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Within these release notes Datameer X provides information and resolutions on improvements, bug fixes, and visual changes for 11.1.x maintenance release versions.  

Visit Datameer's Help Center for additional information or contact your customer service representative. 

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Datameer X 11.1.13

Improvements

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Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 5.34.0.

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Cascade permissions can now be triggered via the REST API call. Example: 

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Within these release notes Datameer X provides information and resolutions on improvements, bug fixes, and visual changes for 11.1.x maintenance release versions.  

Visit Datameer's Help Center for additional information or contact your customer service representative. 

Table of Contents

Section

Datameer X 11.1.18

Improvements

1Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 5.36.0DAP-42369

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 5.36.0.



2Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 6.7.0DAP-42375

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 6.7.0.



3Backup & Restore: Performance and lack of logging problemDAP-42370

Performance issues during the backup and restore process are now executed at an expected speed for large number of artifacts.


Bug Fixes

1Plug-ins: EMR - 'plugin-emr' High Availability discovery mode picks local running Yarn Ressource Manager at 0.0.0.0:8088DAP-42378

The EMR cluster can now be set up in High Availability mode. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Plug-ins: EMR - 'plugin-emr' "default=obtain from ec2 environment" region option cannot be savedDAP-42372

When configuring the cluster mode in EMR, the default option for the region can now be saved.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Upgrade: Java upgrade 'Upgrade Filesystem Artifact To Delete' doesn't trigger the database upgradeDAP-42

The Java upgrade script now updates the table 'Upgrade Filesystem Artifact To Delete' as expected or throws a clear error message. (tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.17

Improvements

1User Logs: Add the correct user for session timeoutDAP-42362

The correct user is now added in the session timeout logging in the 'user action.log' file.



2Execution Engine: Can't execute jobs at the EMR clusterDAP-42350

After patching with an EMR plugin and setting the correct AWS region on the cluster settings page, Datameer can connect against the EMR cluster and run jobs successfully. 



Bug Fixes

1Workbook: Can not open task attempt logs for a job run when the folder contains a '+'DAP-42359

The 'Task Attempt Logs' are also available if the folder name contains a '+'. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Export: Amazon S3 - Permissions for the export to S3DAP-42354

After a hot fix, the export to the S3 bucket is now executable again.

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.16

Bug Fixes

1Import/ Export: S3 connection authentication failure on EMR clusterDAP-42357

The Data Link that points to S3 now succeeds when executing at the EMR cluster.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Import/ Export: Setting up a HiveServer2 connection leads to InvocationTargetException for EMR/ Hive 2.3.9DAP-42353

 It is now possible again to setup a HiveServer2 connection to Amazon EMR 5.34 and 5.35. 

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.15

Improvements

1Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 5.35.0DAP-42348

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 5.35.0.



Bug Fixes

1JSON: JSON file import time significantly increased after an upgradeDAP-42349

The JSON file can now be imported within the former estimated time duration after introducing the 'Nested array mode' during the import.

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.14

Improvements

1Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 6.5.0DAP-42334

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 6.5.0.



2Security: Add tracking for 'Role' configuration changes DAP-42338

 Changes for a user role configuration are now available in the event-logging.log file. 



3Plugins: Google BigQuery - Implement support for external tables with data in Google DriveDAP-42341

Using the Google BigQuery plugin now allows importing from external tables with data stored in Google Drive. Further documentation can be consumed here: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/external-data-drive#java.

Bug Fixes

1File Browser: Inspector shows different timestamps in the File Browser and as a search resultDAP-42328

The Inspector now displays the same information regardless on how an artifact is selected in both the File Browser or via the search bar.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Workbook: Endless loop when attempting to add a second-level circular dependency column into a Workbook DAP-42344

When attempting to add a circular dependency column into a Workbook, the column is marked red and when hovering the column in error state the related error message is shown that this circular reference is not possible. 

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.13

Improvements

1Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 5.34.0DAP-42336

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 5.34.0.



2REST API: Cascading permissions can be triggered via the REST APIDAP-42337

Cascade permissions can now be triggered via the REST API call. 


