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    • starburst galaxy > Starburst Galaxy release notes

    Starburst Galaxy release notes #

    Starburst Galaxy is updated regularly. The following release notes provide highlights of user-facing changes available with specific new deployments.

    16 Mar 2023 #

    • Added the ability to view entities in a cluster regardless of the cluster’s status in the cluster explorer.

    14 Mar 2023 #

    27 Feb 2023 #

    16 Feb 2023 #

    15 Feb 2023 #

    10 Feb 2023 #

    • Fixed issue with autoscaling clusters not scaling up correctly.

    9 Feb 2023 #

    25 Jan 2023 #

    • Added a notification system shown as a bell icon in Galaxy’s banner header.

    17 Jan 2023 #

    6 Jan 2023 #

    • Added support for editing shared query access rights based on role.
    • Added auto-completion support for table aliases in the query editor.

    13 Dec 2022 #

    • Fixed behavior issue with the < Back button on the query details page.
    • Fixed bug that caused clusters to be de-selected when refreshing the edit cluster schedule page.

    8 Dec 2022 #

    • Changed the navigation menu to be collapsible into icons only. Submenus are still visible by hovering over an icon.
    • Fixed an issue that caused the Top tables metric to report the wrong number when grouped by queries.
    • Fixed bugs related to browser back button usage.
    • Added SSH tunnel support for Elasticsearch.

    6 Dec 2022 #

    • Added a warning banner to the cluster creation dialog when enabling resource intensive query processing mode.
    • Fixed bug that prevented access control rules from correctly limiting the list.
    • Fixed issue that caused the MongoDB edit connection form to fail.
    • Fixed issue that prevented users from deleting certain cluster schedules.

    28 Nov 2022 #

    • Added public preview support for catalog explorer, which allows users to discover data without running a cluster.

    10 Nov 2022 #

    8 Nov 2022 #

    • Fixed bug that caused the delete button to hang when deleting a custom cluster autoscale configuration.

    4 Nov 2022 #

    • Added read-write access to MongoDB catalogs that are configured with single node deployment or that configure replica sets across the same cloud provider region.

    1 Nov 2022 #

    • Added a new catalog: public preview support for Elasticsearch data platforms, including Amazon OpenSearch Service.

    25 Oct 2022 #

    • Fixed bug that prevented granting the same privilege to more than one entity in certain cases.

    20 Oct 2022 #

    • Updated the Show/Hide filters UI on the Query history panel. A date selection is now required with Today as the default. Simplified and clarified adding other filter criteria.
    • Restricted query history to 90 days back from today’s date.

    18 Oct 2022 #

    • Added public preview support for read-only access to existing Hudi tables in the supported cloud object stores Amazon S3, Azure ADLS, and Google Cloud.
    • Added support for connecting to MongoDB instances using an SSH tunnel to a bastion host.
    • Added a link to these release notes in the Starburst Galaxy Help menu.

    11 Oct 2022 #

    • Extended single sign-on support to include custom identity providers.
    • Fixed a bug that allowed creation of privileges for write operations in read-only catalogs.

    4 Oct 2022 #

    • Added support for Google BigQuery catalogs to read views (but not materialized views).

    29 Sep 2022 #

    • Added another tutorial, Federate multiple data sources that shows how to join two data sources in different catalogs with the same query.
    • Reorganized the Cloud settings panes, with new SSH tunnels sections added for both AWS and Azure.
    • Renamed the built-in metastore option for object storage catalogs to the Starburst Galaxy metastore.

    26 Sep 2022 #

    • Added a tutorial, Query the COVID-19 data lake that shows how to use the free research datasets provided by AWS.
    • Added support for the SQL MERGE statement.
    • Added Shared with me in the Saved queries pane that allows you to share saved queries with one or more roles for editing collaboration.

    22 Sep 2022 #

    • Added support for read-only Snowflake catalogs on Google Cloud.

    15 Sep 2022 #

    • Added a new location privilege which allows you to restrict or allow access to object storage locations.

    14 Sep 2022 #

    26 Aug 2022 #

    • Added a new catalog: public preview, read-only support for Google BigQuery warehouses.
    • Added a new catalog: public preview, support for MongoDB or MongoDB Atlas data platforms.
    • Added a Run all (limit 1000) option to the Run button so that selecting the queries to run is no longer required.

    18 Aug 2022 #

    • Added an onboarding workflow when signing up for a new Galaxy account that gathers information on Galaxy use cases and preferred data sources.
    • Updated the UI that manages roles and privileges to clarify the process.

    11 Aug 2022 #

    • Added customization of the cluster autoscaling feature from navigation menu Admin > Cluster configuration, which allows you to create a named set of minimum and maximum number or worker nodes. This is a public preview feature.

    4 Aug 2022 #

    2 Aug 2022 #

    • Added support for connecting a Snowflake database as a data source. Supported as a public preview on AWS and Azure clouds.
    • Added public preview support for schema discovery of catalogs in object store data sources only.

    30 July 2022 #

    28 July 2022 #

    • Added an option to never suspend a cluster.

    26 July 2022 #

    28 June 2022 #

    • Added support for connecting to Azure Synapse.
    • Added automatic persistence across sessions of catalog and schema selections per tab in the query editor.

    16 June 2022 #

    14 June 2022 #

    17 May 2022 #

    4 May 2022 #

    29 Apr 2022 #

    • Added autocomplete for SQL functions and inline documentation in the query editor.
    • Added dedicated cloud settings section for AWS to manage IAM roles.

    15 Apr 2022 #

    • Added the ability to download a query result set directly from the query editor. Result sets with more than 1000 rows are allowed.

    22 Mar 2022 #

    • Added support for connecting to SQL Server data sources.

    8 Mar 2022 #

    • Added support for personal query history by role.
    • Added support for autocomplete SQL grammar in the query editor. Valid keywords such as SELECT, FROM, WHERE, LIKE, and others are suggested when appropriate to speed up your query writing.

    3 Mar 2022 #

    18 Feb 2022 #

    Jan 2022 #

    • Added support for authentication with a cross-account IAM role in S3 catalogs.

    2021 #

    Initial deployments to first public launch with cluster management, a set of supported catalogs, query editor, authentication and access control, and more.