Excel Add-In for REST

Build 24.0.9060

Changelog

General Changes

DateBuild
Number		Change
Type		Description
08/23/20249001RESTAdded
  • Added OAuthPKCE as an authentication option when ConnectionType is set to Google Cloud Storage and Google Drive.
  • Added OAuthClient as an authentication option when ConnectionType is set to Box.
08/20/20248998RESTAdded
  • Added support for the following AWS regions: HYDERABAD, MELBOURNE, CALGARY, SPAIN, ISOLATEDUSEAST, ISOLATEDUSEASTB, and ISOLATEDUSWEST.
07/04/20248951RESTRemoved
  • The ConnectionType property is now computed based on the specified URI.
06/18/20248935GeneralAdded
  • Added support for the "TELAVIV" region (Israel) in the AWSRegion connection property.
05/09/20248895GeneralChanged
  • The ROUND function previously did not accept negative precision values. That feature has now been restored.
03/15/20248840GeneralAdded
  • Created a new SQL function called STRING_COMPARE that provides java's String.compare() ability to SQL queries. Returns a number representative of the compared value of two strings
12/31/20238765ExcelAdded
  • Added support for dialect SELECT queries in UI, VBA, and UDF =CDATAQUERY function.
11/29/20238733GeneralChanged
  • The ROUND function doesn't accept the negative precision values anymore.

Changed
  • The returning types of the FDMonth, FDQuarter, FDWeek, LDMonth, LDQuarter, LDWeek functions are changed from Timestamp to Date.
  • The return type of the ABS function will be consistent with the parameter value type.
11/28/20238732GeneralAdded
  • Added the HMACSHA256 formatter to allow for secrets to be decoded if it is in base64 format
09/02/20238645RESTAdded
  • Added the [sys_tables].[XPath] column, which will include a JSON-style or XML-style xpath for a table for Format=JSON or Format=XML respectively.
08/26/20238638RESTRemoved
  • Removed the default "TXT,TAB" value for IncludeFiles property. IncludeFiles now has no default value, and if no value is specified, an equivalent value is inferred dynamically based on the value of the Format property.
06/27/20238578RESTAdded
  • The OAuthJWTHeaders property has been added, allowing customers to define custom JWT headers.
  • The OAuthJWTEncryption property has been added, allowing customers to change the encryption algorithm for the JWT signature.
06/20/20238571GeneralAdded
  • Added the new sys_lastresultinfo system table.
05/10/20238530ExcelAdded
  • Added the ability to cancel an in-progress test connection in the Connection Dialog Box.
04/25/20238515GeneralRemoved
  • Removed support for the SELECT INTO CSV statement. The core code doesn't support it anymore.
12/14/20228383GeneralChanged
  • Added the Default column to the sys_procedureparameters table.
12/09/20228378RESTAdded
  • Added the WriteToFile parameter for CreateSchema. This defaults to true and must be disabled to write the schema to FileStream or FileData.