Bug Fixes

1Workbook: Job Graph shows wrong Workbook DetailsDAP-42306

The Job graph now displays the details for the correct Workbook execution it belongs to.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2JSON: JSON Parser should not update the preview for every checkbox selected/ deselectedDAP-42313

Clicking the new "Update Preview" button now refreshes the preview, so the user can select/ deselect as many nodes as they want without having to wait for a UI refresh each time.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Security: Bulk permissions dialog must prevent owner changes if there is job data or job historyDAP-42323

The bulk permissions change dialog only permits changing the owner if there is no associated import/ workbook job data/ history.

(tick) Bug fixed.


4Security: SAML plugin - Group sharing does not workDAP-42329

After fixing the plugin, members of a user group should have appropriate access to files and folders in the Datameer UI that have been shared within this group.(tick) Bug fixed.


5Import/Export: Compute 'bytes_processed' column from scratch from the data objectsDAP-42332

When creating the usage statistics report, the values from column ‘bytes_processed’ are now measured correctly.(tick) Bug fixed.


6Workbook: Can't start 'Create New Workbook' dialog in the folder that has a '+' in the name. DAP-42339

A user can start the 'Create New Workbook' dialog although the folder name contains a '+'. (tick) Bug fixed.


7Workbook: Missing documentation reference for several Workbook functionsDAP-42320

The documentation links for the following Workbook functions have been added to the function tab:

  • TIMESTAMPDIFF
  • CEILINGDATE
  • FLOORDATE
(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.12

Improvements

1Workbook: Allow ADDTODATE function to use a non-static value as a second argumentDAP-42322

The ADDTODATE function now takes a non-static value as a second argument with the new syntax: 

Code Block
ADDTODATE(<date>; <string/another column + date constant>




2Import/ Export: Implement %partition% in Export Job file mapping for Parquet and Avro filesDAP-42311

As of now, an Avro/ Parquet export of a time-partitioned sheet directly to the HDFS works with the '/myexport/%partition%/myfile' path when using %partition% as a file name placeholder.

Bug Fixes

1Authentication: SAML authentication - Invalid User Role Exception DAP-42318

An active Datameer X user can always log in regardless of the permissions assigned to the role. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Import: HBase Plug-in - Connection/ Import Job failureDAP-42315

After improving the HBase plugin, the connection as well as Import Jobs are working again.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3External Systems: Incorrect mapping for BIG_DECIMAL columnsDAP-42309

Datameer X BIG_DECIMAL columns are not supported for Hive table mapping when a workbook sheet is synced via the External System feature to Hive. For that, the Hive table must not contain BIG_DECIMAL columns. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


4Import/ Export: Can't create the Postgres database driver when Datameer X is using Java11DAP-42325

The Postgres database driver can be created when using Java11version.(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.11

Improvements

1Connections: Google BigQuery - DataLink queries all records from a target tableDAP-42283

When creating a data link to a Google BigQuery connection, Datameer now only uses the amount of records that is needed to create the sample. For that, select "FIRST_N_RECORDS" in the 'Sampling Mode' section from the 'Scheduling' tab. This functionality is useful to reduce the cost of transferring data from the database to the cloud.



2Export: Add seconds and milliseconds as file path placeholdersDAP-40874

Datameer now provides the file path placeholder support for seconds (pattern: %sec%) as well as for milliseconds (%ms%) for file exports.


Bug Fixes

1Workbook: Variables are highlighted red in the Formula Builder DAP-42290

Variables are not highlighted in red in the Formula Builder unless there is a syntax error.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Security: Update event logging plug-in regarding log4shell/ log4j and retire RTA plug-inDAP-42307

The event logging plug-in has been fixed regarding the log4shell functionality. Furthermore the RTA plug-in has been retired.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3JSON Parsing: JSON parser tool should automatically deselect child nodes if the parent node is deselectedDAP-42299

When deselecting a parent node within the JSON array, all child nodes are automatically deselected for the user.

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.10

Improvements

1Connections: JDBC connection - Data Link queries all or a subset of records from a target tableDAP-42276

Datameer X can now limit the number of selected records to the first n records of a table (n as the configured number of sample records).



2Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add Support for Cloudera Private Cloud / Cloudera Runtime 7.1.7DAP-42296

Datameer X now supports Cloudera CDP/ Cloudera Runtime 7.1.7.


