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ReadMe Last Published: Sept. 12, 2013. Any updates to these notes will be available at http://docs.embarcadero.com.

Thank you for using Embarcadero 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 Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase ASE, and IBM DB2 across the UNIX, Linux, Windows NT and mainframe z/OS operating systems, from a single, consistent, user-friendly interface. Before you use DBArtisan, please read the information below.

What's New in Version 9.5/XE4

Embarcadero Connect Integration

User Interface and Navigator/Explorer Updates

Oracle Updates

SQL Server Updates

Operational Updates

DBMS Support and Connectivity

Dedicated Support Connectivity Options

Generic JDBC/ODBC Connectivity

DBMS Versions No Longer Supported

Release Notes

Known Issues

Bug Fixes

Additional Resources

Licensing Your Embarcadero Product

Embarcadero Technologies Product Support

Embarcadero Technologies Technical Support

Embarcadero Technologies on the Web

What's New in Version 9.5/XE4

Embarcadero Connect Integration

DBArtisan integrates with Embarcadero Connect, a product that allows easy distribution of data governance repository metadata to the enterprise. New Connect repository functionality includes:

Datasource Management - Individual DBArtisan users can employ centralized datasource definitions stored on a Connect server. You can connect to datasources using definitions stored on the Connect server, attach Connect server datasource definitions as as local definitions (and detach), reconcile differences between local and Connect server datasource definitions, and manage definitions on the Connect server.
SQL Editor - Centrally stored metadata for referenced elements such as tables, view, and columns, definitions or usage rules for example, is now available as tooltip, comment, and error pane information.

Three new HKLM/HKCU registry settings (ConnectURL, UseConnect, and AllowKeepMeSignedIn) let you lock down those features.

User Interface and Navigator/Explorer Updates

Bookmark Enhancements - The number of Navigator/Explorer Bookmarks you can create has been increased from 64 to 256. In addition, DBArtisan will no longer allow you to create multiple bookmarks referencing the same Navigator/Explorer node.

Oracle Updates

DBMS_Scheduler Support - Four new object types are available under the Instance - Scheduler node: Chains, Jobs, Programs, and Schedules. New Wizards/Editors allow you to create and edit jobs, programs, and schedules. Available object actions let you enable/disable, run, and stop jobs and to enable/disable programs.
Suppression of time component in DATE datatype results - In the Results window of the ISQL Editor, display of Oracle DATE datatype results can now be configured to suppress display of time components (DD:MM:SS) if the time component is all zeroes. The Options Editor (File > Options > Connection > Oracle) now has a Hide time portion of DATE datatype if zero control that controls this feature.

SQL Server Updates

SQL Server 12 Transact SQL Parsing - This release introduces dedicated SQL Editor support for SQL Server 12 Transact SQL. DBArtisan features such as SQL execution, debugging, formatting/editing, and automated error detection and coding assistance, now work seamlessly against SQL Server version 12. Specific updates have been made to accommodate reserved words/keywords, buillt-in functions, and updates to the ALTER, CREATE, DROP and other statements.

Operational Updates

A new command line startup switch, -R, lets you provide a platform-specific connection string when starting DBArtisan from the command line. For details, see the online Help topic Getting Started > Application Basics > Starting DBArtisan > Starting an Installed Version of DBArtisan from the Command Line.

DBMS SUPPORT AND CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS

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, Oracle, and Sybase databases. The following connectivity options are provided:

Native Embarcadero drivers - DBArtisan is packaged with a set of native drivers, each requiring a DBMS-specific client to be installed.
JDBC drivers - DBArtisan can connect to a datasource more directly using one of the packaged, third-party JDBC drivers. No additional connectivity components need to be installed. One or more third-party drvers, tested against DBArtisan, are installed with DBArtisan.

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 Embarcadero clients, and the third-party, Type 4 JDBC drivers packaged with DBArtisan.

DBMS Platform Supported Versions Client Required for use with native Embarcadero drivers Packaged JDBC Driver

IBM DB2 for z/OS v8 and v9 DB2 UDB Client for Windows 8.0 or later IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

IBM DB2 for LUW Versions 9.0 - 9.7 IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 8.0 or later IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (All editions including 2005 Express Edition for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit Itanium & x86-64)
2008
2012
Microsoft SQL Server Client Library jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver

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 Oracle 9i, 10g, and 11g Oracle SQL*Net Client Oracle JDBC Thin Driver

Sybase ASE Sybase System 12.5 - Sybase 15.5 Sybase Open Client jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver

Sybase IQ 12.7 - 15.4 SQL Anywhere ODBC drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7
Sybase IQ 32-bit ODBC drivers
Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ

DBMS Platform	Supported Versions	Client Required for use with native Embarcadero drivers	Packaged JDBC Driver
IBM DB2 for z/OS	v8 and v9	DB2 UDB Client for Windows 8.0 or later	IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC
IBM DB2 for LUW	Versions 9.0 - 9.7	IBM DB2 LUW Client for Windows 8.0 or later	IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC
Microsoft SQL Server	2005 (All editions including 2005 Express Edition for 32-bit x86 and 64-bit Itanium & x86-64) 2008 2012	Microsoft SQL Server Client Library	jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver
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	Oracle 9i, 10g, and 11g	*Oracle SQLNet Client**	Oracle JDBC Thin Driver
Sybase ASE	Sybase System 12.5 - Sybase 15.5	Sybase Open Client	jTDS Type 4 JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver
Sybase IQ	12.7 - 15.4	SQL Anywhere ODBC drivers for Sybase IQ 12.7 Sybase IQ 32-bit ODBC drivers	Sybase jConnect JDBC Driver for Sybase IQ

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 3.0 or ODBC version 3.0 driver. Minimal DBArtisan functionality is provided, including a basic Explorer tree and SQL querying.

DBMS VERSIONS NO LONGER SUPPORTED

As of this release, DBArtisan is no longer tested against Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows 8.x.

Release Notes

KNOWN ISSUES

The current version of DBArtisan does not support the MySQL ODBC client that shipped with previous versions of DBArtisan. If DBArtisan crashes after connecting to a MySQL data source:

Close DBArtisan.
Uninstall the older MySQL ODBC client.
Restart DBArtisan and try connecting to a MySQL datasource. You are prompted to install the MySQL client drivers.
Follow the installation instructions to install the new driver.

Note that when debugging a procedure against an Oracle data source, DBartisan performs a compilation before debugging. During a compilation, Oracle invalidates referencing objects. For example, if procedures A2 and A3 both reference procedure A1, debugging procedure A1 in DBArtisan, will result in procedures A2 and A3 being invalidated.

In some situations the Database Monitor may prompt to connect to an already connected datasource if auto-connect is not enabled for that datasource

DBArtisan installs the incorrect stored procedures for Capacity Analyst for a Sybase 15 database. Please refer to this Knowledge Base article: www.embarcadero.com/jive/entry.jspa?externalID=1030&caID=2

For servers running on Sybase version 12.5.3a, the CREATE ENCRYPTION KEY and DECRYPT permissions do not display properly--they'll be shown as null. See Sybase's document CR392544 ("sp_helpprotect does not show privileges related to encryption keys."). This has been fixed in ASE version 12.5.3a/ESD#1 (now available as a download) and ASE version 12.5.4.

The SQL Server Agent failing problem is caused by the lack of permission to enumerate the status of the server service. To determine the status of the server, the user must have permission to check the status of the server service. If the user running DBArtisan at the client machine is a not a local user who can be authenticated at the server machine, the Server Agent jobs will fail.
Workaround:
a. If the user that runs DBArtisan is not a domain user, create the same user with the same password on the server.
b. If the user is a domain user, make sure the user can login to the server.

When you are using the Debugger:

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.
When running Windows XP SP2, SQL Server 2000 SP4 is required on both the client and the server.
When running the Debugger on SQL Server 2005 CLIENTS:

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.
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: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=833977.
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.

When using the Embarcadero 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 Embarcadero Sybase Debugger:
sp_tempdb "bind" , "ap", "Sybase Debugger", "DB", "<tempdb name>"
To bind the user:
sp_tempdb "bind", "lg", "<login id>", "DB", "<tempdb name>"

The BCP (bulk copy) data movement option is disabled for cross-platform migration. In addition, to use the BCP in a Sybase-to-Sybase migration, the user must be logged in as System Administrator *or* the "select into/bulkcopy/pllsort" database option must be true on the target catalog. If this option is "false" on the target catalog, BCP will not appear as a data movement option for non-system users.

Schema migration jobs created in earlier versions of DBArtisan that were saved with a .migrate file extension must be re-created in DBArtisan 8.1 or later. Only migration jobs with a .sav extension can be reused.

DBArtisan is currently unable to create table names, column names, and check constraint names longer than 18 characters on an OS390 mainframe database.

On SQL Server 2005, the Browser component is disabled by default. With this service disabled, in DBArtisan you cannot reference SQL Server instances by name, only by port number. If you want the ability to reference SQL Server instances by name, you must enable this service on the server.

