An asterisk (*) indicates support that was added in a hotfix or software patch subsequent to a release

Refer to the following resources for additional information:

• Product Compatibility Guide: Provides the latest data source and platform support information. 
• Fixes: Describes the issues resolved since general availability.  

Version 8.0.0

Enhancements

• The driver is now compiled with a Visual Studio 2022 compiler for the Windows platforms. As a result, you must have Microsoft Visual C/C++ runtime version 14.40.33810 or higher on your machine to run the driver.
• The driver has been enhanced to support JSON web token (JWT) grant authentication. Refer to Configuring the driver to use OAuth 2.0 with JWT grant for details. This upgrade is available starting in the build 08.00.0892.*
  
• On Windows platforms, the driver includes an enhanced setup dialog, the Progress DataDirect Salesforce Configuration Manager, for quick configuration and testing of your driver in a web browser. The tool allows you to:
  • Configure data sources
  • Generate and edit connection strings
  • Test connect data sources and connection strings
  • Execute SQL commands for testing
  • Access connection option descriptions and the full product documentation
  For details, refer to Generating connection strings with the Configuration Manager and Testing connections and queries with the Configuration Manager. This upgrade is available starting in the build 08.00.0892.*
• For AIX platforms, the ICU library files that are installed with the product have been upgraded to version 74.1. As a part of this upgrade, the ICU library file names have changed. For the 32-bit driver, the ICU file name has changed from libivicu28.a to libivicu.a. For the 64-bit driver, the ICU file name has changed from libddicu28.a to libddicu.a. This upgrade does not apply to the other UNIX platforms. This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.1072 of the ICU library files.*
• For Windows platforms, the ICU library files that are installed with the product have been upgraded to version 74.1. As a part of this upgrade, the ICU library file names have changed. For the 32-bit driver, the ICU file name has changed from ivicu28.dll to ivicu.dll. For the 64-bit driver, the ICU file name has changed from ddicu28.dll to ddicu.dll. This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.1072 of the ICU library files.*
  
• For Linux platforms, the ICU library files that are installed with the product have been upgraded to version 74.1. In addition, the ICU library file names have changed for Linux platforms. For the 32-bit driver on Linux, the ICU file name has changed from libivicu28.so to libivicu.so. For the 64-bit driver on Linux, the ICU file name has changed from libddicu28.so to libddicu.so. This upgrade does not apply to UNIX platforms. This upgrade is available starting in build 08.02.0965 of the ICU library files.*
• The installer program has been enhanced to support Azul Zulu JRE 11. As a result of this change, the installer has ended support for platforms that do not support Java SE 8 or higher. The installer supports the following operating systems after the enhancement:
  • Windows 8.1 or higher
  • Windows Server 2012 RC2 or higher
  • UNIX/Linux: Any operating system on a machine using a JRE that is Java SE 8 or higher (LTS version), including Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, and IBM SDK (Java) distributions.

  Important: These changes do not affect the operating system requirements of the driver.*

