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Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Data Connector Release Notes
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The release notes provide details of enhancements, features, known issues, and
workflow changes in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Connector 3.1.6, as well 
as the version history.
 
This version of the driver supports the following platforms (Note: Platforms
included with a distribution may vary according to what has been licensed):
 
* Windows 11, Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016
* macOS 14, 15
* Linux RHEL 8, 9, or 10, SLES 15, Debian 11, 12 or 13, Ubuntu 22.04/24.04


3.1.6 ========================================================================

Release 2025-11-26

Enhancements & New Features
 
 * [GAUSS-2126] Updated Linux ARM Support

   The connector is now available in a new distribution that supports
   Linux arm64 architecture. This is available in a separate package
   from the regular Linux tar.
   

Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Connector
3.1.6.

 * [GAUSS-2125] Resolved an issue where the connector could block on
   DomainMismatch errors when connecting through a metadata server request
   through Application Default Credentials.
   
 * [GAUSS-2127] The connector handles empty set Proxy settings in the DSN or
   connection string and will fallback to a no proxy connection workflow.
   
 * [GAUSS-2128] Resolved an issue where multiple expression SQL statements
   containing embedded SELECT statements could fail to complete from metadata.

   
Known Issues
The following are known issues that you may encounter due to limitations in
the data source, the connector, or an application.

 * The connector does not order the result sets for the following catalog
   functions:
     SQLColumns, SQLForeignKeys, SQLGetTypeInfo, SQLPrimaryKeys,
     SQLProcedureColumns, SQLProcedures, SQLTables

   This is a limitation in the ODBC driver discovered in July 2024.

 * The connector does not support parameterized types for Resultset and
   Parameter metadata.

   This is a limitation of the Google BigQuery server.

 * The connector does not support parameters in the exception block.

   This is a limitation of the Google BigQuery server discovered on Mar 2021.

 * On macOS or Linux platforms, when the connector converts SQL_DOUBLE data to
   SQL_C_CHAR or SQL_C_WCHAR, data which is small or large enough to require
   representation in scientific notation may prepend a 0 to the exponent.

   This is a limitation of Google BigQuery. For a list of BigQuery data types
   that the connector maps to the SQL_DOUBLE ODBC type, see the Installation
   and Configuration Guide.

 * When casting data, you must specify the data type according to Google
   BigQuery standards.

   When casting data to a specific data type, you must use the corresponding
   data type name shown in the "Casting" section of the Query Reference:
   https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/sql-reference/functions-and-operators#cas
   ting

   For example, to cast the "salary" column to the INTEGER type, you must
   specify INT64 instead of INTEGER:

      SELECT position, CAST(salary AS INT64) from Employee

 * When using the Standard SQL dialect, the connector's ODBC escape
   functionality is subject to the following limitations:

   - Standard SQL does not support the seed in the RAND([seed]) scalar
     function. As a result, the connector maps RAND() and RAND(6) to RAND().

   - For the following scalar functions, BigQuery only returns values in UTC,
     but ODBC expects the values in local time:
     - CURDATE()
     - CURRENT_DATE()
     - CURRENT_TIME[(TIME_PRECISION)]
     - CURRENT_TIMESTAMP[(TIME_PRECISION)]
     - CURTIME()
     - NOW()

   - Time precision values are not supported for the
     CURRENT_TIME[(TIME_PRECISION)] and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP[(TIME_PRECISION)]
     scalar functions.

   - TIME data types are not supported for the following scalar functions:
     - EXTRACT(interval FROM datetime)
     - TIMESTAMPADD(interval,integer_exp,timestamp_exp
     - TIMESTAMPDIFF(interval,timestamp_exp1,timestamp_exp2)
     For TIMESTAMPADD and TIMESTAMPDIFF, only the TIMESTAMP and DATE data
     types are supported.

   - When calling the TIMESTAMPADD() scalar function to work with DAY, WEEK,
     MONTH, QUARTER, or YEAR intervals, the connector escapes the function and
     calls DATE_ADD() instead. DATE_ADD() only supports DATE types, so time
     information is lost if the function is called on TIMESTAMP data.

