Toad Data Point 5.0.

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Release Notes
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

About Toad Data Point

With Toad, developers and database administrators can use a familiar, proven tool to manage databases. Toad
empowers developers and administrators, of varying skill levels, to rapidly create and execute queries,
automate database object management, and develop SQL more efficiently.
Toad also provides utilities to compare, extract and search for objects, manage projects, import/export data and
administer the database, while increasing your productivity and delivering access to an active user community.

New Features
l Toad Data Point - Professional Edition
l Toad Data Point - Base and Professional Editions

Toad Data Point - Professional Edition

The Toad Data Point Professional edition includes the following new features and enhancements.
Toad Workbook
Toad Workbook is a completely new user environment of Toad. Use Workbook to dramatically simplify your
report building process.
Every Workbook is made up of one or more workflows. A workflow is a sequence of steps, in which you create
your database query and refine the result set. The result steps that you create using SQL Editor or Query
Builder is used by all steps of the workflow. Once you are happy with your result you can output it to several
locations at once or create reports in various formats.

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In Workbook you can build multiple workflows and run them all using a single button. Save your workflows to
work with them later and share reports easily using email.
You start by building your result set in Query Builder or Editor. Modify and refine your results using great Toad
features like Transformation & Cleanse, Pivot Grid or Dimensional View. Output your results easily with a click
to your local storage, TIC or present them as a PDF report or Excel or CSV spreadsheet.

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You can easily use your result sets from Query Builder again. When you drag-and-drop the Query item from
your workflow you will be asked to save your result set. After the result set is saved, it can be dragged into
another Query Builder to join the two result sets.
1. Start dragging the Query Builder item using your mouse from your workflow

2. Select one of the following:

l Save local - to save the result set into local storage
l Toad View - to save the result set as a Toad view
l Publish - to publish the result set to your TIC
3. After having saved the item, you can drag it into another Query Builder and reuse it
Share your Workbook reports with multiple recipients. Click Create new email item to add a new email item and
then right-click to send email immediately, remove or edit the email item.

Toad Intelligence Central

Support for New Toad Intelligence Central 5.0 Features
This release of Toad Data Point includes support for the following new features in Toad Intelligence Central 5.0.
Folders in Intelligence Central
Beginning in Toad Intelligence Central 5.0, a new type of folder is available for storing objects: the secured
folder. Secured folders have visibility (sharing), manage, and publish privileges assigned to them. Non-secured
folders do not. An Intelligence Central server can have one or both types of folders.
l Non-secured folders are visible to all users.
l Secured folders are special folders in Intelligence Central and are visible only to users with which the
folder has been shared. A secured folder can be managed by users with manage privileges to the folder.

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 Users with publishing privileges can publish to the folder.

Secured Folders
Review the following important features of Secured Folders:
l When an object is published to a secured folder, the object automatically inherits the sharing (visibility)
and manage privileges applied to the secured folder. The object’s privileges are defined by the folder's
privileges.
l Users with manage privileges to a secured folder can specify which users are allowed to publish
to the folder.
l In non-secured folders, privileges are granted and managed for objects individually, as before.
l For an Intelligence Central server, an Administrator configures which user role/roles are allowed to
create secured folders and which types of folders can be created.
l A secured folder is created at the time an object is published or at any time through the Object Explorer.

l A secured folder can be created at the root level or within another secured folder. A secured folder
cannot be created within (or moved into) a non-secured folder.
l After a secured folder is created, users with manage privileges to the folder can modify its sharing and
manage settings.

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 l Changes made to the sharing or manage settings of a secured folder are automatically applied to all
objects and files in the folder.
Additional New Features
Icons Display Status for Snapshots and Scripts
You can now easily determine the status of published snapshots and Automation scripts based on the icon that
is displayed in the Object Explorer.
The following new icons are used to indicate an object’s current status.

l —Snapshot pending refresh

l —Snapshot currently refreshing
l —Snapshot with error

l —Automation script currently running

l —Automation script that failed with error

PostgreSQL ODBC Connection Enhancements

This release includes a number of enhancements to the PostgreSQL ODBC connection, including additional
functionality designed specifically for PostgreSQL users.
You can now create a PostgreSQL ODBC connection without defining a data source name (DSN).
To create a PostgreSQL connection, select Connect | New Connection. Select PostgreSQL from the list.
l To create a connection without using a data source, clear the Use data source name check box to
display driver names. Select a driver and enter a server name, port number, and database.
l To create a connection using a data source, select Use data source name and then select one of
your predefined data source names from the list. For convenience, only PostgreSQL data source
names are displayed.

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Materialized Views
l Materialized views are included as an object type in the Object Explorer for a PostgreSQL connection.

l Materialized views are supported in code completion in the SQL Editor and Query Builder for
PostgreSQL connections.
Indexes
l Indexes are displayed as an object type in the Object Explorer for PostgreSQL connections.
l Enhancements to the Create Index dialog allow you to easily specify index properties.

Sequences
l Sequences are now displayed as an object type in the Object Explorer for a PostgreSQL connection.
Database Diagram and Database Explorer (Viewer)
For PostgreSQL connections, the following enhancements have been implemented:
l Existing relationships between tables are automatically displayed in the Database Diagram, Query
Builder and Database Explorer | Relationships tab.
l Existing relationships to tables in other schemas can be displayed in the Database Diagram.
l For Tables, Indexes, Materialized Views, and Sequences, a Properties tab displays object information in
the Database Explorer (Viewer).

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 l For Tables, the following tabs are included in the Database Explorer (Viewer): Unique Constraints,
Check Constraints, and Relationships .
In addition, the Index tab provides concise, organized information about a table’s indexes.

PostgreSQL DateTime Formats

l Toad now provides several pre-defined DateTime custom formats for PostgreSQL ODBC connections.
To view these formats, go to Tools | Options | Environment | Grid and select the Custom tab in the Data
Type Formatting section. Do not change the format name.
Additional Enhancements
l Row count. For PostgreSQL connections, in the Object Explorer you can display the estimated number
of rows for tables. To display the row count, click the Options icon in the Object Explorer toolbar and
select Extra Columns | Number of rows.
l Truncate table. The Truncate Table operation is now available for PostgreSQL connections in the
Object Explorer (Operations | Truncate Table) and the Import Wizard.
l Alter table. The Alter Table operation is now available for PostgreSQL connections in the Object
Explorer (Operations | Alter Table).
l The PostgreSQL Serial data type columns are identified as such in Toad where applicable.
Important: To use a PostgreSQL ODBC connection in Toad, the connecting user must have the SELECT
privilege in the pg_catalog schema.
Connections
Microsoft SQL Azure. The following enhancements were added for SQL Azure connections.
l Object Explorer—For SQL Azure connections, the table description can be displayed in the Object
Explorer. Right-click a table and select Options | Extra Columns | MS Description.
l Database Explorer (Viewer)—For SQL Azure connections, there is an Extended Properties tab in the
Database Explorer. In addition, column descriptions are displayed in the Columns tab.
Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse. You can now connect and build queries with Azure SQL Data
Warehouse. You can use either the SQL Azure or the SQL Server connection type. An Azure SQL Data
Warehouse connection is supported in the Object Explorer, Query builder, and in execution. Advanced features
are not supported.

