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WHAT'S NEW in version 19.2
Improves support MongoDB and JSON Instance
Includes hierarchical visualization of MongoDB,
XML, and JSON
Allows users to switch between MongoDB and JSON
Instance hierarchical platforms
WHAT'S NEW in version 19.1
Adds support for multiple Oracle 12c and later
features
Adds support for multiple Oracle 11g and later
features
WHAT'S NEW in version 19.0.1
Supports additional features for SQL Server
Temporal Tables
Allows users to switch between open files
Adds the Universal Mappings button to the
Repository ribbon
Adds the Diagram Properties button to the
Model ribbon
Adds quotation marks to the Field Names
when generating the database JSON
WHAT'S NEW in version 19.0
Supports Azure Active Directory Password
authentication method
Allows users to log in to Team Server when
logging into Repository
Supports the ‘relates to’ relationship between
Business Terms and Objects
Supports the ‘where’ clause for SQL Server
filtered index
Supports the ‘Columnstore’
index for SQL Server
Supports Spatial Indexes for SQL Server and
Azure SQL DB
Allows users to define table and index
compression for SQL Server
Allows users to model temporal tables in SQL
Server
Supports extended properties for SQL Server
Tables and Columns
Allows users to generate MongoDB model output as
plain JSON
Supports Azure Synapse Analytics
Supports Inheritance Relationships for
PostgreSQL
Allows TLS between Data Architect and Repository
ER/Studio Viewer Features
Read-only Editor Access to All Model Objects
Workstation and Concurrent Licensing
Release Notes
Additional Resources
What's New in Version 19.2
Improves support for MongoDB and JSON
Instance
This release of ER/Studio Data Architect includes many improvements
to supporting MongoDB and JSON Instance.
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Adds support for MongoDB 4.x
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Includes SCRAM authentication option as default for MongoDB
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Supports importing JSON Objects from JSON documents
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Supports switching a MongoDB object's class between Collection and
Nested Object
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Improves Logical to Physical conversion to MongoDB
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Improves compare/merge options to MongoDB Physical Models
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Supports repeated Elements in hierarchical Models
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Adds Denormalization tools for hierarchical Objects
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Adds source code to the Object Editor DDL tab
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Adds a relationship validity check and display
Includes hierarchical visualization
of MongoDB, XML, and JSON
ER/Studio 19.2 includes the following improvements to support a
hierarchical visualization of MongoDB, XML, and JSON content:
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Provides a roll-up view for hierarchical Models
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Provides a roll-up Contained Objects view for hierarchical Models
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Provides Repeated Object icons for nested Objects
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Provides Expand/Contract icons for roll-up views
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Allows users to set data types during In Place Editing
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Provides keyboard entry tools for roll-up views
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Supports Move function for roll-up views
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Provides parent/child Entity switch icon in Table Editor
ER/Studio 19.2 includes tolerance support for JSON Instance.
Allows users to switch between
MongoDB and JSON Instance hierarchical platforms
Users now can switch the database platform of a physical data
model ONLY between hierarchical model platforms. Use Change Database
Platform to switch from MongoDB to JSON Instance and vice versa, but not to
any non-hierarchical platforms.
What's New in Version 19.1
Adds
support for multiple Oracle 12c and later features
ER/Studio Data Architect 19.1 includes support for the following
features in Oracle 12c and later:
·
External
tables. External tables allow Oracle to query data stored outside of the
database in flat files. Use the Table Editor option to designate an external
table and gain access to the External Table Properties dialog for further
definition of the table. For more information about this feature, see Defining
Table Storage: Oracle 12c and Later Storage Options.
·
Saving
varchar size units as BYTE or CHAR for physical models. For more
information about this feature, see Defining
Model Options for the Selected Model and Generating
a Physical Data Model.
·
Subpartitioning by RANGE. Range partitioning
distributes data based on a given range, as in time intervals and allows you to
easily add new data while purging older data. For more information about this
feature, see Subpartition Editor.
·
Identity
columns. Identity columns allow you to auto-increment values each time
you add a row. You can set only those columns having a Data Type of Number as
identity columns, and you may have only one Identity column per table. For more
information about this feature, see Creating
and Editing Columns: Datatype tab.
Adds
support for multiple Oracle 11g and later features
ER/Studio Data Architect 19.1 includes support for the following
features in Oracle 11g and later:
·
Interval
partitioning. Interval partitioning automatically partitions a database at
specified intervals when new data added to the table exceeds all of the
specified range partitions to avoid insert failures. Use the Partition tab of
the Table Editor to set what interval is in use. For more information on this
feature, see Partitioning
a Table: Table Partition Options for Oracle.