   - When calling the TIMESTAMPDIFF() scalar function to work with DAY, MONTH,
     QUARTER, or YEAR intervals, the connector escapes the function and calls
     DATE_DIFF() instead. DATE_DIFF() only supports DATE types, so time
     information is lost if the function is called on TIMESTAMP data.

   - For the BIT_LENGTH scalar function, only the STRING and BYTES data types
     are supported. This behavior aligns with the SQL-92 specification, but
     not the ODBC specification.

 * When using the Legacy SQL dialect, the connector's ODBC escape
   functionality is subject to the following limitations:

   - For the following scalar functions, BigQuery only returns values in UTC,
     but ODBC expects the values in local time:
     - CURDATE()
     - CURRENT_DATE()
     - CURRENT_TIME[(TIME_PRECISION)]
     - CURRENT_TIMESTAMP[(TIME_PRECISION)]
     - CURTIME()

   - Time precision values are not supported for the
     CURRENT_TIME[(TIME_PRECISION)] and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP[(TIME_PRECISION)]
     scalar functions.

   - For the following scalar functions, TIME data types are not supported.
     Only the TIMESTAMP and DATE data types are supported.
     - TIMESTAMPADD(interval,integer_exp,timestamp_exp
     - TIMESTAMPDIFF(interval,timestamp_exp1,timestamp_exp2)


Workflow Changes =============================================================

The following changes may disrupt established workflows for the connector.


3.1.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1982][GAUSS-2043] Removed support for multiple operating systems

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following
   operating systems:
   - Ubuntu 20.04
   - Windows 10

   For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.


3.0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1907] Removed support for multiple operating systems

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following
   operating systems:
   - CentOS 7
   - Debian 10
   - RHEL 7

   For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.


3.0.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1784] Removed DllA directories

   Beginning with this release, on Windows, the LibCurl64.DllA and
   LibCurl32.DllA directories for 64 bit and 32 bit packages have been
   removed.


3.0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1767] Updated IgnoreTransactions property

   The documentation for IgnoreTransactions property has been updated. For more
   information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.


3.0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1338] Updated High-Throughput API section

   Your authentication requires the devstorage.read_only scope at minimum to
   use the High-Throughput API. For more information, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.


3.0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1685] Upgraded EnableSession property support

   When using transactions, the EnableSession property is now required.

 * [GAUSS-1706] Updated Installation and Configuration section for Windows

   The Installation and Configuration section has been updated to include
   crls.pki.goog as a required endpoint to be whitelisted in proxies. For
   more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.


3.0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1593] Removed support for multiple operating systems

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports the following
   operating systems:
   - Ubuntu 18.04
   - Windows 8.1

   For a list of supported operating systems, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1595] Updated HTAPI support

   The following changes have been made to the HTAPI feature:
   - The Minimum Table Size for HTAPI field (HTAPI_MinResultsSize property)
     has been removed.
   - The Ratio of Results to Rows Per Block field (HTAPI_MinActivationRatio
     property) has been renamed to Activation Threshold for High-Throughput
     API (HTAPI_ActivationThreshold). The HTAPI_MinActivationRatio property
     has been deprecated and is an alias.
   - The Enable HTAPI for Large Results Dataset field (EnableHTAPI property)
     has been renamed Allow High-Throughput API for Large Results queries
     (AllowHtapiForLargeResults). The EnableHTAPI property has been deprecated
     and is an alias.
   - In the features section, the High-Throughput API section has been updated
     with new information.

 * [GAUSS-1604] Removed support for macOS universal bitness

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports universal
   bitness for macOS. Support for macOS versions 10.14 (32-bit) and 10.15
   (32-bit) has been removed. For a list of supported macOS versions, see the
   Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1624] Updated Large Result Set support

   The following changes have been made to the Large Result Set feature:
   - In the Advanced options configuration, Temporary Table Expiration Time
     has been renamed to Default temp table expiration time (ms).
   - In the features section, the Large Result Set Support section has been
     updated with new information.

