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Thank you for using IDERA Rapid SQL, the integrated development environment for IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Sybase and Teradata database systems. Rapid SQL is your fast path to higher productivity whether you're programming in SQL, PL/SQL, Transact-SQL or HTML. Before you use Rapid SQL, please read the following information.

What's New in Rapid SQL 18.3

Updates Azure cloud monitoring capability in DBArtisan

Supports the latest version of Log4j

Improves multiple areas within DBArtisan and Rapid SQL

Improves multiple areas within DB Change Manager

Updates profiling session capability in DB Optimizer

Technical Requirements

Browser Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Operating System Requirements

32-bit versus 64-bit Application Considerations and Restrictions

DBMS Support and Connectivity

Dedicated Support Connectivity Options

IDERA Team Server 2016 Support

Generic JDBC/ODBC Connectivity

IBM DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedure Requirements

DBMS Versions No Longer Supported

Release Notes

Known Issues and Bug Fixes

Additional Resources

Licensing Your IDERA Product

IDERA Product Support

IDERA Technical Support

IDERA on the Web

What's New in Rapid SQL 18.3

Updates Azure cloud monitoring capability in DBArtisan

The monitoring capability for Microsoft Azure cloud is updated in DBArtisan. This functionality includes multi-tabbed process monitoring and management as well as allows you to catch performance issues before they arise.

Supports the latest version of Log4j

DB PowerStudio 18.3 includes support for the latest version of Apache Log4j, which is essential for proper logging and diagnostics of applications. 

 

Improves multiple areas within DBArtisan and Rapid SQL

DB PowerStudio 18.3 includes updates to the following areas within DBArtisan and Rapid SQL:

Improves multiple areas within DB Change Manager

Updates profiling session capability in DB Optimizer

DB Optimizer 18.3 updates profiling session capability, which alerts users to potentially problematic SQL ahead of time.

Technical Requirements

Before using Rapid SQL, please verify that your environment meets the requirements listed below:

NOTE: Users need full registry privileges during the installation and access to the keys under HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry after installation.

Browser Requirements

Rapid SQL requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later.

Hardware Requirements

IDERA recommends the following minimum hardware requirements:

Operating System Requirements

Rapid SQL supports the following operating systems:

Windows 7 Support Notes - Windows 7 provides two user types: Standard users and Administrators. Rapid SQL can be installed or uninstalled by an administrator or by a standard user using an administrator token. Standard users can run Rapid SQL. For the purpose of running Rapid SQL, default standard user token privileges should not be modified. Modifying standard user token privileges can result in licensing issues which will prevent Rapid SQL from operating properly.

32-BIT VERSUS 64-BIT APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS

If you install the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL and you are using custom drivers, you must be using 64-bit versions of those drivers when using the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL. Similarly, 32-bit versions of custom drivers must be used with the 32-bit Rapid SQL installation.

For version control integration, if you install the 64-bit version of Rapid SQL, you can work with either a 32-bit or 64-bit MSSCCI provider. The feature is controlled from the Options Editor's Version Control tab (File > Options > General > Version Control).

DBMS Support and Connectivity Options

Dedicated Support Connectivity Options

Rapid SQL provides dedicated connectivity to a specific version range of IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, IBM DB2 for z/OS, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, and Teradata databases.

The following connectivity options are provided:

The following table provides a summary of resources/requirements for connectivity to dedicated DBMS platforms. For each platform, it lists supported versions, the client software, driver, or client/driver combination that must be installed if using native IDERA clients, and the third-party, Type 4 JDBC drivers packaged with Rapid SQL.

 

DBMS Platform

Supported Versions

Client (or driver/client combination) Required for use with Native IDERA Drivers

Packaged JDBC Driver

Source & License

IBM DB2 for z/OS

10.x and 11.x*

DB2 UDB Client for Windows 8.0 or later

IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

IBM DB2 for LUW

10.x and 11.x*

IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 8.0 or later

IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

Microsoft SQL Server

2008
2012
2014*

2014 SP2*

2016*

2017*

2019*

Microsoft SQL Server Client Library

jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver

LGPL source & license

MySQL

4.x, 5.x, and 8.x

MySQL Connector/ODBC Driver 5.2.x Driver - MySQL Connector/ODBC driver 3.51.x Driver

MySQL Connector/J JDBC Driver

GPL source & license

Oracle

10g, 11g, 11g R2, 12c, 12c R2, 18c, and 19c

Oracle SQL*Net Client

Oracle JDBC Thin Driver

PostgreSQL

9.3 - 9.10, 10.7, 11.2, and 12.x

PostgreSQL ODBC Driver (latest version recommended)

PostgreSQL JDBC Driver

BSD License

Snowflake

 

Snowflake ODBC Driver

Snowflake JDBC Driver shipped with product

 

Sybase ASE

15.7 and 16.0

Sybase Open Client

jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver

LGPL source & license

Sybase IQ

15.4, 16.0, and 16.1

SQL Anywhere ODBC drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7
Sybase IQ 32-bit ODBC drivers

Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ

 

 

* About Technical Previews - Technical previews are intended to introduce a new DBMS platform only. The available functionality is typically minimal. For example, command Line startup, standard datasource registration and connection features, limited Datasource Navigator tree functionality, a minimal set of object actions, as well as SQL Editor execution and related, common SQL Editor functionality such as Query Options, Paste SQL Syntax, and Paste SQL Statement.

Generic JDBC/ODBC Connectivity

Generic JDBC/ODBC connectivity to non-dedicated DBMS systems or non-database datasources is also provided. Rapid SQL can connect to a datasource using a customer-provided, third-party JDBC version 4.0 or ODBC version 3.0 driver. Minimal Rapid SQL functionality is provided, including a basic Explorer tree and SQL querying.

IBM DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedure Requirements

When working against an IBM DB2 for z/OS data source, Rapid SQL relies on the following stored procedures, provided as an optional installation step in setting up the DB2 subsystem:

·        DSNWZP

·        DSNUTILS

·        ADMIN_COMMAND_DSN

·        ADMIN_COMMAND_DB2

Prior to using Rapid SQL against an IBM DB2 for z/OS data source, ensure that these components are installed on the server.

Cloud

Rapid SQL runs on cloud virtual machines, such as Microsoft Azure VM and AWS EC2, with Microsoft Windows. It supports database instances on cloud virtual machines, such as Microsoft Azure VM and AWS EC2.

DBMS Versions No Longer Supported

Rapid SQL is no longer being tested against Sybase ASE versions before 15.7.

Release Notes

Known Issues and Bug Fixes

For the more recent list of known issues and bug fixes in this release, see http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RapidSQL/183/en/Release_Notes_for_Rapid_SQL_18.3.

Additional Resources

Licensing Your IDERA Product

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