·
Reference
partitioning. Reference partitioning allows you to partition two tables that
are related based on an existing parent-child relationship. You can manage
partition keys and types on the Partition tab of the Table Editor. For more
information on this feature, see Partitioning
a Table: Table Partition Options for Oracle.
Supports
additional features for SQL Server Temporal Tables
ER/Studio Data Architect 19.0.1 includes additional support for
SQL Server Temporal Tables, allowing users to designate in-memory tables and
have Data Architect check whether the columns are suitable as not all datatypes
are supported for in-memory. For more information about
this feature, see Microsoft
SQL Server Table Storage Options.
Allows
users to switch between open files
This release includes the addition of the Switch Windows button in the Diagram
ribbon. This button allows the user to switch and view each of the different
open files.
Adds
the Universal Mappings button to the Repository ribbon
The new Universal Mappings
button on the Repository ribbon
allows users to create links between objects across models, which are visible
in the Where Used tab of Objects and in Team Server Core.
Adds
the Diagram Properties button to the Model ribbon
The new Diagram Properties
button on the Model ribbon allows
users to easily set properties for the diagram file.
Adds
quotation marks to the Field Names when generating the database JSON
New options allow users to select how the plain JSON output is
generated from MongoDB-specific content. For more information about this
feature, see MongoDB
JSON Generation.
What's New in Version 19.0
Supports
Azure Active Directory Password authentication method
This version of ER/Studio Data
Architect supports Azure Active
Directory – Password as an authentication method in Azure SQL Database
available in the following scenarios:
·
Reverse
engineering objects from Azure SQL Database with a direct connection.
In the Authentication field of the
Reverse Engineering Wizard, select the Azure
Active Directory – Password option. For more information about this
feature, see Reverse
Engineering an Existing Database.
·
Forward
engineering to Azure SQL Database using a direct connection.
In the Authentication field of the
DDL Generation Wizard, select the Azure
Active Directory – Password option. For more information about this
feature, see Generating
a Script File or Database.
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Compare/Merge
with a live database for Azure SQL Database using a direct
connection.
In the Authentication field of the
Compare and Merge Utility, select the Azure
Active Directory – Password option. For more information about this
feature, see Using
the Compare and Merge Utility.
Allows users to log in to Team Server when
logging into Repository
The separate Repository and Team
Server login menu buttons and dialog boxes now are combined, allowing users to
optionally connect to Repository and Team Server at the same time. The single Log In button opens a dialog box that
includes areas for both components. For more information about this feature,
see Logging
In and Out of the Repository and ER/Studio TS.
Supports the ‘relates to’ relationship between
Business Terms and Objects
ER/Studio Data Architect now allows
association between business terms in Team Server and objects in Data Architect
by using the relates to
relationship. Objects that support this capability include Entity, Table,
Attribute Column, and Domain. For more information about this feature, see the
What’s New topic Supports
the 'relates to' relationship between Business Terms and Objects.
Supports the ‘where’ clause for SQL Server and
Azure SQL DB filtered index
ER/Studio Data Architect now
supports the where clause for SQL
Server 2008+ and Azure SQL DB filtered index. For more information about this
feature, see Microsoft
Access, Azure SQL DB, and SQL Server Index Options.
Supports the ‘Columnstore’
index for SQL Server
ER/Studio Data Architect now
supports the Columnstore
index for SQL Server 2012+. For more information about this feature, see Microsoft
Access, Azure SQL DB, and SQL Server Index Options.
Supports Spatial Indexes for SQL Server and
Azure SQL DB
The new Spatial tab in the
ER/Studio Data Architect Index Editor allows users to configure geo-spatial
indexes for SQL Server 2012+ and Azure SQL DB platforms. For more information
about this feature, see Spatial
tab.
Allows users to define table and index
compression for SQL Server
This version of ER/Studio Data
Architect allows users to define table and index compression for SQL Server and
Azure SQL DB platforms. The Compression option
allows you to choose from row or page compression types when using compression
and the On Partitions options lets
you specify which partitions are affected. For more information about these
features, see Microsoft
SQL Server Table Storage Options and Microsoft
SQL Server Index Storage Options.
Allows users to model temporal tables in SQL
Server
The ability for users to model
temporal tables for SQL Server 2016 and later is now included in ER/Studio Data
Architect. The System Versioning
Properties feature allows you to select between anonymous or a named
History Table when using temporal tables. For more information about this
feature, see Microsoft
SQL Server Table Storage Options.
Supports extended properties for SQL Server
Tables and Columns
The new Extended Properties tab
exists for SQL Server Tables and Columns to manage a list of extended
properties. You can add, edit, and delete property values and descriptions. For
more information about this feature, see Extended
Properties tab Table options and Extended
Properties tab Column options.
ER/Studio Data Architect now supports
SQL Server 2019 database platform. For more information about supported
databases, see Supported
Database Platforms.
