Summary
This Connector allows Spotfire® users to connect to Azure SQL or Azure Synapse using Azure AD Token Authentication or an Azure AD Personal Access Token. The functionality once connected is identical to the GA Spotfire® Microsoft SQL Server Connector.
More details about custom connectors can be found in this article.
Release v10
Published: August 2023
This zip file contains version 10.3.10.0, 11.5.10.0 and 12.0.10.0 of the
Custom Connector For Spotfire® To Connect To Azure SQL
v10.3.*.* is for Spotfire® 10.3 through 11.4
v11.5.*.* is for Spotfire® 11.5 through 11.8
v12.0.*.* is for Spotfire® 12.0 and newer
The build date is August 23rd 2023.
Fixed: Some previous versions of the 12.x build would not deploy onto Linux based Web Players and Automation Services.
Only updated build process - no code changes.
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June 28th 2023. Build Number: 10.3.9.0, 11.5.9.0 and 12.0.9.0
Fixed: Custom Queries not available in Spotfire 11.5 and above
Fixed: Focus not returning to Connection Dialog after Azure AD Authentication
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July 15th 2022. Build Number: 10.3.8.0, 11.5.8.0 and 12.0.8.0
Breaking Change: When upgrading to Spotfire 12, existing users must re-create any encrypted
Preferences. Only existing users are affected by this change which is
required to enable Linux support.
New: The Connector can now be deployed on Web Player on Linux with Spotfire 12
Changed: Version numbering changed from x.y.0.z to x.y.z.0 to comply with corporate standards
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December 21st 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.5 and 11.5.0.6
Fixed: Error when installing the Connector on Spotfire 11.6
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June 29th 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.5 and 11.5.0.5
New: The ability to retrieve the Access Token for the current user via IronPython is
now enabled/disabled via a Preference setting
New: Encryption of Preferences settings is now optional
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June 18th 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.4
New: Spotfire Web Player is now supported.
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June 16th 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.3
New : Access Token is now refreshed when it is about to expire
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June 14th 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.2
Breaking Change: Encryption is now required for the Connector Preference information.
The Custom Tool MUST be used to create an encrypted configuration and
this MUST be used in the Connector Preference setup.
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June 10th 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.1
New : A new Preference option was added to control whether the User Consent form is shown
during Microsoft Login
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June 8th 2021. Build Number: 10.3.0.0
Initial Release
This version is for Spotfire 10.3 and newer.