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Release Notes v2024.16

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VDP Development and Product Team

🚀 New Features and Enhancements​

Core​

  • Introducing new data types: Date and Time. This enhancement cause some breaking changes in the following components:
    • Virtual Datasets:
      • Depending on the source system, we now retrieve columns of type Date and type Time whenever feasible. This alteration in column data types has the potential to disrupt existing Models.
      • New Formulas have been introduced in the Modeler to accommodate these new data types.
      • Adjustments to Parameter configurations may be needed for both Functions and Models.
    • Agent: A new Agent must be installed.
  • Introducing IS INITIAL and IS NULL for managing empty versus null values within Parameters: Enhances clarity on how VDP handles these distinctions, particularly valuable for string handling.

Modeler​

  • Introducing new Transformation feature Pivot: Users now have the option of defining columns for pivoting.

🐛 Solved Issues​

Modeler​

  • Bugfix type conversion: Type conversions of a column used in greater than (>) or less than (<) operations within a formula now work as expected.
  • Bugfix filtering: Filtering a range now works for both inclusion and exclusion.

🚧 Known Issues​

Modeler​

  • Concurrent save issue when launching a Model with multiple Parameters or adjusting multiple Parameters in parallel.
  • Union of identical nodes might result in "Duplicate Key" error message.
  • Meta data preview potentially not loading for large models. It ends with an infinite load and the error message "cancelled by user".

Excel AddIn​

  • Columns of type Date and Time cannot yet be processed. This will be resolved in one of the upcoming releases. In the meantime, using the "Datetime" type should work as a workaround.

🙌 How to Upgrade​

The Agent needs replacement. Please remove all old Agents and install new ones through the Portal. All other components will be upgraded automatically, requiring no action from the user.

🗣️ 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.