Excel Add-In for OData

Build 23.0.8839

Changelog

General Changes

DateBuild
Number
Change
Type
Description
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.
11/07/20238711ODataAdded
  • Added the SupportsCount hidden connection property. It indicates if the odata service supports processing the COUNT function server-side.
06/20/20238571GeneralAdded
  • Added the new sys_lastresultinfo system table.
05/13/20238533ODataAdded
  • Added the MaxFilterLength connection property. The maximum number of characters for the $filter query parameter.
05/12/20238532ODataAdded
  • Added the SupportsFilter connection property. If set to false all filters will be processed internally by the driver
05/10/20238530ExcelAdded
  • Added the ability to cancel an in-progress test connection in the Connection Dialog Box.
05/04/20238524ODataRemoved
  • Removed the Search stored procedure.
04/25/20238515GeneralRemoved
  • Removed support for the SELECT INTO CSV statement. The core code doesn't support it anymore.
04/20/20238510ODataAdded
  • Added the ExpandAsterisk connection property. It expands all columns in the $select query parameter in case of a (SELECT * FROM table) query.
12/14/20228383GeneralChanged
  • Added the Default column to the sys_procedureparameters table.
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.
03/17/20228111ExcelChanged
  • Changed the behavior so that auto-refreshing continues even if the worksheet is not active anymore or loses focus.
03/09/20228103ODataChanged
  • 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.
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.
02/16/20228082ODataAdded
  • Added support to control whether the LIKE operator is sent server-side or processed client-side through the hidden connection property, SupportsLike. This is set by default to True, and when changed to False, the LIKE operator will be executed client-side.
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.
09/21/20217934ODataChanged
  • Updated the stored procedures ListAssociations, CreateAssociation and RemoveAssociation to include UrlId (to bypass fromID) and ToUrlId (to bypass toID) in cases where the primary key consists of multiple attributes.
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.
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.
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.
02/22/20217723ODataAdded
  • Added support for non-atomic batch operations. This behavior can be achieved by specifying the EnableAtomicBatchOperations connection property.
01/14/20217684ODataAdded
  • Added support for a direct connection to OData feeds. The user must specify the FeedURL connection property for this to work.
01/12/20217682ODataAdded
  • Added support for allowing /$metadata endpoints to be used directly for the url instead of the service document. Some OData services may only support /$metadata instead of direct service document listing.
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.
12/06/20207645ODataAdded
  • Added support for listing stored procedures which return collection of entities as views.
11/10/20207619ODataAdded
  • Added support for parsing dynamic stored procedures with primitive return types.

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