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DB Change Manager provides the following new features and fixed issues. For items introduced or fixed in an earlier release, see Previous features and fixed issues.
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7 New features
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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
Enhances Security authorizations
DB PowerStudio 18.7 users can now leverage multi-factor authentication (MFA) using the identity provider Microsoft Entra, formerly Azure Active Directory (AD), when connecting to Oracle. When logging into Oracle, you can users gain the inherent security policies and procedures from Microsoft Entra by entering your password only once.
Adds support for Azure DevOps for source control
This release of DBArtisan and Rapid SQL includes support for Azure DevOps for source control. Users gain the benefits of planning, collaborating, and code development using Azure DevOps Git repository for Project management. This feature allows developers to log in to Azure DevOps via a token and manage their code for history, check-in, and checkout capabilities.
Enhances DB2 performance in DB Change Manager
DB Change Manager 18.7 users can take advantage of the added options in DB2 Data Synchronization to optimize performance, by maintaining data integrity, and therefore avoiding bottlenecks by making sure the data is accurate. There also are additional options that improve comparisons of Triggers and Sequence Columns, providing the user the benefit of constancy across schemas.
18.7
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)
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Fixed issues
| Issue Number | Description | DBMS |
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| DBA- |
| 34685 | Updates the Monitor button to open a separate tab rather than simply a frame. | |
DBA-34842 | Resolves an issue where extracting DDL for a Job returns single rather than double quotation marks. | Oracle |
DBA-34905 OPT-5381 SC-14846 | Supports multi-factor authentication for Oracle through Microsoft Entra. | Oracle |
DBA-34906 | Displays syntax changed in the parser. | Snowflake |
DBA-34907 | Adds support for Azure DevOps Services. | |
RAP-6226 | Resolves an issue causing a data Cache size discrepancy in DBArtisan. | Sybase ASE |
SC-14840 | [Change Manager] Allows users to use native database tools in synchronization scripts when moving data. | |
SC-14841 | [Change Manager] Adds a new Compare option to Ignore Identity Properties in your Schema Comparison jobs. | |
SC-14844 | [Change Manager] Provides better comparison results by parsing Trigger content rather than comparing whole text. | DB2 for LUW |
SC-14849 | [Change Manager] Resolves an issue with an incorrect syntax of the CREATE TABLE SQL statement. | DB2 for LUW |
SC-14850 | [Change Manager] Allows users to choose whether to use the DBA or ALL view of Permissions in Oracle sys Tables. | Oracle |