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SAP HANA. In addition to the Professional Edition of Toad Data Point, the Base Edition now also provides the
ability to create a connection to SAP HANA.
SharePoint Online. Toad Data Point now allows you to create a connection to SharePoint Online. To create the
connection, use the SharePoint Create New Connection dialog to enter connection information and then select
the SharePoint Online option.

Toad Data Point - Base and Professional Editions

The Base and the Professional editions of Toad Data Point contain the following new features and
enhancements.
Query Development
Easily Specify the Number of Rows to Fetch
You can now specify the number of rows to initially retrieve when executing a query in the SQL Editor or the
Query Builder. The query retrieves the specified number of records and then pauses (Oracle) or stops (other
platforms). When you scroll through the Results grid, additional records are retrieved on demand (Oracle) or
through re-execution (other platforms).
l In the Editor or Query Builder toolbar, click Fetch n rows and specify a value.

l You can also set a default value for this option in Tools | Options | Database | General. The default
value is overridden by the value specified in the Editor or Query Builder window.
Data Management
Data Profiling
You can now specify default values for some options used in the Data Profiling tool. The default values are used
in new Data Profiling sessions. You can override the default values at the session level.
l To specify default values, select Tools | Options | Environment | Profiling and then specify options to
use in new Data Profiling sessions.
Automation
New Run Mode Variable
A new variable has been added to Automation: the Run mode variable. This string variable is created by the
script and can be found in the script Settings. The value assigned to this variable is either Test or Production,
depending on the environment selected in the script Settings at the time the script is executed.
FTP Activity
You can now instruct the FTP activity to retry the FTP connection if it fails. Specify the number of retries and
a wait time.
Copy File Activity
You can now instruct the Copy File activity to retry the copy action if an error or timeout occurs. Specify the
number of retries and a wait time.
Run Program Activity
You can now use the Root path variable (ROOT_PATH) in the Program and Run directory fields in the Run
Program activity. You can specify a value for the Root path variable in the script Settings.
See Resolved Issues for more enhancements and resolved issues in this release of Toad Data Point.

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Idea Pond
Got a great idea for a new Toad Data Point feature or enhancement? Share it with the Development Team
and the Community by posting it on Idea Pond.
Visit Toad Data Point - Idea Pond where you can submit your ideas. You can also read and vote on the
enhancement ideas submitted by other Toad users.

Learn More
Remember, you can find blogs, videos, and forums at the Toad Data Point Community.
l Toad Data Point Videos - Learn about new features from product video demos.
l Toad Data Point Forum - Find answers to your questions in the forums.
l Toad Data Point Blog - Learn tips and tricks from blog posts.
l Toad Data Point - Idea Pond - Submit your idea to the Development Team.

System Requirements
Client Requirements
Before installing Toad, ensure that your client system meets the following minimum hardware and software
requirements:

Requirement Details
Platform 2 GHz processor (recommended minimum)
Memory 8 GB of RAM minimum, 16 GB recommended
Additional RAM Requirements: Using Local Storage, Cross-Connection Query, Business
Intelligence connections, or NoSQL connections can require an additional 500 MB of RAM.
These features start processes (mysqld.exe, hubproxy.exe) which persist for the Toad
session.
Note: The memory required may vary based on the following:
l Applications that are running on your system when using Toad
l Size and complexity of the database
l Amount of database activity
l Number of concurrent users accessing the database
Hard Disk 800 MB to install Toad
Space 450 MB to run Toad
Additional Recommendations: For retrieving large queries, allow 10 GB free disk space (or
more, depending on the size of the data being retrieved). After retrieving 2500 rows, Toad
saves data in a TMP (.tmp) file in the user's Temp directory. These TMP files are deleted
when Toad closes.
Operating Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP2
System Windows Server® 2012
Windows Server® 2012 R2
Windows Server® 2016
Windows® 7 SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows® 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)

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 Requirement Details
Windows® 10 Anniversary Update
Windows® 10 Creators Update
.NET Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.7.1
Framework Teradata® .NET Data Provider
You must install the Teradata .NET Data Provider (13.10 or later) to use a Teradata native
connection in Toad.
Note: To use a Teradata connection in a cross-connection query, you must also install a
Teradata (13.10 or later) ODBC driver.
Additional Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015. This software is required. It is included
Software in installation using the .exe installer. If using the .msi installer, ensure that this software is
installed prior to installation. See Visual C++ Redistributable for VS 2015.
For 64-bit Toad Data Point, both 32-bit and 64-bit Visual C++ packages are required.
Prerequisites for the 2015 Redistributable—If you encounter a "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015
Redistributable is not installed correctly" error during Toad installation, do the following:
1. Uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable using the Control Panel.
2. Install the missing prerequisite software. See Universal C Runtime Update
Prerequisites or use one of the following links:
l For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, install Service Pack 1:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/976932.
l For Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2, install the
April 2014 update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2919355.
l For Windows Server 2008, install Service Pack 2:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/948465.
3. Run the ToadInstaller.exe again.
Database DB2® Client
Client Toad no longer installs a DB2 Client along with the Toad application. When connecting to a
DB2 database, ensure that you have a DB2 Client or IBM Data Server Driver installed. Toad
supports DB2 Client versions 9.7.6 through 11.1.
Oracle® Client
Toad can connect to Oracle using Direct Connect (no Oracle Client required) or using an
Oracle Client or Oracle Instant Client. However, if you want to use LDAP, you must install an
Oracle Client. Toad supports 9i or later Oracle Clients and Oracle Instant Clients.
Notes:
l You cannot use Oracle Direct Connection in a cross-connection query.
l To use an Oracle connection in a cross-connection query, you must install an Oracle
Client (full install) or you must install the Oracle Instant Client plus the Oracle ODBC
driver.
Additional Web Browser
Requirements Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11 or later
Screen
Toad supports screen resolutions up to 3200 x 1800 and display DPI settings up to 150%

Server Requirements
Before installing Toad, ensure that your server meets the following minimum hardware and software
requirements:

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Requirement Details
Native Database Toad supports the following databases:
Server Oracle 10g R2, 11g, 11g R2, 12c, 12c R2, 18c
Toad has been tested on Oracle Exadata 2.0 running Oracle database 11g R2.
SQL Server 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later) and SQL Server 2005 Express
SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Express
SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 Express
SQL Server 2014 Enterprise and SQL Server 2014 Express
SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2017
Notes:
l SQL Server Compact Edition is not supported.
l Storage Management is not available on SQL Server Express.
IBM DB2 for LUW 9.5, 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 10.5.0.5, 11.1
IBM DB2 for z/OS 10, 11, 12
Note: Toad may support IBM DB2 Express and SWE in addition to listed above servers
but note that no testing was performed on it.
Note: Windows 8, 10 and Windows Server 2012 require the following Fix Pack in order
to ensure registration of DLLs in Global Assembly Cache:

