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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR VERSION 2.0 UPGRADE: Version 2.0 of BI Documenter is installed into a different directory to previous versions of BI Documenter and uses a new database store. Snapshot data is not portable between version 2.0 of BI Documenter and previous versions, however both versions can be installed and used "side-by-side" on the same machine.
Release Notes
Version 2.0.15.0 (January 4th 2008)
Added SSIS Cross Column index.
Added SSIS column mappings.
Version 2.0.14.0 (December 22nd 2007)
Testing SSIS column mappings.
Version 2.0.13.0 (September 17th 2007)
Fixed error when adding SQL Server Asymetric Keys.
Fixed HTML encoding of the snapshot timestamp in documentation.
Version 2.0.12.0 (August 1st 2007)
Fixed error when attempting to insert table indexes with matching DMO id values.
Fixed NullReferenceException writting SSIS package output column lineage mappings.
Fixed error reading reporting services reports containing illegal definitions.
Fixed error reading reporting services reports while the underlying connection closes.
Fixed error saving files named with illegal characters.
Version 2.0.11.0 (July 6th 2007)
Fixed error saving files named with illegal characters.
Version 2.0.10.0 (June 28th 2007)
Fixed error retrieving metabase connection details for the Workgroup Edition command line application.
Version 2.0.9.0 (June 26th 2007)
Fixed error deleting solution snapshots (Database and Enterprise Editions).
Increased max length of stored procedure, table and view ddl scripts.
Version 2.0.8.0 (June 25th 2007)
Added a package password field for use when documenting encrypted SSIS packages.
Increased execution timeout when deleting solutions.
Version 2.0.7.0 (June 1st 2007)
Added computed formula text to table columns.
Fixed command line application data provider configuration setting.
Fixed error initalizing HTML format documentation.
Version 2.0.6.0 (May 18th 2007)
Increased max database size to 3.8GB (Database & Enterprise Editions).
Fixed string truncation error writting object mappings.
Version 2.0.5.0 (May 9th 2007)
Removed Binding Not Yet Supported exception.
Fixed error adding multiple computed sql table columns.
Version 2.0.4.0 (April 26th 2007)
Fixed SQLDateTime Overflow error.
Fixed error documenting Analysis Services dimensions.
Version 2.0.3.0 (March 29th 2007)
Fixed SQLDateTime Overflow error.
Removed duplicate breadcrumb link on KPI report.
Version 2.0.2.0 (March 23rd 2007)
Released workgroup edition.
Fixed error documenting report data set fields.
Version 2.0.1.0 (March 20th 2007)
Fixed error adding Analysis Services roles.
Added a description column to table, view, function and stored procedure index pages.
Version 2.0.0.0 (March 12th 2007)
Replaced database engine with SQL Server Compact Edition 2005.
Documentation attachments now stored in database for increased portability.
Version 1.6.6.1 (December 1st 2006)
Extended stored procedure script length.
Fixed extended properties issues when documenting SQL 2005 servers.
Fixed error when documenting linked reports.
Version 1.6.6.0 (November 29th 2006)
Fixed arithmetic overflow error with textbox values.
Fixed incorrect handling of whitespace characters in SQL script colorizer.
Fixed missing minus sign in SQL script colorizer.
Added owner qualifications to SQL scripts.
Removed illegal characters from data source view table filenames
Version 1.6.5.0 (October 18th 2006)
Add Reporting Services folder selection.
Fixed file locking problem with custom banners.
Changed behavior. Cross indexes no longer included when parents are not.
Fixed arithmetic overflow error.
Fixed error retrieving user defined function text on some system objects, exhibited on SQL Server 2000 master database.
Fixed HTML encoding problem with SP params.
Version 1.6.3.0 (October 16th 2006)
Fixed NullReferenceExpection when excluding views from documentation.
Enhanced Unicode support for diagram objects.
Increased the maximium diagram table height to 3200 pixels.
