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7.1.5 Release Notes
Improvements
1 | Added Origin and Record Count Statistics to workbook-preview-service.log File | DAP-36779 |
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Origin and record count statistics added to the workbook-preview-service.log |
2 | WPS Should Log the Reason Why It Doesn't Download Data from the Cluster | DAP-36808 |
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Why data was or wasn't downloaded from the cluster is available in the logs/workbook-preview-service.log |
3 | Enabled SDK API to Provide Currently Logged in Datameer Users | DAP-36870 |
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Datameer's SDK API provides support to get the currently logged in user "PerformingUser" and also has all Datameer groups attached. |
4 | Add More Details to a FileNotFoundException When a Command Fails During SSH Export | DAP-36958 |
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| Additional detail to error message added in order to make it more understandable. |
Bug Fixes
1 | Condense Fields "Host", "Port" And "Url Properties" on JDBC Generic Connector | DAP-32572 | |
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JDBC Generic connector fields updated. |
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2 | The REST API Doesn't Respect the Role Permissions Not to Download Workbook Data | DAP-32729 | |
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3 | When a Partitioned Import Job Results in No Data, the Workbook Status Bar Shows "Run Workbook for Full Results" Incorrectly | DAP-34791 | |
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| After a job is run resulting in no data, the workbook status bar accurately displays this information. |
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4 | Exception given When Dragging Several Files at Once in File Browser | DAP-35345 | |
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There are now no exceptions given when a user drags multiples files in the file browser. |
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5 | Double Clicking on a File Opens the Details Page Instead of the Wizard on a Dependency Graph | DAP-35566 | |
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| The wizard for a file now opens on double click in the dependency graph. |
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6 | The Job Log on the Details Page Polls Without Waiting for the Previous Poll to Finish | DAP-35928 | |
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A poll will no longer happen before the previous poll has finished. |
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7 | The Status Bar Shows Incorrect Info When Users Apply a Workbook Filter on RTA Sheets | DAP-36209 | |
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The status bar now shows correct info when a workbook filter is applied on unprocessed RTA sheet. |
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8 | The Drop and Create New Table Field Doesn't Work in the HiveServer2 Export Job Wizard | DAP-36230 | |
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Now users can export an existing table with a different column schema. |
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9 | Autocomplete and the Multiline Editor Have Issues with a Vertical Scrollbar | DAP-36346 | |
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| Autocomplete and scrollbar fixed. |
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10 | Splitting Logic Causes Excessive Info Logging for Parquet Files | DAP-36371 | |
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Excessive INFO messages relating to parquet split logic are no longer generated. |
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11 | "Append with Sliding Time Window" Retention Policy is Causes a NullPointerException | DAP-36437 | |
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An import job now runs with empty and will keep at least N results field. |
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12 | A Failed Migration Job That Was Rerun Doesn't Work on the Import Job Details Page | DAP-36462 | |
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13 | The Column Name Automatically Changes Its Name on Applying Formula | DAP-36482 | |
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| The column name no longer automatically changes when applying a formula. |
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14 | An RTA Sheet Shows an Error after Some Exploration | DAP-36496 | |
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RTA sheets now showing valid data. |
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15 | Can't Create an Export Job When the Formula Sheet Contains a Dummy/Empty Column | DAP-36558 | |
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| Export jobs now working as expected. |
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16 | Fix SQL Syntax Highlighting | DAP-36562 | |
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Queries that were experiencing problems no longer do so. |
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17 | When Moving Artifacts to a Different Folder, the Name of the Last Moved File Is Taken for the Next File to Be Moved | DAP-36582 | |
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Moving files to a different folder now use the right names of the files to be moved. |
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18 | The Add Datalink with Setting 'defer Sample Generation to Workbook' into Workbook Shows Can't Get the Master Kerberos Principal for Use as Renewer | DAP-36596 | |
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A workbook preview from a HiveServer2 datalink with setting "Defer sample generation to workbook" is now available. |
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19 | Error Given on SQL Sheet If the Multiline Editor Is Left Empty | DAP-36600 | |
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| Corrected. The behavior now mirrors an fx (calculation) sheet. |
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20 | When Setting Permissions from UI, Too Many Events Are Thrown and Lead to Duplicate Permission Changes in the HDFS | DAP-36614 | |
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Reduced the permissions changes in the HDFS to a minimum. |
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21 | Not Possible to Create SQL Sheets If One of the Unrelated Columns Is in an Error State | DAP-36618 | |
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It is now possible to create SQL sheet from an fx column even if one of the columns (unrelated) on fx sheet is in an error state. |
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22 | It Isn't Possible to Drill from None Binned Date to Date in Visual Explorer | DAP-36625 | |
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It is now possible to drill from None binned date into date. |
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23 | Validate Column Names on an SQL Sheet When Renaming Using a Backtick Characters | DAP-36657 | |
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24 | Error Dialog When Renaming a Column after Modifying a Formula in the Fx Editor | DAP-36705 | |
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Columns can now be successfully renamed. |
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25 | A Join Sheet Doesn't Show Full Results Even after a Workbook Is Processed. | DAP-36371 | |
