Talend Cloud Data Catalog and Talend Data Catalog Bridges
New features and improvements
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Denodo Virtual DataPort: support for lineage between two Denodo VDBs with dependencies |
The lineage between two VDBs where one references another is now supported. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Bridge Help panel: harmonization and cleanup | The content in the Help panel in the bridge import setup has been reorganized and updated. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Apache Hadoop Hive Database (HCatalog and Metastore via JDBC): incremental harvesting detection and optimization | The change detection for incremental harvesting has been improved
with:
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All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Import bridges: new miscellaneous option to control the root name in single and multi-models | The -model.name miscellaneous option allows you to change the model name in single and multi-models. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAP Data Services (BODI/BODS): improved Driver location bridge parameter | With the Browse button, you can browse the file system to choose driver file for the Driver location parameter. |
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| Repository export: missing jakarta.json-1.1.6.jar | JSON-P has been replaced with JSON.simple in the repository bridge. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| C++ based bridges: improved the loading of their yaml files | The C++ bridges can now properly load their translation from the yaml files in the literals folder. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Microsoft Azure Data Factory - technical preview: improved import of pipelines from folder structure | Profile fixes have been added to import pipelines from the folder structure. |
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| Snowflake Database (via JDBC): import of comments on schema | The comments on a schema are now imported and visible in the Comment area of the schema details page. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAP PowerDesigner PDM: support for version 16.6 SP10 | The 16.6 SP10 version is now supported. |
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| Erwin Data Modeler: support for model including multiple databases of different type | The ERwin profile can show physical objects including initial support of DB2 Database, Storage Group, Oracle Database, SQL Server Database and File Group. |
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| Oracle Data Modeler (ODM) 4.x: support for version 19.x | The ODM 19.4 is now supported. |
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| IDERA ER/Studio Data Architect export bridge: support for ODM logical models | The bridge has been improved to export logical models of ODM. |
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| Tableau (File): support for Denodo datastore type | The bridge now supports the Denodo datastore type. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Google BigQuery Database: support for REPEAT columns with RECORD data type | The import bridge now supports columns with RECORD class type. IDERA ER/Studio Data Architect export bridge now supports columns with RECORD class type. The LIMIT clause has been fixed in the expression analyzer. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Salesforce (SFDC) Database: improved object import | Code has been added to work around compact layouts without fields. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Oracle Database (via JDBC): support for pluggable databases | The bridge now supports pluggable databases and uses the first database name if multiple pluggable databases are configured for the instance. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2: improved tooltip of partition directories parameter | Multiple roots processing issues have been fixed. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAS Data Integration: improved stitching between File and SAS DI models | An extension for classifier has been added in the File connection to improve the stitching between File and SAS DI models. |
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| Tableau Server (Repository): returned HTTP response code: 504 for URL | Duplicate paths have been resolved in the profiles. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Expression parser for import bridges: support for syntax '/*+APPEND PARALLEL(2)*/ INTO FT_T_WISL NOLOGGING' | DIRECT-PATH INSERT with NOLOGGING is now supported. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Databricks Unified Data Services (via Apache Spark): support for Databricks Scala scripts | The bridge now supports Databricks Scala scripts. |
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| Snowflake Database (via JDBC): improved lineage between tables and views | The bridge type is now catalog based. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Snowflake Database (via JDBC): support for dollar sign for identifiers | The expression parser has been improved to allow dollar sign for the identifiers. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Looker Server - technical preview: improved support for LookML models | An expression parser has been added to improve the import of LookML models. |
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Notable fixes
| Issue | Description | Available in |
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| SAP Data Services: defined password is not being retained | Fixed the "Password " typo. |
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| Informatica PowerCenter export: mappings are not imported in Metadata Excel Format | Used physical names as a key for ETL feature bindings. |
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| Talend Data Integration: Illegal Argument: Cannot add null SourceFeature to FeatureMap | Fixed when the activity link is created when the source does not expose any source feature. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Microsoft SQL Server Database (via JDBC): existence of one offline or restricted database causes another database to not be harvested | Filtered databases under restoring, recovering, copying, offline and
others that are not ready for metadata loading. Added database names validation code. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| QlikSense Server: unable to resolve references to QVS files given in log folder | Fixed infinite loop while bridge resolving includes. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Snowflake Database (via JDBC): no metadata to browse | Fixed schema empty (null) description processing. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAP Business Warehouse 4 HANA (BW/4HANA): import fails with index out of bounds | Fixed for java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException. |
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| SAP Business Warehouse 4 HANA (BW/4HANA): composite providers / already contains a Feature with this Name | Fixed to handle duplicate InfoObject columns used in Composite Providers. Added removeModel for SourceSystem models. |
