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TIBCO Spotfire® Server
Release Notes
Software Release 4.5.0 May 2012
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Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................................... ii
Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................................. iii
Connecting with TIBCO Resources................................................................................................. iv
How to Join TIBCOmmunity .................................................................................................... iv
How to Access All TIBCO Documentation ............................................................................ iv
How to Contact TIBCO Spotfire Support ............................................................................... iv
Release Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 2
New Features .................................................................................................................................... 3
Release 4.5.0 .............................................................................................................................. 3
Changes in Functionality .................................................................................................................. 5
Release 4.5.0 .............................................................................................................................. 5
Deprecated and Removed Features ................................................................................................... 6
Release 4.5.0 .............................................................................................................................. 6
Migration and Compatibility............................................................................................................. 7
Release 4.5.0 .............................................................................................................................. 7
Closed Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Known Issues .................................................................................................................................... 9
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Preface
Topics
Typographical Conventions, page iii
Connecting with TIBCO Resources, page iv
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Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual.
General Typographical Conventions
Convention Use
code font Code font identifies commands, code examples, filenames, pathnames, and output d isplayed in a command window. For example:
Use MyCommand to start the foo process.
bold code
font
Bold code font is used in the following ways:
In procedures, to ind icate what a user types. For example: Type admin.
In large code samples, to ind icate the parts of the sample that is of particu lar interest.
In command syntax, to ind icate the default parameter for a command. For example, if no parameter is specified , MyCommand is enabled : MyCommand [ enable | disable]
italic font Italic font is used in the following ways:
To ind icate a document title. For example: See Concepts.
To introduce new terms For example: A portal page may contain several portlets. Portlets are mini-app lications that run in a portal.
To ind icate a variable in a command or code syntax that you must replace. For example: MyCommand PathName
Key combinations Key name separated by a p lus sign ind icate keys pressed simultaneously. For example: Ctrl+C.
Key names separated by a comma and space ind icate keys pressed one after the other. For example: Esc , Ctrl+Q.
The note icon ind icates information that is of sp ecial interest or importance, for example, an add itional action required only in certain circumstances.
The tip icon ind icates an id ea that could be useful, for example, a way to app ly the information provided in the current section to achieve a specific result.
The warning icon ind icates the potential for a d amaging situation, for example, data loss or corruption if certain steps are taken or not taken.
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Connecting with TIBCO Resources
How to Join TIBCOmmunity
TIBCOmmunity is an online destination for TIBCO customers, partners, and resid ent experts, a place to share and access the collective experience of the TIBCO community. TIBCOmmunity offers forums, blogs, and access to a variety of resources. To register, go to http:/ / www.tibcommunity.com .
How to Access All TIBCO Documentation
After you join TIBCOmmunity, you can access the documentation for all supported product versions here:
http :/ / docs.tibco.com/ TibcoDoc
How to Contact TIBCO Spotfire Support
For comments or problems with this manual or the software it addresses, p lease contact TIBCO Spotfire Support as follows.
For an overview of TIBCO Support, and information about getting started with TIBCO Support, visit this site:
http:/ / www.tibco.com/ services/ support
If you already have a valid maintenance or support contract, visit this site:
https:/ / support.tibco.com
Entry to this site requires a user name and password . If you do not have a user name, you can request one.
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Release Notes
Check the TIBCO Prod uct Support web site at https:/ / support.tibco.com for prod uct information that was not available at release time. Entry to this site requires a username and password . If you do not have a username, you can request one. You must have a valid maintenance or support contract to use this site.
See the TIBCO Spotfire® System Requirements web page for a detailed description of the system requirements for TIBCO Spotfire® 4.5.0.
Topics
New Features, see page 3
Changes in Functionality, see page 5
Deprecated and Removed Features, see page 6
Migration and Compatibility, see page 7
Closed Issues, see page 8
Known Issues, see page 9
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New Features
This section lists features added since the last release of this product.
Release 4.5.0
The following are new features in this release.
Native Installers for Windows and Linux
Better OS integration and for Wind ows simple uninstallation.
Configuration Framework
The Configuration Console has been removed . Instead the configuration framework provides a range of improvements:
Scriptable: Configuration is performed via a command prompt, enabling fast, easy, scriptable and transparent configuration. Configurations are more robust and easy to maintain.
