SQL Data Generator 3.1 release notes
Published 25 November 2015
Version 3.1.8 - October 26th, 2016
Features
- Updated to the latest SQL Compare engine, version 12, featuring a number of fixes and enhancements. Removes support for SQL Server 2000 databases.
- SDG-1179: New project option "Auto generate previews" allows to disable automatic preview generation for cases when it's slow.
- Dynamically resize name column in "Tables to populate" when resizing the splitter bar
- Add Windows Domain Logon Name, UK Phone Number, and UK National Insurance number generators
- Streamlined new update checking interface
Fixes
- SDG-371: Reseeding table identity values now handles non-default identity increment correctly
- SDG-1025: Populate checkbox no longer selects the table triggering [potentially slow] associated preview generation
- SDG-1161: The "Action Plan" is sorted by execution order
- UI no longer hangs when making certain changes to tables where generation takes a long time
- Now supports reseed of table identity values for Azure v12 databases
- Tables no longer marked as modified when Identity column present
- Latest UI components to fix product switcher icon size mismatch
Version 3.1.7 - September 12th, 2016
Fixes
- Updated Redgate Client library (RGC-246)
Version 3.1.6 - August 25th, 2016
Features
Latest UI components, fixes initial window position, layout issues and a rare crash
Updated feature usage reporting library, fixes occassional shutdown failures
Now reopens connection dialog when the connection fails
The current project now remains open and unchanged if new / open project is cancelled
"Save as" now adds the project to the list of recently used projects
Recently used projects list is now sorted by most recently accessed
When save password is unchecked, password changes no longer mark the project as changed
Fixes
Fixed the project configuration dialog marking the project as unsaved when nothing has changed
SDG-534: Can now not save passwords as part of projects
SDG-942: money & smallmoney sql types now correctly show the preview to 4 dp
SDG-1081: UI no longer breaks Python generators after a project is saved
- SDG-1094: UI no longer breaks Python generators when switching columns
- SDG-1111: Allow null values checkbox for SQL Statement generator has the correct initial value
- SDG-1113: Date Add generator no longer sometimes stops halfway through generating
- SDG-1174: Now shows project configuration dialog if there was an error opening a project, allowing to fix any connection issuesch database). This will improve initial load time when there are many tests
Version 3.1.5 - July 27th, 2016
Features
- New login based licensing: see https://www.red-gate.com/user-licensing for more details
- Added a generator: Use Default Values - does not generate data for this column, using the server default value instead
- Latest UI components, uses a more legible font on the menu
- Updated feature usage reporting library
Version 3.1.4 - July 5th, 2016
Features
- Updated IronPython library to version 2.7.5 (latest stable release as of April 2016)
- Generation report display is optional when generating data
- Updated DevExpress to 13.2.1 and removed warnings
- Commandline and UI both now require .NET 4
- SDG-634: When populating from another table, IDENTITY columns can now be populated either from the source table or with default values
- Updated SQL Compare engine
- Updated the Logging framework and moved Logging menu under help menu
- New feature usage reporting. Opt in/out from Help > Help us improve our products...
Fixes
- SDG-943: Smalldatetime data type no longer shows non-zero seconds in the preview table
- SDG-951: NullReferenceException @ Controller.NewProjectFromSsmsContext
- SDG-1126: "Delete data from table before generation" now works correctly for memory optimized tables
- SDG-1127: Clustered columnstore indexes are no longer disabled prior to data insertion
- SDG-1128: Columnstore indexes are no longer disabled and reenabled on unselected tables in the database
- SDG-1129: "City from State or Region" cross column generator now builds its dictionary correctly
Version 3.1.3 - April 26th, 2016
Features
- Support for SSMS March 2016 Preview Refresh (VS2015 shell)
- Updated Redgate logo in the generation report
- Updated product switcher and Redgate logo
- Updated SQL Compare engine
Fixes
- SDG-1108: Geography generator no longer throws error with German regional settings
Version 3.1.2 - March 29th, 2016
Fixes
- Command line no longer stops working after 28 days
- SDG-848: Uniqueidentifier spelled correctly in the column description
Version 3.1.1 - March 23rd, 2016
Features
- New window appearance
- New product logo
- New product switcher - accessible from the product logo in the top-left
- UI requires .NET 4 runtime
- Updated SQL Compare engine
Fixes
- Increased time-out for python compilation and execution
- Locating python libraries when visualsvn was installed could fail due to incorrect registry entries
Version 3.1.0 - November 17th, 2015
Features
- Connectivity support for SQL 2016 CTPs
- Updated SQL Compare engine
- Updated icons and splash screen
Fixes
- SDG-1008: Product no longer hangs when using foreign keys
- SDG-1068: Using "existing data source" with objects in non-dbo schemas now works