PowerConnect SP 8.03 Release notes (ABAP)

Upgrade

Upgrade steps are described in the following KB: Upgrading PowerConnect ABAP 8.X to latest release

Known problems

• BCSET Activation Transport release error

Changes

New

• New OpenTelemetry Trace based on STAD data (STAD_TRACE);

• New Odata service data extractor (ODATA_SERVICE);

• New AMC Recipient list extractor (SMAMC);

• New Cross System locks extractor (SMCL);

• New Bank payment monitor extractor (BNK_MONI);

• New DMF RFC data extractor (DMFLOG_RFC);

• New MS SQL AlwaysOn status extractor (MSS_DB02_AOOV);

• New MS SQL Memory overview extractor (MSS_DB02_MEMORY);

• New MS SQL Large tables extractor (MSS_DB02_LRGTAB);

• New KPI Extraction framework (beta);

Improvements

• Data compression approach during uploading has been changed;

• BD87_DYN: Segment data can be stored in the main event;

• BD87_DYN: IDOC statuses can be deactivated in the filter;

• WPER: Enhanced with status group field (similar to WE02/BD87_DYN);

• SRT_MONI: Enhanced with possibility to store payload on header level;

• SRT_MONI: Enhanced to capture XML attributes as part of payload;

• SRT_MONI: New SRT_MONI Interface name filter;

• SXMB_MONI: Enhanced with possibility to store payload on header level;

• SXMB_MONI: Enhanced to capture XML attributes as part of payload;

• HDBS_SLT: Enhanced to collect data for all applications;

• LOGS: Enhanced to be able to ignore old files;

• TREAD_DYN: Filter is enhanced with Timezone field;

• STRUST: Enhanced with certificate revocation status;

• SMQ1/SMQ2: Enhanced with destination in statistics subtype;

• SMQ2_TRFCQIN: Enhanced with possibility to pull delta data;

• RZ10: Enhanced with Kernel default values;

• SM37: Event timestamp for running jobs is set to collection time;

• SU01: Is able to extract user license information;

• BGRFC_MON: Requires filter to pull the data;

Bug fixes

• SM59: fixed the case when the extractor is not working after the installation;

• ST02_MEM: fixed the missing Heap memory Max value;

• SCU3: Data conversion issue fix (for tables with LOB types);

• Syncronization: fixed bug when tables with the only key fields cannot be synchronized;

• Group filter maintenance issue fix;

• OpenTelemetry AnyValue UTCLONG type mapping fix;

• Endpoint filter data kind bug fix;

• LTRC_CHECK compatibility fix;

• STATS trace reader timestamp conversion(NW7.50);

• OTLP Fiori span kind fix;

• ORA_DB02_TSOV: free segments are not extracted by default anymore;

• Various bug minor bug fixes and security improvements;