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| Oracle Database (via JDBC): Oracle 10g / failed with invalid identifier | Improved metadata queries to support Oracle 10g R2. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| AWS Aurora / PostgreSQL Database (via JDBC): data profiling and data sampling |
Added two bridge/aliases for AWS Aurora:
Fixed data profiling and data sampling. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| IBM Netezza Database (via JDBC): support for version 7.2.x to allow multiple schema/owners | Added support for the new Netezza version 7.2.x which now allows for multiple schema/owners. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Java import bridges: fixed case-insensitive lookups on recent improvement in repository SDK collections | Fixed an issue related to case-insensitive lookups in the repository SDK collections. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Teradata database (via JDBC): added errors & warnings in logs | Added new warnings and updated bridge tooltip. Added 100 failed views limitation. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| QlikView: issue when harvesting database connections from a QlikView dashboard | Added backup functionality. |
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| SAS Data Integration: NullPointerException with several SAS SPK packages | Added support for a variable which source is from output classifier. |
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| Oracle Database (via JDBC): improved metadata extraction performance | Improved the performance of SDK collections with a large number of objects. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Teradata Database (via JDBC): Teradata view column position attribute is showing as "0" for every column | Fixed feature position loading. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| MicroStrategy 7.0 to 11.x/2020: Cannot get Attribute.Caused by: MITI.MIRException | Added cleanup for MicroStrategy resources after each project import. |
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| MicroStrategy 7.0 to 11.x/2020: MITI.MIRException: java.lang.NullPointerException | Fixed import for projects without primary and default database instances. |
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| Teradata Database (via JDBC): data type of view column identified as "undefined" when derived from "blank" data type table column | Implemented new data types of database view column. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Google BigQuery Database: data sampling and profiling | Fixed data profiling and sampling table filter. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Cloudera Hadoop Hive Database SQL DML: Error ' EXPLIB_W0001 Expression syntax not recognized (or not supported)' | Improved INSERT OVERWRITE. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAP HANA Database (via JDBC): the synonym is not imported | Fixed calculation view XML parser when table function is the data source of calculation view. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Talend Data Integration: expression parsing errors when importing Job item | Added support for context.getProperty("propertyName"). |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2: import of the whole container even when the root path points to an internal folder | Added code to validate the root directory parameter value for run and test actions. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| AWS Redshift Database (via JDBC): columns are not extracted | Improved exception handling in the features loading process. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAP BusinessObjects Information Design Tool (IDT) (File): UNX is not extracted | Added support for a new database type. The bridge now detects and skips invalid alias tables. |
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| Bridges: lineage overview is not available for stored procedures or functions | Fixed lineage overview for stored procedures and functions. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAS DI import / IBM InfoSphere Open IGC - Vendor Internal Bridge export: Unable to generate logs using -igcnr option in the Miscellaneous bridge parameter | Removed documentation of -igcnr option and renamed the -igcod option to -backup. |
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| Tableau: multiple Tableau issues | Improved Tableau profile to better support relationships between custom
queries. Resolved story objects that depend upon dashboards. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Denodo Virtual DataPort: NPE + Syntax error: Exception parsing query near '-' | Fixed NPE if the view type is unknown. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Apache Hadoop Hive Database SQL DML (DI/ETL) Script (HiveQL): parsing fails with "unexpected CONST_INTEGER_TOKEN" error for concat() function | Added support for column name "date". |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Informatica PowerCenter (Repository): PC Parameter replacement failing | Used the value of the longest matching variable for missing
parameters. Removed some debug logging. |
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| Snowflake Database (via JDBC): Cannot add null RightExpressionNode to OperatorNode | Added partial support for table functions. Improved exception technique in the expression analyzer. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Microsoft SSIS: source table is not shown in lineage when connection is made via “Microsoft Oracle Source Component by Attunity” | Added support for Oracle Reader component. |
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| File System / Excel: not all fields are imported | Fixed hidden rows processing. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Talend Data Integration / Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2: connection string for stitching | Fixed ADLSgen2 connection string. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| Bridge UI: allow user to select repository connection log text | Enabled text selection in Repository Browse log dialog. |
All Talend Data Catalog licenses |
| SAP Business Warehouse 4 HANA (BW/4HANA): Already contains a ClientOfConnection with this Object | Improved the separation of source and destination connection if they connect to the same object. |
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| MicroStrategy 7.0 to 11.x / 2020: java.lang.NullPointerException after XMIs extraction | Fixed naming of MIRConnection. |
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| Looker Server - technical preview: cannot stitch to Google BigQuery because no object connection | Improved the bridge and added support for Google BigQuery. |
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| Teradata Database SQL DML Script / BTEQ: script is ignored if it contains 'volatile' keyword | Fixed expression analyzer. |
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