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Enhancements/Bug Fixes and Known Issues
Bugs Fixed in ER/Studio 19.2.2
| RWP-8110 | Resolves an issue causing HTML code to appear in the Definition field when exporting reports to .pdf or .xlsx. |
| RWP-8914 | Resolved an issue preventing non-admin users from saving reports. |
| RWP-9472 | Improved the error message displayed when an unauthorized user attempts to harvest Business Terms. |
| RWP-9573 | Resolved an issue causing Pentaho reports to return no results for Glossary Objects. |
| RWP-9606 | Resolved existing Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. |
| RWP-9607 | Added code to ensure authentication in requests for state-changing operations. |
| RWP-9650 | Removes the user prompt and automatically uses the existing backup when upgrading from ER/Studio 19.1 to 19.2. |
| RWP-9707 | Resolves an issue preventing users from publishing to Collibra due to a unified attribute. |
Bugs Fixed in ER/Studio 19.2
| ERS-23340 | Supports importing JSON Objects from JSON documents. |
| ERS-28657 | Adds support for MongoDB 4.x. |
| ERS-28658 | Improves Logical to Physical conversion to MongoDB. |
| ERS-28738 | Adds a relationship validity check and display. |
| ERS-28741 | Supports repeated Elements in hierarchical Models. |
| ERS-28743 | Improves compare/merge options to MongoDB Physical Models. |
| ERS-28744 | Allows users to set data types during In Place Editing. |
| ERS-28745 | Updates the MongoDB Advanced Login Options dialog so that SCRAM is the default Authentication Type. |
| ERS-28746 | Adds Denormalization tools for hierarchical Objects. |
| ERS-28747 | Adds source code to the Object Editor DDL tab. |
| ERS-28748 | Supports switching a MongoDB object's class between Collection and Nested Object. |
| ERS-28751 | Supports JSON Instance files. |
| ERS-28772 | Provides a roll-up view for hierarchical Models. |
| ERS-28794 | Provides parent/child Entity switch icon in Table Editor. |
| ERS-28811 | Allows users to switch between MongoDB and JSON Instance hierarchical platforms. |
| ERS-28812 | Provides a roll-up Contained Objects view for hierarchical Models. |
| ERS-28813 | Provides Expand/Contract icons for roll-up views. |
| ERS-28814 | Provides keyboard entry tools for roll-up views. |
| ERS-28816 | Supports Move function for roll-up views. |
| ERS-28895 | Provides Repeated Object icons for nested Objects. |
| RWP-8872 | Corrects the format when displaying bold/italic content in Glossary definitions. |
| RWP-9057 | Improves Oracle performance by automatically clearing data from the SYNC_OBJECT_POOL table before running certain procedures. |
| RWP-9111 | Introduces the Business Glossary Report.
This report provides a list of Glossaries with descriptions and Business Terms related by the "is part of" and "is related to" relationships to one or more Parent Glossaries. |
| RWP-9217 | Resolves an issue causing some migrations to ERTS 18.5 to fail due to a large amount of CLOB to CHAR or BLOB to RAW data. |
| RWP-9292 | Resolves an issue preventing Attributes linked to Business Terms via a Domain from appearing in the Related ER Objects view. |
| RWP-9300 | Adds TLS encryption to the JDBC connection from Team Server to an Oracle database. |
| RWP-9307 | Resolves an issue causing some diagrams to lose relationship lines in the Team Server Interactive Viewer. |
| RWP-9309 | Resolves an issue preventing all data products supported by ERDA from appearing in the Connection Properties section of Data Source Objects. |
| RWP-9351 | Resolves an issue causing GET calls on SQL Server repositories to fail in diagrams with many universal mappings. |
| RWP-9366 | Adds Delete Custom Property functionality to the Available Custom Properties section of the Managed Attributes page. |
| RWP-9379 | Renames the Data Sources tab to Data Catalog and provides a default hierarchical tree view of deployed data assets. |
| RWP-9398 | Removes the Found In tab and filter option from the Related ER Objects section of the Business Term page and the Related Terms section of the ER Object page.
Includes an Only show recommended objects checkbox in the Relate tab to allow users to filter the available objects to those that would normally appear in the Found In tab. |
| RWP-9399 | Corrects the format when displaying Business Term definitions in the ERDA Glossary and Business Term Selector dialogs. |
| RWP-9404 | Adds the ability to map attachment properties to properties in Collibra. |
| RWP-9406 | Removes Test Connection button from Data Sources tab (now Data Catalog tab).
Adds the Hide Login Credentials checkbox to My Settings > Admin to prevent the Login Credentials section from appearing in the main view. |
| RWP-9421 | Removes Oracle 11g as a supported backend database for Team Server/Repository. |
| RWP-9424 | Adds a new Data Asset Object Type. |
| RWP-9438 | Improves Oracle performance by updating Team Server application code and SQL. |
| RWP-9439 | Resolves an issue causing carriage return characters to appear in rectangular shapes in Team Server. |
| RWP-9450 | Adds the ability to publish Entity-to-Table relationships in Collibra. |
| RWP-9458 | Introduces new Settings General and Property Mappings pages to manage the export of models to WhereScape.
