Excel Add-In for Databricks

Build 24.0.9060

Changelog

General Changes

DateBuild
Number		Change
Type		Description
09/26/20249035DatabricksAdded
  • Added a new AuthScheme OAuthU2M to support user-to-machine authentication.
  • Added a new AuthScheme OAuthM2M to support machine-to-machine authentication.
  • Added a new connection property OAuthLevel, which specifies the valid range of the generated access token. Allowed entries are WorkspaceLevel and AccountLevel.
  • Added a new connection property DatabricksAccountId, which specifies the Databricks account ID and is only required when OAuthU2MLevel is AccountLevel.
08/20/20248998DatabricksAdded
  • Added support for the following AWS regions: HYDERABAD, MELBOURNE, CALGARY, SPAIN, ISOLATEDUSEAST, ISOLATEDUSEASTB, and ISOLATEDUSWEST.
08/02/20248980DatabricksAdded
  • Added a new connection property ServerTimezone to allow users to specify the time zone ID of the current platform. Options are UTC (default), LOCAL, or a user-specified time zone.
07/05/20248952DatabricksDeprecated
  • Deprecated the following properties: AzureSubscriptionId, AzureResourceGroup, and AzureWorkspace. These properties are no longer required when using AzureServicePrincipal authentication, but they are retained for compatibility.
06/18/20248935DatabricksChanged
  • Improved performance of batch INSERT operations when the "UseUploadAPI" connection property is enabled.
05/09/20248895GeneralChanged
  • The ROUND function previously did not accept negative precision values. That feature has now been restored.
03/21/20248846DatabricksChanged
  • Change the behavior of the property "QueryAllMetadata". When it is False and the property "Database" is empty, the driver will query metadata from all schemas/databases under the default catalog, not only from the default schema/database under the default catalog.
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
10/20/20238693DatabricksAdded
  • Support Bulk Update and Bulk Delete for Databricks SQL Endpoint(SQL Warehouse).
08/24/20238636DatabricksChanged
  • Support new AuthScheme "Basic", set this to authenticate with Databricks' user and access token.
07/20/20238601DatabricksAdded
  • Add new property "QueryAllMetadata" to specify whether to query all catalogs and schemas(databases) or only the default catalog and schema(database).
06/20/20238571GeneralAdded
  • Added the new sys_lastresultinfo system table.
06/08/20238559DatabricksChanged
  • The default value of the "UseLegacyDataModel" property has been changed to True, indicating that the driver now supports multi-catalog by default.
05/15/20238535DatabricksAdded
  • Add new property "AllowPreparedStatement" to prepare a query statement before its execution.
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.
03/31/20238490DatabricksChanged
  • Support new AuthScheme "AzureAD".
03/15/20238474DatabricksAdded
  • Add new property "PersonalAccessTokenExpiresIn" to specifies the lifetime in seconds of the Databricks personal access token.
02/01/20238432DatabricksAdded
  • Add new property "ConnectRetryWaitTime" to specifies the number of seconds to wait to retry a connection request.
12/14/20228383GeneralChanged
  • Added the Default column to the sys_procedureparameters table.
11/11/20228350DatabricksAdded
  • Added a new "UseLegacyDataModel" property. Set it to "true" to support the Unity Catalog. The default is "false", which does not change the previous behavior (the catalog is always "CData").
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.
08/12/20228259DatabricksAdded
  • Added the connection property UseUploadApi to specify whether the Databricks Upload API will be used when executing Bulk Insert operations.
  • Added the connection property DeleteDataOnDrop to specify whether to completely delete the data and schema information of the delta table.
07/14/20228230DatabricksReplacements
  • Refactored metadata queries to improve the performance of GetTables and GetColumns.

Added
  • Added support for retrieving all schemas rather than just the default schema.
03/17/20228111ExcelChanged
  • Changed the behavior so that auto-refreshing continues even if the worksheet is not active anymore or loses focus.
03/08/20228102DatabricksAdded
  • Added the connection property PrimaryKeyIdentifiers to specify primary keys.
  • Added support for Batch Update/Delete operations.
03/05/20228099ExcelAdded
  • Added support for inserting rows on tables when no primary key is defined on a given table.
03/01/20228095DatabricksAdded
  • Added support for Delta Tables with the following ALTER features:
  • ALTER TABLE table_name
  • RENAME TO new_table_name
  • ADD [COLUMN | COLUMNS] (column_name column_type, ...)
  • ALTER COLUMN [SET | DROP] NOT NULL
  • RENAME COLUMN column_name TO new_column_name
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.
02/08/20228074DatabricksAdded
  • Added the connection property ApplicationName to specify the HTTP header UserAgent.
02/07/20228073DatabricksAdded
  • Added the following Azure connection properties: AzureSubscriptionId, AzureResourceGroup and AzureWorkspace.

Removed
  • Removed the AuthScheme AzureAD.
  • Removed five AzureAD connection properties: AzureUsername, AzurePassword, AzureADTenantId, AzureADClientId and AzureADClientSecret.

Replacements
  • Use AzureServicePrincipal as the AuthScheme instead of AzureAd a replacement for AzureAD.
  • Added six AzureServicePrincipal connection properties as replacements: AzureTenantId, AzureClientId, AzureClientSecret.
01/14/20228049DatabricksAdded
  • Added support for the NATIVEQUERY table function. This function can be used after a FROM to execute a query using Databricks native SQL. For example, 
    SELECT * FROM NATIVEQUERY('SELECT * FROM default.tbl PIVOT (...)')
    will execute the inner query in Databricks directly and return the results. This will work even in tools which are not normally compatible with QueryPassthrough=true.
12/31/20218035ExcelAdded
  • Added batch support for CDATAINSERT, CDATAUPDATE, and CDATADELETE user-defined functions.
12/03/20218007DatabricksDeprecated
  • Connection properties UseShowDatabasesQuery, UseDescTableQuery, and UseShowTablesQuery are deprecated. They were not being used.
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.
09/16/20217929DatabricksAdded
  • Added four connection properties SSLClientCert, SSLClientCertPassword, SSLClientCertSubject, SSLClientCertType.
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.
07/08/20217859GeneralAdded
  • Added the TCP Logging Module for the logging information happening on the TCP wire protocol. The transport bytes that are incoming and ongoing will be logged at verbosity=5.
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.
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.
04/16/20217776GeneralAdded
  • 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.
12/30/20207669ExcelAdded
  • Implemented user awareness during the upgrade process from 2019 to 2020 or 2021 editions.
12/18/20207657ExcelAdded
  • Added the "is null" and "is not null" filters on the "CData Query" form.

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