• The driver has been enhanced to support the Salesforce Bulk API V2 for bulk load operations. This functionality can be enabled and configured using the new Bulk Load Version and Bulk Load Job Size connection options.* Refer to Bulk tab for details.
• The driver has been enhanced to support the Apply ToLabel connection option. This option determines whether the driver applies the toLabel() function to the picklist fields when executing queries.* Refer to Apply ToLabel for details.
• A Password Encryption Tool, called ddencpwd, is now included with the product package. It encrypts passwords for secure handling in connection strings and odbc.ini files. At connection, the driver decrypts these passwords and passes them to the data source as required. See Password Encryption Tool (UNIX/Linux only) for details.*
• The drivers using base version B0649 and later have been enhanced to include timestamp in the internal packet logs by default. If you want to disable the timestamp logging in packet logs, set PacketLoggingOptions=1. The internal packet logging is not enabled by default. To enable it, set EnablePacketLogging=1.*
• yes, no, on and off have been added as valid values for the connection options that accept boolean values.*
• The Driver Manager for UNIX/Linux has been enhanced to support setting the Unicode encoding type for applications on a per connection basis. By passing a value for the SQL_ATTR_APP_UNICODE_TYPE attribute using SQLSetConnectAttr, your application can specify the encoding at connection. This allows your application to pass both UTF-8 and UTF-16 encoded strings with a single environment handle.*
  The valid values for the SQL_ATTR_APP_UNICODE_TYPE attribute are SQL_DD_CP_UTF8 and SQL_DD_CP_UTF16. The default value is SQL_DD_CP_UTF8.
  This enhancement is available in build 08.02.0449 of the driver manager.
• The driver has been enhanced to support OAuth 2.0, which is an open protocol for token-based authentication. OAuth 2.0 allows you to authenticate without specifying a user ID or password, eliminating the risk of exposing them to unauthorized access.* Refer to Configuring OAuth 2.0 authentication for details.
• The driver has been enhanced to support the Salesforce Bulk API, including PK chunking, for bulk fetch operations. This functionality can be enabled and configured with the Enable Bulk Fetch, Bulk Fetch Threshold, Enable Primary Key Chunking, and Primary Key Chunk Size connection options. Refer to Summary of options for using the Bulk API with SQL statements for details.
• The driver has been enhanced to support multiple simultaneous sessions. This allows the driver to scale performance by distributing the workload across multiple sessions. The number of active sessions should not exceed the number permitted by your Salesforce account and can be limited by the setting of the new WS Pool Size connection option. Refer to WSPoolSize for details.
• The following Refresh Map SQL extension has been added to the driver. REFRESH MAP discovers native objects that have been added to the native data store since connection or since the last refresh and maps the objects into your relational view of native data. It also incorporates any configuration changes made to your relational view by reloading the schema map and associated files. Refer to Refresh Map (EXT) for details.
• The SQL Engine Mode connection option now supports Auto mode. When this setting is enabled, the driver automatically determines whether the SQL engine runs in server or direct mode based on availability. In addition, the default value for the SQL Engine Mode connection option on Windows has been updated to 0 (Auto). Refer to SQL Engine Mode for details.
• The driver is now compiled using Visual Studio 2015 for improved security.
• The driver includes a new Tableau data source file (Windows only) that provides improved functionality when accessing your Salesforce data with Tableau. Refer to Accessing data in Tableau (Windows only) for details.
• The driver and Driver Manager have been enhanced to support UTF-8 encoding in the odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini files. Refer to Character encoding in the odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini files for details.

Changed Behavior

• The installer program now requires you to install a JRE that is Java SE 11 or higher before running the installer. In earlier versions, the JRE used by the installer program was included in the product. However, to avoid potential security vulnerabilities, the installer program no longer includes a JRE. Instead, the installer program uses the JRE in your environment to allow for the most secure version of a JRE to be used.

  Notes:

  • This change does not affect the JVM requirements for the driver. For the latest driver requirements, refer to the Product Compatibility Guide.
  • The installer program cannot remove the already installed JRE files from the install directory automatically. Remove them manually.
  • To install the 32-bit drivers on 64-bit Windows platforms and start the SQL engine service, the installer requires the 32-bit version of Java SE 11 or higher installed on your machine and defined on your path.
• The product package no longer includes the ODBC Cursor library file (odbccurs.so) because it has some known security vulnerabilities that could potentially expose you to security risks.*
  Note: The installer program cannot remove the ODBC Cursor library file automatically while installing a new version of the driver. Remove it manually.
• The driver updates string values in an existing DSN to number values when the Configuration Manager is used to update the Authentication Method connection option. The following updates occur:
  • The string value oauth2.0 is updated to 24
  • The string value userIDPassword is updated to 0
• When existing DSNs are updated using the Configuration Manager, the boolean values of "0" and "1" are converted to "true" and "false" for relevant connection options.
• The installer program has been updated to no longer install common components for drivers that do not use them. As a result, the installer program no longer installs the following common components for the Salesforce driver:*
  • OpenSSL library files, such as ivopenssl30.so, ddopenssl30.so, fips.so, and openssl.cnf.
  • Curl library files, such as libivcurl28.so and libddcurl28.so.

  If the files are not used by any other DataDirect driver on your machine, you can safely remove them from existing product directories.

