Release Notes
4/20/2018
These release notes provide information about the Toad DevOps Toolkit release.
Toad DevOps Toolkit 1.1 is a minor release, with enhanced features and functionality.
Toad DevOps Toolkit exposes key Toad for Oracle functionality (such as Code Analysis and Unit Testing) as programmable objects that can be called from DevOps scripts such as PowerShell or Visual Basic. This enables you to include database-development steps into your Continuous Integration model through tools such as Jenkins or Bamboo. What this all really means is that the deployment of Oracle application and database upgrades is now made much easier, keeping your team more productive and your end users satisfied with their business tools.
Toad DevOps Toolkit is standalone and independent from Toad for Oracle. The only requirement is that a Code Tester for Oracle repository is installed on the same system as Toad DevOps Toolkit. For version requirements, see the System Requirements.
The parent site for all Toad family products is ToadWorld.com, where you will find videos, blogs and podcasts, and much more.
The home of the Toad DevOps Toolkit community is https://community.toadworld.com/products/toad-devops-toolkit. Keep checking this site as Toad DevOps Toolkit continues to grow and add features to help you increase your productivity.
Two of the most-often used features of Toad World are the Forums and the Idea Pond. Go to https://community.toadworld.com/products/toad-devops-toolkit, then click the Idea Pond or Forum tab.
The Toad World blog pages feature a broad range of information, including topics of interest to our industry, as well as instructions from team members on how to use the latest Toad features.
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Memory |
Note: The memory required may vary based on the following:
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Hard disk space |
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Operating system |
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Database client |
An Oracle client must be installed and configured on the system where you are running Toad DevOps Toolkit. The following are supported:
Note: You must use the 32-bit version of Toad DevOps Toolkit with the 32-bit Oracle client, and the 64-bit version of Toad DevOps Toolkit with the 64-bit Oracle client. |
Database server |
Oracle versions:
Important: It is recommended that your client version be of the same release (or later) as your database server. This is an Oracle recommendation to prevent performance issues. |
Cloud database service |
Oracle Database as a Service on Amazon EC2 and Oracle Cloud |
In order to run Toad DevOps Toolkit against the database, the following privileges are required:
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Windows 7 |
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Windows 8 and later Windows Server 2012 and 2016 |
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A new Jenkins plugin is now available to automate certain tasks, rather than having to write a script. All of the required scripts are embedded in the plugin. To run the task, simply add it as a build step and complete the required information. The plugin supports Jenkins environment variables and credentials.
Available tasks are:
To install the plugin
The following Toad for Oracle features were introduced with the launch of Toad DevOps Toolkit.
Before you can use Toad DevOps Toolkit, you must add your license and then create an access key by running the License Manager utility. The License Manager utility enables you to add and manage your Toad World licenses and access keys. Both a valid license and an access key are required. Toad DevOps Toolkit licensing is term licensing, and you will be notified at runtime if the license is approaching the expiration
Important! Read this before you run the License Manager.
Access keys are used by Toad DevOps Toolkit to validate licenses without the need to log in to Toad World every time you want to run the product. They are secret keys created and tied to your specific Toad World account. As a result, they should not be handed out, as that would allow other people to use the licenses that are tied to your account.
You can create as many access keys as you want, and you can revoke them at any time. You cannot reactivate an access key after you revoke it. You must create a new one.
You can create a single access key to be used by multiple devices or you can create a separate access key for each computer that will run Toad DevOps Toolkit. Best practice is to create separate keys for each computer, so that if any computer is ever compromised, you can simply revoke that key while leaving the other keys available for use.
These instructions run the License Manager utility to apply trial and commercial licenses.
To add a license and access key
Log into Toad World using your Toad World account. The Licensing page of the utility is shown.
Do one of the following:
Click OK. The license is now shown under Your Licenses.
Click Add. The Key Name dialog is shown.
To revoke an access key
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