Product roadmap

Last updated: September 2022

This roadmap provides a snapshot of the direction and development priorities for Experian's data quality solutions. Please note, all enhancements and timings are subject to change at our discretion.

Feature
Data
Performance
Customer experience
Security
Available
v2.8 Rows to columns (pivot) step
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Flip data from row to columns for enhanced reporting.
July
v2.8 View and maintain Find duplicates store
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Maintain a permanent duplicate store which allows you to interact with it easily and inspect or update the single view of your data.
July
v2.8 Interactive Snapshots enhancements
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Enhancement including profiling and grouping.
July
v2.8 Batch management
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Limit the number of batches in a Dataset and bulk delete batches.
July
v2.8 Validate rules ignore rows
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Ability to ignore Validate step rules to improve data accuracy.
July
v2.8 Issue lists
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Assign data issues to all users (including consumers) and track the progress to resolution.
July
Building
v2.9 Data compression
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
A new type of column-based data compression that improves Workflow performance.
Q4
v2.9 SCV Find duplicates
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
View and maintain your entire duplicate store natively without custom steps.
Q4
v2.9 Function script editor
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Speed up the modification of Functions and validation rules with a script editor.
Q4
v2.9 Automations
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Improvements to the existing notifications functionality that allows actions to be triggered based on events.
Q4
v2.9 Share custom events
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Enable custom event sharing across Spaces so that an event in one Space can trigger an action in another Space.
Q4
Planning
Cloud licensing
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Manage cloud-based licensing with expiry notifications via Experian Self Service Portal.
Profile improvements
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Additional options and improvements for data profiling.
Data catalog integration
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
Working with a number of third-party providers to integrate data quality insights into the broader governance program.
Multi-tenant hosting
Aperture Data StudioGlobal
A cloud-based architected solution managed and maintained by Experian to ensure continuous support of heavy usage scenarios for our customers globally.
Data Studio learning platform
Aperture Data StudioUK
An online learning platform for all Aperture Data Studio users, allowing them to learn key features and functionality in their own time and at their own pace.
Available
Locality and postal code searching
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
Allows users to determine locality information from a postal code search, or the associated postal code from a locality search plus return up to 1000 addresses from a locality or postal code search.
July
Building
REST interface On-premises
Pro APIPro WebBatch APIGlobal
A new RESTful interface to reduce integration time and improve the experience when using On-premise validation solutions.
Q2
Certification reporting
Batch APIGlobal
Stay compliant with self-serve certification reports based on established local regulatory templates.
Q2
Postal code to locality
Pro APIPro WebUSAAUS
Translation of locality codes into city and state combinations to simplify end-user journeys, reduce effort and risk of error for your customers.
Q2
Custom layout support for autocomplete
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
Support for custom layout creation for the Autocomplete search type to provide integrators with additional flexibility.
Q4
High precision global location insights
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
Fresher, more precise geolocation information with increased points of interest plus timezone information including DST information and UTC offset.
Q1 2023
Layout management
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
The ability for our customers to configure their address layouts either through an API endpoint or UI in our Self Service Portal.
Planning
Lightweight Software Packaging
Pro APIPro WebGlobal
Containers will improve deployment experience, enabling clients to quickly onboard our solutions, and encourage adoption of horizontal scaling. The new deployment option is an enabler for clients willing to use private cloud and host our solutions.
CASS Cycle O Certification
Batch APICorrectAddressNorth America
CASS (Coding Accuracy Support System) Certification is program that was developed by USPS to test the accuracy of address-matching software and improve the accuracy of postal coding. This feature allows Experian Data Quality to meet and adhere to highest address data quality standards in United States.
