DBArtisan
Home | DBArtisan
Documentation | IDERA Technical
Support | www.idera.com
ReadMe
Last Published: October 12.2016. Any updates to these notes will be available
at www.idera.com/support/productdocuments.
Thank
you for using IDERA DBArtisan, the award winning DBA tool for enterprise-wide
database administration. DBArtisan empowers you to manage all of your critical
databases running on current versions of IBM DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft
SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase and Teradata systems, from a single, consistent,
user-friendly interface. Before you use DBArtisan, please read the following
information.
What's New in DBArtisan
Single Java Directory for Multiple IDERA
Products
Error Reporting for Troubleshooting
Performance and Exception Handling Improvements
Updated Database Explorer Schema Object Types
Support Newer Partitioning Options
Requirements
32-bit versus 64-bit Application Considerations
and Restrictions
DBMS Support and Connectivity
Dedicated Support Connectivity Options
Generic JDBC/ODBC Connectivity
Specifically-tested JDBC/ODBC Connectivity
Products: Apache Hive/Hadoop
DBMS Versions No Longer Supported
Release Notes
Team
Server 2016 Installation and Configuration
Additional Resources
What's New in
DBArtisan
This release begins a rollout of rebranding this product from
Embarcadero to IDERA. Note that these changes include a new license agreement,
installation and data directories, icons, file names, registry settings, and
more. For more information about IDERA and IDERA products, see www.idera.com.
Simplified licensing now offers a single DBArtisan license for
single and multiplatform environments. Standard, Professional, and Workbench
editions now are a single edition called DBArtisan, which also includes the
previously optional Analyst Pack. Furthermore, the previously optional Analyst
Pack now is included in DBArtisan.
Single Java Directory for
Multiple IDERA Products
Users
who have multiple IDERA products including DBArtisan and Rapid SQL previously
had multiple installations of the Java directory under the installation home
directory even when the Java versions were the same. With this release, the
Java directory is streamlined, using a common files sub-directory with one
installation of Java. Version-specific sub-directories exist when necessary. Only available for SQL
Server.
DBArtisan now uses AES 256 encryption when saving or storing
database connection passwords.
Error Reporting for
Troubleshooting
DBArtisan includes new technical support features that help when
you have an issue or when the system crashes. Use the IDERA Error Report to
create a zip file containing important details about your installation, such as
IDERA product information, hardware metrics such as CPU, RAM, disk size, and
free space, and necessary database information. If your application crashes and
is inoperable, the IDERA Error Report zip file is automatically created and can
be found in the appdata log directory.
Performance and Exception
Handling Improvements
Performance improvements throughout the product should improve
response time and decrease the time necessary to launch new windows and tabs.
In addition, when an exception occurs, it is more visible to the user that the
tool is still operable, but that an error has occurred.
While working in the SQL Editor to construct SQL commands, users
no longer have to prefix a table name if they're working with tables in another
schema.
Updated Database Explorer Schema
Object Types
Database Explorer is updated to include or reflect changes to the
following schema object types:
·
Audit Policies
·
Context
·
Dimensions
·
Policies
·
Policy Groups
·
Queues
·
Queue Tables
·
Refresh Groups
·
Resource Consumer Groups
·
Resource Plans
·
Unified Audit Policies
Support Newer Partitioning
Options
This product now supports the full set of partitioning options
available for all current versions of Oracle.
Before
using DBArtisan, 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.
DBArtisan
requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later.
IDERA recommends the following minimum hardware requirements:
DBArtisan supports the following operating systems:
Windows
7 Support Notes - Windows 7 provides two user types: Standard users and
Administrators. DBArtisan can be installed or uninstalled by an administrator
or by a standard user using an administrator token. Standard users can run
DBArtisan. For the purpose of running DBArtisan, default standard user token
privileges should not be modified. Modifying standard user token privileges can
result in licensing issues which will prevent DBArtisan from operating
properly.
32-Bit Versus
64-Bit Application Considerations and Restrictions
If
you install the 64-bit version of DBArtisan and you are using custom drivers, you
must be using 64-bit versions of those drivers when using the 64-bit version of
DBArtisan. Similarly, 32-bit versions of custom drivers must be used with the
32-bit DBArtisan installation.
For
version control integration, if you install the 64-bit version of DBArtisan,
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).
