1 ATHENA

============================================================================== Simba Athena ODBC Data Connector Release Notes ==============================================================================

The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and workflow changes in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.4, as well as the version history.

1.2.4 ========================================================================

Released 2024-07-05

Enhancements & New Features

  • [AO-1410][AO-1413] Updated operating systems support

    The connector now supports the following operating systems:

    • Debian 11 and 12
    • RHEL 8 and 9
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and 15
    • Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04

    For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.4.

  • [AO-1415] When using parenthesis in queries, the connector returns a fetch error.

Known Issues The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in the data source, the connector, or an application.

  • [AO-479] The connector does not support the SQLDescribeParam API call.

    This is a limitation of the datasource.

Workflow Changes =============================================================

The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector.

1.2.4 ————————————————————————

  • [AO-1410] Removed support for CentOS

    Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports CentOS. For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

1.2.3 ————————————————————————

  • [AO-1398] Removed Visual Studio 2013 support

    Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports Visual Studio

    1. For information about the supported Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

  • [AO-1366] Updated documentation for Use HTTP Proxy For IdP Host property

    The description of the Use HTTP Proxy For IdP Host property has been updated with new parameters. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

Version History ==============================================================

1.2.3 ————————————————————————

Released 2024-03-29

Enhancements & New Features

  • [AO-1395] FIPS support

    You can now enable FIPS support by downloading a separate FIPS package available for assistance. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

  • [AO-1398] Upgraded Visual Studio support

    The connector now uses Windows Visual Studio 2022. For supported versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

  • [AO-1400] Upgraded RStudio support

    The connector can now share the RStudio branded connector document in a format other than PDF.

Resolved Issues The following issue has been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.3.

  • [AO-1403] When using a proxy server without the root certificate, the connector fails to establish the connection.

1.2.2 ————————————————————————

Released 2024-03-04

Enhancements & New Features

  • [AO-1371] Updated third-party libraries

    The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:

    • libcurl 8.4.0 (previously 7.85.0)
    • Zlib 1.2.13 (previously 1.2.11)

1.2.1 ————————————————————————

Released 2024-01-31

Enhancements & New Features

  • [AO-536] Updated RStudio support

    On macOS, the connector now supports RStudio.

  • [AO-1326] Use Single Catalog And Schema support

    The connector can now return only single catalog and schema that is specified under connection parameters. To do this, select the Use Single Catalog And Schema checkbox (set the UseSingleCatalogAndSchema property to 1). For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

Resolved Issues The following issues have been resolved in Simba Athena ODBC Connector 1.2.1.

  • [AO-1285] When the prepared statements with array of parameters using column-wise schema are run, the connector returns an incorrect query result.

  • [AO-1346] When the $file_modified_time system column is selected, the connector returns an incorrect column size.

  • [AO-1365] When binding parameters related to SQLPrepare of Select queries, the connector returns an error.

1.2.0 ————————————————————————

Released 2023-09-27

Enhancements & New Features

  • Updated macOS support

    On macOS, the connector is now a Universal driver that natively supports Apple Silicon. For security best practices, it is suggested to keep both the connector and OS updated.

  • Updated SEN SDK support

    The connector now uses SEN SDK version 10.2. Previously, the connector used SEN SDK version 10.1.

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Installation and Configuration Guide