Meltano

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New

- [736](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/736) Add "Cancel", "Next", and a message to the entities UI when an extractor doesn't support discovery and thus entity selection
- [730](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/730) Updated Analyze Models page UI with improved content organization so it is easier to use
- [710](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/710) Updated connector (extractor and loader) settings with specific control type (text, password, email, boolean, and date) per setting, added form validation, and added an inference by default for password and token fields as a protective measure
- [719](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/719) Added InputDateIso8601.vue component to standardize date inputs in the UI while ensuring the model data remains in Iso8601 format on the frontend.
- [643](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/643) Updated `minimallyValidated` computeds so that new users are intentionally funneled through the pipelines ELT setup UI (previously they could skip past required steps)
- [752](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/752) Fix the schedule having no start_date when the extractor didn't expose a `start_date` setting

Fixes

- [!703](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/merge_requests/703) Fix `ScheduleService` instantiation due to signature refactor

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New

- [724](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/724) Add the `model-gitlab-ultimate` plugin to Meltano. It includes .m5o files for analyzing data available for Gitlab Ultimate or Gitlab.com Gold accounts (e.g. Epics, Epic Issues, etc) fetched using the Gitlab API. Repository used: https://gitlab.com/meltano/model-gitlab-ultimate
- [723](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/723) Add proper signage and dedicated sub-navigation area in views/pages. Standardized the view -> sub-view markup relationships for consistent layout. Directory refactoring for improved organization.
- [612](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/612) Move the plugins' configuration to the database, enabling configuration from the UI

Changes

- [636](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/636) Refactored connector logo related logic into a ConnectorLogo component for code cleanliness, reusability, and standardization
- [728](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/728) Change error notification button link to open the bugs issue template

Fixes

- [718](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/718) Fix dynamically disabled transforms always running. Transforms can now be dynamically disabled inside a dbt package and Meltano will respect that. It will also respect you and your time.
- [684](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/684) Enables WAL on SQLite to handle concurrent processes gracefully
- [732](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/732) Fix plugin installation progress bar that wasn't updating upon installation completion

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New

- [!683](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/683) Add `--start-date` to `meltano schedule` to give the control over the catch up logic to the users
- [651](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/651) Added model installation in the Analyze UI to bypass an otherwise "back to the CLI step"
- [676](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/676) Add pipeline schedule UI for viewing and saving pipeline schedules for downstream use by Airflow/Orchestration

Changes

- [708](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/708) Enable `tap-gitlab` to run using Gitlab Ultimate and Gitlab.com Gold accounts and extract Epics and Epic Issues.
- [711](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/711) Add new call to action for submitting an issue on docs site
- [717](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/717) Enable `dbt-tap-gitlab` to run using Gitlab Ultimate and Gitlab.com Gold accounts and generate transformed tables that depend on Epics and Epic Issues.

Fixes

- [716](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/716) Fix entities UI so only installed extractors can edit selections
- [715](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/715) Remove reimport of Bulma in `/orchestration` route to fix borked styling

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New

- [!640](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/merge_requests/640) Google Analytics logo addition for recent tap-google-analytics Extractor addition
- [671](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/671) Add the `tap-google-analytics` transform to Meltano. It is using the dbt package defined in https://gitlab.com/meltano/dbt-tap-google-analytics
- [672](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/672) Add the `model-google-analytics` plugin to Meltano. It includes .m5o files for analyzing data fetched from the Google Analytics Reporting API. Repository used: https://gitlab.com/meltano/model-google-analytics
- [687](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/687) Implemented a killswitch to prevent undefined behaviors when a Meltano project is not compatible with the installed `meltano` version

Fixes

- [661](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/661) Fixed empty UI for extractors that lack configuration settings by providing feedback message with actionable next steps
- [663](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/663) Fixed Airflow error when advancing to Orchestration step after installing and saving a Loader configuration
- [254](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/254) Fixed `meltano init` not working on terminal with cp1252 encoding
- [254](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/254) Fixed `meltano add/install` crashing on Windows
- [664](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/664) Minor CSS fix ensuring Airflow UI height is usable (side-effect of recent reparenting)
- [679](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/679) Fix an issue with `meltano select` emitting duplicate properties when the property used the `anyOf` type
- [650](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/650) Add `MELTANO_DISABLE_TRACKING` environment variable to disable all tracking
- [670](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/670) Update tests to not send tracking events

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New

- [603](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/603) `meltano select` now supports raw JSON Schema as a valid Catalog
- [537](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/537) Add Extractor for Google Analytics (`tap-google-analytics`) to Meltano. It uses the tap defined in https://gitlab.com/meltano/tap-google-analytics/

Changes

- [621](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/621) Added new tutorial for tap-gitlab
- [657](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/657) Update Analyze page to have single purpose views

Fixes

- [645](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/645) Fixed confusion around Loader Settings and Analytics DB Connector Settings
- [580](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/580) Fixed `project_compiler` so the Analyze page can properly display custom topics
- [658](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/658) Fixed the Analyze page when no models are present
- [603](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/603) Fix an issue where `meltano select` would incorrectly report properties as excluded
- [603](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/603) Fix an issue where `meltano select` incorrectly flatten nested properties
- [553](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/553) Fix an issue where running `meltano select --list` for the first time would incorrectly report properties

Break

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New

- [586](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/586) `meltano ui` now automatically start Airflow if installed; Airflow UI available at `Orchestration`.
- [592](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/592) Added baseline UX feedback via toast for uncaught API response errors with a link to "Submit Bug"
- [642](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/642) Improved UX during extractor plugin installation so settings can be configured _during_ installation as opposed to waiting for the (typically lengthy) install to complete
- [!647](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/merge_requests/647) Added preloader for occasional lengthy extractor loading and added feedback for lengthy entities loading
- [645](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/645) Added an Analyze landing page to facilitate future sub-UIs including the Analyze database settings; Added proper Loader Settings UI.

Fixes

- [645](https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/issues/645) Fixed confusion around Loader Settings and Analyze database settings