Dedicated Support Connectivity
Options
DBArtisan
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,
PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, and Teradate 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 that must be installed if using native IDERA clients, and
the third-party, Type 4 JDBC drivers packaged with DBArtisan.
|
DBMS Platform |
Supported Versions |
Client Required for
use with Native IDERA Drivers |
Packaged JDBC Driver |
Source & License |
|
IBM DB2 for z/OS |
9 – 10.x and 11.x* |
DB2 UDB Client for
Windows 8.0 or later |
IBM Data Server Driver
for JDBC |
|
|
IBM DB2 for LUW |
9 – 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 2016* |
Microsoft SQL Server
Client Library |
jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server |
|
|
MySQL |
4.x |
MySQL Connector/ODBC
Driver 5.2.x Driver - MySQL
Connector/ODBC driver 3.51.x Driver |
MySQL Connector/J JDBC
Driver |
|
|
Oracle |
9i, 10g, 11g, and 12c* |
Oracle SQL*Net Client |
Oracle JDBC Thin
Driver |
|
|
PostgreSQL |
9.3 minimum |
PostgreSQL ODBC Driver
(latest version recommended) |
PostgreSQL JDBC Driver |
|
|
Sybase ASE |
12.5 - 15.7, 16.0 |
Sybase Open Client |
jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server |
|
|
Sybase IQ |
12.7 - 15.4, 16.0 |
SQL Anywhere ODBC
drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7 |
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ |
|
*
For these databases, DBArtisan supports a subset of this database version’s
features/functions.
Generic JDBC/ODBC Connectivity
Generic
JDBC/ODBC connectivity to non-dedicated DBMS systems or non-database datasources is also provided. DBArtisan can connect to a
datasource using a customer-provided, third-party JDBC version 4.0 or ODBC
version 3.0 drivers. Minimal DBArtisan functionality is provided, including a
basic Explorer tree and SQL querying.
Specifically-Tested JDBC/ODBC
Connectivity Products: Apache Hive/Hadoop
DBArtisan
has been successfully tested against Apache Hive/Hadoop datasources
using the Hortonworks ODBC driver. Similarly, Cloudera Impala datasources have
been tested using the Cloudera JDBC driver. In both
cases, SQL querying and a Datasource Explorer/Navigator tree are available.
DBMS Versions No Longer Supported
As
of this release, DBArtisan is no longer being tested against Sybase ASE
versions before 15.7.
Release Notes
Team
Server 2016 Installation and Configuration
Team Server 2016 must be installed and configured
in order to get its Datasource and Credential Syncronization
in DBArtisan.
You can find all the information for installing Team Server 2016
in Install
and Configure Team Server 2016.
Team Server URL must be also configured in DBArtisan. For that, add the Team Server URL in Tools > Options... >
Team Server.
1.
Close DBArtisan.
2.
Uninstall the older
MySQL ODBC client.
3.
Restart DBArtisan and
try connecting to a MySQL datasource. You are prompted to install the MySQL
client drivers.
4.
Follow the installation
instructions to install the new driver.
o The Debugger windows (Variables, Watch, CallStack, Dependency) cannot be
undocked. This behavior is deliberate and is true only for the Debugger
windows. The Output window can be undocked.
o When running Windows XP SP2, SQL Server 2000 SP4
is required on both the client and the server.
o When running the Debugger on SQL Server 2005
CLIENTS:
1.
Verify that the file
ssdebugps.dll is registered on the client machine. This file is REQUIRED for
debugging and Microsoft only installs it on the server machine and not as a part
of a client-only install.
2.
Follow the instructions
under the "Configure DCOM on the computer that is running Visual Studio.
NET" heading from Microsoft to reconfigure the DCOM settings on your
client machine: //support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/833977.
3.
On the Default
Properties tab of the My Computer dialog box, make sure the Default
Authentication Level is set to None and
that the Default Impersonation Level is set to Impersonate.
o When using the IDERA Sybase debugger against a
Sybase database with multiple temporary databases (supported in Sybase ASE
12.5.0.3 and above), either the user or the debugger application must be bound
to a specific temporary database.
§ To bind the IDERA Sybase Debugger:
sp_tempdb "bind" , "ap", "Sybase Debugger", "DB",
"<tempdb name>"
§ To bind the user:
sp_tempdb "bind", "lg",
"<login id>", "DB", "<tempdb name>"
Customer-reported bugs fixed for the DBArtisan 2016+ (16.5)
release:
|
Issue # |
Description |
DBMS |
|
RAP-6086 |
Login Dialog crash. |
|
|
RAP-6048 |
[Data Source
Navigator] Occasional crashes when expanding databases node from the
datasource navigator. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-33446 |
[Data Cache] After Preview
statements are in the wrong order. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-33390 |
[BNF] CBufferedOutputRouter crash. |
|
|
DBA-33331 |
PCLender
crash. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-32998 |
[Sybase][Parsers] Batch
delimiter ‘go’ on its own is treated as procedure instead of empty statement. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-32608 |
[Oracle][Extract Role]
Extracting DDL a role, the users assigned to the role are no longer included. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-31248 |
[Crash Report] DBArtisan
crashes while outputting sql results. |
All |
|
DBA-30756 |
[DBMS Actions] Cannot
create insert statements from a particular table. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-30248 |
Error establishing a
debugger session with the server. |
DB2 for LUW |
|
DBA-18630 |
Extraction issue – XML
INLINE LENGTH and compression not recognized. |
DB2 for LUW |
Customer-reported bugs fixed for the DBArtisan 2016.0.1 release:
|
Issue # |
Description |
DBMS |
|
DBA-33166 |
Case Number 00455434:
