Release Notes

[CX-Io]​

Catena-X Standards​

• 2 new standards, completing the set of Catena-X' initial use cases
• 12 updated standards to ensure quality
• 1 deprecated standards in the course of consolidation to achieve more user-friendliness
• updated modular certification framework (see Operating Model)

details to be found here

Catena-X Operating Model​

• updated to version 3.0.5
• only patch changes e.g. clarification of the Sandbox, update modular System covering the new standards and update glossary etc.

details to be found here

Catena-X Regulatory Framework​

• only patch changes in comparison to CX-Jupiter

details to be found here

Tractus-X reference implementations​

A comprehensive, coherent and compatible set of development artefacts. Highlights include:

Portal

• Enhance the App/Service registration process
  • Reduces necessity of creating multiple services to enable the usage of multiple technical users; leads to more flexibility for the app/service provider
• Optimization of the Service/App Subscription Process
  • Enhances security and user experience
• Automatic Setting of the Catena-X Membership Flag
  • Automates the flag-setting process, making onboarding more efficient
• Integration of the Gaia-X Clearinghouse Interface
  • The new API provides more flexibility from a Gaia-X perspective. The Portal backend must switch to the new API for proper data validation during company onboarding and SD document creation

SSI Credential Issuer

• Support for Bitstring Status List
  • Ensures compliance with the updated W3C standard.
• Process Status List API
  • Enables the retriggering of failed process steps to improve stability

EDC

• Empty Asset Selector
  • Blocks contract definitions with an empty asset selector to prevent erroneous data publication
• Policy Checks
  • Adds policy validation APIs and validation during policy creation
• Restart Broken Transfers
  • Automatically restarts an abandoned data transfer, e.g., after a data plane crash

IRS

• Efficient Orchestration of EDC Negotiations
  • Reduces unnecessary duplicate negotiations and improves performance
• Remediation of technical Debt
  • Improved calculation of order and batch statuses, along with integration of progress indicators.
• Limitation of Parallel Job Execution
  • Reduces system load and prevents resource exhaustion

details to be found here

Details on compatible and non-compatible versions​

By default, the versions listed in the Tractus-X changelog are the recommended versions. Non-compatible or other compatible versions of the Tractus-X release or the apps are listed below. If a version is interoperable with the initial release version and those features and with all other listed versions its listed as compatible.

Compatible versions​

Non-compatible versions​

Further Scope Clarification​

To uphold the integrity and reliability of the onboarding process, there will be a temporary change of the standards. This change is in-line with a feature supported in the current reference implementation.

Impact: CSP-B & OSP roles:

• CX-0006.
  • The standard has been slightly adjusted. Onboarding service providers and core service providers must continue to support the possibility of creating a Self-Description (SD) of the Legal Person. However, this requirement is no longer strictly tied to the initial registration process; the creation of the SD can now occur at a later stage. For any SDs that are issued, they must be stored in a central location and must comply with GAIA-X standards and guidelines.

The functionality of Catena-X and the security framework will remain unaffected furthermore the validation of company data and identifiers will continue as usual.

[CX-Jupiter]​

Catena-X Standards​

• 13 new standards, completing the set of Catena-X' initial use cases
• 35 updated standards to ensure quality, coherence and the implementation of our "breaking change" via SSI
• 67 deprecated standards in the course of consolidation to achieve more user-friendliness
• updated modular certification framework

details to be found here

Catena-X Operating Model​

• updated to version 3.0 enabling many new ecosystem components such as the OSP role, Catena-X Sandboxes and an overhaul to release management focused on stability and reliability

details to be found here

Catena-X Regulatory Framework​

• introduced the official Catena-X ODRL profile including standardized Catena-X policies.
• adding various pre-defined use case frameworks, e.g. Circular Economy, Demand and Capacity Management, etc.
• moving China to White List, allowing onboarding of Chinese companies to the Catena-X network

details to be found here

Tractus-X reference implementations​

A comprehensive, coherent and compatible set of development artefacts. Highlights include:

• an update to the Multi-OpCo solutions
• the full implementation of the Industry Core KIT
• the advancement of Self Sovereign Identity concepts
• several improvements to the user-friendliness of KITs based on feedback received to date, making Tractus-X overall more accessible and welcoming to newcomers and veterans alike.

details to be found here

Details on compatible and non-compatible versions​

By default, the versions listed in the Tractus-X changelog are the recommended versions. Non-compatible or other compatible versions of the Tractus-X release or the apps are listed below. If a version is interoperable with the initial release version and those features and with all other listed versions its listed as compatible.

Compatible versions​

[Latest] – latest released version
[Recommended] – recommended by the Catena-X association (Compatible with the Catena-X Standards and End-to-End tested)

Non-compatible versions​

Further Scope Clarification​

To uphold the integrity and reliability of the onboarding process, there will be a temporary change of the standards. This change is in-line with a feature supported in the current reference implementation.

Impact: CSP-B & OSP roles:

• CX-0006.
  • The standard has been slightly adjusted. Onboarding service providers and core service providers must continue to support the possibility of creating a Self-Description (SD) of the Legal Person. However, this requirement is no longer strictly tied to the initial registration process; the creation of the SD can now occur at a later stage. For any SDs that are issued, they must be stored in a central location and must comply with GAIA-X standards and guidelines.

The functionality of Catena-X and the security framework will remain unaffected furthermore the validation of company data and identifiers will continue as usual.