Global geo-influenced searching
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
The ability to filter address results in the suggestion list by a pre-defined geographical location, such as physical location of the web client, and also search across multiple countries at once.
Reverse geocoding
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
More precise location-based searching using reverse geocoding of coordinates to addresses.
Simplified data licensing
Experian Address ValidationGlobal
The option to license one 'pot' of clicks for all postal authority datasets rather than separate licensing per authority.
Available
Consumer versus business email type identifier
Email Automated BatchGlobal
Identify the email addresses in your email lists as consumer or business for enhanced customer segmentation and targeting.
July
Internationalized email support
Email Automated BatchGlobal
Allow validation of email addresses that contain non-latin characters.
July
Email Automated Batch UK&I launch
Email Automated BatchUK&I
Launched to region, a self-serve bulk email address cleansing, validation and enrichment solution, used to maintain email list accuracy and health on an ongoing basis.
August
Building
Supplementary Live Status for missing regions
Experian Phone ValidationUSAUK&I
Improved validation accuracy for US phone numbers, increasing deliverability and enhancing phone/SMS marketing campaigns.
Q3
Single workflow
Experian Email ValidationEmail Automated BatchGlobal
Scaling up of email validation platform to deliver increased throughput, reduced unknown rate and dynamic scaling plus simplified feature development, quicker issuer resolution and increased product stability.
Q4
Planning
Role account validation
Experian Email ValidationGlobal
Enhance the real-time API to better identify and validate email addresses containing a role (i.e. admin@), to ensure only valid email addresses are captured.
European datacentre
Experian Email ValidationGlobal
An additional data centre in Europe to meet customer requirements for data processing.
Validation confidence level improvements
Experian Email ValidationEmail Automated BatchGlobal
More detailed confidence levels and responses for better classification of email addresses, providing greater insight into health of the email data and better analysis by customers.
Available
v4.1: Improving our data validation app
Microsoft Dynamics 365Global
Improving our data validation app by releasing minor product enhancements requested by clients globally.
June
Building
Performance update
Salesforce Sales/Service CloudGlobal
Salesforce performance update.
Q2
v4.2: Enhanced email & phone validation
Microsoft Dynamics 365Global
Enabling the latest and greatest version of Experian Email Validation in our app for enhanced real-time performance. We'll also update the app to include key Phone Validation metadata.
Q2
Support for Salesforce Flows
Salesforce Sales/Service CloudGlobal
Enabling the latest and greatest version of Experian Email Validation in our app for enhanced real-time performance. We'll also update the app to include key Phone Validation metadata.
Q4
Planning
SAP S/4 HANA certification
SAPGlobal
SAP S/4 HANA for SAP ABAP Add-On certification for our real-time data validation.
REST API for address validation
SAPGlobal
Supporting our flagship REST API, Experian Address Validation, to validate and enrich addresses in SAP ECC6, S/4 HANA and CRM7.
Free trial experience
Microsoft Dynamics 365Salesforce Sales/Service CloudGlobal
Streamlining the onboarding process for prospects in all regions by automatically issuing product activation tokens for the free trial.


FAQs

What is the purpose of this roadmap?

The roadmap is publicly available to provide you with better insight into our plans and longer-term vision. It is constantly changing as we deliver new items to market, explore new opportunities and take your feedback into account.

How frequently is the roadmap updated?

This roadmap is updated on a quarterly basis. Q1- end of March, Q2 - end of June, Q3 - end of September, Q4 - end of December

What do the tags mean?

There are two types of tags:

  • Product – the product(s) that the release applies to.
  • Region – the region(s) that the release is most relevant to, it does not specify availability for sale.

Does the roadmap show everything?

No, the roadmap shows the highlights of key releases recently delivered, currently being built or being explored for future release. If you need a more detailed view or have queries for a specific product, please contact your Account Manager to talk through in more detail.

Product roadmap disclaimer

The Building and Planning sections in the roadmap contain forward-looking statements which provide an indication of product development and exploration plans. These statements may be identified by words such as "expect", "look forward to", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "will", or words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Therefore, the releases, scope and timings are subject to change at our discretion without prior warning.

More information

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