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title: "Product Updates - April 7, 2026"
slug: "product-updates-april-7-2026"
updated: 2026-04-07T18:12:02Z
published: 2026-04-07T18:12:02Z
canonical: "docs.sightmachine.com/product-updates-april-7-2026"
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# Product Updates - April 7, 2026

# Product Updates - April 7, 2026

## Overview of Changes

### STRUCTURE

**New Features & Improvements**

- **Control Plane**
  - Manage your factory's organizational structure directly — define facilities, lines, machines, and machine types without needing Data Engineering support
  - Guided setup experience walks you through configuring your factory hierarchy step by step
  - Upload machines and tags in bulk via CSV with a built-in review step to catch errors before they take effect
  - Edit tags inline with filtering and sorting to quickly find and update the data you need
  - Validation runs automatically across your workspace, flagging conflicts and dependency issues before they reach production
  - Integrates with your pipeline configuration so changes to your factory structure flow through to your data model automatically
- **Workspace Copy Performance**
  - Significantly faster workspace copy operations across all environments
  - Reduces wait times when duplicating workspaces for testing or staging

**Bug Fixes**

- **Pipeline Update Error Visibility**
  - Pipeline draft updates and validations that previously failed silently now surface clear error messages
  - Issues are reported directly in the interface so you can act on them immediately
- **Pipeline Changes Persisting Correctly**
  - Resolved an issue where pipeline configuration changes could disappear after refreshing the page
  - All saved changes are now reliably persisted across browser sessions
- **Workspace Manager Stability**
  - Fixed a rare crash in the Workspace Manager when deployment state details were unavailable
  - The interface now handles incomplete deployment information gracefully

### BUILD

**New Features & Improvements**

- **Version History Diff Tool**
  - Compare different versions of your applications side-by-side with a visual diff tool
  - Quickly identify what changed between versions to track modifications over time

**Bug Fixes**

- **Notebook Connectivity**
  - Improved reliability of the notebook connection within App Builder
  - Ensures stable communication between notebooks and the platform

### ANALYZE

**Bug Fixes**

- **Dashboard KPI Display**
  - Resolved an issue where KPI metrics were displaying errors on dashboards after recent updates
  - All KPI calculations now render correctly across dashboard views
- **Widget Titles in Data Visualization**
  - Widget titles now display correctly when opening visualizations from the Data Visualization view
  - Consistent title display across all navigation paths
- **Shared Table Links**
  - Table names now display correctly when accessing tables through shared links
  - Consistent viewing experience whether accessing tables directly or via shared URLs
- **Line Model Filter Accuracy**
  - Corrected the aggregation function used in line model filters
  - Ensures accurate data filtering when working with line-level visualizations
- **Data Filtering Reliability**
  - Resolved an error that could occur when filtering certain text-based columns
  - Filters now work consistently regardless of the underlying column type
- **Mobile Desktop Version Link**
  - Fixed the Desktop Version link in the mobile menu to properly switch to desktop view
  - Improved tap target size for easier interaction on mobile devices

### OPERATE

**New Features & Improvements**

- **2D Line Layout Editor**
  - Visually arrange and position machines on your 2D line diagrams directly in Operate Config
  - Drag-and-drop interface for intuitive line layout design
- **Operate Dashboards**
  - New dashboard navigation workflow within Operate for streamlined access to operational metrics
- **Operator Stations (Kiosks)**
  - Configure dedicated kiosk views for operators on the factory floor
  - Tailored interfaces for specific operational roles and tasks
- **Line Data Collection Start/Pause**
  - Start and pause data collection for production lines directly from the interface
  - Immediate control over line scheduling status for operational flexibility
- **Improved Add Machines Experience**
  - Streamlined workflow for adding machines to lines in Operate Config
  - Faster and more intuitive machine configuration process
- **Data Source Color Coding**
  - Color code data sources based on different fields for easier visual identification
  - Quickly distinguish between data source types and statuses at a glance
- **Clone Data Sources**
  - Copy existing data source configurations to quickly set up new ones
  - Reduces repetitive configuration work when adding similar data sources
- **Omniverse Streaming Improvements**
  - Improved 3D view responsiveness with dynamic resizing up to 1920x1080 resolution
  - Fixed interaction issues including first-click responsiveness and camera reset on page load
  - More reliable stream connection when navigating between views

**Bug Fixes**

- **Data Source Screen Display**
  - Fixed an issue where the data source screen would unexpectedly zoom out
  - Screen now maintains proper zoom level for easier configuration and viewing

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*Release notes generated on April 7, 2026*