IBM DB2 LUW 10.5 Fix Pack 4

IBM DB2 LUW 10.1 Fix Pack 4
IBM DB2 LUW 9.7 Fix Pack 10

MySQL 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7

MariaDB 5.5.5, 10.2.8, 10.3.2 (using MySQL provider)
SAP ASE 15.5, 15.7, 16
SAP IQ 15, 16
SAP SQL Anywhere 10, 11, 12, 16
SAP HANA SPS 08, SPS 09, SPS 10, SPS 11, SPS 12, SAP HANA 2.0, SAP HANA 2.0
SPS 02
Teradata 12.0, 13.0, 13.10, 14, 15, 16
Access® 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
Note: To use Access 2016 64-bit to connect to an Access database in Toad, the
Microsoft Access Database Engine is required and might not be included in the Access
installation. The engine must match the architecture (bitness) of Toad.
Excel® 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
Note: To use Excel 2016 64-bit to connect to an Excel or .csv file in Toad, the Microsoft
Access Database Engine is required and might not be included in the Excel
installation. The engine must match the architecture (bitness) of Toad.
ODBC Database Toad Data Point allows you to create a connection to a database that supports an
Server ODBC 3.0 or later driver. ODBC connectivity provides basic querying capability, but
may not be as full-featured as a native connection in Toad. Toad has been tested on
the following databases, using an ODBC connection:
l DB2 for i5/OS V5R4 and IBM i 6.1, 7.3
l EDB Postgres Advanced Server 10
l Greenplum® Database

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Requirement Details
l Informix Dynamic 10.00, 11.0 (limited testing)
l Ingres Community Edition 2006 R2 on Windows 32-bit (limited testing)
l Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance 4.6.6, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2.1
l PostgreSQL® 9.5, 9.6.3, 10
l Vertica 4.1, 5.0, 5.1 (with 4.0, 4.1 ODBC driver), 6.0 (with 6.0 ODBC driver), 6.1,
7.0, 8.1, 9.0
Note: For a list of databases that are not supported, see Known Issues in the Release
Notes.
Cloud Database Oracle databases running on Amazon EC2
Service SQL Azure and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Note: To be able to utilize a majority of Toad functionality, please grant VIEW
DEFINITION on the SQL Azure databases you want to work with.
SQL Server databases running on Amazon EC2
Toad can manage Amazon RDS and any other cloud or service offering compatible
with MySQL.
Business Toad has been tested with, and supports, the following Business Intelligence platforms:
Intelligence SAP Business Objects XI 3.1, 4.1
Connections Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12
Salesforce.com®
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services 2016
Google Analytics™
OData version 4
SharePoint® Server 2013
NoSQL Toad has been tested with, and supports, the following NoSQL platforms:
Connections Azure Table Services
Apache Cassandra™ 3.11.0
Amazon DynamoDB
Apache HBASE™ 1.2.6
Apache Hive™ 2.1.0
Cloudera Impala 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.9.0. Toad Data Point has been certified by Cloudera.
MongoDB™ 3.4.6, 3.4.9, 4.0
Toad Intelligence This release of Toad Data Point has been tested with Toad Intelligence Central 4.3 and
Central 5.0.
Note: Some publishing features in this release of Toad might not be supported in
earlier versions of Intelligence Central. For more information about compatibility
between Intelligence Central versions and Toad Data Point 5.0 features, see the New
Features section of the Toad Data Point Release Notes.
VM and Cloud In general, the databases and data sources listed in this table are also supported when
Platform installed on a virtual machine (VM) or cloud platform. See the database or data source
Environments documentation for more specific information.

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Additional Testing Data Set Size
The following Toad Data Point functionality has been tested with data sets of up to 5
million rows: SQL Editor, Data Compare, Import Wizard, Export Wizard, Publishing Data
to Intelligence Central.
For the following Toad Data Point modules, working with very large data sets can
impact performance. For best results in these areas, work with data sets of less than 1
million rows: Dimensional Viewer, Pivot Grid, manually sorting a result grid, performing
more than one Data Compare at a time (such as running multiple Data Compare
Automation scripts simultaneously).
Notes:
l Performance can vary based on available disk space and memory, CPU speed,
and the bitness of Toad, as well as the type and number of columns.
l It is recommended to use Toad Data Point 64-bit when working with large data
sets.
l Import and export functionality was tested with .csv files.
l Performance testing was conducted using Toad Data Point 64-bit.

Virtualization Support
Requirement Details
Application When deploying Toad in a virtualization environment, for best results ensure the
Virtualization system accurately reflects the applicable client hardware and software requirements
listed in this document.
Toad has been developed using Microsoft guidelines (see Remote Desktop Services
programming guidelines) and can be deployed and operated in virtualization
environments such as Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V, and VirtualBox.
See "Install Toad on Citrix Systems" (page 1) for more information.
Server Toad has been tested with the following:
Virtualization l Oracle VM 3.1 running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64-bit with Oracle 11gR2
l Oracle VM 2.2 running on Windows 2008 32-bit with Oracle 11gR2

User Requirements
User Requirements to Install Toad
Only Windows Administrators and Power Users can install Toad.
Note: The following exceptions exist for Power Users:
l (DB2 only) A Power User can install Toad as long as this user belongs to the DB2ADMNS or
DBUSERS group.
If an Administrator installs Toad, the Administrator can share the Toad shortcut icon on the desktop and menu
items with any user—a Power User, Restricted User—on the computer.
If a Power User installs Toad, a Restricted User cannot do the following:
l Associate file extensions.
l View the Toad shortcut icon on the desktop or the Toad menu options in the Windows Start menu. As a
workaround, Restricted Users can create a shortcut to Toad from the install directory and place the
shortcut on their desktop.
User Requirements and Restrictions for Running Toad
The following describes the requirements and restrictions for users who launch and run Toad:

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 l (DB2 only) A Windows Power User or Restricted User must belong to the DB2ADMNS or
DB2USERS group. To add the user to one of these groups, select Start | Control Panel |
Administrative Tools | Computer Management | System Tools | Local Users and Groups |
Groups | DB2ADMNS or DB2USERS.
l (DB2 only) A Windows Power User or Restricted User does not have the authority to add or remove DB2
catalog entries using the Toad Client Configuration wizard. However, these users can use the Import
Profile function in the Toad Client Configuration wizard to import catalog entries to Toad.
l (DB2 only) To take full advantage of Toad for DB2 LUW functionality, the user ID specified in the Toad
connection profile for each DB2 for LUW database connection requires the authorizations listed in the
following document:
ToadDB2LUWAuthorizations.xls
l (DB2 only) As a minimum requirement to manage a DB2 for z/OS subsystem in Toad, the user ID defined
in the Toad connection profile for the subsystem must either have SYSADM privileges or SELECT
privileges on the DB2 catalog tables. For a complete list of authorizations (and corresponding GRANT
statements) a user requires to take full advantage of Toad for DB2 z/OS functionality, refer to the
following document:
ToadDB2zOSAuthorizations.doc
l To create or modify the QuestSoftware.ToadSecurity table to enable Toad Security, the user who
maintains this table must have privileges to create, insert, update, and delete it. All other users need only
the ability to read the QuestSoftware.ToadSecurity table to use Toad Security features.