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| Join sheets are now based on the correct cluster samples. |
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26 | No Space Between Cancel and save Button on Schedule Inspector | DAP-36753 | |
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Cancel and save button now have space between them. |
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27 | With Internet Explorer 11, Parts of the Functionality are Broken on the Workbook Settings Page | DAP-36756 | |
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| The top menu and the header (tabs) are now present and all sections of workbook settings work as expected. |
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28 | EMR VPC Deployment Still Using External Connections | DAP-36772 | |
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When all components in a VPC are deployed, only internal addresses are now used. |
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29 | Undo Is Disabled When a User Adds a SQL Sheet into a Workbook | DAP-36786 | |
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Undo is now enabled when users add a SQL sheet into a workbook. |
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7.1.4 Release Notes
Improvements
1 | Don't Show Any Label in Infographic Table Widgets for Data with Null Values | DAP-36351 |
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| Null cells are displayed as blank in tables and pivot tables. This includes empty date cells displaying as empty instead of showing "Invalid Date". |
2 | Improve the Blurb next to Group Membership Attribute | DAP-36561 |
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| The blurb now specifies the attribute used to determine a group's members. |
Bug Fixes
1 | Columns and Headers Highlight Don't Match After One of the Columns Is Resized Dynamically | DAP-32384 | |
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Columns and Headers now match correctly after resizing. |
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27 | Computing an Expression from a Datameer Function Is Leading to Bad Performances | DAP-36706 | |
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Computations are now much faster. |
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7.1.3 Release Notes
Improvements
1 | Support Snowflake Import | DAP-35693 |
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| The Snowflake connector supports importing data. |
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14 | Add Documentation Links to the Formula Editor Inspector | DAP-36423 |
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| Users can view the documentation about the functions available in the formula inspector. |
Bug Fixes
1 | Column Mapping Shall Be Persistent When Editing Jobs to Existing Tables | DAP-34011 | |
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Ability to edit an export job configured in "Use Existing" mode, so that it isn't needed to define the mapping step again. | Resolution: |
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53 | Workbook Won't Open or Run after Upgrade | DAP-35783 | |
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After upgrading from 5.11.30 to 6.1.x to 6.3.5, workbooks fail to open or run and throw an error. | Resolution: |
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7.1.2 Release Notes
Epics
1 | Hive 2.1 Hortonworks Support | DAP-32623 |
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Make Hive 2.1 Default for HDP-2.6.X Distributions from V7.1 Onwards | DAP-34900 | |
| Enhance Existing Distribution Support for HDP 2.6. To Have Hive 2.1.X | DAP-34076 | |
| Packaging of Hive Plug-in Should Select Proper Java Class Automatically | DAP-34866 | |
| Update Hives2tasks.Createdefaultview() to Work with Hive 2 | DAP-35183 |
2 | Export into String Partitioned Hive Table and Storing as Parquet | DAP-34136 |
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Replace Export Partitioned Temp Table Approach by Write Data Directly into the Hdfs Partition Locations | DAP-35544 | |
| Use Existing Hive Type Specific ObjectInspectors to Write Data for Existing Table | DAP-35097 | |
| Enable Export of Datameer Column into Hive Partitioned Table (Including Mapping) | DAP-34106 | |
| Enable Preventing Schema Mismatch While Export into Hive Table | DAP-34119 | |
| Enable Support for Different Parquet Versions on Export into Hive Table (Minimum CDH 5.11 and Parquet 2.1) | DAP-34120 | |
| Support Custom Output Format (E.g. Parquet) When Exporting to an Existing Hive Table | DAP-34461 | |
| Enable Type Mapping of Datameer Integer to Hive Bigint | DAP-35967 | |
| Add Limitation for RecordWriter Cache to Prevent OOM Error | DAP-36001 |
3 | Implement New S3 Export Adapter | DAP-34485 |
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Export to Redshift via S3 Exporter and RR Copy | DAP- 34887 | |
| Support Single Stream Multipart Uploading with Csv File Format | DAP-34486 | |
| Support Avro File Format | DAP-34886 | |
| Support IAM Role | DAP-34888 | |
| Support Encrypted Buckets | DAP-34889 | |
| Extract Utility Method to Create Amazon S3 | DAP-35228 | |
| Make Plugin-S3 Available in Datameer 6.4, 7.0, And 7.1 | DAP-35326 | |
| Provide Infrastructure That Jobflow Can Deal with Server Side Operations | DAP-35863 | |
| Provide a DatameerJobLifeCycleListener | DAP-36021 |
Improvements
1 | Introduce the Databasecredentials Class That Holds All Properties Needed to Establish a Database Connection In Snowflake | DAP-36030 |
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| This is used for the import case so that the different database types can configure this object as needed. |
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8 | Add support for Cloudera CDH 5.13.2 | DAP-36063 |
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| Support added for Cloudera CDH 5.13.2. |
Bug Fixes
1 | Export Wizard Step "Mapping" Doesn't Have Type and Name Mapping Validation | DAP-34748 | |
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The wizard step "Mapping" of Datameer's Hive export has no validation. | Resolution: |
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57 | Downloading Data via REST in Native Multi User Mode Doesn't Return Data, Only the Column Names | DAP-36283 | |
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Downloading data via REST is only returning the header information and not the data. | Resolution: |
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7.1.1 Release Notes
Improvements
1 | Support Added for MapR 6.0 | DAP-34743 |
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| Datameer works in unsecured/secured MapR 6.0 environments. |
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11 | Increased Workbook Info Text Visiblity | DAP-35695 |
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| The workbook info text indicating whether a sheet is being kept and the text indicating whether the sheet is partitioned have been made more visible. |
Bug Fixes
1 | Removed Columns Appear in the "Included Columns" Section in Join/Range Join Dialog | DAP-32034 | |
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If a column in a sheet is deleted, where the sheet is part of a join but the column is not, the column is still listed in the "included columns" section in the join dialog. | Resolution: |
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