New release of AppCAT 6.3.0.9

Author: brunoborges

articles/migrate/appcat/java.md

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 # Azure Migrate application and code assessment for Java
 
-This guide describes how to use the Azure Migrate application and code assessment tool for Java to assess and replatform any type of Java application. The tool enables you to evaluate application readiness for replatforming and migration to Azure.
-
-The `appcat` command line interface (CLI) is a command-line tool to assess Java application binaries and source code to identify replatforming and migration opportunities for Azure. It helps you modernize and replatform large-scale Java applications by identifying common use cases and code patterns and proposing recommended changes.
+This guide describes how to use the Azure Migrate application and code assessment tool for Java to assess and replatform any type of Java application. The tool enables you to evaluate application readiness for replatforming and migration to Azure. This tool is offered as a CLI (command-line interface) and assesses Java application binaries and source code to identify replatforming and migration opportunities for Azure. It helps you modernize and replatform large-scale Java applications by identifying common use cases and code patterns and proposing recommended changes.
 
 The tool discovers application technology usage through static code analysis, provides effort estimation, and accelerates code replatforming, helping you to prioritize and move Java applications to Azure. With a set of engines and rules, it can discover and assess different technologies such as Java 11, Java 17, Jakarta EE, Spring, Hibernate, Java Message Service (JMS), and more. It then helps you replatform the Java application to different Azure targets (Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Spring Apps) with specific Azure replatforming rules.
 
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 ### Download latest release
 
-The `appcat` CLI is available for download as a ZIP file from [aka.ms/appcat/azure-appcat-cli-latest.zip](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-appcat-cli-latest.zip).
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-> [Download Azure Migrate application and code assessment for Java 6.3.0.8](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-appcat-cli-latest.zip)
+> [Download Azure Migrate application and code assessment for Java 6.3.0.9](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-migrate-appcat-for-java-cli-6.3.0.9-preview.zip). Updated on 2024-08-06.
 
-#### Previous release
+Alternatively, the latest release of `appcat` CLI is available for download as a ZIP file from [aka.ms/appcat/azure-appcat-cli-latest.zip](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-appcat-cli-latest.zip).
 
- - [Azure Migrate application and code assessment for Java 6.3.0.7](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-migrate-appcat-for-java-cli-6.3.0.7-preview.zip)
+See [release notes](#release-notes) for details.
 
 #### Known issues
 
 Certain rules might not be triggered when parsing specific Lambda expressions. For more information, see [the GitHub issue](https://github.com/konveyor/rulesets/issues/102).
 
 Running `appcat` in a non-unicode environment with complex double-byte characters will cause corruption. For workarounds, see [the GitHub issue](https://github.com/Azure/appcat-rulesets/issues/183).
 
+#### Previous releases
+
+ - [Azure Migrate application and code assessment for Java 6.3.0.8](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-migrate-appcat-for-java-cli-6.3.0.8-preview.zip). Released on March, 2024.
+ - [Azure Migrate application and code assessment for Java 6.3.0.7](https://aka.ms/appcat/azure-migrate-appcat-for-java-cli-6.3.0.7-preview.zip). Released on November, 2023.
+
 ### Get started with appcat
 
 Unzip the zip file in a folder of your choice. You then get the following directory structure:
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 ## Release notes
 
+### 6.3.0.9
+
+This release contains fixes to the known issues previously on 6.3.0.8, and includes a set of new rules. See below for details:
+
+- Resolved an issue with the `localhost-java-00001` rule.
+- Introduced new rules for identifying technologies such as AWS S3, AWS SQS, Alibaba Cloud OSS, Alibaba Cloud SMS, Alibaba Scheduler X, Alibaba Cloud Seata, and Alibaba Rocket MQ.
+- Updated the `azure-file-system-02000` to now support xml file extensions.
+- Upgraded various libraries to address security vulnerabilities.
+
 ### 6.3.0.8
 
 Previously, a set of targets were enabled by default, making it difficult for certain customers to assess large applications with too many incidents related to less critical issues. To reduce noise in reports, users must now specify multiple targets, with the parameter `--target`, when executing `appcat`, giving them the option to select only the targets that matter.