Versioning: All imported configurations are saved which means that it is easy to switch back to an older configuration or to determine when a specific configuration change was made.
Clustering: Configurations are consolidated to the d atabase, includ ing specific configuration. Each server reports availability in the cluster by writing to the database. The first performs tasks handled by one server per cluster, like group synchronization. If it server goes down another server automatically takes over.
Economic: The amount of configuration required has been reduced , and the amount to get up and running minimized .
Passwords: The ad ministrator provides the database credentials on first configuration only. Subsequent configuring is performed using a password specified by the administrator. The first administrator user is created via a configuration command (which may be run again if needed).
Range: The configuration tool controls capabilities not handled in the removed TIBCO Spotfire Server 3.3 Configuration Console.
Help: Help is accessible d irectly in the command tool, but also av ailable in the Installation and Configuration manual.
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Database Startup
The TIBCO Spotfire server handles slowly starting d atabases by performing several attempts.
Monitoring
TIBCO Spotfire Server can be monitored using TIBCO Hawk or any Java Management Extensions (JMX) compliant monitoring tool.
Out-of-the-box Data Functions
Pre-packaged pred ictive analytic methods, Data Functions, provide users analytic functionality and flexible templates to help users qu ickly develop their own Data Functions. These are bundled with the TIBCO Spotfire Server .
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Changes in Functionality
This section lists changes in functionality since the last release of this prod uct.
Release 4.5.0
The following are changes in functionality in this release.
Architecture
Stability: The Spotfire Server Controller web application has been removed , eliminating problems with memory leaks.
Modernization: The Administration Console is implemented in a Google Web Toolkit to be responsive and better hand le modern browser versions. Minor usability improvements are included .
Security: OWASP and Veracode princip les app lied .
Logging
Access log comply with Common Log Format.
All timestamps are ISO 8601 compliant and includes time-zone information.
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Deprecated and Removed Features
Release 4.5.0
Deprecated Features
None.
Removed Features
The TIBCO Spotfire Server Configuration Console.
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Migration and Compatibility
This section explains how to migrate from a previous release to this release.
Release 4.5.0
Upgrade from TIBCO Spotfire® Server 3.0 or Later
Refer to the chapter “Upgrade from 3.0 or later to 4.5” in the TIBCO Spotfire Server – Installation and Configuration Manual.
Migration from TIBCO Spotfire® Analytics Server 10.1
Refer to the TIBCO Spotfire Server Migration Manual.
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Closed Issues
The table in this section list issues that were closed in the named releases.
Issue Fix version Comment
TSS-8902 4.5 Incorrect 'Content Encoding' set in Library servlet RSS responses.
Fix: Spotfire no longer sets the Content-Encoding (since the content
isn't compressed). The Content-Type is set to "application/rss+xml;
charset=UTF-8".
TSS-8702 4.5 Script trust properties incorrectly removed from library documents.
TSS-8683 4.5 Log user account in usage.log even if impersonation is enabled.
Fix: Both failed and successful impersonation attempts are now
logged in the usage log.
TSS-8589 4.5 Validate database constraints before performing upgrade.
Fix: Added a database consistency verification component which is
run both by the Upgrade Tool and during server startup.
TSS-8565 4.5 Stopping Server in a cloned DB stops the wrong server.
Fix: No longer applicable since:
1) Spotfire no longer has a Configuration Console.
2) Spotfire no longer explicitly adds servers to the cluster; instead
each server registers itself during startup (and de-registers during
shutdown).
TSS-8542 4.5 Security warning when opening Add Deployment in Administration
Console using SSL.
TSS-8182 4.5 Real time monitoring of server availability.
Fix: Added server monitoring through JMX (Java Management
Extensions, a well-known Java API). This can be used to monitor
several aspects of the server, as well as to receive log outputs as
notifications.
TSS-8124 4.5 Remove create user button from Spotfire page.
Fix: Not only is the button removed - the entire JSP for creating
users is. This means that new users now only can be created by
administrators (the first administrator user is created using the
command line configuration tool which has its own security
mechanism).
TSS-7783 4.5 Null pointer exception in LdapContextFactory.
TSS-3612 4.5 Add a retry mechanism that checks the database during the start-up.
