: Locked profiles will now be released after the user gets logged out.
The color of the lock icons for profiles currently being edited is now gray
Persistent locks remain orange
Tooltips for these icons have been improved
The terms "Lock" and "Block" have been standardized to "Lock"
LDP-42654
Cloud Storage: fixed HTTP client streaming issues concerning payload size because of java array limitations.
LDP-219
Calling the partner channel API via the DMZ with httpTunnel = true: calls to /dw/auth/v1/... are now forwarded to the inner platform.
LDP-43493
SFTP-Server: Fixed check of access permissions allowing the creation and deletion (i.e. also renaming/moving) of folders under certain circumstances.
LDP-3730
License tokens were counted wrong if token-counting parts were restarted.
LDP-43409
The AS2 connection test no longer blocks the UI. The test is also canceled if the window is closed or if the "Abort" button is pressed.