Qlik ODBC Connector for QlikView Release Notes - October 2022 Initial Release

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Table of Contents

• What's new in Qlik ODBC Connector October 2022
• Known issues and limitations
• Upgrade notes
• System requirements notes
• Downloads

The following release notes cover the Qlik ODBC Connector for QlikView released in October 2022.

The Qlik online help provides full documentation of the ODBC Connector Package.

What's new in Qlik ODBC Connector October 2022

All included ODBC drivers have been updated to the latest available versions. This delivers new functionality, enhanced stability, and improved performance.

Specific updates are included in the following connectors:

Amazon Redshift:

• Support for authentication using IAM Credentials
• Support for connection via Proxy Server

Databricks:

• Simplified UI, having options irrelevant for Databricks removed
• Trusted SSL Certificate is now optional

Google BigQuery:

• Update in the OAuth flow for the User Authentication mechanism, due to the deprecation of OAuth out-of-band (oob) flow by Google. This change requires reauthentication of existing connection definitions.

Snowflake:

• Default connection timeout increased to 10 min
• Support for selection of Role in the select data dialog

Known issues and limitations

There are no issues and limitations identified at the time of release.

Upgrade notes

The Qlik ODBC Connector package installs from the file QlikOdbcConnectorPackage_setup.exe. See the Qlik Connectors section of the online help for detailed installation instructions.

If any previous version of the Qlik ODBC Connector package is installed on the system, it must be uninstalled before the new version can be installed. It is recommended that you make a backup of the system before upgrading.

System requirements notes

Please refer to the System requirements for QlikView section of the online help for up-to-date information about system requirements and browser support.

This ODBC Connector package (6.211) is compatible with QlikView 12.40 and later.

Downloads

The new Qlik ODBC Connectors package is available from the Qlik Downloads site.

About Qlik

Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private SaaS company, Qlik offers an Active Intelligence platform, delivering end-to-end, real-time data integration and analytics cloud solutions to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik does business in more than 100 countries and serves over 50,000 customers around the world.

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