Bug Fixes

1Security: Log4j v2 security breach (CVE-2021-44228) DAP-42300

Datameer X now has added {nolookups} tag to log output patterns of log4j v2.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Import: Datameer drops trailing spaces from the string DAP-42291

Datameer X does not drop space characters at the end of a string anymore while parsing it as a 'Fixed Width' object.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3

Plug-ins: BigQuery - unable to list tables if a table with "SNAPSHOT" type exists in the dataset

DAP-42285

'Com.google.cloud' client libraries have been updated to version 1.32.2, therefore they can handle the "SNAPSHOT" type.

(tick) Bug fixed.


4Import/ Export: BigQuery view import & JDBC exports create temporary tables with "Datameer" in its name DAP-42284

Datameer X does not use "Datameer" as substring during table creation anymore.

(tick) Bug fixed.


5Export: Cluster execution of PowerBI ExportJob fails  DAP-42281

A PowerBI export now succeeds while executed as job executed on the cluster.

(tick) Bug fixed.


6Import: HBase - 'NoSuchColumnFamilyException' and Zookeeper connects to localhost with Tez jobDAP-42280

Datameer X runs HBase import jobs successfully in secured and unsecured cluster environments.

(tick) Bug fixed.


7

Export: Datameer database export jobs randomly fail because of HDFS permissions issue

 		DAP-42275

Datameer export jobs now work reliable again in secured cluster environments.

(tick) Bug fixed.


8

Execution Engine: Job that processes broken a GZIP file never completes 

DAP-42269

Datameer X now handles corrupted GZIP compressed files gracefully and terminates after importing all readable records.

(tick) Bug fixed.


9FileBrowser: Forbid users to create directories at the top-level folderDAP-42214

Datameer X does not revert the FileBrowser's root folder permission during a restart.

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.9

Improvements

1Security: Implement Proxy for Azure Blob Storage (wasb/ wasbs)DAP-42265

You can now implement properties for routing wasb/ wasbs traffic from the Datameer Application server and Data Nodes via a proxy server when connecting to the Azure Blob Storage.



2Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR v6.4.0DAP-42268

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 6.4.0.

Bug Fixes

1Datameer on Amazon EMR: Job logs are accumulated in the local temp folder before pushed to Amazon S3 DAP-42271

The customer switched to Hadoop’s S3A protocol for the EMR grid mode & metadata reads/ writes, log streaming etc. The DatameerS3 protocol is still in use for imports/ exports due to backward compatibility and all various DatameerS3 & Amazon S3 connection settings (region, endpoint, IAM with assumed role mode, …).

(tick) Bug fixed.



Section

Datameer X 11.1.8

Bug Fixes

1Security: 'SSLHandshakeException' - Protocol is not appropriateDAP-42262

Creating a SSL-secured IMAP connection can now be established after updating the libraries. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2UI performance: Delays in displaying artifacts/ folders deletion resultsDAP-42247

The entire Folder Tree will not be reloaded anymore when an artifact has been deleted. Only the deleted artifacts and folders are not shown in the Folder Tree anymore.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Cascading permissions: Progress bar doesn't reflect the current status - completion notification is not user-friendlyDAP-42245

The progress bar now reflects the current progress for the process. Errors from here are logged in the conductor.log file. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.7

New Features

1

Admin: Job Scheduler - Introduce a control ability to schedule jobs DAP-42008

We introduce a new capability for Datameer X users which can schedule jobs. This capability can be enabled/ disabled in the 'Admin' tab → 'Roles'. 


Improvements

1Export: PostgreSQL/ MySQL/ ClickHouse - Show new textbook for 'Pre-Hook SQL Statement' if the capability is setDAP-41856

You can now enter one SQL statement to be executed before performing an export in the section 'Pre-Hook' when configuring an export job. If the pre-hook fails, the whole export job will be failing. This will also fail, when the export job has a defined pre-hook statement but the job owner does not have the capability to enter it. Note that the SQL statement is not restricted in any way and it has no unintended effects. 


2Export: New capablity 'SQL statement before export execution'DAP-41857

The new capability 'Pre-Hook SQL' allows to create, edit and delete a pre-hook SQL statement before an export job execution and can be set in the 'Admin' tab → 'Roles'. This capability is only set per default for the admin user. 

