# New features
## Shared features
| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| New Talend Studio
release lifecycle | You can now choose a monthly release or a support release when updating
Talend Studio.
Monthly releases include new features, improvements, bug fixes, and security
updates. Support releases include CVE and support issue fixes without new and
preview features. For more information, see [Understanding the update lifecycle for Talend Studio](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-windows/8.0/studio-update-lifecycle). |
| Enhancement of AI assistant (Qlik Answers) in Talend Studio | You can now use the AI assistant in Talend Studio
to modify both input and output schemas in the tMap component. It can add, remove,
or rename columns and update column properties, so you can make schema changes
without editing each table manually. |
## Big Data
| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Update of Spark Batch and Spark Streaming names and icons | - In the repository view, Big Data Batch and Big Data Streaming under Job Designs are now named Spark Batch and Spark Streaming.
- In the Metadata repository view, Big Data Configurations is now Spark Cloud Configurations.
- For Structured Streaming Jobs, the Run tab now shows Spark Configuration instead of Structured Streaming Configuration.
- Spark Batch, Spark Streaming, and Joblet now use updated icons.
|
| Support for EMR 8.0 with Spark 4.0.2 and EMR 8.1 with Spark 4.1 in Spark
Batch Jobs | You can now run your Spark Batch Jobs on an Amazon EMR cluster using Spark
Universal with Spark 4.x in Yarn cluster mode. You can
configure it either in the Spark Configuration view of your
Spark Jobs or in the Hadoop Cluster Connection metadata
wizard.
When you select this mode, Talend Studio is compatible with Amazon EMR 8.0 (Spark 4.0.2) and Amazon EMR 8.1 (Spark
4.1.1). |
## Continuous Integration
| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Upgrade of Talend
CI Builder to version 8.0.40 | The Talend
CI Builder is upgraded to version 8.0.40. Use Talend
CI Builder 8.0.40 in your CI commands or pipeline scripts from this monthly
version onwards until a new version of Talend
CI Builder is released. |
## Data Integration
| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Dependency updates in Google Storage and BigQuery components | The Google Storage and BigQuery components now use updated
dependencies. |
| Support for custom HTTP headers in SAP OData components | You can now set custom HTTP headers for requests sent by SAP OData
components to meet the requirements of your SAP OData services. |
| Improved tQlikOutput selector behavior | When you reopen the Space or Knowledge
base selector, the current value is preselected if it matches an
available option. This makes it easier to verify or change the configured
value. |
## Data Mapper
| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Preview](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Introduction/feature-preview-program-overview.htm)
AI assistant (Qlik Answers) for tDSQL4JSON | You can now use the AI assistant (Qlik Answers) with the tDSQL4JSON
component to generate a DSQL script based on a prompt and a JSON file. |
## Data Quality
| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| New tStandardizeDate component | The tStandardizeDate component standardizes values in
one or more date columns by using built-in or custom input patterns. It adds a
Date-typed standardized column to the main flow and can route values that cannot
be parsed to a reject flow. |
| Migration of geocoding components to Places API (New) | The tGoogleGeocoder,
tGoogleAddressRow, and
tGoogleMapLookup components now use Places API (New) instead
of the legacy Places API XML endpoints. Enable Places API (New) for your project
and use an API key configured for it. Existing output schemas and status values
are unchanged. |