Resolved Issues and Enhancements

The following is a list of issues addressed and enhancements implemented in this release of Toad Data Point:
Resolved Issues in 5.0.3

Feature Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Automation Fixed an Object reference error when using QAT-13670

two Excel connections with Loop Connection
activity in automation
Automation Usage connection from parent activity has QAT-13279
been reworked. A new option From parent
has been added which indicates whether the
currently used connection should recursively
search for parents
Data Compare & Sync 'Conversion Overflows' error when doing a TSS-1628
data compare on a Microsoft Dynamics table
has been fixed
General Views can now be displayed when connected QAT-14069
to Hive using Native connector
Object Editor (DOE) Toad added support for the BOOLEAN TDB-3889
column datatype which was introduced in
DB2 LUW 11.1.3
Workbook An issue when a user could not open QAT-14239
Workbook has been fixed
Workbook A new option in Tools | Options | Toad QAT-14470
Workbook to control prompting behavior of
Toad Data Point when embedding data with
Workbook file has been added. If the number
of rows exceed the threshold set, data will not

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 be saved with a workbook or you will be
promted. Saving more than 50,000 rows might
have negative effect on performance.

Resolved Issues in 5.0.2

Feature Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Automation In an Automation script, if a Data Compare TSS-1633

activity included a detail report in an email
that used a suffix, the report would not be
attached and throw an error. This has been
resolved
Automation Error when .xlsm file could not be exported QAT-14201
using Automation script has been fixed
Connection Manager SQL Server Connection error now displayed TSS-1491
to the user is now formatted correctly
Object Editor (DOE) An issue in Create like connection feature has QAT-12420
been fixed
Pivot Grid Pivot Grid now allows you to use Aggregated QAT-14074
data values in a calculated field
Publishing Wizard Publishing and running automation scripts QAT-14224
using Impala connections now works correctly
Publishing Wizard An error when a calculated column would be QAT-14060
mapped as BIGINT when publishing to TIC
has been fixed
SQL Editor New option in Tools | Options | Editor | Tools | TSS-1606
Auto highlight selected word enables auto
highlighting of selected words

Resolved Issues in 5.0.1

Feature Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Connection Manager Import Connections now supports TSS-1607

import/browse connections from SSMS 18.0

Connection Manager Contained user could not connect and display TSS-1483
objects to SQL Azure database. This has
been fixed
Data Compare & Sync Error when data cannot be filtered has been QAT-14057
fixed
Installation Command line argument has been added to QAT-12486
install 32 or 64 bit silently from Toad Data
Point multi-bit exe installer
Pivot Grid Pivot Grid now supports Top N rows so one QAT-12434
can sort and filter for top N values of pivoted
data
Publishing Performance is now improved when retrieving QAT-14062
values that are stored in blobs on Toad
Intelligence Central
Query Builder When reverse engineering in the Query QAT-14075
Builder on an Oracle connection using non-

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 ANSI joins, columns would be duplicated and
group bys lost. These are now fixed
Query Builder The Query Builder now supports INT 8 when QAT-14071
connected to RedShift
Query Builder Corrected issue in Query Builder to reverse QAT-13812
engineer SQL that contained a UNION and
where condition
Query Builder Prior to executing mixed case aliases, the QAT-13581
Query Builder would change to upper case
causing the execution to fail
SQL Editor Executing of functions from Object Explorer for QAT-14135
MySQL and subsequent executions with
different parameters is now fixed
SQL Editor Corrected issue where function/procedure QAT-13795
could not be executed that had a long
parameter name when using SAP ASE
connections

Resolved Issues in 5.0

Feature Platform Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Automation N/A Dimensional Viewer Activity: The hint QAT-11822

"Unsupported output format. Only XLS and
XLSX formats are supported when exporting
multiple tables" no longer displays when
exporting multiple views to Local Storage or
Intelligence Central.
Automation N/A Dimensional Viewer Activity: Corrected an QAT-11834
issue that caused an error when attempting to
run a script that exports multiple views to
Intelligence Central and in which the
Dimensional View query contains a bind
variable.
Automation N/A Increased security in Automation scripts. QAT-11865

Automation N/A The error stack is now included in the log QAT-11884
when the logging level is set to Verbose for
an Automation script.
Automation N/A Clean Data activity: In a new activity, the QAT-12090
Export File field is now clear, which allows
you to select the Export to Local Storage and
Export to Intelligence Central options.
Automation N/A Toad Pivot Grid activity: Corrected an issue QAT-12078
that caused the following error when
attempting to export pivot grid data to
Intelligence Central when the query includes
a variable: "Unable to export to Intelligence
Central. Script contains undefined
parameters."
Automation N/A Run Program activity: You can now use the QAT-12442
built-in variable "ROOT_PATH" in the
Program and Run Directory fields in the Run
Program activity.

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Feature Platform Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Automation N/A Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-10207

attempting to evaluate the "_ACTIVITY_
RESULT" variable value in an IF statement. In
this case, the variable value contained the
error message and this included the back
slash character (\). This issue is related to
QAT-12485.
Automation N/A Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-12485,
attempting to evaluate an expression in a QAT-12493
variable and the expression contained the
back slash (\) character (such as in a file
path). This issue was encountered when
attempting to compare the ROOT_PATH
variable in an IF statement.

Automation N/A FTP activity. Enhancement: You can now QAT-10497

instruct the FTP activity to retry the FTP
connection if it fails. Specify the number of
retries and a wait time.
Automation N/A An Automation script now includes a new QAT-7299
built-in variable: RUN_MODE. This variable
contains a value based on which
environment is selected in script Settings:
Test or Production.
Automation N/A Corrected an issue which displayed a QAT-10622
validation error in the Import Wizard activity
when an Import template containing a cross-
connection query was used, even though the
script executed successfully.
Automation N/A Set Variable activity: Corrected an issue QAT-12550,
which caused an error when a DateTime QAT-12591
variable was being referenced as an
argument in the Concat() function.
Automation Excel Corrected an issue in which the Excel QAT-11935
connection failed to close after successful
completion of a manually-executed script.
The script executed a cross-connection query
which included the Excel connection.
Automation N/A Execute Script activity: Corrected an issue in QAT-9297
which clicking within the editor field and then
selecting the Database field caused Toad to
remove the query when the linked SQL file is
a Query Builder file (.tsm).
Automation N/A Copy File activity. Enhancement: You can QAT-12672
now instruct the Copy File activity to retry the
copy action if it fails. Specify the number of
retries and a wait time.
Automation N/A Corrected an issue in which the cursor QAT-12999
repeatedly moved to the beginning of the
user's text entry while entering text in the
Description field of an Automation activity.