 * [GAUSS-1625] Updated ClientId and ClientSecret default values

   The connector now uses package-specific default values for the ClientId and
   ClientSecret properties. It is recommeneded to use your own Client ID and
   Client Secret. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration
   Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1645] Removed support for P12 kefiles

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports P12 keyfiles.
   Users relying on service account will have to use JSON keyfiles instead.
   The P12CustomPwd property used for supporting the P12 keyfile has also been
   deprecated.


2.6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1583] Updated ClientID and ClientSecret properties

   The connector now uses Simba client details as the default values for the
   ClientId and ClientSecret properties. The readers are recommended to use
   their own client ID and client secret. For more information, see the
   Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1541] Upgraded Google user account authentication

   The dialog now automatically retrieves a refresh token without a manual
   copy-and-paste of the confirmation code. For more information, see the
   Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1543] Upgraded HTAPI property

   The following changes have been applied to the Advanced options
   configuration:
   - The Enable HTAPI checkbox has been moved from the High Throughput API
   options section to the Large Results options section.
   - The connector now uses Enable HTAPI for large result dataset that exceed
   the activation ratio and minimum query results size for HTAPI. To do this,
   select the Enable High-Throughput API for Large Result Dataset checkbox
   (set the EnableHTAPI property to 1).
   - The Minimum Query Results Size for HTAPI and Ratio of Results to Rows Per
   Block properties are now editable at all times. For more information, see
   the Installation and Configuration Guide.


2.5.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1626] Removed redundant connection properties

   Auth_Client_ID and Auth_Client_SECRET connection properties have been
   deprecated.

 * [GAUSS-1543] Upgraded HTAPI property

   The following changes have been applied to the Advanced options
   configuration:
   - The Enable HTAPI checkbox has been moved from the High Throughput API
   options section to the Large Results options section.
   - The connector now uses Enable HTAPI for large result dataset that exceed
   the activation ratio and minimum query results size for HTAPI. To do this,
   select the Enable High-Throughput API for Large Result Dataset checkbox
   (set the EnableHTAPI property to 1).
   - The Minimum Query Results Size for HTAPI and Ratio of Results to Rows Per
   Block properties are now editable at all times. For more information, see
   the Installation and Configuration Guide.


2.5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1508] Updated authentication interface

   On Windows, the Connector DSN Setup dialog box has been updated. For more
   information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.


2.4.5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1434] Updated MaxThreads property

   The default value of the MaxThreads property is now 8. Previously, the
   default value was 16. For more information, see the Installation and
   Configuration Guide.


2.3.5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-1246] Removed support for macOS earlier than 10.14

   Beginning with this release, the connector no longer supports macOS
   versions earlier than 10.14. For a list of supported macOS versions, see
   the Installation and Configuration Guide.


2.2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-980] Removed support for the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual
   Studio 2013

   Beginning with this release, the driver no longer supports this version
   of the dependency, and requires Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual
   Studio 2015 instead.


2.2.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-875] New service endpoints

   The driver now uses a new set of service endpoints to connect to the
   Google BigQuery API. The previous service endpoints have been deprecated.
   For a list of the new endpoints, see the "Service Endpoints" section of
   the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-897] Precedence for default large result dataset

   If the Use Default _bqodbc_temp_tables Large Results Dataset check box is
   selected (the UseDefaultLargeResultsDataset property is set to 1) and a
   dataset is specified in the Dataset Name For Large Result Sets field (the
   LargeResultsDataSetID property), the driver now uses the default
   _bqodbc_temp_tables dataset. For more information, see the Installation
   and Configuration Guide.


2.2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 * Linux support changes

   Beginning with this release, the Linux version of the driver now requires
   glibc 2.17 or later to be installed on the target machine.

   As a result, the driver no longer supports CentOS 6 or RedHat Enterprise
   Linux (RHEL) 6. Only CentOS 7, RHEL 7, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
   (SLES) 11 and 12 are supported.