Bug Fixes

1Import: Google BigQuery - Datameer X can not convert Google BigQuery DATE to Datameer X DATE formatDAP-42220

When importing data from Google BigQuery to Datameer X, the correct pattern is used to convert from Google BigQuery DATE format to Datameer X DATE format. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2File Browser: Artifacts details sorting issuesDAP-42191

Sorting artifacts in the File Browser works properly for all columns again and does not reset when scrolling. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Documentation: Broken documentation link for the export job configuration dialogDAP-42188

The documentation link for 'File Path and File Name Patterns' within the export job wizard now points to the correct documentation page. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


4REST API: Curl command for uploading a license should not create a user sessionDAP-41581

Using the curl command for uploading a license does not increase the session count for user sessions any more. (tick) Bug fixed.


5File Backup: Error when backing up folder in the GUIDAP-42241

A file backup works as expected again after patching Datameer X. (tick) Bug fixed.


6Setup: 'Enable-ssl-customization.sh' should actually create 'ssl.ini'DAP-42199

When executing the 'enable-ssl' script, the HTTP module ist automatically disabled and the HTTPS/ SSL module enabled. Furthermore the 'start.d' file and 'ssl.ini' are created to contain all default values and standard properties.(tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.6

New Features

1Workbook Functions: New 'NETWORKDAYS' function DAP-42079

You can now use the new Workbook function 'NETWORKDAYS'. Using this function returns the number of the whole working days between a start date and an end date. Working days exclude weekend days and any dates that are identified as holidays. 


Bug Fixes

1Documentation: Wrong documentation link in file based export job for file and date patternDAP-42175

When creating a file based export job and clicking on the help link in the export job wizard, you are now redirected to the correct documentation link.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Connection: Twitter REST API - Can't get token, improve error messageDAP-42108

If a user tries to configure a Twitter Rest API and pressing the 'Authorize Datameer to retrieve data' button results in an error, now the actual error message is shown.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Workbook: 'Close Workbook' dialog appears every second time when closing an existing Workbook with no changesDAP-42044

When closing an open Workbook, in which no changes were applied, the 'Close Workbook' dialog is not displayed at no time.

(tick) Bug fixed.


4Workbook: After renaming a column with more characters than allowed, the previous name is not displayedDAP-41654

When renaming a column with more than 255 characters, the previous name is displayed again for that column. (tick) Bug fixed.


5Workbook: Status bar changes when renaming a column from a join/ formula sheetDAP-41642

After renaming a join/ formula sheet in a processed Workbook, the correct status bar at the bottom of the Workbook is displayed. (tick) Bug fixed.


6Import/ Export: PowerBI - Creating a connection and export jobs failDAP-41634

A user can now create a connection to PowerBI again. Configuring and running export jobs is possible again as well.(tick) Bug fixed.


7Workbook: Checkbox in JSON 'X-Ray View' must be clicked twiceDAP-42138

The checkbox of a node in the JSON 'X-Ray View' must be clicked once to enable it, as expected. (tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.5

New Features

1Import/ Export: Salesforce Bulk API importsDAP-21069

The Salesforce Connector now uses the Bulk API 2 to import data via a REST API. For running bigger datasets, custom properties for the import job are required, e.g. 'datameer.salexforce.maxrecord-per-result-request.  



2Execution Engine: Allow jobs bypassing the Job Scheduler queueDAP-41875

Jobs can now be moved in the Job Scheduler queue. For that a new checkbox is included in the scheduling sections in Import/ Export/ Workbook Details wizard: 'Bypass Job Queue'. Jobs with that configuration will be picked always first by the Job Scheduler and ignore the maximal concurrent running jobs. A new role capability controls whether a user is allowed to use this option. 



3Workbook functions: New 'REGEXTRACT_LIST' functionDAP-42147

You can now use the 'REGEXTRACT_LIST' function. Using the function with data type 'string' extracts tokens that match a regular expression. It returns 'null' in case the string has no RegEx matches and returns a list instead of a string. If the string has a single RegEx match, the function returns a single element list. If the string has no RegEx matches, the function returns an empty list and if the string has multiple RegEx matches, the function returns all of them as the list elements.

Improvements

1

Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR v6.3.0DAP-42063

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 6.3.0.



2Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR v5.33.0DAP-42064

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR version 5.33.0. 


3Workbook/ Export : Enable sliding time window export of files by defining the partition column - partitioned exportDAP-39796

You can now use the new placeholder '%partition%' for the target path and the file names for export jobs. This placeholder can only be used, when the source Workbook sheet is partitioned. When set, the placeholder will be replaced by the partition value returned by a partition filter which is configured in the configuration of the export job. At least, if a filter returns more than one partition, the export job will be creating a separate file or folder for each position. 


4Import: Oracle Eloqua - Importing Data into Datameer XDAP-42077

You can now ingest import data from Oracle Eloqua into Datameer X to receive campaign responses. For that, a JDBC driver is needed. 


5REST API: Admins can pause and resume the job scheduler and auto compactionDAP-36390

You can now pause and resume the job scheduler and auto compaction with REST API commands. 


Bug Fixes

1Workbook: Repoiting - 'NullPointerException' if the column to be repointed is blankDAP-42141

When repointing columns from a source sheet to a duplicated sheet, there is no 'NullPointerException' error anymore.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Upgrading Datameer X: Upgrade to Datameer X version 10.1.9 is blockedDAP-42131

After fixing a swallowed SQL sheet and fixing some minor dependencies, the upgrade could be executed successfully.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Workbook: Autocomplete in the 'Formula Builder' offers columns from all sheetsDAP-42105

When inserting a formula in the Workbook's 'Formula Builder' only the sheets and columns for the first reference and only the columns from the current sheet are offered for autocompletion. Furthermore, autocomplete filters out dummy columns, e.g. insert a formula in the second column, apply, and then go to the first column. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


4Workbook: Renaming a column with a long name leads to a shift between the column header and the columnDAP-41921

After renaming a column name, no shift is visible between the column header and the column. (tick) Bug fixed.


5Workbook Health Check: Link to open a Workbook still uses the Workbook ID instead of the file IDDAP-42181

When opening a broken Workbook from the Workbook Health Check page, the file ID is used to open a Workbook now.(tick) Bug fixed.


6Workbook: Folder can't be dragged to the root in the Folder Tree panelDAP-42168

You can now drag a folder to the root in the Folder Tree panel. (tick) Bug fixed.


7Export: CSV partitioned export - improve help text and make the partition pattern option only visible on the CSV exportDAP-42138

The general help text for using a partition pattern export is now improved and visible in the CSV based export wizard: "The placeholder %partition% is only processed if the export sheet is partitioned!"(tick) Bug fixed.


8Login: After a successful login, the user must not be redirected to a Web Socket URLDAP-42062

When logging in after an automatical logout due to a user inactivity, a user is now redirected back to the previous location from before the logout. (tick) Bug fixed.


9Workbook: The Workbook view shows an error of a previous job run when triggering a new jobDAP-42099

The error from the former broken Workbook is not displayed anymore when triggering the fixed Workbook and the job graph is being displayed now instead.  (tick) Bug fixed.


10Workbook Settings: 'Data Driven' in the Workbook settings is not disabled when changing a JDBC connection to a session based DAP-40390

When a connection is configured with a session-based authentication and the Workbook is configured as 'Data Driven' by the source sheet, the Workbook is not triggered when the source is not triggered. (tick) Bug fixed.


11Export: Partition export job does not work in cluster modeDAP-42159

The partitioned export job with the pattern '%partition%' works in the cluster mode as expected. (tick) Bug fixed.


12Workbook: Display the autocomplete list for current sheet and column nameDAP-42180

When using a formula that contains the current sheet name and the column name, the autocomplete list is now displayed. (tick) Bug fixed.




Section

Datameer X 11.1.4

Improvements

1

Workbook: Provide an option to cancel the 'Repoint Sheet' dialog.DAP-42003

You can now cancel the 'Repoint Sheet' dialog after first applying a formula and then saving the sheet name. The applied formula is also being reset after cancelling the dialog.



2REST API v2: Keep column style for a Workbook with Duplicate/ Copy/ PasteDAP-41786

A Workbook's column style is applied after duplicating, copying/ pasting a Workbook.