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Automation N/A Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-2491

attempting to send an email to a recipient in
which the email address included an
apostrophe (').
Automation N/A Data Compare activity: You now have the QAT-13016
option to generate a report that includes
either all rows or different rows only.
Automation / General N/A Corrected an issue that prevented successful QAT-12438
execution of SQL containing a WITH clause.
This issue was encountered when attempting
to publish using the Execute Script activity in
Automation.
Connections Oracle Cross- Corrected an issue that resulted in an ORA- QAT-11926
Connection 01017 error when attempting to execute a
cross-connection query after changing the
password for the proxy user account used in
the Oracle connection.
Connections SAP HANA The Base Edition of Toad Data Point now QAT-11920
provides the ability to create a connection to
SAP HANA.
Connections Toad Intelligence Corrected an issue that intermittently caused QAT-11878
Central an error when attempting to create an
Intelligence Central connection. This issue
was encountered randomly during
Automation script execution.
Connections HIVE When the user attempts to access a recently- QAT-12031
created or recently-deleted table prior to
manually refreshing the metadata (F5), Toad
now displays a more-helpful error message.
Previously, the user might encounter a "Value
cannot be null" error message.
Connections Salesforce Corrected an issue in which existing QAT-12312
relationships between Salesforce tables
(objects) were not displayed in the Query
Builder Diagram pane.
Connections ODBC Corrected an issue that prevented "Data QAT-12439
source names" with very long DSN or host
names from displaying in the "Data source
name" drop-down list in the New Connection
dialog for ODBC type connections.
Connections MySQL Corrected an issue that prevented a QAT-12631
successful connection when using the SSL
connection type in the Connection Properties
dialog and the Native MySQL provider. In this
case, the instance was on a Google Cloud
platform.
Connections MongoDB Corrected an issue that caused the following QAT-12730
error when attempting to connect: "The
service is currently not responding. Please
check your credentials and connectivity."

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Connections SharePoint Enhancement: Toad Data Point now allows QAT-11977

Online you to create a connection to SharePoint
Online. Use the SharePoint Create New
Connection dialog and select the "SharePoint
Online" option.
Connections SQL Azure OS authentication is now supported for SQL QAT-10092
Azure.
Connections Azure SQL Data You can now connect and build queries with QAT-12804,
Warehouse Azure SQL Data Warehouse. You can use QAT-13048
either the SQL Azure or the SQL Server
connection type. An Azure SQL Data
Warehouse connection is supported in the
Object Explorer, Query builder, and in
execution. Advanced features are not
supported.
Connections PostgreSQL Added a warning message to inform users QAT-9855
ODBC that do not have privileges to pg_catalog that
it is required for a PostgreSQL connection.
Connections PostgreSQL Column comments are now supported in a QAT-13009
ODBC PostgresSQL connection.
Connections MongoDB Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-12730
attempting to connect to a database that
contained no tables or only system tables.
Connections SQL Azure Corrected an issue that prevented successful QAT-11916
connection using "contained users."
Cross-Connection N/A Corrected an issue that caused a "Cross TIC-8359
Query Query Database SQL syntax error" when the
Select list contains multiple columns with the
same name.
Cross-Connection Excel Cross-Connection queries using an excel QAT-12774
Query workbook located on mapped drive no longer
produce errors. The mapped drive in the
Excel connection is now resolved to full
network path.
Cross-Connection N/A After changing the database user password, QAT-13094
Query a cross-connection query uses the new
password, as expected.
Cross-Connection N/A You can now reopen a report previously QAT-12395
Query created through Tools | Reports | Data
Reports that includes a cross-connection
query.
Data Compare Firebird ODBC Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-11631
attempting to compare two Firebird
databases.
Data Compare N/A Corrected an issue that caused an "ORA- QAT-13164
01756: quoted string not properly terminated"
error when running the synchronization script
for CLOB data.
Data Grid Teradata Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-11211

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Feature Platform Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

attempting to edit data in the data grid for a

Teradata connection.
Data Grid PostgreSQL Toad provides several pre-defined datetime QAT-10874
ODBC custom formats to be used with the new
enhanced PostgreSQL ODBC connection. To
view these formats, go to Tools | Options |
Environment | Grid and select the Custom tab
for Data Type Formatting.
Data Profiling N/A You can now specify default values for the QAT-10759
profiling options used in the Data Profiling
tool. Go to Tools | Options | Environment |
Profiling to set default values. The default
values are applied when you open a new
Data Profiling window.

Database Explorer SQL Azure Enhancement: For SQL Azure connections, QAT-10287,
there is an Extended Properties tab in the TSS-1418
Database Explorer (Viewer). In addition,
column descriptions are displayed in the
Columns tab.
Database Explorer PostgreSQL Corrected an issue that resulted in incorrect QAT-11687
ODBC values when updating data through the Data
tab of the Database Explorer. Use the new
enhanced PostgreSQL ODBC connection by
selecting PostgreSQL in the Create New
Connection dialog.
Explain Plan SAP ASE Corrected an issue that prevented display of QAT-11379
the Data Table format of the Explain Plan
(View Plan | As Data Table).
Export Wizard N/A Corrected an issue that prevented Excel QAT-9329
Slicers from functioning correctly in the Excel
export file. This issue was encountered when
exporting using the Select to File activity in an
Automation script.

Export Wizard N/A Export Wizard and Export Wizard activity: QAT-10948
Corrected an issue in which an edited Export
template file failed to save changes after
selecting a different linked Query file. In this
case, the file contents were identical and the
issue was discovered in the Export Wizard
Automation activity.
Export Wizard N/A Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-9844
attempting to export to Named Ranges in
Excel.
Import Wizard Teradata Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-2436
attempting to import a file with a large number
of columns to a Teradata table.
Import Wizard SQL Server When importing data from Excel to SQL QAT-12488
Server, cells containing "#NA" are imported
as NULL, as expected.
Import/Export N/A When using the Import/Export dialog to import QAT-11823

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from an Excel file that is currently open, Toad

displays an informative error message and
then opens the Import Wizard to the Import
Source page instead of the SharePoint List
page, as expected.
Installation SQL Server You can now execute a DECLARE statement QAT-12625
when Toad Data Point is installed in Read-
Only mode.
Job Manager N/A Windows 10: Corrected an issue that caused QAT-12593
an error after opening the Job Manager when
Toad is installed in Windows 10.
Object Explorer Cross- Corrected the source of an intermittent error QAT-11939
Connection found upon closing Toad after executing a
cross-connection query.
Object Explorer SQL Azure Enhancement: For SQL Azure connections, QAT-10287,
the table description can be displayed in the TSS-1418
Object Explorer.
Object Explorer SQL Server Corrected an issue that caused slow QAT-12327
performance when switching between object
tabs (e.g., Tables and Views) in the Object
Explorer.
Object Explorer SQL Server Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-12113
attempting to create a stored procedure by
selecting a stored procedure in the
Programmability tab and then clicking the
"Create a stored procedure" button or using
the right-click menu.
Options N/A Selecting "Open Document" in Desktop QAT-12878
Configuration Settings in Options |
Environment | Desktop now works as
expected.
Pivot Grid N/A Corrected an issue which caused in the QAT-11758
following error when attempting to modify the
Prefilter: "An error occurred in the Prefilter
criteria." This issue also prevented an
accurate list of available columns displayed
in the Prefilter.
Pivot Grid N/A Corrected an issue that added a few QAT-11923
extraneous rows to the exported grid when
exporting to an Excel Pivot Table.
Pivot Grid N/A For aggregate values, enhanced legibility by QAT-11924
reducing the number of decimal places in the
default number format.
Pivot Grid N/A Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-11925
selecting Value Field Settings from the right-
click menu from a blank cell in the pivot grid.
Pivot Grid N/A Corrected an issue in which data values were QAT-12141
prefixed with the "$" character after exporting
to HTML, CSV, or PDF.