Fix: The server now makes up to three attempts, with increasing
intervals between, to connect to the database during server startup.
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Known Issues
The table in this section lists known issues in this release.
Key Summary/Workaround
Summary: General: On the Windows operating system, if the msvcr71.dll is
not found in the path when starting the Windows service for the TIBCO
Spotfire® Server, it will fail to start.
Workaround: Copy the msvcr71.dll from the <installation dir>\jdk\bin
directory to either the <installation dir>\tomcat\bin folder or to the Windows
system32 folder.
Summary: SSL: If you use OpenSSL™ on a Windows operating system to
generate X.509 certificates, beware that international characters in
certificates will not work.
Workaround: Avoid international characters or use Microsoft Certification
Authority Services instead.
Summary: Migration: The Oracle 10g JDBC driver (ojdbc14.jar) cannot be
used by the Migration Tool (when migrating from TIBCO Spotfire®
Analytics Server 10.1).
Workaround: Temporarily replace the driver with the Oracle 11g JDBC
driver (ojdbc6.jar). For more information please refer to the Database
Drivers chapter in the TIBCO Spotfire® Server Migration Manual.
Summary: User Directory: Some LDAP group synchronization
configurations may be ignored when synchronization using multiple
configurations occurs concurrently.
Workaround: Configure the synchronization using cron schedules and
separate them as much as possible in time.
Summary: User Directory: When using multiple LDAP group
synchronization schedules some synchronized groups may be erroneously
editable in the Administration Console.
Workaround: Do not edit these groups.
Summary: Library: Download of an analysis containing bookmarks may not
work when encryption of temporary files is enabled.
Workaround: Disable encryption of temporary files by exporting the
configuration, changing the value of the “<attachment>/<encrypt-temp-
files>” element to “false” and importing the configuration again. For more
information on how to perform configuration changes please refer to the
TIBCO Spotfire Server – Installation and Configuration Manual.
Summary: Information Services: Filtering on a column that is defined as
DOUBLE can produce incorrect behavior under certain circumstances.
Workaround: This is due to a bug in Oracle (According to Oracle, the
following bug numbers apply: 1375960, 1569966, and 895268). To remedy
the problem apply the appropriate patches from Oracle.
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Key Summary/Workaround
Summary: Information Services: Substructure search may fail for structures
larger than 4000 bytes if the columns in the query are in a certain order.
This is a limitation in Symyx Direct.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: There is a problem with running an
Information Link from the Information Library, when using structure
search prompting. The Edit structure function is broken; returning this
structure to the prompt dialog will not work.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: Accessing stored procedures via Oracle
database links does not work.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: Procedures cannot handle parameters of
Oracle type Date.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: The server side data pivoting capabilities in
Information Services require sub-queries support in the underlying
database. Sub-queries are not supported in older databases such as MySQL
4.0.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: Information Services does not support stored
procedures using the Teradata database.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: The DataDirect JDBC driver for Oracle
reports procedure types as “Pre” instead of “Query”.
Workaround: This will not prevent a user from setting the procedure to a
query procedure in Information Services.
Summary: Information Services: Properties are not always converted to data
table or column properties correctly when reading an Information Link.
Workaround: None known.
Summary: Information Services: For pre-version 5.0 Composite JDBC drivers,
values of type DATE or TIME created or manipulated in Composite Studio
will not show the correct date or time, respectively, in TIBCO Spotfire®.
Workaround: Upgrade the JDBC driver.
Summary: Information Services: If you use the bundled DataDirect v4.1
Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver to connect to a database, listing that
database might fail if the schema contains overloaded procedure
definitions.
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Key Summary/Workaround
Workaround: Use the Microsoft JDBC driver.
Summary: Information Services: There is an issue with the bundled
DataDirect v4.1 Microsoft SQL Server JDBC driver and TIME columns in
Microsoft SQL Server 2008. If you try to read this data type through
Information Services without supplying a database name on the connection
URL the call will fail.
Workaround: Use the Microsoft JDBC driver.
Summary: Information Services: The Netezza JDBC driver, versions 5.0.8 and
earlier, must have fetch size set to 255 or less, or the complete dataset may
not be read.
Workaround: Set the fetch size to 255 or less, or upgrade the JDBC driver.