BUG FIXES

Bugs Fixed in DBArtisan 9.5/XE4
Issue #	Description	DBMS
DBA-4161	Sql toggle does not remember it's previous state in Database Monitor.	All
DBA-21912	When switch to database monitor window from other window in DBArtisan using navigation tabs, the monitor pane discard its contents and not refresh	All
DBA-29000	TS: DBArtisan goes to last opened tab instead of previously used tab when database monitor is closed.	All
DBA-29034	[Find Replace]Request to remove default Find Replace option "Match whole word only"	All
DBA-29464	[Crash Report] DBArtisan crashes when deleting a results column from a running query	All
DBA-29708	[Edit Data]Generate Insert Statements in Edit Data show NULL value fields as N'NULL' rather than NULL.	All
DBA-29067	[Migration] TIMESTAMP datatype should be mapped to DATETIME when migrating from DB2 to SQL Server / Sybase	DB2
DBA-29233	[DBMS Object Management] the list of tablespaces for a database only lists the tablespaces that are on the database partition.	DB2
DBA-29363	[Schema Extraction] LONG tablespace storage clause missing from Table extraction DDL	DB2
DBA-29271	[Datasource Registration][Generic JDBC][Custom Driver Properties] Navigating to previous\next tab does not work as expected.	JDBC
DBA-12177	When running a query that ran in DBArtisan 8.1 customer gets an error, Access denied - SUPER privilege	MySQL
DBA-26497	TS: Error 'Unknown system variable'sql_log_update' ' is returned for every executed query	MySQL
DBA-18031	DB Monitor process that checks for blocking locks is causing database to hang	Oracle
DBA-19834	[Users/Tablespace Nodes][Object population]COlumns in the right panel for Users and Tablespaces show N/A values on Oracle datasources.	Oracle
DBA-28852	[Oracle][Table]Missing Display of statistic information on table partitions	Oracle
DBA-28853	[Oracle][DBLINK]Display of the structures and data for involved synonyms remote tables (DB-links) is not apparent	Oracle
DBA-28879	Provide more information for Partitions	Oracle
DBA-28991	TS : Cannot alter the column data type NUMBER (x, 0) to NUMBER by deleting the width and scale	Oracle
DBA-29314	Table reorganize no longer includes index rebuild commands	Oracle
DBA-29345	[DBMS Object Management] cannot see the ALTER TABLE script of the Primary Keys and the Unique Keys	Oracle
DBA-29438	[Schema Extraction] Table location is are not being entirely extracted	Oracle
DBA-29444	[DBMS Object Management] When granting a role to a user, sometimes the Default Role header shows a YES and sometimes shows a NO.	Oracle
DBA-29462	[Data Editor] when data is edited the "Save current row " is grayed out	Oracle
DBA-29570	[DBMS Object Management] The Goto feature is not going to the line when specified	Oracle
DBA-29165	[Utilities][Database Restore]Database recovery wizard error when selecting Disk Directory and Name - The parameter is incorrect.	SQL Server
DBA-29435	Cannot execute extracted SQL Server procedure with comment lines containing Russian characters	SQL Server
DBA-15758	Problem exporting Nordic Characters to excel	Sybase ASE
DBA-27151	[Table Permission's tab]Can`t see all the Permisions on table on Sybase datasource.	Sybase ASE
DBA-27328	[Application] Saving results set in Excel format when opened in Excel says is in a different format than specified by the file extension.	Sybase ASE
DBA-27524	[Data Source Explorer] When a user is writing to a table in db while listing tables in the explorer, application freezes,	Sybase ASE
DBA-27894	[DBMS Object Management] Error type when renaming table Number (207) Severity (16) State (4) Server (zpic) Procedure (sp_rename) Invalid column name 't'.	Sybase ASE
DBA-28321	[Explorer]Some role based security is not displaying accurately	Sybase ASE
DBA-28386	[Sybase 15.7] 'Invalid column name' error is displayed when dropping a user after the server is rebooted	Sybase ASE
DBA-28397	[DBMS Object Management] Role's object permissions tab does not show any permissions	Sybase ASE
DBA-29022	[Database segment graph] Segment pie chart missing, error no data available	Sybase ASE
DBA-29291	[Schema Extraction] Missing Permissions on View extraction	Sybase ASE
DBA-29298	[DBMS Object Management] the Last Password Change is showing with the actual date rather than the date which the user had changed his password.	Sybase ASE
DBA-29523	Database device drop results in opposite order than listed in UI.	Sybase ASE
DBA-29713	Error when using #included in the name of a temporary table	Sybase ASE

Additional Resources

Licensing Your Embarcadero Technologies Product

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