Bug Fixes

1Workbook: Workbook still appears in the tab bar after closing the WorkbookDAP-42027

After closing a Workbook, the associated Workbook tab is being closed  in the tab bar as well. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Import: JSON import - Datameer ignores the first array objectDAP-41996

All arrays of the JSON file are being imported. With the 'include root array' property, Datameer parses the whole array including the first object also. In general when importing JSON: If a JSON file contains a 'root array', means the first level if the data structure is a JSON array (file starts with [...]), the 'include array' checkbox has to be checked during the import wizard. If a JSON file contains an object in the first level and a nested data structure contains an array for the data ingest (file starts with {...[...]...}), the 'include root array' must not be checked. Then the JSON path to the 'target array' for the data ingest must be entered into the textbook during the import wizard. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Datameer Distributions: Azure Blob Storage Connector - Packaging issuesDAP-41979

After updating the core libraries, the Azure Blob Storage connector is working as expected again. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


4In-product documentation: Wrong documentation link for 'New Connection'DAP-41944

A user who wants to find out about more information about the 'Data Types' during the 'New Connection' workflow, is now directed to the correct public documentation page. (tick) Bug fixed.


5Import: 'Create new import/ data link' - slow wizard loadDAP-42072

After optimizing the database query, the wizard for creating a new import job/ data link is working as quick as expected again.(tick) Bug fixed.


6Workbook: Formula parser throws the StackOverflowError while trying to digest a huge nested 'IF' expressionDAP-42051

After changing a JVM parameter that is responsible for the set of the nested functions, the formula parser doesn't throw the exception furthermore. (tick) Bug fixed.


7REST API v2: When a connection is injected or restored, the File Browser is not updatedDAP-41831

After injecting or restoring the connection, the File Browser is updated and the connection is immediately visible now.(tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.3

New Features

1

Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Google Dataproc version 1.5DAP-40353

Datameer X now supports Google Dataproc version 1.5.


Improvements

1

Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Cloudera Private Cloud/ Cloudera Runtime 7.1.6DAP-41823

Datameer X now supports Cloudera Private Cloud/ Cloudera Runtime 7.1.6.



2Admin Plug-ins: ‘plugin-tez’ - Upgrade to TEZ 0.10DAP-41279

After a plug-in patch, the 'plugin-tez' plug-in is now available for Datameer X distributions again.


3Properties: AWS S3 http client max pool size should be configurableDAP-41912

The default maximum connection execution amount is now set to 100. With custom properties, you can change this amount to a higher or lower number. The custom count can also be set via Hadoop property in the cluster settings. 


4Workbook: Create Toolbar button to auto-expand all column width to make all column names visibleDAP-41603

Datameer has now a new toolbar button to expand all column width to make all column names fully visible.


5Workbook: Formula sheet repointingDAP-41549

When changing a formula sheet that points to another sheet, Datameer X now detects this changes and displays a dialog: The user can apply the changes to only the current column or to all columns. This dialog is only displayed, when when more than one column is affected. 


6Workbook: validate join sheet creation and provide supportive error messagesDAP-40809

If one is trying to create an invalid join definition, the join validation will give the user a hint why the join can not be created in a warning dialog.

Bug Fixes

1Workbook: Parquet format - Ingesting creates duplicate 'das' metadata columnsDAP-41874

When ingesting a Parquet file into Datameer by a File Upload, Import Job or Datalink, there will be no more duplicated columns displayed in the tab "Define Fields". 

(tick) Bug fixed.


2Snowflake Export: Tables are not updating when selecting another schemaDAP-41721

When configuring a Snowflake export or import job, the tables are now updated when changing the schema from the drop-down.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3Workbook synchronisation: Sheet synchronization - Validation error is still showing even after update DAP-41476

After a formerly incorrect formula has been changed into a valid formula, the validation error is no longer displayed. 

(tick) Bug fixed.


4File Browser: Remove the 'Import Job' tab from the tab bar after the job has been deletedDAP-41635

The 'Import Job' tab is now deleted from the tab bar and is no longer displayed, after the job has been deleted. (tick) Bug fixed.


5File Browser: Job status tooltip for queued jobs is missing position informationDAP-41244

The tooltip now shows the position information for the queue status of a job, e.g. position 2 of 5 queued jobs.(tick) Bug fixed.