Invalid column name 'systemwide password
expiration'. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-33159 |
[Enhancement] Change fillfactor default value to prevent space consumption and
performance issues on index rebuild. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-33154 |
DBA-33150 [BCBSVT][SQL Editor] Application crashes during SQL Editor
session. |
DB2 for LUW |
|
DBA-33152 |
DBA-33150
[Enhancement] Improve the exception handling in case of driver blowing up. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-33151 |
DBA-33150 [ISQL]
Nomura crashes. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-33150 |
Find a solution to the
random crashes experienced by customers. |
All |
|
DBA-33141 |
[DBMS Object
Management] Crash and inoperative state with views. |
DB2 for LUW |
|
DBA-33108 |
Oracle 11g and higher
already has a PLAN_TABLE installed. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-33095 |
Provide support for
SQL*PLUS script commands. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-33076 |
[Analysts] Unable to
run an analysis report. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-33068 |
[Enhancement][Functions]
Some objects do leave out the schema name in the CREATE. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-33033 |
Customer case
00443195: Schedule of Capacity Analyst does not work on machines with Windows
in Spanish. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-32999 |
[DBMS Object
Management] Database option "allow incremental dumps" is not shown
for Sybase 15.7 SP130. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-32987 |
[Edit Data] Copy-Paste
from Edit Data grid returns weird characters. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-32967 |
[Schema
extraction/publication] Can't execute schema extraction and schema
publication with some DBMS. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-32960 |
In Edit Data, the
DELETE of a row is not actually performed in the table. |
SQL Server |
|
DBA-32959 |
[Enhancement] Migrate Database object is misleading. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-32945 |
[DBMS Object
Management] Can't exchange a table partition. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-32943 |
Unable to kill
sessions from the Lock tab in Database monitoring. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-32935 |
Analyst update error
on Oracle datasources ORA-01031: insufficient
privileges. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-32713 |
[Utilities] No records
are migrated with migrated feature. |
Sybase ASE |
|
DBA-32698 |
[ISQL] Crashes in Isql when running multiple scripts. |
All |
|
DBA-31366 |
[DBMS Actions] Tables
based on materialized views do not get extracted with the appropriate unique
index. |
Oracle |
|
RAP-6050 |
[JDBC][Procedures] Smallint being treated as bit datatype.
|
SQL Server |
|
RAP-6048 |
[Data Source Navigator]
Occasional crashes when expanding databases node from the datasource
navigator. |
SQL Server |
|
RAP-6027 |
[Crash] Sybase IQ
customer crashes. |
Sybase IQ |
|
Customer-reported bugs fixed for the DBArtisan 2016 release: |
||
|
Issue # |
Description |
DBMS |
|
DBA-32830 |
Not consistently
opening SQL files from location set in Directories option for "User SQL
Scripts". |
|
|
DBA-32585 |
Lapsed time clock at
the bottom of a Query/Results tab frame no longer works. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-32474 |
[File Execution
Facility] After row 43, Dates are being returned as zeros. |
All |
|
DBA-32472 |
[Regression][DMBS
Actions] Hide time portion of DATE datatype if zero
option suppresses the time portion for all rows, even if they have non-zero
times. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-31935 |
[Schema Extraction]
When extracting or compiling Function, the comments are missing from
Function. |
Oracle |
|
DBA-30919 |
[DBMS Actions] Ability
to name output file. |
All |
|
DBA-22901 |
Request support for Excel
2007. |
All |
|
DBA-22732 |
[Editor
results]Request for support for the option to save the result in Excel binary
format, extension xlsb. |
All |
|
DBA-4638 |
Wrong database device
size is displayed in Explorer window. |
Sybase ASE |
|
RAP-5970 |
Customer case
00430700: The application generates a corrupt xlsx
file when importing results to Excel. |
Oracle |
|
RAP-5865 |
[Tools] Ability to
save a .csv file from results where all the fields are enclosed in double
quotes. |
Oracle |
|
RAP-5742 |
508
compliance for the application: JAWS incorrectly reads the drop-down options that have
separators. |
|
Additional
Resources
All IDERA products include a 14-day trial period. To continue using
the product without interruption, we recommend that you license it as soon as
possible. For information on licensing your product, refer to the Installation
Guide. If you have not yet purchased this product, contact [email protected].
IDERA Product Support
The IDERA Web site is an excellent source for additional product
information, including white papers, articles, discussion forums, and the IDERA
Knowledge Base. Visit www.idera.com/support,
or click any of the links below, to find:
If you have a valid maintenance contract with IDERA, the Technical
Support team is available to assist you with any problems you have with our applications.
Our maintenance contract also entitles registered users of IDERA products to
download free software upgrades during the active contract period. Evaluators
receive free technical support for the term of their evaluation (14 days).
We encourage you to open technical support cases via the Customer Support Center. For
additional information about IDERA Technical Support, visit the Support section of our Web site.
To download evaluations of other IDERA products or to learn more
about our company and our products visit us at www.idera.com.