============================================================================== Simba Google Ads ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ============================================================================== The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba Google Ads ODBC Connector 1.7.8, as well as the version history. 1.7.8 ======================================================================== Released 2024-06-26 Enhancements & New Features * [MPH-16341] Updated FIPS support You can now enable FIPS support by downloading a separate FIPS package available for assistance. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [MPH-16265] Updated Ubuntu support The connector now supports Ubuntu 24.04 version. For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Updated default API version The default API version has been updated to v17. Previously, the default API version was v16. For more information, see: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/sunset-dates. * Update on database schemas No new database schema are added, modified and decommissioned. Known Issues The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in the data source, the connector, or an application. * Limited support for the DURING clause The connector does not support the DURING clause to specify a predefined date range when filtering using Date. As a workaround, use the equal sign ( = ) operator in the WHERE clause to specify a predefined date range instead of the DURING clause. For example: SELECT * from A_Table WHERE Date = ‘TODAY’ Workflow Changes ============================================================= The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector. 1.7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [MPH-16285] Removed support for earlier versions of platform Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following versions of platform: - Windows Server 2012r2 - macOS 10.15 - CentOS 7 - Debian 9 and 10 - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 7 For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Removed Visual Studio 2015 support Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Visual Studio 2015. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Removed support for Windows operating systems Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following operating systems: - Windows 8.1 - Windows server 2008 R2 SP1 For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.7.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Updated default API version The default API version has been updated to v14. Previously, the default API version was v13. For more information, see: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/sunset-dates. 1.7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Updated UseProxy default value The default value for UseProxy is now Disabled (0). Previously, the default value was Enabled (1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Updated default API version The default API version has been updated to v13. Previously, the default API version was v12. For more information, see: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/sunset-dates. 1.6.40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Removed support for OS platforms Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following OS platforms: - Windows 7 SP1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 For a list of supported OS versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Removed support for Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2013 Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports this version of the dependency and requires Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 instead. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. Version History ============================================================== 1.7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-04-12 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.6.2 (previously 2.6.0) - libcURL 8.7.1 (previously 8.6.0) 1.7.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-03-19 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.6.0 (previously 2.5.0) - libcURL 8.6.0 (previously 8.4.0) - OpenSSL 3.0.13 (previously 3.0.11) - pcre 10.42 (previously 8.45) - Poco 1.12.5 (previously 1.12.4) - Zlib 1.3.1 (previously 1.2.13) * Updated security The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security checks in the connector: - /CETCOMPAT - /Qspectre * Updated Visual Studio support The connector now supports Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Updated default API version The default API version has been updated to v16. Previously, the default API version used was v14. For more information, see: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/sunset-dates. * Updated Windows platform support The connector now supports the following platform versions: - Windows Server 2019 and 2022 - Windows 11 For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 1.7.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-10-23 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - LibCurl 8.4.0 (previously 8.1.2) - OpenSSL 3.0.11 (previously 3.0.9) - pcre 8.45 (previously 8.37) * [MPH-14699] Updated security The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security checks in the connector: - /guard:cf - /SDL - ZH:SHA_256 1.7.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-06-29 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - LibCurl 8.1.2 (previously 7.88.1) - OpenSSL 3.0.9 (previously 3.0.8) 1.7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-05-17 Enhancements & New Features * Internal connector improvements The connector has been updated with minor internal improvements. 1.7.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-04-03 Enhancements & New Features * Updated third-party libraries The connector now uses the following third-party libraries: - Expat 2.5.0 (previously 2.4.6) - ICU 71.1.x (previously 58.3.x) - LibCurl 7.88.1 (previously 7.84) - OpenSSL 3.0.8 (previously 1.1.1s) - Poco 1.12.4 (previously 1.9.0) - ZLib 1.2.13 (previously 1.2.11) * UseProxy support The connector can now enable or disable the connection through the proxy server. To do this, select the Use Proxy checkbox (set the UseProxy connection property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. ==============================================================================