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Release Notes v2024.01

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VDP Development and Product Team

🚀 New Features and Enhancements​

Agent​

  • Shortened start times for Agents: The time it takes for the Agents to begin working has been reduced.
  • Fewer updates for Agents (breaking change): Agents will now require fewer manual updates, thanks to the increased ability to automatically download and update more components, such as Query Handlers. This not only streamlines the update process but also minimizes the footprint on the Agent's hard drive, as Query Handlers now reside solely in the Agent's RAM (temporary memory).

Modeler​

  • Formula: LOWERCASE() and UPPERCASE() added.
  • Aggregation (breaking change): Refactored the handling of column names in the transformation logic. Therefore, if any data operators are used after an aggregation, these operations would fail and require modification.

Portal​

  • Introducing smart caching: Performance improvemnts, the user interface is now much smoother and faster.
  • System Line: For Systems of kind "SAP" it is now possible to override the default ports.

🐛 Solved Issues​

Platform Core:​

  • All clients: In addition to the breaking change in release v202312-02 some fixes were implemented in regard to string encapsulation (single quotes instead of double quotes).

Modeler​

  • Transformation: Issues with special cases of using Transformation (e.g. Reorder, Select or Rename) in combination with other Data Operators like union or join fixed.
  • Model Parameter: Data type boolean added.

🚧 Known Issues​

Modeler​

  • Concurrent save issue when launching a Model with multiple Parameters or adjusting multiple Parameters in parallel.
  • Parameter of type date is visible but not enabled yet.
  • Union of identical nodes might result in 'Duplicate Key' error message.

ODBC Handler​

  • Column type time cannot be processed.

Excel Client​

  • The current data filtering based on ranges is not working correctly; it accurately filters only the lower bound, while the upper bound is not being handled properly.

🙌 How to Upgrade​

Due to the Agent refactoring, new agents must be installed. Please remove all old Agents and install new ones via the Portal. This breaking change was introduced to minimize the need of Agent restarts in the future.

🗣️ Feedback​

If you have questions, want to share feedback or have any new ideas please do not hesitate to contact us via contact@virtualdataplatform.com.