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Release Notes: Trace

Trace 18.2.4.0

  • 7163: Updated old “/log-mr%s” release notes URLs to new “/release-notes/%s” format.
  • 7138: Now you can undo the action performed by the Clear button.
  • 7137: Clear button now clears only selected rows.
  • 4362: Added count of selected files to the bottom of the “Trace File Downloads” pane.
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Release Notes: Trace

Trace 18.2.3.0

  • 7161: Fixed a bug causing Method R Trace to incorrectly include a ‘\’ prefix when calculating the base name of a file name.
  • 7139: Fixed a bug in which Method R Trace could use the oldest preamble found in a trace file instead of the newest one.
  • 5598: Cleaned up the processing of clicks when selecting a “Trace Files Downloads” row.
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Release Notes: Trace

Trace 18.2.2.3

  • 7141: Method R Trace now pauses in-flight downloads while any script is running in the same worksheet.
  • 7136: Removed “METHODR_” from each fetched trace file name.
  • 7133: Method R Trace now reveals any errors that might occur during its installation script execution.
  • 7119: Updated title and copyright information in the installation script.
  • 7118: Use fixed-pitch font to make the installation script and the script’s output easier to read.
  • 7112: Introduced new METHODR user and MRTRACE PL/SQL package in the installation script to support more accurate trace file collection.
  • 7108: Method R Trace now exposes details about file download errors in each relevant Trace File Downloads row.
  • 7104: New “Clear rows” button clears the “Trace File Downloads” section.
  • 7103: Fixed a bug causing Method R Trace to display SQL or PL/SQL statement text as “cursor#%d at file ‘%s’” instead of showing the SQL or PL/SQL itself.
  • 6974: Removed “Show progress dialog for downloads larger than:” dialog, because now we show a progress bar in the new Status column for each download.
  • 6973: New progress bar makes it clear when Method R Trace is downloading a file.
  • 6787: Removed unnecessary SQL executions from within the trace file scope, yielding better script execution measurement accuracy.
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Release Notes: Workbench

Workbench 8.0.4.2

  • 7090: Fixed a bug causing mrskew to take too long when processing a trace file with lots of BINDS lines preceding each EXEC.
  • 7074: Fixed a bug causing Workbench not to recognize OpenJDK as a usable flavor of Java.
  • 7063: Fixed a misleading no-license-found dialog message.

 

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Release Notes: Trace

Trace 18.2.1.0

  • 7096: License dialog switches from “(%d days)” to “(%d hours)” when the license expiry is less than 48 hours away.
  • 7055: You can now drag rows from the Trace File Downloads panel to the Method R Workbench files pane.
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Release Notes: Trace

Trace 18.2.0.7

  • 7087: Changed license validation process so that a license is valid until 23:59:59 UTC instead of 00:00:00 UTC on the date specified.
  • 7083: Files list is now presented as an historical record of Trace File Downloads rather than a list of Local Trace Files.
  • 7082: Replaced button text labels with icons.
  • 7080: Exposed the Change download directory widget on the front page of the application, which makes it easy to change the location to which the next trace file will be downloaded.
  • 7079: Updated Method R Trace Update Center text.
  • 7072: Fixed a bug causing mrtrace not to install correctly from the SQL Developer Update Center.
  • 7065: Cleaned up the Trace File Downloads panel by removing the Node Name and Instance Name columns.
  • 7056: Changed Trace File Downloads pane column names and column order to match the names in the Method R Workbench files pane.
  • 6943: Eliminated Ask to download files larger than preference in favor of Show progress dialog for downloads larger than preference.
  • 6938: Reduced the distribution size by removing unused jar files.
  • 6937: Show favicon in Trace File Downloads tab label.
  • 6757: Fixed a bug preventing the Trace File Downloads pane from minimizing properly (the “Big Icon” bug).
  • 6203: Updated Method R Trace logos and icons throughout the extension.
  • 5952: Fixed a bug causing an uncloseable trace file download progress dialog not to close after the file is downloaded.
  • 5755: Fixed a bug causing mrtrace not to trace the first session after an Oracle SQL Developer restart.
  • 5597: Removed Project, Author, and Description fields in deference to the more robust and useful Method R Workbench file tagging feature.
  • 5596: Changed the license management UI to match the Method R Workbench application experience.
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Release Notes: Workbench