Removed
  • Removed the FileLocation parameter from CreateSchema. The Location property must be used to set the output directory for created schemas.
10/31/20228339RESTAdded
  • Added support the RefreshOAuth operation which can be used to refresh authentication on long-running queries. It is intended for use where a single script triggers multiple network requests to APIs that use OAuth. It may be invoked with 
    <api:call op="utiladoRefreshOAuth" />
    .
10/27/20228335RESTAdded
  • Added support for using PKCE with the authorization code OAuth grant type.
09/30/20228308GeneralChanged
  • Added the IsPath column to the sys_procedureparameters table.
09/28/20228306ExcelAdded
  • Added a config file option STATUSBAR_UPDATE=TRUE. This indicates whether the Excel Add-In will update the Excel Status Bar with progress status on completed tasks. The default value is TRUE. This way, there is the option to NOT update the Status Bar by setting it to FALSE.
09/14/20228292ExcelChanged
  • Improved the User Experience of the Connection Editor by introducing a Basic tab for the most imporant connection properties.
08/30/20228277RESTAdded
  • Added support for uploading server-side encrypted objects for Amazon S3 storage source via ServerSideEncryption connection property.
03/17/20228111ExcelChanged
  • Changed the behavior so that auto-refreshing continues even if the worksheet is not active anymore or loses focus.
03/15/20228109RESTAdded
  • Added support for using JWT with generic http:// sources. Previously it was only available for specific types of sources like gdrive://. Custom JWT is currently only supported for authorization grants, not client credentials.
03/09/20228103RESTChanged
  • Changed the default method for submitting client_credentials grants with OAuth. Before client_credentials would submit OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret using the HTTP Authorization header. Now the OAuthPasswordGrantType controls this setting and it defaults to OAuthPasswordGrantType=Post. The previous behavior is still available by setting OAuthPasswordGrantType=Basic.
03/05/20228099ExcelAdded
  • Added support for inserting rows on tables when no primary key is defined on a given table.
03/01/20228095RESTAdded
  • Added support for CSV. This is available using Format=CSV or the csvprovideropsGet script operation. This also adds the FMT and IncludeColumnHeaders options for accepting different kinds of CSV data.
02/19/20228085ExcelAdded
  • The button "Get Data -> From ProviderX" now displays a submenu with existing connections buttons and a separator, with the "New ProviderX Connection" button, if a connection exists. If no connections exist, then clicking "Get Data -> From ProviderX" will prompt the user to create a new connection before selecting the data.

Removed
  • In the "Table Selection" form, the "Source", "New Connection", "Connection", and "Edit Connection" fields are removed as they are out of the scope of the "Table Selection" form.
01/07/20228042RESTAdded
  • Added support the sleep operation which can be used to add delays to table operations. This is intended for use with async APIs built around polling. It may be invoked with 
    <api:call op="utiladoSleep?timeout=x" />
    where x is the delay in seconds.
12/31/20218035ExcelAdded
  • Added batch support for CDATAINSERT, CDATAUPDATE, and CDATADELETE user-defined functions.
11/11/20217985ExcelAdded
  • Added a config file option called RETRIEVE_DATA_ROWS_PERCOUNT. When getting data, this indicates how many rows will be populated into the sheet at a time. The default value is 1000.

Changed
  • Improved performance when loading data from Get Data/Refresh and the CDATAQUERY function.
11/03/20217977ExcelAdded
  • Added new VBA functions: GetLastErrorCode and GetLastError.
10/29/20217972ExcelAdded
  • Added new VBA functions: GetUpSertedRows, UpSertRows, UpSertAll and UpSert.

Changed
  • The "Update Rows" button will now update changes made to existing rows or insert newly created rows.

Removed
  • The "Add Rows" button has been removed.
09/28/20217941ExcelAdded
  • When loading data, table columns are auto-fitted to display all cells' content. In cases when cells have large amounts of text and the table has many rows, this operation might be slow.
  • Added a config file option DISABLE_AUTOFIT_COLUMN. Setting DISABLE_AUTOFIT_COLUMN==TRUE will speed up the process in those cases. The default value is FALSE.

