Software Downloads
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Notable Improvements
Update of Oracle Instant Client and SQLPlus
Customers using Oracle should note that the Oracle Instant Client packaged with Liquibase Enterprise has been updated from 12c to 19c in Release 8.6. Customers using a SQLPlus native executor hosted outside the Liquibase Enterprise installation should consider updating their client to a 19c version as new versions of Oracle may not be compatible with the 12c client.
Associated Tickets: DAT-16005
Oracle 12 and 18 are deprecated as of Liquibase Enterprise 8.6 and are no longer supported databases. Please consider updating to Oracle 19c or 21c.
Version 0 Rollback Support for PostgreSQL Stored Logic Scripts
Liquibase Enterprise now supports rollback for Version 0 of PostgreSQL stored logic scripts. This means that Liquibase will track the initial content of the Postgres SQL stored logic scripts so that the rollback can either return the object to its initial state.
Associated Tickets:
Associated Documentation:
Enhancements
Ephemeral Packaging for Oracle Databases
For Oracle databases, two new package methods have been introduced to allow teams to create a temporary, or ephemeral, Ref DB for packaging changes. The functionality uses Oracle’s multi-tenant technology and requires that the first database in the pipeline be a pluggable database (PDB). A clone or copy of this database is created during the packaging operation and the database is destroyed at the end of the operation. There are options to create the ephemeral database in the same CDB container as the first database in the pipeline (using the BackupRestoreOracleEphemeralInternalPdb packageMethod) or to create the copy in a second, or external CDB container (using the BackupRestoreOracleEphemeralExternalPdb packageMethod.)
Associated Tickets: DAT-13287
Associated Documentation: Configure Deployment Packager to Use an Oracle Ephemeral Database
Labels Filter added to Reports in DMC
A new column for Labels and accompanying filter has been added to the DMC under the Reports section. This label allows users to search reports by script name and any release or other labels being used on the pipeline.
Associated Tickets: DAT-16057
Desktop Client and CLI Updates and Issues Addressed
Issue ID | Description |
DAT-13401 DAT-16038 | Corrected an issue with scripts over 4000 characters failing to save to the DMC database. |
DAT-14576 | Corrected an issue with SQLParser for Oracle where indexes were being incorrectly generated for certain procedure scripts. |
DAT-14604 | Removed the requirement for an -ignore file to be 0-bytes. |
DAT-16005 | Updated Oracle Instant client from 12c to 19c. |
DAT-16370 | Corrected an issue with a -replace file not executing if committed before a -cleanup file. |
DAT-16402 | Removed Warning logging statements regarding oracleBackup settings. |
DMC Issues Addressed
Issue ID | Description |
DAT-15913 | Added Breadcrumbs and Back to … links on the Reports section to return to Project and/or Pipeline from the Reports page. Also added Pipeline Name column and accompanying filter to this page. |
DAT-16057 | Added labels column and accompanying filter to the Reports section of DMC. |
DAT-16723 | Added link to the Status screen of the DMC to directs users to the corresponding Report so that SQL and other content from the changeset is readily available. |
Documentation for v8.6
Documentation is available in the following locations:
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Liquibase Enterprise & Business Clients (Desktop & CLI)
Find the latest downloads here: https://download.liquibase.com/
Item | Path | File |
|---|---|---|
Software | Datical_DB_Software/<version> | Choose the Linux or Windows installation file for your system |
Composite Installation Repository | Datical_DB_Software/<version> | DaticalDBCompositeRepo-<version>.zip |
Liquibase Enterprise Deployment Monitoring Console (DMC)
Item | Path | File |
|---|---|---|
Software | Datical_DMC_Software/<version> | datical-service-unix-<version>-master.sh |
Liquibase Enterprise includes a web-based Deployment Monitoring Console (DMC) that provides a centralized location to view a pipeline status and reporting information for all your Liquibase Business & Enterprise projects.
Liquibase Enterprise & Business Clients (Datical DB) and DMC Compatibility
Each DMC release only works with certain releases of Liquibase Enterprise Desktop. Consult the Deployment Monitoring Console Compatibility Matrix to ensure compatibility.
DMC Update Instructions
The process of updating the Deployment Monitoring Console to the latest version is similar to the installation process.