Includes a new Permissions group for WhereScape Administration. |
| RWP-9459 | Adds a new export utility for WhereScape. |
| RWP-9476 | Improves Collibra error handling by adding more collibra.log file entries when a failure occurs and providing better error messaging. |
| RWP-9499 | Adds more built-in properties for Columns and Attributes to support Collibra integration. |
| RWP-9580 | Improves Foreign Key Column support for ERDA data models stored in the Repository. |
Bugs Fixed in ER/Studio 19.1.1
| ERS-27243 | Resolves the View Validation Results window scroll issue. |
| ERS-28314 | PostgreSQL CHAR/VARCHAR is no longer off by four bytes when reverse-engineering. |
| ERS-28515 | Import from SQL Script for Snowflake now handles UNBOUNDED, CLUSTER BY. |
| ERS-28809 | Resolves an issue with the Macro functions on Model object lists. |
| ERS-28889 | Long object names now are supported for PostgreSQL reverse-engineer. |
| ERS-28921 | PK constraints now are properly imported from SQL on SQL Server. |
| ERS-28923 | DDL now is generated for sequences without schema names. |
| ERS-28942 | Reverse-engineering columnstore indexes with more than 32 columns completes appropriately. |
| ERS-28951 | Import from SQL Script for Snowflake handles NOT NULL DEFAULT. |
| ERS-28952 | Import from SQL Script for Snowflake handles DESC keyword. |
| ERS-28957 | Improved Procedures/Triggers syntax handling for SQL Server. |
| RWP-9458 | Created UI for WhereScape 3D integration parameters. |
| RWP-9459 | Created export facility for WhereScape 3D integration. |
| RWP-9499 | Added more built-in properties for Collibra integration for columns and attributes. |
Bugs Fixed in ER/Studio 19.1
| ERS-10996 | Includes support for external tables in Oracle 12c and later. |
| ERS-13564 | Includes support for interval partitioning in Oracle 11g and later. |
| ERS-18310 | Includes support for saving varchar size units as BYTE or CHAR for physical models in Oracle 12c and later. |
| ERS-22355 | Includes support for reference partition in Oracle 11g and later. |
| ERS-25176 | Includes support for partitioning by RANGE in Oracle 12c and later. |
| ERS-25281 | Resolved an issue causing an invalid token error for an embedded pound (£) symbol. |
| ERS-25362 | Updates the compare/merge script generation to create the FK after the parent table. |
| ERS-25414 | Updates the Oracle parser to handle function calls without parameters and parentheses. |
| ERS-25797 | Updates the INTERVAL DAY(0) datatype in the live database to no longer be reversed as INTERVAL DAY(11). |
| ERS-26416 | Resolves an issue with Alter SQL generated during extended alter for constraints. |
| ERS-26739 | Includes support for identity columns in Oracle 12c and later. |
| ERS-27129 | Resolves the Oracle create user DDL syntax. |
| ERS-27180 | Updates compare/merge to now generate the correct extended alter SQL in specific case. |
| ERS-28173 | Resolves an issue with parsing LISTAGG in the Materialized view. |
| ERS-28235 | Populate the file name for GetFilePath() in macros. |
| ERS-28444 | App crashes when a user performs a compare and merge against live DB. |
| ERS-28625 | Retains the Quick Access toolbar and styles persistent when a style is chosen. |
| ERS-28780 | Correctly reverse engineers certain views from Redshift. |
| ERS-28792 | Resolves an issue so the user is no longer prompted to override the Business Terms Value when Team Server is not configured. |
| ERS-28867 | Resolves an issue causing some users to experience a crash when upgrading a diagram during a CTE update. |
| ERS-28916 | Creates Primary Keys for PostgreSQL when generating a Physical Model. |
| RWP-9114 | Allows the Team Server admin to synchronize Collibra integration Terms. |
| RWP-9071 | Allows the Team Server admin to hide menu items based on user group. |
| RWP-9083 | Includes the ability to specify a backup folder location upon uninstall. |
| RWP-9093 | Includes support for a hyperlinked URL on a Term Custom Attribute. |
| RWP-9115 | Allows the Team Server admin to publish Logical and Physical models from Team Server to Collibra with mappings of related Terms. |
| RWP-9207 | Updates the user interface colors of tabs to be in line with other similar items. |
| RWP-9230 | Allows the Team Server admin to add custom properties to selected objects without using Enterprise Data Dictionary attachments or the Repository. |
| RWP-9249 | Replaces current Java version with AdoptOpenJDK 11. |
| RWP-9264 | Allows the Team Server admin to manage Collibra integration settings and configuration. |
| RWP-9329 | Allows viewing of attributes in ER Objects. |
Enhancements/Bug Fixes in ER/Studio 19.0.1
| ERS-25202 | Supports additional features for SQL Server Temporal Tables. |
| ERS-27441 | Adds quotation marks to the Field Names when generating the database JSON. |
| ERS-28256 | Adds the Universal Mappings button to the Repository ribbon. |
