These release notes summarize the changes in Aginity Workbench for Redshift version 4.7. The release notes also contain system requirements and list the known issues with the release.
What's New? (Also See Full List of Changes)
This section provides information about the main new features in version 4.7:
- You now have an application-level setting to specify whether to reuse an open target database connection between query executions.
- An option is now available to trim trailing spaces from strings in a file being imported.
- You can turn on a default entity filter to display only relevant database objects in the Object Browser each time you connect to a target database.
Technical Details and Changes
This section contains details of specific functions and changes that are included in Aginity Workbench 4.7.
Upgrading from Prior Versions
Workbench automatically checks for new updates and displays a dialog box if an update is available. In the dialog box, select Install this update now to download and install the update.
You can also choose to postpone installation of the update until the next time you run Workbench or suppress the update alert.
You can also check for updates manually by clicking Check for Updates on the Help menu and then install an available update by following the instructions in a wizard.
System Requirements
- Windows XP or later
- Windows Installer 3.1
- .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Disk space: 100 MB, plus any necessary space for .NET Framework and Windows Installer
Full List of Changes Since Aginity Workbench 4.6
Bug Fixes in Build 4.7.0.2454
| Severity | Reference | Description | Existed Since Version | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | WPD-179 | A user gets an error on attempt to generate an INSERT statement for a selected table in the Query Analyzer window. | 4.6 | Fixed. |
| Moderate | WPD-699 | An error occurs when a user attempts to use the Compare Schemas feature. | 4.6 | Fixed. The feature now works as expected. |
| Minor | WPD-681 | Using semicolons in subqueries causes Workbench to crash. | 4.4 | Fixed. |
| Minor | WPD-216 | The Help menu contains an empty item under "Check for Updates" and a delimiter followed by no menu items under “Follow us ...” | 4.4 | Fixed. |
Known Issues in Build 4.7.0.2454
| Severity | Reference | Description | Workaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major | WPD-542 | After a user generates DDL for a table with interleaved sort keys, Workbench incorrectly shows the number of sort keys in the Sort Keys node in the Object Browser or generates an error when the user attempts to expand the node. | Manually update the generated DDL with the correct keys. |
| Moderate | APD-4093 | Import of a file from the S3 file explorer fails because invalid data types are set for the columns in the file. | Set all column data types as VARCHAR and re-import the file. |
| Moderate | APD-3788 | The Abort feature in Redshift Workbench does not terminate a query that is currently running. | Use the SQL at http://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/r_CANCEL.html to find the process ID of the running query and cancel it. |
| Moderate | WPD-693 | A user gets an error when trying to create new code snippets or modify existing ones. | N/A. |
| Moderate | WPD-680 | Workbench generates invalid DDL when a user selects the Change Sort Keys command in the Object Browser. | N/A |
| Minor | APD-4090 | If you begin a download using a file system explorer (such as Amazon S3) and abort the download, a small portion of the file remains on your target system. | Manually delete the file on your target system. |
| Trivial | APD-3711 | When the field type is Date, the year 0 (for example, 0000-01-01) causes an error “Year, Month, and Day parameters describe an un-representable DateTime.” | Either cast the date as a VARCHAR or do not use the year 0. |