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Feature Platform Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Pivot Grid N/A Enhancement: You now have the ability to QAT-12434
find the "Top N" items in a field based on
values in an aggregated column in the Pivot
Grid. After sorting values in a column, right-
click the field you want to filter and select Top
N. Enter a value for N.
Project Manager N/A Enhancement: You can now specify a QAT-12503
location to store the Project Manager file in
Tools | Options | Environment | Network
Share.
Query Builder N/A Corrected an issue encountered when QAT-9921
removing joins in the Query Builder Diagram
pane.

Query Builder N/A To ensure Toad retains the correct case in QAT-13581
your custom Calculated Column name in the
Query Builder, you can now enclose the
column name in quotes.
Query Builder Toad Intelligence You can now edit or reverse engineer SQL QAT-13178
Central that queries objects on Toad Intelligence
Central.
SQL Editor N/A Corrected an issue which prevented Toad QAT-10850
from indicating syntax errors when "Show
Information pop-ups" is disabled in Options |
Editor | Tools.
SQL Editor Cassandra Corrected an issue that caused an error when TIC-8930
attempting to execute a query against a
Cassandra database.
SQL Editor N/A Enhancement: In the Editor and Query QAT-11677
Builder, you can now specify the number of
rows to fetch. In the Options dialog (Tools |
Options | Database | General) you can specify
a default value for the number of rows to
initially fetch in the Editor and the Query
Builder.
SQL Editor IBM DB2 Added support for Nicknames in code QAT-11921
completion.
SQL Editor Netezza ODBC Corrected an issue that prevented QAT-12224
successfully executing against a temp table
previously created in the same Editor window
when the two statements were executed
separately.
SQL Editor HIVE Corrected an issue that unexpectedly cleared QAT-12432
the "schema" selection after the SQL was
initially executed.
SQL Editor HIVE Corrected an issue that prevented successful QAT-12973
execution of a SQL Select statement
containing a WITH clause.
SQL Editor SAP ASE Corrected an issue in which Toad truncated QAT-13795
the parameter name.

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Feature Platform Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

SQL Editor - Explain SAP ASE Corrected an issue that prevented the display QAT-12217
Plan of the Explain Plan and correct Query Cost
statistics in an SAP ASE connection.
Syntax support Apache Hive Corrected an issue in which SQL containing QAT-13724
"union all" with "select count * " resulted in an
error.
Toad Intelligence N/A Enhancement: For snapshots and Automation QAT-11979
Central scripts in Intelligence Central, status is now
indicated by the object's icon in the Object
Explorer. For a description, see the New
Features section of the Release Notes.
Toad Intelligence n/a Corrected an issue in which the status of QAT-12123
Central "Running" was displayed for a script that was
cancelled abnormally, such as when stopping
a process. This issue resolution requires
Toad Data Point 5.0 (or later) and Intelligence
Central 5.0 (or later).
Toad Intelligence N/A Corrected an issue that caused an error when QAT-12435
Central attempting to publish an Automation script
that includes child scripts.
Toad Intelligence N/A Corrected an issue in which Automation QAT-12502
Central scripts did not run successfully after migrating
Intelligence Central data files to a new server.
This resolution requires Toad Data Point 5.0
(or later) and Toad Intelligence Central 5.0 (or
later).
Toad Intelligence N/A Run Automation Script activity: When QAT-12635
Central publishing an Automation script in which the
child script contains a variable and "prompt
during run" is enable, the Publishing dialog
now finds and displays the default value from
the child script and allows the publisher to
change the default value, as expected.

Toad Intelligence Oracle Corrected an issue that prevented QAT-10787

Central successfully publishing SQL containing a
Toad View to Intelligence Central as a view.
Toad Intelligence N/A Corrected an issue in which the drive letter in QAT-11401
Central a network path was not replaced with the full
UNC name during publishing. This issue was
encountered when publishing a script
containing an Import or Export template that
used a non-SQL (Excel, CSV) file stored in a
network location.
Toad Intelligence N/A Corrected an issue in which the QAT-12288
Central corresponding schedule was not deleted
when a scheduled snapshot was deleted in
Intelligence Central. This issue resolution
requires Toad Data Point 5.0 (or later) and
Intelligence Central 5.0 (or later).
Toad Intelligence N/A We have provided a work around to support QAT-12299

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 Feature Platform Resolved Issue / Enhancement Defect ID

Central unicode literals in cross-connection queries.

User Interface N/A Dimensional Viewer: The helpful quick start QAT-11710
graphic now displays after opening a new
Dimensional Viewer window.

Note: This list does not include every resolved issue for this release. To inquiry about an issue not listed here,
please contact the Toad Data Point Team at the Toad Data Point community Web site.
Toad Intelligence Central: If you are publishing objects to Intelligence Central, review the Toad Intelligence
Central - Release Notes.

Known Issues
The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Feature Platform Known Issue Defect ID

General Sybase Currently, if you open a Toad file in Toad Data Point 3.0 or N/A
ASE later that contains a connection to Sybase ASE and was
saved in Toad for Data Analysts 2.7 (or earlier) the file opens
in an untitled Editor window. Use the following workaround
which is for a Query Builder file, but a similar method can be
used for any Toad file.
Workaround 1:
1. If you receive a message stating that the saved file
cannot be opened, close the message pop-up. You
will see that your Toad Query Builder document is
open in an Editor window. Send this document to the
Query Builder (Editor | Send to Query Builder).
2. Save the new Query Builder document as a new
Toad file.
Workaround 2:
1. Open the Toad file in Notepad.
2. Use Find and Replace to change all instances of
"sybase" (all lowercase) to "Sybase" (first character
uppercase, with the rest lowercase).
General Excel If an Excel file is open in Toad, you cannot open the same ST42486
file in a separate Excel instance. To review this and other
limitations when using Excel in the Web Browser, see
"Considerations When Using the WebBrowser Control" at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304662.
General Salesforce After successfully changing the password or token for a N/A
Salesforce connection in Toad, attempting to open a Toad
document created in a previous version (3.7 or earlier) using
this connection results in a "Could not resolve connection"
error.
Workaround: Recreate the Toad document (Import/Export
template, Query Builder file, Automation script, etc.) using
Toad Data Point 3.8 or later.
Installation/ All (MSI installs on Windows 7) If you are using MSI to install
Upgrade Toad on Windows 7 with UAC enabled, you can install a file N/A
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 the MSI file:
http://www.symantec.com/connect/downloads/msi-run-
administrator-context-menu-vista
Toad Data Point does not support installation paths that N/A
contain UNICODE characters.
Toad Data Point 3.0 or later doesn’t support User IDs that ST90367,
contain Unicode characters. ST90372
The Toad Data Point Read Only installation is read-only for N/A
all databases, with the exception of MySQL. If you are using
a Read Only installation of Toad Data Point, you will be able
to modify a MySQL (and only MySQL) database.
Currently, you cannot install Toad Data Point to a path that ST66330
contains non-English characters. By default, Toad Data
Point installs IBM DB2 merge modules as part of the
standard installation process. These merge modules only
support English characters.
Workaround (Stand-alone installation):
In the Destination Folder page of the installer, only use a
destination directory that contains English characters
Installation n/a During installation on Windows 8, some users might N/A
encounter a prompt from Windows to install .Net Framework
3.5.
Workaround: In the Windows prompt, click Skip this
installation to instruct Windows Not to install .Net
Framework 3.5.
Connections ODBC Currently, Toad does not support ODBC connections to the ST69744
following databases:
l Sybase Advantage
l Oracle RDB
l Progress OpenEdge
l MySQL ODBC (The ODBC 3.51.17.0 driver is not
supported, and attempting to connect using this
driver results in columns not displaying for tables.)

