============================================================================== Simba Shopify ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ============================================================================== The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba Shopify ODBC Connector 1.7.8, as well as the version history. 1.7.8 ======================================================================== Released 2024-06-27 Enhancements & New Features * [MPH-16271] Updated Ubuntu support The connector now supports Ubuntu 24.04 version. For a list of supported platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. * 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. * Some updates may fail when double-buffering is enabled. To avoid this issue, it is recommended that you set the EnableDoubleBuffer connection property to 0. * On Windows, the connector cannot use the EncAccessToken setting if the Auth_AccessToken string value exists in the registry key for the DSN. If the Auth_AccessToken string value exists in the DSN registry key, the connector cannot authenticate the connection using the EncAccessToken setting. This issue occurs even if there is no value data specified in Auth_AccessToken. As a workaround, delete the Auth_AccessToken string value from your DSN registry key if you want to use the EncAccessToken setting for authentication. * Reusing a prepared statement handle may cause a memory leak. If a prepared statement handle is used more than once, a memory leak may occur. * Inserting parameter rules using ReturnEscape returns an error. Parameter rules must be inserted into Smart_Collection_Rules, which is a virtual table and cannot be accessed using ReturnEscape. Workflow Changes ============================================================= The following changes may disrupt workflows from earlier versions. 1.7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [MPH-16291][MPH-15226] 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. * Removed billing on column property Beginning with this release, the billing on column property has been removed from the following tables: - Recurring_Application_Charges - UsageCharge For more information, see the Reference 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. 1.5.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Minimum TLS Version Beginning with this release, the driver requires a minimum version of TLS for encrypting the data store connection. By default, the driver requires TLS version 1.2. This requirement may cause existing DSNs and connection strings to stop working, if they are used to connect to data stores that use a TLS version earlier than 1.2. To resolve this, in your DSN or connection string, set the Minimum TLS option (the Min_TLS property) to the appropriate version of TLS for your server. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. Version History ============================================================== 1.7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2024-04-11 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 2024-03-21 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. 1.7.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-10-19 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 * Updated compiler The connector now uses macOS 11 ARM Xcode 13.2. For this current release, the connector is built using both the new and old (macOS 10_15 Xcode 11_3) compiler versions. 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) * Throttling support You can now limit the number of user requests for data. To do this, set the UseThrottling property to 1. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. 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 2023-04-18 Enhancements & New Features * Updated LibCurl support The connector now uses LibCurl version 7.88.1. Previously, the connector used LibCurl version 7.87.0. 1.7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Released 2023-03-24 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 7.87 (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. ==============================================================================