Changed
  • Changed the maximum characters that a cell can retreive from the data source from 8,192 to 32,767.
09/02/20217915GeneralAdded
  • Added support for the STRING_SPLIT table-valued function in the CROSS APPLY clause.
08/07/20217889GeneralChanged
  • Added the KeySeq column to the sys_foreignkeys table.
08/06/20217888GeneralChanged
  • Added the new sys_primarykeys system table.
07/26/20217877ExcelAdded
  • You can sort and reorder columns on the "CData Query" form to alter the sort order.
07/23/20217874GeneralChanged
  • Updated the Literal Function Names for relative date/datetime functions. Previously, relative date/datetime functions resolved to a different value when used in the projection as opposed to the predicate. For example: SELECT LAST_MONTH() AS lm, Col FROM Table WHERE Col > LAST_MONTH(). Formerly, the two LAST_MONTH() methods would resolve to different datetimes. Now, they will match.
  • As a replacement for the previous behavior, the relative date/datetime functions in the criteria may have an 'L' appended to them. For example: WHERE col > L_LAST_MONTH(). This will continue to resolve to the same values that were previously calculated in the criteria. Note that the "L_" prefix will only work in the predicate - it not available for the projection.
07/21/20217872ExcelRemoved
  • Removed support for .NET 3.5. Before upgrade/downgrade, a clean uninstall and then the same product versions install should be performed. So, if you want to downgrade, all the downgrade build versions must support .NET 3.5. If you want to upgrade, all the upgrade build versions will drop .NET 3.5 support.
07/06/20217857ExcelAdded
  • Added a config file option REPLACE_SYSTEM_LOCALE=TRUE. This indicates whether Office culture replaces system locale. The default value is TRUE. This way, there is the option to disable overriding system locale by setting it to FALSE.
06/26/20217847ExcelAdded
  • Added the ability to move the columns up and down on the "CData Query" form grid view and change their order via the UI.
06/24/20217845ExcelAdded
  • Added the default parameter "showPopups" so the user may decide whether to show popups when calling VBA functions.
06/24/20217845RESTAdded
  • Added support for the GOOGLEJSONBLOB JWT certificate type. This works like the existing GOOGLEJSON certificate type except that the certificate is provided as JSON text instead of as a file path.
06/08/20217829RESTAdded
  • Added support for the AzureServicePrinciple authentication scheme, which will support both using an OAuthClientSecret, or alternatively using a JWT cert.
06/05/20217826RESTAdded
  • Added support to authenticate submitting JWT certs instead of the OAuthClientSecret for the AzureAD authentication scheme.
05/21/20217811ExcelAdded
  • A new UI implementation is added for "in" and "not in" filter options on the "CData Query" form. The user is able to select via an interface from a list of distinct column values.
04/25/20217785GeneralAdded
  • Added support for handling client side formulas during insert / update. For example: UPDATE Table SET Col1 = CONCAT(Col1, " - ", Col2) WHERE Col2 LIKE 'A%'
04/23/20217783GeneralChanged
  • Updated how display sizes are determined for varchar primary key and foreign key columns so they will match the reported length of the column.
04/23/20217783RESTDeprecated
  • The AzureAccount connection property is deprecated. Instead, AzureStorageAccount should be used.
04/16/20217776GeneralAdded
  • Non-conditional updates between two columns is now available to all drivers. For example: UPDATE Table SET Col1=Col2
04/16/20217776GeneralChanged
  • Reduced the length to 255 for varchar primary key and foreign key columns.

Changed
  • Updated index naming convention to avoid duplicates.
04/15/20217775GeneralChanged
  • Kerberos authentication is updated to use TCP by default, but will fall back to UDP if a TCP connection cannot be established.
03/26/20217755RESTChanged (JSON+XML)
  • Updated the way default table names are computed so that the file name is taken The provider will now consistently use the following values when naming the table that uses the root XPath. In order:
    • The value of the roottablename input attribute, if given.
    • The value of the TableName connection property, if given. This is a new property for XML and its functonality is the same as the JSON property of the same name.
    • The filename of either the MetadataDiscoveryURI, or the first URI if that is not provided. The filename does not include the extension. If there is no URI, or the filename is empty (e.g. "/home/user/.xml"), or the URI is for HTTP/HTTPS then the URI is ignored.
    • The value "XMLData" or "JSONData", depending on the format.
  • This change does not apply when the connection is in backwards compatibility mode.
12/30/20207669ExcelAdded
  • Implemented user awareness during the upgrade process from 2019 to 2020 or 2021 editions.
12/21/20207660RESTAdded (JSON)
  • Added support for reporting special types for aggregates. If the user opts in via SupportNativeDataType and are using JDBC, then the driver will report JSONArray as the type name for array aggregates and JSONObject for object aggregates (if FlattenObjects is disabled)

Added (XML)
  • Add support for reporting special types for aggregates. If the user opts in via SupportNativeDataType and are using JDBC, then the driver will report XML as the type name for aggregate columns (nlike JSON there is no XMLArray / XMLObject distinction)
12/18/20207657ExcelAdded
  • Added the "is null" and "is not null" filters on the "CData Query" form.

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