Workaround:
Upgrade the MySQL ODBC driver to 3.51.27.00 or
later to display table columns.
Connections Azure SQL You need to install Microsoft Active Directory Authentication QAT-14556
Database Library (adalsql.msi) to connect to Azure SQL Database
using Active Directory Password Authentication.
Connections Access Currently, for a password-protected Access database, ST94125
selecting Save password in the Connection Properties
dialog does not preserve the password for the next Toad
session.
Workaround:
1. To open a password-protected Access connection,
right-click the connection in the Navigation manager
and select Properties.
2. Select the Advanced tab and enter the password.
3. Select the Save password checkbox and click

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 Connect.
Note: This will allow you to connect to the database and
save the password for this session of Toad. Repeat the
procedure if you re-launch Toad.
Connections Vertica When using the Vertica ODBC driver version 6.1.1, data ST109484
ODBC containing UTE-8 characters does not display correctly.
Workaround: Right-click the Vertica ODBC connection in
the Connections Manager and select Properties. In the
Connection Properties dialog, in the General tab, enter the
following in the ConnectionString field:
ColumnsAsChar=0
Connections Amazon You might experience problems after a Redshift connection QAT-2194
Redshift is unexpectedly dropped.
Connections Amazon After canceling a Redshift query it might continue to run on QAT-2195
Redshift the server.
Connections Amazon When a Redshift connection in Toad is inactive for a period N/A
Redshift of time, attempting to access the connection can result in an
error.
Workaround: Change the Windows TCP/IP timeout settings
as recommended by Redshift. See "To change TCP/IP
timeout settings" at
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/connecting-
firewall-guidance.html.
Caution: Editing your Registry incorrectly can cause serious,
system-wide problems. It is advised that you back up your
registry before modifying it.
Connections N/A Exported connections: A connection file exported from Toad N/A
Data Point 3.6 or later cannot be imported into version 3.5 or
earlier.
Connections MongoDB For a MongoDB 3.0 (or later) connection, the user must have TIC-5520
Read/Write privileges in the MongoDB database in order to
view sub-tables (MongoDB embedded documents).
Automation All If Toad Data Point 5.0 is launched as administrator on ST80857
Windows 7 systems with UAC turned on and Outlook
running, the auto-populate SMTP server info and contact list
in Automation Email and Error Emails does not function
properly.
Workaround:
Submit this information manually. Another option is to either
run Toad Data Point 5.0 not as administrator, or turn UAC off,
or close Outlook when adding the Send Email activity in
Automation.
Automation All When Toad runs as an application in a Citrix environment, N/A
scheduled scripts might not execute if the user who
scheduled the tasks is not logged on. In addition, an "Access
Denied" error is logged for the scheduled task in the
Windows Scheduler.
Workaround: Install and run Toad as a desktop when using
Toad with Citrix.
Data ODBC - In some cases, earlier Ingress ODBC drivers display an N/A
Ingress "Invalid number of columns or parameters specified" error

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 message when displaying data that has Unicode characters.
Workaround:
Download the latest Ingres 9.3 ODBC driver.
Execution Plan SQL Server You cannot generate an estimated execution plan for a local N/A
temporary table because the execution plan uses a different
connection to generate the plan and does not know about
the temp table.
Workaround:
Use the actual execution plan button to generate execution
plans for SQL that contains a temp table.
Export Wizard/ Access, Limitations when exporting fractional seconds: N/A
One Click Excel l When exporting to an Access Database File, exports
Export do not support fractional seconds, so the additional
data is not exported.
l When exporting to an Excel instance, exports support
only 3-digits for fractional seconds. However, if you
export to an Excel file, it supports all fractional
seconds.
Import Wizard Excel Attempting to import data that was exported to an Excel N/A
instance where the fractional seconds were truncated results
in an error.
Attempting to import data from a template that contains ST77978
multiple worksheets results in an error.

ODBC - Currently, the Truncate table checkbox is disabled on the ST77986

DB2 Select Target page when using an ODBC connection to a
iSeries, DB2 iSeries or Netezza database.
Netezza
Oracle, DB2 When importing data using the Add Query feature, BLOB ST77255
data is not imported even though the dialog and log indicate
that the import was successful.
Library N/A A UAC setting at the highest level might interfere with the N/A
ability to drag a file to the Library window (from Windows
Explorer) to add it to the Library.
Workaround: Set UAC to the default level to enable adding
a file by dragging it to the Library window.
Local Storage N/A Issue: Local Storage is incompatible with previous versions QAT-3812
of Toad.
If you upgrade to Toad Data Point 3.6 from a previous
version, Local Storage upgrades silently and can no longer
be used by the previous version of Toad Data Point (3.5 or
earlier).
If you plan to uninstall 3.6 after installing it and then resume
using a previous version, backup your Local Storage data
prior to installing 3.6.
To backup Local Storage data
1. Navigate to
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Quest
Software\Toad Data Point Hub Data.
2. Make a copy of the Toad Data Point Hub Data folder
and save it using a new name (such as Toad Data