2.1.22 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

 * [GAUSS-653] Updated large result set behavior

   The driver's behavior for handling large result sets with legacy SQL has
   been changed. When the driver sends a query, it checks whether the "Allow
   Large Results" option is enabled and if there is a dataset name specified.
   If the option is enabled, it requests a temporary large result set for
   your data. This data storage has cost implications for your Big Query
   account, consult the Big Query service documentation for details.


2.1.14 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

 * Minimum TLS Version

   Beginning with this release, the driver requires a minimum version of TLS
   for encrypting the data store connection. By default, the driver requires
   TLS version 1.2. This requirement may cause existing DSNs and connection
   strings to stop working, if they are used to connect to data stores that
   use a TLS version earlier than 1.2.

   To resolve this, in your DSN or connection string, set the Minimum TLS
   option (the Min_TLS property) to the appropriate version of TLS for your
   server. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * Large result set handling

   If you have a default destination set for large datasets but have not
   enabled the Allow Large Result Sets option (the AllowLargeResults property)
   the driver reports an error.

   To resolve this, enable the Allow Large Result Sets option (the
   AllowLargeResults property).


Version History ==============================================================

3.1.5.1020 ===================================================================

Release 2025-10-21

Enhancements & New Features

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - LibCurl 8.16.0 (previously 8.12.1)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.18 (previously 3.0.16)
   - Expat 2.7.3 (previously 2.7.1)
 
 * [GAUSS-2013] Proxy support from environment variables

   The connector can now read in proxy settings through the environment
   variable "HTTP_PROXY".
   
 * [GAUSS-2014] Proxy support from driver-wide settings 

   The connector can now read in proxy settings passed through driver-wide
   settings, using the same keys as connection properties: "ProxyHost,
   ProxyPort, ProxyUid, ProxyPwd". Proxy settings are prioritized in order
   of connection properties, driver-wide settings, environment variables.

 * [GAUSS-1984] Updated Debian 13 support

   The connector now supports Debian 13 version. For a list of supported
   platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
   
 * [GAUSS-2085] Updated Windows 2025 Server support

   The connector now supports Windows 2025 Server. For a list of supported
   platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
   
 * [GAUSS-2085] Updated RHEL 10 support

   The connector now supports RHEL 10 version. For a list of supported
   platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
   

Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Connector
3.1.5.1022.

 * [GAUSS-2058] The connector configuration dialog no longer crashes when a
   dataset is selected from the dropdown menu.
   
 * [GAUSS-2079] Resolved an issue where the connector could crash after
   calling SQLProcedure on a BigQuery dataset missing stored procedures.


3.1.4.1020 ===================================================================

Release 2025-07-23

Enhancements & New Features

 * [GAUSS-2018] Trusted Partner Cloud (TPC) support

   The connector now supports Google's Trusted Partner Cloud (TPC) solution.
   For information on how to configure the connector to target your TPC
   services, please refer to the Installation and Configuration Guide. For 
   information on how to set up your own TPC, please reach out to
   Google's sales and support teams.

   IMPORTANT: Using the PrivateServiceConnectUris connection property to  
   configure TPC is allowed on release, but will not be supported for future
   maintenance. It is recommended to rely on the EnableTPC, UniverseDomain, 
   and PrivateService properties.

 * [GAUSS-2018] Universe Domain support

   The connector now allows specifying the Universe Domain that applies to all
   services. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration
   Guide.

 * [GAUSS-2018] Private Service Name support

   The connector now supports specifying the private service name, from which
   it automatically constructs the corresponding URLs. For more information,
   see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-2018] EnableTrustedPartnerCloud (TPC) support

   The connector now supports a driver-level boolean flag, 
   EnableTrustedPartnerCloud (EnableTPC), which allows enabling or disabling 
   Trusted Partner Cloud (TPC) functionality. For more information, see the 
   Installation and Configuration Guide.


Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Connector
3.1.4.1020.

 * [GAUSS-2058] The connector configuration dialog no longer crashes when a
   project is selected from the dropdown menu.
   

3.1.2.1008 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Release 2025-05-14

Enhancements & New Features

 * Updated Expat library

   The connector now supports Expat version 2.7.1. Previously, the supported 
   Expat version was 2.6.4.


Resolved Issues
The following issues have been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC
Connector 3.1.2.1008.

 * [GAUSS-1942] Resolved an issue where the connector could crash after
   calling SQLFreeStatement during query retrieval.

 * [GAUSS-1999] The connector now locates Application Default Credentials by
   querying the metadata server for an attached service account.

 * [GAUSS-2041] Resolved an issue in HighThroughputApi retry behaviour where
   the connector failed to retry on UNAVAILABLE status codes consistently 
   during data retrieval.


3.1.2.1003 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Release 2025-02-26

Enhancements & New Features

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - ICU 74.2 (previously 71.1)
   - LibCurl 8.12.1 (previously 8.11.1)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.16 (previously 3.0.15)

 Note: The upgrade to ICU from 71.1 to 74.2 may result in conversion errors on
 Posix systems with default locales. This is a bug fix from ICU which was
 picked up in the upgrade, and may be alleviated by updating the Posix
 system's locale to a UTF-8 locale (e.g. en_US.UTF8).


Resolved Issues
The following issues have been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC
Connector 3.1.2.1003.

 * [GAUSS-1877] Resolved an issue where HTAPI did not fully support the date
   ranges outside the Gregorian calendar.

 * [GAUSS-1933] The PrimaryKeys output now starts the key sequence at 1,
   showing the correct order of columns.

 * [GAUSS-2020] When SQLColAttribute is called for the SQL_DESC_OCTET_LENGTH
   descriptor, the connector now returns the octet length as a function of the
   string length and code units of the platform's configured locale.

 * [GAUSS-2020] Updated the Application Row Descriptor (ARD) and
   Implementation Row Descriptor (IRD) to consistently consider length,
   precision, and interval precision as separate properties.

 * [GAUSS-2020] Resolved an issue where some VARCHAR-based data would have
   incorrect descriptor metadata


3.1.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Release 2025-01-23

Enhancements & New Features

 * [GAUSS-1934] Added New Connection Property: HTAPI_SessionRetryTimeout

   The driver now supports the HTAPI_SessionRetryTimeout property, enabling
   retries for HTAPI initialization after gRPC "UNAVAILABLE" errors. Retries
   continue until a read session is created or the specified timeout is
   reached.

 * [GAUSS-2005] libcURL and Expat Version Upgrade

   The connector has updated the following third-party libraries:
   - Expat 2.6.4 (previously 2.6.3)
   - libcURL 8.11.1 (previously 8.7.1)


Resolved Issues
The following issues have been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC
Connector 3.1.1.

 * [GAUSS-1935] The driver now retries failed attempts to read rows from gRPC when
   errors are indicated by the "UNAVAILABLE," "INTERNAL," or "UNKNOWN" error codes.

 * [GAUSS-1939] The driver now correctly cancels queries that have not yet received
   job IDs when a cancel signal is issued.

 * [GAUSS-1957] Resolved a bug that could cause transactions to crash when
   interacting with dataset locations.

 * [GAUSS-1966] Resolved a bug that would cause SQLTables to crash when an
   AggregationThresholdPolicy was not present in the tables.list or tables.get
   output.

 * [GAUSS-1980] SQLCancel now functions consistently during all executions,
   addressing previous issues where it did not work in certain environments.


3.0.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2023-10-04

Enhancements & New Features

 * [GAUSS-1902] gRPC Version and Linux Platform Upgrade

   The driver has been upgraded from gRPC 1.46.7 to 1.64.2. As part of this
   upgrade, the Linux platform has also been updated, and the driver now
   requires GCC 8.5 to function on Linux platforms.

