DOC-978 What's new 4.45 (#161)

Author: asimms41

modules/get-started/pages/whats-new.adoc

@@ -7,6 +7,63 @@ This topic includes new content added from version 4.29.0 onwards.
 For a full list of product updates, and details of updates prior to version 4.29.0, see the https://github.com/redpanda-data/connect/releases[Redpanda Connect release notes^]. For new Cloud-specific features, see xref:redpanda-cloud:get-started:whats-new-cloud.adoc[].
 
 
+== Version 4.45.0
+
+Highlights of this update include the beta release of two components for Self-Managed and Cloud Redpanda Connect, and xref:cookbooks:snowflake_ingestion.adoc[a new cookbook] that explains how to ingest data from a Redpanda topic into Snowflake using Snowpipe Streaming. You can also now share links to code snippets in the xref:guides:bloblang/playground.adoc[Bloblang playground] using the **Share link** button.
+
+=== Components for Cloud and Self-Managed Redpanda Connect (beta)
+
+- `ollama_moderation` processor (xref:components:processors/ollama_moderation.adoc[Self-Managed], xref:redpanda-cloud:develop:connect/components/processors/ollama_moderation.adoc[Cloud])
+- `redpanda_migrator_offsets` input (xref:components:inputs/redpanda_migrator_offsets.adoc[Self-Managed], xref:redpanda-cloud:develop:connect/components/inputs/redpanda_migrator_offsets.adoc[Cloud])
+
+=== Component updates
+
+This release adds:
+
+- The `max_outstanding_messages` and `message_timeout` fields to the xref:components:inputs/aws_sqs.adoc[`aws_sqs` input].
+- The `content_type` field to the xref:components:outputs/amqp_1.adoc[`amqp_1` output].
+- The `offset_token` field to the xref:components:outputs/snowflake_streaming.adoc[`snowflake_streaming` output].
+- The `save_prompt_metadata`, `max_tool_calls` fields and `tools` object to the xref:components:processors/ollama_chat.adoc[`ollama_chat` processor].
+- The `offset_topic`, `offset_group`, `offset_partition`, `offset_commit_timestamp` and `offset_metadata` fields to the xref:components:outputs/redpanda_migrator_offsets.adoc[`redpanda_migrator_offsets` output].
+- The `topic_lag_refresh_period` field to the xref:components:inputs/redpanda.adoc[`redpanda`] and xref:components:inputs/redpanda_common.adoc[`redpanda_common`] inputs.
+- The `redpanda_lag` metric to the xref:components:inputs/redpanda.adoc[`redpanda`] and xref:components:inputs/redpanda_common.adoc[`redpanda_common`] inputs.
+- The `fetch_max_wait` field to xref:components:inputs/redpanda.adoc[`redpanda`], xref:components:inputs/redpanda_common.adoc[`redpanda_common`], and xref:components:inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc[`redpanda_migrator`] inputs.
+- The `kafka_lag` metadata field to the xref:components:inputs/redpanda.adoc[`redpanda`] and xref:components:inputs/redpanda_common.adoc[`redpanda_common`] inputs.
+- The `avro_schema` and `avro_schema_fingerprint` metadata fields to the xref:components:scanners/avro.adoc[`avro` scanner].
+- The `label` field to xref:configuration:templating.adoc[template test definitions].
+- The `bloblang` scalar type to xref:configuration:templating.adoc[template fields].
+
+Redpanda Connect now supports:
+
+- Interpolation functions for channel and table names in the xref:components:outputs/snowflake_streaming.adoc[`snowflake_streaming` output]. 
+- Calls to external tools when using the xref:components:processors/ollama_chat.adoc[`ollama_chat` processor].
+- The execution of multiple database queries as transactions when using the xref:components:inputs/sql_raw.adoc[`sql_raw` input], xref:components:outputs/sql_raw.adoc[output] and xref:components:processors/sql_raw.adoc[processor].
+- Using the xref:configuration:templating.adoc[`label` metadata field] within a template mapping to retrieve the template component `label` set in the corresponding configuration.
+
+==== Deprecations
+
+All changes are backward-compatible. No action is required if you are using an earlier version of Redpanda Connect.
+
+|===
+| Deprecated fields | Affected components
+
+| `batching`
+| xref:components:inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc[`redpanda_migrator` input], xref:components:outputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc[`redpanda_migrator` output]
+
+| `kafka_key`, `max_in_flight`
+| xref:components:outputs/redpanda_migrator_offsets.adoc[`redpanda_migrator_offsets` output]
+
+| `batch_size`, `multi_header`, `replication_factor`, `replication_factor_override`, `output_resource`
+| xref:components:inputs/redpanda_migrator.adoc[`redpanda_migrator` input]
+
+|===
+
+
+== Version 4.44.0
+
+No documentation updates were made.
+
+
 == Version 4.43.1
 
 This release introduces support for xref:get-started:licensing.adoc[trial licenses] for Self-Managed Redpanda Connect.