Version 1.6.2.0 (October 13th 2006)
Added KPIs to the cube diagram object.
Added Unicode support for diagram objects.
Fixed PropertyCannotBeRetrievedException for Full Text Catalogs
Fixed DirectoryNotFoundException on cross column index pages.
Added save button to diagram editor allowing diagram editor to be closed without saving changes.
Added property to specify individual folders on a report server to snapshot.
Fixed object type label on documentation home page.
Version 1.6.1.0 (October 9th 2006)
Added Reporting Services as a documentation target.
Added a Snapshot Management applet.
Added hierarchies to the Dimension objects in an SSIS diagram.
Added Script Tasks to Diagram Editor.
Fail gracefully on snapshots when the underlying solution objects are no longer available
Documentation enhancements, including improved home page navigation and icons.
Added Unicode encoding option for CHM output to enable correct table of contents encoding for extended character sets, including Western European, Baltic, Cyrillic.
Redesigned menu system for the user interface.
Fixed invalid operation when bad file name is used saving diagram.
Remove empty menus in documentation output.
Fixed response time for quick cancel of version write.
Fixed for AMO ItemNotFound exception.
Fixed behavior when writing cubes that contain Perspectives (Enterprise Edition SQL Server only).
Fixed version write problem when a Data Flow Component references a connection manager which no longer exists.
Strengthen integrity checking on Analysis Services version write.
Added missing Script Task dependency.
Numerous other performance and user interface improvements.
Version 1.5.4.0 (September 7th 2006)
Added documentation support for SQL Server Integration Services.
Added diagramming of solution and custom objects.
Added embedded documents and images.
Added individual object type filtering.
Added custom template design.
Extended length of stored procedure ddl.
Version 1.5.5.0 (September 12th 2006)
Added source code for SSIS Script Tasks.
Fixed maximum length error with some SSIS component properties.
Fixed null reference under certain conditions while writing table dependencies.
Removed empty server names from recent server name list.
Version 1.5.4.0 (September 7th 2006)
Added documentation support for SQL Server Integration Services.
Added diagramming of solution and custom objects.
Added embedded documents and images.
Added individual object type filtering.
Added custom template design.
Extended length of stored procedure ddl.
Version 1.0.6.3 (August 14th 2006)
Fixed Null Reference Exception when writing Analysis Services Cube Actions.
Fixed Null Reference Exception when writing Analysis Services MDX Scripts.
Version 1.0.6.1 (July 19th 2006)
Fixed stored procedure duplicate problem when documenting master database.
Fixed formatting of varchar fields in documentation output.
Fixed schema null problem with User Defined Aggregates.
Version 1.0.6.0 (July 11th 2006)
Strengthen integrity checking mechanisms and IP protection.
Version 1.0.5.0 (July 10th 2006)
Fixed issue documenting SQL 2000 extended properties. Extended properties are now documented correctly on SQL 2000 databases.
Added documentation of Database object extended properties.
Version 1.0.4.0 (July 3rd 2006)
Fixed error retrieving the DatabaseOwnershipChaining property for SQL Server 2000 databases without Service Pack 3 installed.
Fixed error retrieving full text catalog information on SQL 2005 Express Edition.
Added check for SQL Server 7 versions when adding new SQL Server databases.
Version 1.0.3.0 (June 29th 2006)
Fixed HTML encoding for extended Latin characters.
Added further confirmation for error reporting.
Fixed snapshot error when dimension has no data source view.
Made the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 an optional setup component so that it is downloaded only when needed.
Version 1.0.2.0 (June 27th 2006)
Fixed issue with connection string for SQL Server logins without integrated security.
Fixed application update checking.
Version 1.0.1.0 (June 21st 2006)
Added check for properly installed MS HTML Help compiler and provided download link to latest version.
Fixed text encoding issue with extended properties.
Version 1.0.0.0 (June 15th 2006)
Initial public release.
 
 
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