• The driver has been enhanced to make SOAP API calls using only internal components. In earlier versions, the driver used an external library, the CXF library, to make these calls. Note that the product package no longer includes the CXF library as a result.*
• The configuration options have been deprecated. However, the driver will continue to support them until the next major release of the driver when they will be added back as connection options.*
• The driver has been updated to require a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that is Java SE 8 or higher, including Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, and IBM SDK (Java) distributions.* Refer to for Driver requirements details.
• The precision for the Integer data type has been changed from 10 to 9.*
• The NUM_PREC_RADIX value for the Double data type has been changed from 10 to 2.*
• In addition to the information listed here, refer to the compatability FAQ for guidance on upgrading from the Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Salesforce 7.1 driver to the 8.0 driver.
• The driver’s SQL engine was upgraded for this release. Consequently, there are differences in how the driver handles some SQL queries. Refer to this SQL engine upgrade document for details.
• The 8.0 driver pushes queries to Salesforce whenever possible. Queries that cannot be pushed to Salesforce with the 8.0 driver may be slower than comparable queries made with earlier versions of the driver because data may be paged to disk while completing an operation. If you experience slow performance, please contact Technical Support. Our team will quickly address any performance issues you encounter.
• Bulk load operations are no longer restricted to 10,000 rows for evaluation installations of the driver.
• The native CURRENCY and PERCENTAGE data types now map to the DECIMAL JDBC data type. In earlier releases, these data types mapped to the DOUBLE data type. Refer to Data types for details.
• The Database connection option has been replaced by the new Schema Map option. Similar to Database, Schema Map is used to specify the name and location of the configuration file where the relational map of native data is written; however, there are changes to the file name format and default behavior. The Database attribute will continue to be supported for this release, but it will be deprecated in subsequent versions of the product. Refer to Schema Map for details.
• The Create Database connection option has been replaced by the new Create Map option. The CreateDB attribute will continue to be supported for this release, but it will be deprecated in subsequent versions of the product. Refer to Create Map for details.
• The Logon Domain connection option has been deprecated. As a result, the User Name option has been updated to accept the user name and domain. Refer to User Name for details.
• The Refresh Dirty Cache option has been deprecated. Now, for every fetch operation, the driver refreshes the cached object to pick up changes made to tables and rows.
• The Server DB Directory connection option has been deprecated. To specify the location of database files, use the Schema Map connection option. Refer to Schema Map for details.
• The default value for the Server Port Number connection option has been updated:
  • For the 32-bit driver, the default is 19938.
  • For the 64-bit driver, the default is 19937.
• The default value for the JVM Arguments connection option has been updated:
  • For the 32-bit driver when the SQL Engine Mode connection option is set to 2 (Direct): Xmx256m
  • For all other configurations: Xmx1024m
• The default value of the Enable Bulk Load connection option has been updated to 1 (enabled). By default, the bulk load protocol is used for inserts, updates, and deletes when the size of the operation exceeds the threshold determined by the Bulk Load Threshold option. Refer to Enable Bulk Load for details.
• The default value for the Statement Call Limit connection option has been updated to 100. By default, the driver can make a maximum of 100 Web service calls when executing any single SQL statement or metadata query. Refer to Statement Call Limit for details.
• The default value for the AuditColumns config option has been updated to All (AuditColumns=All). By default, the driver includes the all of the audit columns and the master record id column in its table definitions. Refer to AuditColumns (Config Option) for details.
• The default value for the CustomSuffix config option has been updated to Include (CustomSuffix=Include). By default, the driver includes the "__c" suffix table and column names when mapping the remote data model to the relational data model. Refer to Custom Suffix (Config Option) for details.
• The default value for the MapSystemColumnNames config option has been updated to 0 (MapSystemColumnNames=0). By default, the driver does not change the names of the Salesforce system columns when mapping them to the relational model. Refer to Map System Column Names (Config Option) for details.
• The short attribute name for the Config Options connection option has changed from CO to CFGO. Refer to Config Options for details.
• The Security tab has been removed from the setup dialog. As a result:
  • The Security Token connection option has been moved to the General tab.
  • The User Name connection option has been moved to the General tab.

Version 7.1.6

No features introduced 

Version 7.1.5

No features introduced 

Version 7.1.4

No features introduced 

Version 7.1.3

No features introduced

Version 7.1.2

No features introduced 

Version 7.1.1

No features introduced 

Version 7.1.0

Enhancements

• The RefreshSchema option determines whether the driver automatically refreshes the remote object mapping and other information contained in a remote schema the first time a user connects to the specified embedded database.
• The KeywordConflictSuffix keyword=value pair specifies a string of up to
  five alphanumeric characters that the driver appends to any object or field name that conflicts with a SQL engine keyword. For example, if you specify KeywordConflictSuffix=TAB, then the driver maps the Case object in Salesforce to CASETAB.