Release Notes
Last updated 02 March 2021
When should I upgrade?
- We aim to release a build every eigth weeks that includes the latest incremental features and bug fixes. These builds are identified by a three-part version number, such as v3.0.
- If you want to wait until all aspects of a feature have been fully completed, it’s best to use a quarterly minor version release, identified by a two-part version number such as v3.1.
- Annual major releases (such as v3) combine multiple feature releases and undergo additional QA.
V8 Search XE 3.5.1.10321 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFI-2103001 | Fixes | After importing a Full SQL Trace Xevents log, an error occurred when starting the "Full SQL Trace Xevents Transaction" dialog and entering the transaction number. The error was caused by an arithmetic overflow and has been fixed. |
| DPFE-2103002 | Features | A new function has been implemented to analyze the T-SQL scripts from the "long durations". The function consists of two parts it formats all SQL scripts so that they can be executed and measured directly in SSMS Studio. The second part of the function extracts all table names from all T-SQL scripts of the "long durations". This allows the table names to be analyzed by frequency. |
| DPFE-2103003 | Features | From now on, the T-SQL scripts can be passed directly to SQL Server Management Studio from the dialog windows using the shortcut Ctrl + F7. |
| DPFE-2103004 | Features | A function has been added under the menu item Dashboard -> General. The Transaction ID Full SQL Trace function compares the imported "Full SQL Trace" data with the Blocking, Deadlocks and Long Durations data. If there are any matches of the Transaction ID during this period, they will be displayed in a list. The list will show you whether it is a blocking transaction or a blocked transaction. With the Full SQL Trace Events Transaction function, you can view the complete transaction in the open dialog box. In the dialog window there is a new button under XE Profiler with the name Analysis after pressing the button the detected SQL scripts are marked, which was detected for this transaction as blocking, deadlock or long duration. |
| DPFE-2103005 | Features |
Under the menu item "SQL Database" -> "SQL Server Database Index" the function "Index breakdown" has been changed. The function no longer analyzes the entire database but only a specially specified table. For the parameter "ReportStyle" please enter the value 0 or 1. In the SQL database section there are now some queries that you can filter on special table names. When you start the query and a dialog box with the "SpecifiedTable" parameters appears, you can enter the table name or leave the parameter value empty. If you confirm with okay and have inserted a table name, the SQL query will be executed specifically on this table. If you leave the parameter value blank, the SQL query will be executed for the entire database. The filtering applies to the following SQL queries:
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| DPFE-2103006 | Features | From this version of V8 Search XE it is possible to show and hide columns in all dialog windows. Furthermore, there is the possibility to fix columns now. |
| DPFE-2103007 | Features | From now on, after a new installation of V8 Search XE, when you start the V8 Client for the first time, you will be asked if you want to restore your V8 Client configuration files from a backup. To backup configuration files in the future, open the Settings and navigate to the area under the menu item "Backup Configuration". Here you have the option to specify a directory. Press the blue button on the left, select a directory and the data will be automatically backed up to the folder. |
| DPFE-2103008 | Features |
Another change was made in the area of the V8 services. In the future, the services will no longer be started or stopped one after the other, but in parallel. During this process, no progress indicator will be displayed in the task area. When a V8 service has finished starting or stopping, you will receive a notification message at the bottom right edge.
Color blue = "check", Color green = "start", Color red = "stop". If the V8 service cannot be started, you will receive a message. |
| DPFE-2103009 | Features | Three new tables are added to the database. If you have not run the last update (3.4.2.30221), we recommend that you create a new database. |
V8 Search XE 3.4.2.10221 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFI-2102001 | Fixes | When saving the data from a dialog window into a V8C* table, no data was transferred into the database. This error has been fixed. |
| DPFE-2102002 | Features | A checkbox for activating a new function has been introduced in the option. This option formats TSQL scripts of type "sp_prepexec" and "sp_prepexec" into a performance measurement form that can be listed directly in SSMS. This information helps to analyze queries with bad values. |
| DPFE-2102003 | Features | Two new views have been added in the "long Durations" section. The views help you to analyze which "wait type" the SQL script has caused. |
| DPFE-2101004 | Features | The new Performance counters provide information about how well V8 Service is performing. Using monitoring tools such as Windows Performance Monitor, you can use the V8 performance counters to collect data about Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instances and then use the data to identify conditions that affect performance and make adjustments. |
V8 Search XE 3.4.0.10121 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFI-2101001 | Fixes | In the dialog windows only max. 1000 records were displayed. This error has been fixed. |