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 Point Hub Data 3.5 backup). If you uninstall 3.6, just
move this copy back and use the original folder
name.
Object Sybase When viewing a table that contains a BIGTIME data type N/A
Explorer/ ASE column, attempting to select the Data tab causes Toad to
Database unexpectedly quit.
Explorer
Object Sybase Currently, only foreign key constraints can be added or ST55111
Explorer/ ASE modified for existing Sybase ASE tables.
Database
Explorer Oracle 11g On the Create/Alter User window, if you are modifying a ST66705
password, you must enter the password in the proper case.
You do not need to surround the password with double
quotes.
If you enter the password in lowercase on the Create/Alter
User window, and the generated script has a SQL command
containing the password in lowercase, you will need to type
the password in lowercase to login.
If you enter the password in uppercase on the Create/Alter
User window, and the generated script has a SQL command
containing the uppercase in lowercase, then you will need to
type the password in uppercase to login.
Publishing N/A Users with Active Directory authentication and with TIC 4.0.3 QAT-14578
Wizard and TDP 5.0.3 will not be able to see automation logs. This
issue does not occur when TIC and TDP are the same
versions.
Query/ All The Query Builder currently uses a 24-hour format for ST78729
Query Builder timestamps. Attempting to run a query with a date range that
includes a 12-hour timestamp format results in incorrect
formatting of the timestamp.
Query/ Local Currently, in a cross-connection query using Local Storage, ST86483
Query Builder Storage Toad does not support quoted table alias names (example,
the table alias "foo bar"). Quoted column names are
supported.
Save As For some users who enabled the Automatically add files to N/A
Dialog library on open feature, the Save and Cancel buttons in the
(Library) "Save As" dialog are disabled. This issue was encountered
in a Windows 10 environment. See knowledge base article
KB235265.
Workaround 1: Press Enter when the Save As dialog is
open to save your file.
Workaround 2: Select Tools | Options | Environment |
General and clear the Automatically add files to library on
open check box. If you use this workaround, newly-saved
files and opened files are no longer automatically added to
the Library.
Toad All When data includes high-precision numbers (i.e., those with N/A
Intelligence a large number of decimal places), results from publishing to
Central Intelligence Central may not always be as expected. In some
cases, data may be truncated to include not more than 15
significant digits.
Toad N/A Background: In Toad Data Point 3.5 or later, your N/A
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 Central Issue: In Toad Data Point 3.5 (or later), if you attempt to
open a previously-saved connection to Intelligence Central
2.2 (or earlier) in which the user name contains upper-case
letters, the connection will error.
Solution: Upgrade to Intelligence Central 2.3.
Data Compare N/A Data Compare cannot be performed on a very large number QAT-14218
of tables with many columns. If maximum compilation size is
exceeded you will receive a message with a
recommendation to lower the number of tables or columns
compared
User Interface N/A Issue: Toolbar sub-menus and buttons disappear when QAT-6045
selected. If you experience this issue, use the following
workaround.
Workaround:
1. In Toad, select Help | About and select the
Application Data Directory link to open this
directory. Then exit Toad.
2. In the App Data directory, open the Session sub-
directory and delete the Analyst.tss file. Restart
Toad.
3. In Toad, select Tools | Configuration Wizard. Click
Finish to close the wizard without selecting an
option. The default option will be applied.

Third Party Known Issues

The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of release of Toad Data Point 5.0.

Feature Platform Known Issue ID

Connect to DB2 If you are using the DB2 Client version 9.5, 9.7, or 10.1 in a Windows N/A
Database 8 or Windows Server 2012 environment, follow the instructions in
IBM DB2 Technote 1618434: http://www-
01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21618434.

Connect to Excel The following error is encountered when attempting to create a N/A
Database connection to an extremely large Excel file (for example, 20 MB or
larger): "Microsoft. ODBC Excel Driver. System resource exceeded."
For more information, see http://www.toadworld.com/products/toad-
data-point/f/36/p/20201/40998.aspx.
Workaround: Convert the Excel file to a CSV file.
Connect to Oracle (Oracle 10.2.0.1 client only) Attempting to connect to an Oracle N/A
Database database From Toad using the 10.2.0.1 Oracle client results in the
following error: “ORA-24909: call in progress. Current operation
canceled”. This is a known issue with this Oracle client
(http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=24909).
Workaround: Upgrade your Oracle client to a later version and
connect to the Oracle database.
Connect to Oracle 11 When connecting to Oracle 11, you must enter the password in the N/A
Database only proper case because passwords are case-sensitive.
Toad Data All Automation in Toad Data Point 3.3 or later requires .NET Framework N/A
Point 4.5 (or later). If you are using .NET Framework 4.0 without .NET

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Automatio Framework 4.5 (such as in Windows XP), you may encounter the
n following:
l After running a scheduled Automation script, Toad generates
an error message even though the script executes
successfully.
l In a Toad Intelligence Central environment, after running any
published Automation script (scheduled or un-scheduled),
Toad generates an error message even though the script
executes successfully.
Workaround: Upgrade your Windows OS to Windows 7 and install
.NET Framework 4.5 or later.
Data ODBC- DB2 In compatibility mode, the ODBC driver does not return enough N/A
z/OS information for the CommandBuilder to correctly generate update or
insert statements.
Editor Teradata If you experience performance issues using a Teradata connection, N/A
especially when using code completion in the Editor, use the
Teradata Non-X views (instead of the X views).
To use Teradata Non-X views
l Select Tools | Options | Database | Teradata and select the
Use Non-X views in Object Explorer option.
Export All To export to an Office 2003 or 2007 Excel instance, the Office N/A
Wizard/ Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) must be installed. You can install
One Click the PIAs from one of the following locations:
Export 2003 PIAs:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3c9a98
3a-ac14-4125-8ba0-d36d67e0f4ad&DisplayLang=en
2007 PIAs:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=59DAEB
AA-BED4-4282-A28C-B864D8BFA513&displaylang=en
Export Excel Avoid using Excel for exporting if your data has numeric values that N/A
Wizard/ require a high precision because Excel's precision is limited to 15
One Click digits. If you export numbers with more precision, the values are
Export rounded. If you export boundary numbers (max, min), rounded
numbers will exceed the data type limit.
Import DB2 When importing data using the Add Query feature and selecting a N/A
Wizard Single new table, TIMESTAMP data types are mapped to DATETIME
data types.
Object Cloudera A view is represented as a table in Impala, so views display as N/A
Explorer Impala tables in Toad. For more information, see
https://issues.cloudera.org/browse/IMPALA-1697.
Object Teradata You may experience issues if you attempt to view object details and N/A
Explorer/ your Teradata .Net Data Provider version does not correspond to the
Database Teradata database version to which you are connecting. Issues
Explorer include:
l Object details for a View containing a DATE data type
column do not display.
l Object details for a Table containing a NUMBER data type
column do not display.
Workaround: Install the Teradata .Net Data Provider version that

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corresponds with the Teradata database version to which you are

connecting. For example, if connecting to Teradata database version
14, use Teradata .Net Data Provider 14.11.
Object DB2 iSeries The primary Key column of an iSeries table displays as Nullable in N/A
Explorer/ the Database Explorer even though the Not Null checkbox was not
Database selected when creating the table.
Explorer
Query Sybase ASE Cross-connection query: Sybase has difficulty dealing with ST9686
Builder numeric literals in queries. You may encounter the following error: 8
Implicit conversion from datatype 'CHAR' to 'INT' is
not allowed. Use the CONVERT function to run this
query.
when attempting to execute a cross-connection query such as:
Select * from table where numeric_column = 50
Work-around: Change the query to something similar to the
following using the cast function:
Select * from table where numeric_column = CAST(50 AS
SIGNED)

Query Cassandra Cross-connection query: A query between Cassandra and either N/A
Builder and Excel 2010 or Access 2010 might fail to execute and display a lost-
Excel/Acces connection error.
s Workaround: Upgrade to Excel 2013 or Access 2013 (or later).

Getting Started
Contents of the Release Package
The Toad release package contains the following products:
1. Toad Data Point 5.0
2. Product Documentation, including:
l Installation Guide
l Online Help
l Release Notes
l User Guide
l Getting Started Guide

Installation Instructions
See the Toad Data Point Installation Guide for more information.

Product Licensing
To activate a purchased commercial license
1. In the Licensing dialog, enter your license (Authorization) key.
2. Enter the site message included with the license key.

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Globalization
This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such
as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about
supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. It supports simultaneous operation with
multilingual data. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western
Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.
This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: If the user overrides the default installation path
during installation, the new path specification cannot contain Unicode characters.

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