Workbench 8.0.3.2

  • 7018: Renamed $experience_id (alias $exp_id) to $island_id. Also renamed exp.rc to island.rc.
  • 7015: Redefined $experience_id to match the value found in a trace line matching the %s in *** EXPERIENCE ID:(%s).
  • 7013: The new island.rc file (formerly exp.rc) now projects the file name into the report output.
  • 6992: Fixed the Help › Check for Updates… download dialog so it’s wide enough now to display the whole bundle filename.
  • 6917: Replaced Save Output dialog for macOS, and fixed a bug that intermittently caused the Save Output dialog from closing properly.
  • 6505: Added a new automatic Check for Updates… feature.
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Release Notes: Workbench

Workbench 8.0.2.6

  • 7006: Fixed a bug in which restarting Workbench did not restore check marks for files that had been selected when Workbench was previously closed.
  • 7005: Fixed a bug in which some Preferences changes are not persisted when Workbench is restarted.
  • 6986: Fixed a bug in which clicking Cancel from the Profiler Preferences panel could result in a parameter’s value not being restored to its original representation.
  • 6983: Fixed a bug that caused the Workbench application to crash if you hold open the About or Help › License dialog for more than a few seconds.
  • 6955: More gracefully handle file system changes to files that are loaded within the Workbench application.
  • 6861: Preferences panel is now modal.
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Release Notes: Workbench

Workbench 8.0.1.1

  • 6994: Fixed a bug causing tags and filters in the files pane to misbehave.
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Release Notes: Workbench

Workbench 8.0.0.88

  • 6981: Removed the “alias call=” string from trcsess scripts generated by –script=mswin.
  • 6976: Documented the requirement for MRWORKBENCH_INSTALL environment variable in the mrprof man page.
  • 6957: Fixed a bug causing the version number to render improperly when using –version.
  • 6952: calls.rc file indents SQL text in addition to the call name.
  • 6929: New mrls –tags option shows trace file tags stored in the Method R Workbench database.
  • 6911: Removed single quotes from the default group and select labels.
  • 6893: Fixed a bug causing mrprof to report dramatically exaggerated LIO counts for RPC EXEC calls.
  • 6887: Canonicalized and alphabetized action names to make them easier to find.
  • 6879: Moved the buttons that affect the output pane to be close to the output pane.
  • 6876: Renamed the actions to be shorter, more consistent, and easier to search.
  • 6872: mrprof now renders tag information for the input file in its Method R Profile HTML report.
  • 6846: Fixed a bug causing the “?” character in the VERSION column to align improperly sometimes.
  • 6845: New mrls –status option shows mrls status in each row of output.
  • 6841: Workbench now loads all sample files when you click the “…load sample files” link.
  • 6837: Changed Files pane footer status to provide more information about how many files have been selected, loaded, and filtered.
  • 6821: New Reset button makes it easy to restore preferences to factory defaults.
  • 6820: References to “id” have been changed to “ID”.
  • 6818: mrprof now puts the licensee’s full name into the profile HTML report.
  • 6782: New filter widget for the middle pane makes it easy to find the report or manipulation you’re looking for with just a few keystrokes.
  • 6781: New search field makes it easy to filter your view of the files pane.
  • 6776: New “Response time by call begin and end time sequence” report makes it easy to see the timeline of when calls were executed, even across trace files.
  • 6760: Added license ID to license key information.
  • 6736: Renamed the “ORA” column to “VERSION”.
  • 6732: Changed hover highlight color to a theme-consistent light blue.
  • 6716: New “Response time by file name and line number for a given call name pattern” report makes it easy to identify exactly where (file name and line number) your set of trace files’ longest-duration calls are.
  • 6693: Changed spelling of “sharable” to “shareable” throughout the product.
  • 6676: Fixed a man page bug that mistakenly referred to –exp instead of –rc=exp.rc.
  • 6664: Files pane filter helps you remove clutter, to see only the files that you want to see.
  • 6644: Fixed a bug in which $ssqlid would display differently in mrskew than in mrprof.
  • 6591: Fixed doc typo.
  • 6573: Added File › Add Sample… feature.
  • 6548: Show all the digits of the Oracle version number instead of just the first two.
  • 6543: New integrated Workbench application automatically profiles your trace files as you load them.
  • 6536: Open an input trace file in your default application for .trc files with a single click.
  • 6506: New “Tags” column in the Files pane works in conjunction with the new filter feature to make it easier for you to organize and find your trace files.
  • 6504: Fixed a bug causing mrprof to incorrectly handle input files whose names contain invalid XML characters.
  • 6491: Fixed a problem with column-head checkbox not responding consistently to clicks.
  • 6258: Changed “R” column label to “DURATION”.
  • 5889: mrprof and the Method R Tools utilities are now fully integrated in a rich, full-featured Method R Workbench application.