Bug fix​

• Fixed a crashed caused by clicking question mark symbols in some areas of the app

Removed Lite edition​

From this version free Lite edition is no longer supported. Read about our reasoning. Please feel free to keep using 8.1.2 if you want to enjoy the free documentation tool.

• Dataedo 8.1.2 Windows installer

• Dataedo 8.1.2 Windows zip package

New welcome screen​

Many users mentioned that running Dataedo for the first time can be complicated due to the amount of information on our starting screen. We've decided to rebuild it from scratch to make starting the app more straightforward.

Redesigned ribbon​

Another thing that complicated using Dataedo was the positioning of ribbon buttons. Many users tried the New/Open button (which most users don't really need) to add new documentations due to its prominent position. Now the button for adding new documentation is moved to the start of the ribbon. We've also updated some of the icons so their use is clearer. We believe this will make choosing the right options easier for new users to use Dataedo.

Other improvements​

• Fixed an issue with primary and unique key icons in HTML export

• Removed "(64 bit)" from menu start option, leaving just "Dataedo", to make it more obvious as a default option

• Upgrading file repository checks the user's license before upgrading now

• Updated UI libraries

Bug fixes​

• Fixed an issue with Oracle connection using SID

• Fixed an issue with dropdown lists (open) not updating correctly when changed on terms grid

• Fixed an issue with custom fields to extended properties export

• Fixed an issue with importing unsupported MySQL versions lower than 5.1

Bug fix​

Fixed an issue with connecting to an unsupported version of a DBMS.

Dark theme​

Until now, Dataedo only had one color scheme, with light colors. Since multiple users mentioned being used to working in darker environments, we've decided to add a dark theme to Dataedo.

When first run, Dataedo will ask you to choose a theme:

You can choose the theme you want to use when first opening the app, and later change it in the About window.

Other improvements​

• Fixed an issue with custom fields of dropdown - open type not updating the option list

• Fixed a crash related to choosing DBMS in the Import documentation screen

• Fixed graphical issues when using Dataedo with remote desktop

• Improved performance of the update notification bar

Fixed a critical bug with module editing​

This updated fixes a critical bug where editing a module's description could remove descriptions of tables it includes.

We recommend installing this update immediately.

If you encountered this issue and don't have a backup to restore, you can use this query in your repository to recover most of the descriptions in plaintext:

    UPDATE [dbo].[tables]

       SET [description] = [description_plain]

     WHERE [description] IS NULL;

You can also contact us at [email protected] and we'll guide you step by step.

Fixed issues with import from Db2 and Redshift​

We've received error reports appearing during metadata import from DB2 and Redshift. These issues are resolved in Dataedo 8.0.1.

Fixed issues with ERDs​

A few errors were reported related to ERD manipulation in Dataedo 8.0. These issues are resolved in Dataedo 8.0.1.

UI refresh and technological upgrades​

We've updated frameworks used in the development of Dataedo and refreshed the UI. Higher display scaling should no longer make Dataedo unreadable. This also allowed us to fix multiple hard to replicate issues that some users encountered and unlock additional options for improvements in the near future.

Tables in rich-text fields​

Multiple users asked us about the option of including tables in rich-text descriptions. Previously it was possible to paste a table from another spreadsheet, but with limited formatting options.

Dataedo 8 adds an option to create and format a table directly in a rich-text field.

Column suggestions for user-defined relations​

When creating user-defined relations, most of the time the column used for the PK side is the column on which the primary key is specified. They are now suggested by default when creating a user-defined relation, and if the table on FK side has columns with the same name, they will be suggested too!

Upgrades of metadata connectors​

We're adding support for new versions of metadata sources. Dataedo 8 now supports:

• IBM BigSQL - new connector

• Amazon Redshift - support for native connection, no ODBC required

• MariaDB version 10.3 - support for new version, added support for system-versioned tables

• MySQL 8.0.16 - support for new version

• Oracle - added support for triggers on views, more schemas can now be imported simultaneously

• Percona MySQL 8 - support for new version

• SQL Server 2019 - support for new version, added support for triggers on views

• Snowflake - added support for procedures

Automatic update of HTML export custom templates​

Until now, customized templates were independent of the source template. This could cause issues since when new features were added to the standard template, they wouldn't automatically be included in custom templates.

Templates created in Dataedo 8 onwards will automatically update their base parts. However, this will require re-creating the templates (we promise it's the last time!).

Further improvements in HTML export​

When sharing exported documentation, especially with databases hosted online, showing host and database name can be a vulnerability. It is now possible during export to hide this information.

Previously, search in HTML export by default checked only object names. An additional option had to be set to also search column names. This setting is now checked by default.

Exporting comments to database​

Dataedo 7 allowed for exporting comments to database schema for:

• SQL Server

• Oracle

• Azure SQL Database

• Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL DW)

Now, we added this functionality for following connections:

• PostgreSQL

• DB2

• Snowflake

• Amazon Redshift

Other improvements​

• Search tab now correctly searches business glossary terms

• Schema change tracking now correctly scrolls even long scripts

• HTML Export should now display source documentation for business glossary data links

• HTML export should now display term type correctly

• Improved search for data links from business glossary terms

• Fixed an issue where removing a custom field could cause the app to crash

• Fixed an issue where sorting a closed list custom field could make it display incorrect values

• Multiple other fixes and UI improvements

Improvements and bug fixes​

• Fixed an issue with importing SQL Server relations and dependencies of objects with the same name but different schema

Improvements and bug fixes​

• Fixed an issue with Oracle import checking access to DBA tables

• Fixed an issue with adding business glossary links on screens with display scaling

• Fixed an issue with connecting to SQL Server without encryption support (e.g. localDB)