6Workbook: Active state of the 'encode column' button is brokenDAP-41317

When the 'Encode Column' view in the Workbook Inspector is enabled, the button is in an active state.(tick) Bug fixed.


7FileBrowser: Right-click in an empty area opens the Browser context menu instead of the Folder Tree context menuDAP-41652

Right-clicking in an empty area within the File Browser under the Folder Tree now opens the Folder Tree context menu.(tick) Bug fixed.


8Workbook Inspector: Encoding inspector fly out always shows "Empty Value"DAP-41722

The fly out within the encoding section in the Workbook Inspector now shows the correct value for the different chars.(tick) Bug fixed.


9Upgrading Datameer X: Datameer X stops serving HTTP requests and returns 504 Gateway timeout errorsDAP-41889

After a new fixed release, no more freezes happen and Datameer X works as expected after the upgrade.(tick) Bug fixed.


10Upgrading Datameer X: Upgrade scripts breaks at the ‘Drop Sink Data Table’ step - ‘A foreign key constraint fails’DAP-41955

The upgrading script has been updated to let the Datameer X upgrade work as expected.(tick) Bug fixed.


11Workbook: Fx function in Workbook is not case sensitiveDAP-41992

Selecting a Fx function in a Workbook highlights the function in the Sheet Inspector with upper or lowercase or mixed letters(tick) Bug fixed.


12Workbook: FilesystemRestController#moveFolder causes an endless loopDAP-41989

No endless loop of error messages is caused anymore when moving folders. When trying to move a folder into its own subfolder, an error message is displayed. (tick) Bug fixed.


13Connections: Snowflake - Jobs using the Snowflake connection are failing & exports are failing as wellDAP-41951

After fixing the Snowflake plug-in, the connections are working as expected and exports can be executed as expected.(tick) Bug fixed.


14REST API: JobExecutionRestControllerV2 does not release the EntityManagerDAP-41922

The REST API for job execution is working as expected again. Jobs can be triggered and stopped with REST API commands.(tick) Bug fixed.


15Workbook: SQL sheet - 'COUNT'/ 'SUM'/ 'AVG'/ ... (DISTINCT) aggregates are not supportedDAP-41878

Aggregates with DISTINCT quantifier work again in SQL sheets. Furthermore multiple DISTINCT aggregates in a single SELECT command on the same column are supported while multiple DISTINCT aggregates with multiple different columns are not supported.(tick) Bug fixed.


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Datameer X 11.1.2.3

Improvements

1Admin Plug-ins: ‘plugin-tez’ - Upgrade to TEZ 0.10DAP-41279

After a plug-in patch, the 'plugin-tez' plug-in is now available for Datameer X distributions again.



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Datameer X 11.1.2.2

Bug Fixes

1

Upgrading Datameer X: Upgrade scripts breaks at the ‘Drop Sink Data Table’ step - ‘A foreign key constraint fails’DAP-41955

The upgrading script has been updated to let the Datameer X upgrade work as expected.

(tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.2.1

Bug Fixes

1

Upgrading Datameer X: Datameer X stops serving HTTP requests and returns 504 Gateway timeout errorsDAP-41889

After a new fixed release, no more freezes happen and Datameer X works as expected after the upgrade.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2

Workbook: SQL sheet - 'COUNT'/ 'SUM'/ 'AVG'/ ... (DISTINCT) aggregates are not supportedDAP-41878

Aggregates with DISTINCT quantifier work again in SQL sheets. Furthermore multiple DISTINCT aggregates in a single SELECT command on the same column are supported while multiple DISTINCT aggregates with multiple different columns are not supported.

(tick) Bug fixed.



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Datameer X 11.1.2

Improvements

1

Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Cloudera Private Cloud/ Cloudera Runtime 7.1.5.14DAP-41578

Datameer X now supports Cloudera Private Cloud/ Cloudera Runtime 7.1.5.14.



2

Upgrading Datameer X: Upgrade process - 'database.sh' script should print the details of its executionDAP-41882

The 'database.sh' script now contains the status of the database upgrade, when executed. Furthermore, the location of the backup which is created by script has changed. Now the full path to the database file is displayed. Also there are additional entries in the 'database-tool.log' file.



