What's new and changed in Watson Discovery

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Watson Discovery updates can include new features, bug fixes, and security updates.

Installing or upgrading Watson Discovery

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Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.5.3

A new version of Watson Discovery was released in October 2022 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.5.3.

Operand version: 4.5.3

This release includes the following changes:

New features
There are no new features in this release.
Several security patches were applied

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.5.1

A new version of Watson Discovery was released in July 2022 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.5.1.

Operand version: 4.5.1

This release includes the following changes:

New features
There are no new features in this release.
Customer-reported issues that are fixed in this release
Several security patches were applied

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.5.0

A new version of Watson Discovery was released in June 2022 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.5.0.

Operand version: 4.5.0

This release includes the following changes:

New features
Version 4.5.0 of the Watson Discovery service includes the following features and updates:
New home page
A new home page is displayed when you start Watson Discovery. The home page gives you quick access to a product overview video and tours. You can collapse the home page welcome banner to see more projects. The home page also includes a Helpful links tab that has quick links to documentation, a community site, and other resources.
Screen capture of the welcome banner on new Watson Discovery home page.
The JSON view is improved to show numbers of elements in objects
The updated JSON view numbers the occurrences of elements in each JSON object, which makes it easier to keep track of information and to read totals at a glance. You can also use your keyboard to tab through elements in the view.
Screen capture of the new JSON view with element totals for collapsed sections.
Change to the default deployment type
The default deployment type is now Production instead of Starter (formerly Development).
Customer-reported issues that are fixed in this or earlier releases
Several security patches were applied