============================================================================== Simba Magento ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ============================================================================== The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba Magento ODBC Connector 1.7.8, as well as the version history. 1.7.8 ======================================================================== Released 2024-06-24 Enhancements & New Features * [MPH-16269] Updated Ubuntu support The connector now supports Ubuntu 24.04 version. For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * [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-17013] Updated database schema The following database schemas are now supported: - CustomerGroupsPermissions - CustomersConfirm - CustomersPermissionsReadonly - OrdersStatuses - ShipmentLabel For more information, see the Reference Guide. Known Issues The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in the data source, the connector, or an application. * Concurrent connection limitations can affect query multi-threading. When using the connector with multiple threads, be aware that data source servers may have limitations on concurrent connections. Exceeding these data source restrictions may result in unexpected behavior. * OAuth token retrieval instructions only work for administrator tokens. The OAuth 2.0 process as stated in the Installation and Configuration Guide is based on the Magento token-based authentication workflow for retrieving an administrator token. Customer tokens cannot be retrieved using this workflow. * Categories beyond the first level of nesting cannot be retrieved by SELECT * queries. Data from the Categories table is returned in a hierarchical tree structure. When a SELECT * query is executed, the connector only returns data from the first nested level. As a workaround, you can still retrieve data from deeper levels of nesting by specifying the ID of the node that you want to retrieve. Workflow Changes ============================================================= The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector. 1.7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [MPH-16289] Removed support for multiple operating systems Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following operating systems: - Windows Server 2012r2 - macOS 10.15 - CentOS 7 - Debian 9 and 10 - RHEL 7 For a list of supported operating systems, 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 7 SP1 For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 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. 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 2024-03-22 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 checks 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 Windows platform support The connector now supports the following platform versions: - Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 - Windows 11 For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * Updated database schema The Complete and Minimal database schemas are supported with the following new tables: - ProductsMedia - ProductsAttributesetsAttributes - ProductsAttributesetsAttributesCustomAttributes - ProductsAttributesetsAttributesFrontendLabels - ProductsAttributesetsAttributesOptions - ProductsAttributesetsAttributesOptionsStoreLabels - ProductsAttributesetsAttributesValidationRules - ProductsMediaTypes - ProductsAttributesetsAttributesApplyTo - InvoicesComments - OrdersComments - ShipmentComments For more information, see the Reference 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) * Updated security The following compiler and linker flags have been used to improve security checks in the connector: - /guard:cf - /SDL - ZH:SHA_256 * Additional stored procedures The connector now includes additional stored procedures. For more information, see the Reference Guide. 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. ==============================================================================