| DPFE-2101002 | Features | The filter dialog has been redesigned and extended with new functions for date determination. |
| DPFE-2101003 | Features | Various Microsoft type libraries have been renewed. The database access was accelerated. |
| DPFE-2101004 | Features | In the dashboard treeview the functions can now be executed by mouse double click. |
| DPFE-2101005 | Features | In each dialog window the autofilter can now be activated separately. |
| DPFE-2101006 | Features | The entire job scheduler was completely overworked. |
| DPFE-2101007 | Features | All hidden tool windows can now be displayed via the ribbon menu. |
V8 Search XE 3.3.1.11220 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFI-2012001 | Fixes | In the filter dialog for opening imported deadlocks a wrong sum was displayed. |
| DPFI-2012002 | Fixes | In dialog windows the status hides the "resizing" in the lower right corner. |
| DPFI-2012003 | Fixes | When changing the SQL Server connection in the backstage windows of dialog windows, not only the current SQL connection of the dialog was changed, but also the SQL connection of the main window. |
| DPFI-2012012 | Fixes | Changes in the configuration of V8 services from the V8 client were not saved. |
| DPFE-2012004 | Features | The colors of the different categories of the dashboard were updated. |
| DPFE-2012005 | Features | For importing long durations, blockings and dealocks data from the XEvents, special times, weekends or working days can be selected in the options. |
| DPFE-2012006 | Features | In the filter dialog for the evaluation of LD, BL and DL also weekdays can be filtered. |
| DPFE-2012007 | Features | For the SQL database index script "Missing Index" a new column has been added which automatically generates the TSQL script to create the "Missing Index". |
| DPFE-2012008 | Features | Added a new Botton in the ribbon menu to display the Tool windows. Tool windows can still be opened via the context menu. |
| DPFE-2012009 | Features | Various icons were exchanged in the client program. |
| DPFR-2012010 | Removed | In the ribbon menu, the Botton for displaying the dashboard graphic has been removed. the graphic is only controlled via the options. |
| DPFR-2012011 | Removed | In the Ribbom menu in the category Search the function to create a result tree as html was removed. |
V8 Search XE 3.2.0.11120 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFE-2011001 | Features | The search module was extended. From this version on, dynamics 365 BC /NAV extension can be searched as source code. The import module for importing dynamics 365 BC /NAV extension was completely revised. |
V8 Search XE 3.0.3.61020 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFI-2010006 | Fixes | Bugfix – When opening the dialog boxes with an SQL query plan, the graphic view was frozen. |
V8 Search XE 3.0.1.21020 Release Notes
V8 Search XE 3.0.1 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFI-2010001 | Fixes | Bug in Sql Formatter. |
V8 Search XE 2.4.9 Release Notes
V8 Search XE 2.4.8 Release Notes
V8 Search XE 2.4.5 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFE-2003001 | Features | The new V8 XELoader. This V8 Search XE utility allows the contents of V8_FullSQL_NAV_Trace*.xel extended event files to be quickly loaded into a SQL Server database. |
| DPFE-2003002 | Features | The Query Plan Visualizer provides a graphical representation of the execution plan of an SQL statement for various queries in V8 Search XE. The plan used by the query optimizer is displayed in the results area on the Query Plan Visualizer tab. |
| DPFI-2003001 | Fixes | DPFI-2003001 In the Timeline dialog, the "cancel" command did not stop the task display. |
V8 Search XE 2.4.0 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFE-2002001 | Features | The product help was updated and partly revised. |
| DPFE-2002002 | Features | Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Files. |
| DPFE-2002003 | Features | Animated Notifications/Alerts/Pop-ups. |
| DPFE-2002004 | Features | The search module is now controlled via the "Search" menu in the main window. |
| DPFI-2002001 | Fixes | When opening the date filter for a record, an incorrect date was generated for filtering. This resulted in errors in the display. |
| DPFI-2002002 | Fixes | The MetaData document window could not be closed with the tab button "Close". |
| DPFI-2002003 | Fixes | Canceling a task in the Tool window "Progress" generated an error message. The task could not be canceled. |
V8 Search XE 2.3.0 Release Notes
| Task | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DPFE-2001001 | Features | A new module for charts was implemented (deadlocks etc.). |
| DPFE-2001002 | Features | On the Dashborad site, 3 new "chart" modules have been implemented for the "blocking" section. |
| DPFE-2001003 | Features | For various functions 8 new tables must be created on the "V8 Search Database". |
| DPFE-2001004 | Features | The search function was extended by the "exteneted search" to achieve even better "search results" in the Dynamics NAV/BC AL Code. |
| DPFE-2001005 | Features | There is now also the possibility to import Dynamics metadata objects for the source code search. |
| DPFI-2001001 | Fixes | After installation there were problems with the XE.Core.dll when importing the collected data. |
| DPFI-2001002 | Fixes | The Scheduler button could not be used after creating the table. |
| DPFI-2001003 | Fixes | The "SQLhandle" search on the TSQL page. |
| DPFI-2001004 | Fixes | A problem with the XE Profiler "Live Watching" and the default SQL Server (Service Broker) has been fixed. |
| DPFI-2001005 | Fixes | On the dashboard page the user settings for hiding the individual panels were not saved. |