BI Java SDK Release Notes

BI Java Software Development Kit Release Notes

Read this page for information about added or enhanced functionality and bugs addressed for each release of the BI Java SDK. The most recent release appears at the top of the list: 3.50 SP12 3.50 SP11 3.50 SP10 3.50 SP9 3.50 SP5 3.50 SP4 3.50 SP3 3.50 SP2 3.50 SP1
3.50 SP12 May 2005	Functionality changed: BI XMLA Connector: Removed the BI XMLA Connector Web Service Version; merged its support of SAP Logon Ticket access to SAP BW systems into the regular BI XMLA Connector. Note: Be sure to refer to the instructions in the howto.html file if you have been using the BI XMLA Connector in your applications.
3.50 SP11 February 2005	Functionality enhanced: How-To Guides: Added a series of how-to guides that help you create different kinds of applications with the BI Java SDK.
3.50 SP10 December 2004	Functionality added: BI XMLA Connector -- Web Service Version: Added a second version of the BI XMLA Connector that supports the SAP Logon Ticket access to the SAP BW system. BI ODBO Connector: Added new connection properties to allow Windows authentication. Bugs addressed: BI JDBC Connector: Fixed a problem that prevented correct connection pooling.
3.50 SP9 October 2004	Bugs addressed: BI SAP Query Connector: Addressed some issues that prevented proper usage of the connector in the Visual Composer Scenario.
3.50 SP5 August 2004	Functionality added: Relational Command Processor: Added the method `addRowCount` to be able to count all rows in a table.
3.50 SP4 July 2004	Functionality changed: OLAP Query API `IBIMemberFactory`: Added the `parentMember` parameter to the `createCousin` method. If you used this method in previous releases, be sure to update your code with this parameter. Schema naming: Removed dot after schema name. In previous releases, to refer to a schema name directly using the OLAP Metadata API, you had to append the name with a dot. As of this release, you should no longer append schema names with a dot. Valid examples as of this release include: `"$INFOCUBE"`, `"0D_SD_C03"`. Functionality enhanced: Connection Interfaces: Improved connector performance. If you are working in a managed environment, you will notice better performance when connecting to data sources and, in particular, accessing metadata and caching it for subsequent connections. Developer's Guide: Added examples to BW metadata mapping notes in Accessing Metadata chapter of Guide.
3.50 SP3 June 2004	Functionality enhanced: OLAP Query API: Enhanced performance for SAP Variable support Developer's Guide: Enhanced Accessing Metadata chapter of Guide Added OLAP and relational terms to glossary Glossary: Added OLAP and relational terms Bugs addressed: OLAP Object Finder: Addressed an issue which prevented backward-navigation of metadata when using IBIOlapObjectFinder.
3.50 SP2 April 2004	Functionality added: OLAP Query API: Added support for SAP Variables
3.50 SP1 March 2004	Functionality added: OLAP Command Processor: Added support for creating and adding calculated members Added support for creating composite member set expressions OLAP Query API: Extended all classes with the the "description" text field Functionality enhanced: OLAP Command Processor: Changed all the methods to synchronized, to be thread safe Bugs addressed: OLAP Query Model: Fixed a bug with all IBINumericValueFunctions. Before, a numeric expression had to be provided for all IBINumericValueFunctions; now, this numeric expression is optional.

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