Analytics Exchange 14 Release Notes

Analytics Exchange 14 includes upgrades to Apache TomEE and PostgreSQL, as well as support for new ACLScript functionality released with ACL Analytics 14.

Software release November 2018

Important

  • If you are renewing an expired subscription, you must deactivate and then reactivate your instance of AX Server to complete the renewal process. Learn more >
  • PostgreSQL upgraded to version 9.6. If you maintain PostgreSQL and AX Server on different machines, you must upgrade PostgreSQL first. Learn more >
  • Support added for Oracle 18c database server. Learn more >
  • Java updated to JRE version 8u181 (AX Server and AX Client). Learn more >
  • Apache TomEE upgraded to version 7.0.5 (Tomcat version 8.5.32). Learn more >

New

  • Support for new commands in ACL Analytics 14:
    • CLUSTER
    • OUTLIERS
    • FUZZYJOIN
    • SET RETRYIMPORT
  • New ACL Connectors for importing data from the following external sources:
    • JIRA
    • JSON
    • LDAP
    • Marketo
    • Open Exchange Rates
    • SAP
  • For more information about new commands, see the ACL Analytics 14 release notes.

Enhanced

  • Support for enhancements to the following commands in ACL Analytics 14:
    • IMPORT MULTIEXCEL
    • APPEND
    • ACCESSDATA
  • For more information about enhanced commands, see the ACL Analytics 14 release notes.

Unresolved

  • If you are using an Oracle database with AX Server and you require an encrypted connection using SSL, you must remove the following entry from the aclDatabase.xml configuration file and then restart the Analytics Exchange Service:
    <entry key="connectionProperties">oracle.net.ssl_cipher_suites=(SSL_DH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA,SSL_DH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_MD5)</entry>

    Learn more >

  • If you are using an Oracle database with AX Server and you require an encrypted connection using SSL, you must run the provided Oracle database scripts manually instead of through the AX Server installation process. Learn more >
  • If you are upgrading to version 14 and you have manually customized the settings in the aclDatabase.xml configuration file, properties that contain spaces may cause errors during the upgrade process. If this occurs, you can recover your settings from the installation backup. For assistance, contact ACL Support.
  • If you are trying to upgrade from version 5.0.0 to version 14.0.0, you cannot upgrade directly. First, upgrade version 5.0.0 to version 13.0.0. Then upgrade version 13.0.0 to version 14.0.0. For assistance obtaining the installer files required to do this, contact ACL Support.

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