| ERS-28313 | Adds the Diagram Properties button to the Model ribbon. |
| ERS-28386 | Allows user to switch between open files. |
| RWP-8839 | Adds a graphical relationship component. |
| RWP-8926 | Support Azure SQL DB as backend Repository/Team Server database. |
| RWP-8941 | Modifies the Business Term object page to view ER Objects graphically. |
| RWP-9067 | Allows bulk harvesting of Business Terms and Relationships from Logical Models. |
| RWP-9077 | Resolved an issue causing reports to fail for some users after upgrading from ERTS 18.1 to ERTS 18.3. |
| RWP-9096 | Allows simple relationships ("is attribute of," "is type of," "is synonymous with") between Terms. |
| RWP-9097 | Allows complex relationships ("relates to" and additional properties) between Terms. |
| RWP-9101 | Adds Parent Glossary advanced search option in the Business Terms list. |
| RWP-9102, RWP-9103, RWP-9104, RWP-9105 | Modifies the Business Term object page to:
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| RWP-9108 | Improves Glossary deletion by allowing users to select whether they want to delete child Business Terms or leave the parent Glossary blank. |
| RWP-9109 | Modifies the CSV import/export to support relationships. |
| RWP-9110 | Updates the API to support Business Glossary with new relationships. |
| RWP-9112 | Allows user to turn off Linked Terms using the Business Term Settings available from the Admin menu. |
| RWP-9140 | Supports new ERDA features for additional platforms (Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft SQL Server 2019, MySQL 8.x). |
| RWP-9148 | Adds the modifiedAt property for all ER Objects including sub-objects returned in queries for parent objects. |
| RWP-9166 | Modifies the Business Term object page to view related ER Objects graphically. |
| RWP-9167 | Resolves an issue affecting the Where Used tab on the Object Detail page. |
| RWP-9169 | Allows users to turn off standard properties of a Business Term. |
| RWP-9210 | Modifies the New Term dialog to include a Parent Glossary field. |
Enhancements/Bugs Fixes in ER/Studio 19.0.0
| ERS-10973 | Supports Inheritance Relationships for PostgreSQL. |
| ERS-14719 | Supports SQL Server CTE Views. |
| ERS-16141 | Supports the 'where' clause for SQL Server and Azure SQL DB filtered index. |
| ERS-11888 | Supports extended properties for SQL Server Tables and Columns. |
| ERS-18591 | Allows users to define table compression for SQL Server and Azure DB. |
| ERS-19263 | Supports Spatial Indexes for SQL Server and Azure SQL DB. |
| ERS-20179 | Allows users to define index compression for SQL Server and Azure DB. |
| ERS-23385 | Supports the 'Columnstore' index for SQL Server. |
| ERS-25202 | Allows users to model temporal tables in SQL Server. |
| ERS-25783 | Added an option to select Azure Active Directory Password authentication support. |
| ERS-27836 | Allows TLS between Data Architect and Repository. |
| ERS-27986 | Supports the 'relates to' relationship between Business Terms and Objects. |
| ERS-27991 | Supports Azure Synapse Analytics. |
| ERS-28017 | Supports SQL Server 2019. |
| ERS-28136 | Supports MySQL 8.0. |
| ERS-28160 | Allows users to generate MongoDB model output as plain JSON. |
| ERS-28211 | Combined Repository and Team Server login features into a single dialog box. |
| RWP-9095 | Allows namespacing of Terms to parent Glossary ("is part of"). |
| RWP-9099 | Updates the Glossary page to show Terms that are namespaced to that Glossary and updates Relate options. |
| RWP-9100 | Modifies the Terms List page to include the parent Glossary name in parentheses after each Business Term name. |
| RWP-9106 | Modifies the Business Term Object page to show the parent Glossary relationship. |
| RWP-9107 | Modifies the ER Objects pages to show the parent Glossary relationship. |
| RWP-9170 | Resolves an issue preventing a user from saving edits to a Business Term when two or more terms have the same name but different Entity Types. |
Known Issues
| ERS-29296 | In Place edit datatype does not set common default values for width. |
| ERS-29324 | Meta Edges Positions are off on first load. |
| ERS-29426 | Role Names Not Propagated for Containment Lines. |
| ERS-29473 | Containment Label positions not saved. |
| ERS-29525 | Valid JSON File Fails to import due to international characters when not UTF-8. |
| RWP-9719 | DDL section has no JSON script for a table on ER Objects page after publishing a JSON Instance diagram. |
| RWP-9744 | Detail Pane is not shown on the Data Catalog page without Create permission. |
| RWP-9746 | Cannot create Data Source when logged in as a user that belongs to the Reader group with added permission. |
| RWP-9804 | Collibra connection fails after SSL certificate is updated. |
| RWP-9814 | Data Catalog Tree fails to show repeated JSON elements. |
| RWP-9823 | Logout and login required after logging into Configurator. |
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