 * [GAUSS-1958] OpenSSL and Expat Version Upgrade

   The connector has updated the following third-party libraries:
   - Expat 2.6.3 (previously 2.6.2)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.15 (previously 3.0.13)


3.0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-08-15

Enhancements & New Features

 * [GAUSS-1736] Low Latency query support

   The connector can now execute a query without creating a job to improve the
   performance. To do this, set the JobCreationMode property to 2. For more
   information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1775] SQLPrimaryKeys and SQLForeignKeys support

   The connector can now retrieve a table’s primary key and foreign key
   metadata.

 * [GAUSS-1778] Display of table constraints

   The connector can now retrieve the table constraints using a QueryExecutor.

 * [GAUSS-1799][GAUSS-1863] Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - Expat 2.6.2 (previously 2.6.0)
   - libcURL 8.7.1 (previously 8.6.0)

 * [GAUSS-1876] ADC execution

   When the environment variable is not specified, the connector will now
   check the default file system location for the Google Application Default
   Credentials. For more information, see the ADC documentation on Google:
   https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/
   application-default-credentials.

 * [GAUSS-1883] Native Service Account Impersonation (SAI) Support

   When authenticating with an external account (workload and workforce
   federations), if a configuration file specifies a
   service_account_impersonation_url, the connector impersonates that service
   account. For more information, see the Installation and Configuration
   Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1882] SAI support for user and service account authentication

   SAI now supports user account and service account authentication only when
   the OAuthMechanism value is 0 (service account) or 1 or 2 (user account).
   For more information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1884] Private service connect support

   When the IAM key is provided in the PrivateServiceConnectUris key-value
   list, the value replaces the IAM service’s target host. For more
   information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1885] Impersonated service account support

   The connector now supports impersonated_service_account keyfiles in the
   Application Default Credentials auth flow. For more information, see the
   Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1905] Updated Ubuntu support

   The connector now supports Ubuntu 24.04 version. For a list of supported
   platform versions, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.


Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Connector
3.0.6.

 * [GAUSS-1877] HTAPI does not completely handle date ranges that were not part
   of the Gregorian calendar.


3.0.5.1013 -------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-05-31

Enhancements & New Features

 * [GAUSS-1900] Security updates

   The connector has been updated with security improvements.


3.0.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Released 2024-03-22

Enhancements & New Features

 * [GAUSS-1636] Application Default Credentials support

   You can now authenticate your connection with application default
   credentials. To do this, select Application Default Credentials from the
   OAuth Mechanism drop-down list (set the OAuth Mechanism property to
   Application Default Credentials). For more information, see the
   Installation and Configuration Guide.

 * [GAUSS-1758][GAUSS-1763][GAUSS-1764] Updated RANGE data type support

   The connector now supports RANGE data types for read operations. For more
   information, see the Installation and Configuration Guide and Google
   BigQuery documentation: 
   https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/data-types#range_type.

 * [GAUSS-1768] Project ID support

   The DefaultDataset connection property now supports single dataset name and
   multi-part names that include project IDs.

 * [GAUSS-1783] Request ID support

   The connector has improved retry logic by setting request id in jobs.query.

 * [GAUSS-1784] Updated DllA directories location

   The libcurl.dll, LibCurl32.DllA.manifest, and LibCurl64.DllA.manifest files
   are now located under the lib folder.

 * [GAUSS-1792] OS version support

   The connector now displays the OS version in the user agent string.

 * Updated third-party libraries

   The connector now uses the following third-party libraries:
   - Avro 1.11.3 (previously 1.11.1)
   - Expat 2.6.0 (previously 2.5.0)
   - libcURL 8.6.0 (previously 8.4.0)
   - OpenSSL 3.0.13 (previously 3.0.12)
   - Zlib 1.3.1 (previously 1.2.13)


Resolved Issues
The following issue has been resolved in Simba Google BigQuery ODBC Connector
3.0.5.

 * [GAUSS-1791] When retrieving data from DATETIME columns, the connector
   retains milliseconds from the previous row.


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