3

Housekeeping: Housekeeping: Data entity should store owner to enable Housekeeping to remove HDFS items even if associated job has been deleted alreadyDAP-41288

Housekeeping has no longer issues in removing HDFS items even if an associated job has already been deleted. Data from where the job configuration has already been deleted is cleaned up successfully without falling back to the system user. The 'data.owner' field receives the value of the current owner of the job configuration.


Bug Fixes

1

Workbook: Workbook toolbar buttons are not working when using them in the Internet ExplorerDAP-41864

The Datameer X Workbook toolbar now works with Internet Explorer.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2

Export: Amazon Redshift (Fast Load) export is dropping recordsDAP-41838

The data export into Amazon Redshift (Fast Load) is working correctly again.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3

Workbook: Workbook toolbar buttons are not working when using them in the latest Chrome versionDAP-41836

The Datameer X Workbook toolbar now works with Chrome version 89.0.4389.90 (Official Build) and newer.

(tick) Bug fixed.


4

Execution Engine: Datameer X on Amazon EMR/ Google Cloud Platform - Failed to activate the plug-in 'plugin-dwh'DAP-41816

Since 'plugin-doh' is a conductor-only plug-in, it is not being copied to the cluster anymore and does not impact any job execution.

(tick) Bug fixed.


5

User Interface Login: Intermittently login page is not refreshing after a successful loginDAP-41633

The correct login is working in all browsers for SAML, internal authentication as well as for external authentication (LDAP).

(tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.1.2

Bug Fixes

1

Workbook: Workbook toolbar buttons are not working when using them in the Internet ExplorerDAP-41864

The Datameer X Workbook toolbar now works with Internet Explorer.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2

Workbook: Workbook toolbar buttons are not working when using them in the latest Chrome versionDAP-41836

The Datameer X Workbook toolbar now works with Chrome version 89.0.4389.90 (Official Build) and newer.

(tick) Bug fixed.


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Section

Datameer X 11.1.1

New Features

1

Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 6.2.0DAP-41575

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR 6.2.0.



2Supported Hadoop Distributions: Add support for Amazon EMR 5.32.0DAP-41574

Datameer X now supports Amazon EMR 5.32.0.


Improvements

1

Upgrading Datameer X: Improved upgrading process

DAP-41750 / DAP-41749 /
DAP-41697 


Datameer X has now an improved upgrading process for new upgrades.



2

Workbook: Auto-expand column header during "column edit" if the column name is partly invisibleDAP-41677

When renaming a column, the column width is now expanded fully visible without any truncation.



3

Upgrading Datameer X: Schedule out of order upgradesDAP-41626

The upgrade tool is now upgrading out of order upgrades to e.g. schedule new schema versions which have a lower value than the current one.



4

Supported Hadoop Distributions: Enable Apache Hadoop 2.8.5 supportDAP-41451

Datameer X now supports Apache Hadoop 2.8.5, also with Hive 2.3.8 as well as HBase 1.4.13.



Bug Fixes

1

Export: Snowflake - Export jobs failing with exceptionDAP-41557

Snowflake export jobs run successfully again after fixing the plug-in.

(tick) Bug fixed.


2

File Browser: Dependencies View artifact loses its color after selecting/ deselectingDAP-41322

In the Dependencies View a selected and then deselected artifact does not change the color to grey anymore.

(tick) Bug fixed.


3

Import: Amazon EMR - Import partitioned data link from S3 does not workDAP-40340

The data link from S3 is now working again as expected.

(tick) Bug fixed.


4

Documentation: Documentation URL should point to public spaceDAP-41713

The public user docs are now available on 'https://datameer.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DAS110'.

(tick) Bug fixed.


5

REST API v2: Remove save dialog when closing a WorkbookDAP-41730

After restoring a Workbook with REST API v2, closing that Workbook in the File Browser does not trigger the 'Save' dialog anymore.

(tick) Bug fixed.


6

File Browser Inspector: Config tab - Missing information for File UploadsDAP-41623

In the File Browser 'Config' tab, the information that scheduling is not supported for Connections and File Uploads is displayed.

(tick) Bug fixed.


7

REST API v2: Rest call leads to an illegal state exceptionDAP-40157

All entities are running in a row again, without any exceptions.

(tick) Bug fixed.


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