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18.5 New features

Includes improvements in support of Db2 for LUW

Adds binary column support for Db2 for LUW

This release of DB PowerStudio includes binary column support for Db2 for LUW, which enhances efficiency, performance, and storage utilization in DBArtisan, DB Change Manager, and Rapid SQL.

Improves synchronization script in DB Change Manager

When using Db2 for LUW in DB Change Manager, the synchronization script now applies the appropriate order to be more efficient.

Improves efficiency in DBArtisan, DB Change Manager, and Rapid SQL

DB PowerStudio 18.5 includes operational ease and efficiency improvements for DBArtisan, DB Change Manager, and Rapid SQL.

Updates stored procedures functionality when using Redshift

Redshift users of DBArtisan and Rapid SQL can take advantage of stored procedures which are now added to allow parameter nodes. You now can route these particular requests through the nodes if it satisfies the predicate, allowing more control for the user.

Updates supported database versions

DB PowerStudio 18.5 adds support for the following database versions:

• Db2 for LUW 11.5.x (DBArtisan, DB Change Manager, and Rapid SQL)
• MySQL 8.0 and later (DBArtisan and Rapid SQL)
• PostgreSQL 14.x (DBArtisan, DB Optimizer, and Rapid SQL)

18.5 Fixed issues

18.4 New features

Adds native Git support

DBArtisan and Rapid SQL now include native Git version control. You must have Git installed on the system where you want to use DB PowerStudio to utilize the native Git version control functionality.

Users may use Git version control to:

• create projects
• get the latest version
• add a file or project
• remove a file or project
• check in a file or project
• get history logs of files

Supports SQL Server 2022

DB PowerStudio 18.4 includes support for SQL Server 2022.

Improves space, capacity, and performance for Azure SQL and PostgreSQL

This release of DBArtisan includes updates that improve space, capacity, and performance for Azure SQL and PostgreSQL.

Includes sign-on for AzureAD for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server

DBArtisan and Rapid SQL now include sign-on capability for AzureAD for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server.

Includes support for PostgreSQL identity columns

DBArtisan and Rapid SQL now include support for PostgreSQL identity columns.

Updates Azure SQL for Data Copying in DB Change Manager

DB Change Manager/Data Compare includes updated support for Azure SQL for data copying.

18.4 Fixed issues

18.3 New features

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:

• Extraction operations on roles for PostgreSQL allows users to have higher control over their data security.
• Handling procedures with cascaded parameters on Redshift provides additional usage options with those parameters.
• Connections to Azure SQL using multi-factor authentication provides more secure access.
• Connections to PostgreSQL via Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) provides native connectivity for quicker access.
• Reordering columns for Data Definition Language (DLL) validation allows the flexibility to rerun or reuse in scripts.

Improves multiple areas within DB Change Manager

• Validation of Dump Devices, Linked Servers, Remote Servers and Server Triggers on Azure enables higher quality of those features.
• Reuse of connection settings on logins when a node is accessible in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) allows faster user connections.
• Fully populating database nodes on Azure for completeness.

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.

18.3 Fixed issues

18.2 New features

Adds support for Snowflake in DBArtisan and Rapid SQL

DB PowerStudio 18.2 adds support for Snowflake in DBArtisan and Rapid SQL.

Adds support for Windows 11

DB PowerStudio now supports the Microsoft Windows 11 operating system.

Updates database platform support in DBArtisan and Rapid SQL

This release of DB PowerStudio includes updated support in DBArtisan and Rapid SQL for the following database platforms:

• DB2 LUW 11.5
• Sybase IQ 16.1

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Updates trial licensing in DB Optimizer

This release of DB PowerStudio includes updated trial licensing support for DB Optimizer to limit the number of suggestions a user can submit.

18.2 Fixed issues

18.1 New features

Adds support for Oracle 21c and PostgreSQL 13 in DBArtisan and Rapid SQL

DBArtisan and Rapid SQL 18.1 add support for Oracle 21c and PostgreSQL 13. This release also includes a number of fixed issues that you may review in the Release Notes.

18.1 Fixed issues

There are no new features in this release of DB Change Manager, but there are the following fixed issues in DB PowerStudio.

18.0 New features & fixed issues

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