ER/Studio Data Architect now
supports MySQL 8.0 database platform. For more information about supported
databases, see Supported
Database Platforms.
Allows users to generate MongoDB model output
as plain JSON
Users now can use the Output as plain JSON checkbox to remove
all MongoDB-specific constructs when generating a database for a MongoDB model.
This option removes MongoDb constructs such as ObjectId()
and instead a generic JSON is generated. For more information about this
feature, see MongoDB
JSON Generation.
Supports Azure Synapse Analytics
ER/Studio Data Architect now
supports Azure Synapse Analytics. For more information about supported
databases, see Supported
Database Platforms.
Supports Inheritance Relationships for
PostgreSQL
This release of ER/Studio Data
Architect add support for Inheritance Relationships for PostgreSQL. The Inherits checkbox in the Properties tab
is enabled only for Identifying Relationships. When this option is checked, all
other properties on the Properties tab are unavailable (greyed out). For
information about creating a new inheritance relationship, see Creating
a New Inheritance Relationship.
Allows TLS between Data Architect and
Repository
This version of ER/Studio Data
Architect allows you to use TLS between Data Architect and Repository. For more
information about this feature, see How
to Specify Repository Ports.
Supports WITH CTE for SQL Server 2005+, Azure
SQL DB, and Azure Synapse Analytics
ER/Studio now supports the WITH common table expression on Views
for SQL Server 2005 and later, Azure SQL DB, and Azure Synapse Analytics. You
can use a CTE clause in a CREATE VIEW statement as part of its defining SELECT
statement. Note that you can apply multiple CTEs to a view and that CTEs can be
recursive. For more information about this feature, see Creating
and Editing Database View With (CTE) tab.
ER/Studio Viewer Features
Visually analyze and document how data flows through your
organization without needing to inspect code. View and print data lineage
diagrams from the Data Lineage tab. For more information, see "Documenting
Data Extraction, Transformation, and Load" in the User Guide.
Viewer users connect directly to all repository diagrams and named
releases. No longer are they reliant on ER/Studio users to get the diagrams and
place them on a network drive for them to access. Use Team Server Search
criteria to find diagrams in the Repository.
Viewer users now have full access to the data dictionary of ER/Studio
diagrams. Viewer users can navigate and open all dictionary object editors to
browse critical information like attachment values or domain binding
information.
Read-only Editor Access to All
Model Objects
Unlimited viewing of Model objects such as Entities, Attributes,
Relationships, Views, schema objects, and others. Viewer users have access to
all properties such as storage parameters, the DDL preview, definitions/notes –
everything.
The Viewer displays the same sophisticated layout algorithms
available in ER/Studio. The layout engines can be used to clean up a model
layout prior to printing to make the model more readable.
Workstation and Concurrent
Licensing
ER/Studio Viewer now has the same concurrent and workstation
licensing as ER/Studio. If your viewer license has expired please contact [email protected] or Support to unlock it.
ER/Studio Viewer now allows the user read-only access to the
property editors for all objects on the diagram and in the explorer tree.
You'll have complete, detailed model information such as definitions, notes,
constraints, dependency and pre/post-SQL, and relationship properties.
A customizable feature that allows the user to instantly obtain
information related to the entity/table objects by hovering the cursor over the
desired object. The user can customize this view by selecting text from the
entity's definition, notes, attributes, keys, color properties, and more.
Select "View" from the Main Menu, then select the "Model Help
Settings" submenu for the complete list.
Easily browse and find information within the model with a
familiar Explorer-type browser. Toggle between Logical and Physical Models,
drill down to the attribute level while the application highlights the object
on screen for easy identification.
This sizable, positionable window magnifies the view of all
objects on the modeling workspace underneath the cursor. This is particularly
useful when navigating large models.
Choose the level of information you wish to view within the model
as it appears on the workspace. The user can choose to see the model as a
series of simple entities and their relationships, can expose all of an
entity's attributes, view only the primary keys, and more. In addition, the
users can increase or decrease the zoom-level via a readily available toolbar
selection.
ER/Studio Viewer allows the user to toggle between any one of the
three leading data modeling notations supported by the native ER/Studio Data
Architect application: IDEF1X, Information Engineering (IE or 'Crows Foot'),
and Filtered IE (hidden foreign keys).
ER/Studio Viewer allows the user to print diagrams. The
application has the same level of printing support available in the native
ER/Studio application. A full range of printing capabilities is available,
including print-to-scale, and more.
Provides the same level of information found in the commercially
available version of ER/Studio, including information on the data modeling
notations, how to use ER/Studio's advanced graphical features, and more.
ER/Studio features an HTML help facility that takes advantage of
the universal search and browsing capabilities of a browser based system.
Release Notes
Important Release Advisory
Bug Fixes
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None
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