ApexSQL BI Monitor Changelog

What's new in ApexSQL BI Monitor 2018.07.0382

Mar 26, 2019

ENHANCEMENTS:
Chart annotation functionality is expanded to support team collaboration
Interactive integrated report viewer
New error handling and send logs functionality
Option for adding multiple services under the Add service page is added
Option for removing multiple services under the instance tree view is added
Options for enabling and disabling monitoring of multiple services under the instance tree view are added
Report scheduler enables running predefined and custom reports on a schedule
Send reports to email
The custom report now allows:
Combining of report templates into a single report
Combining predefined reports into a single report
Template report creation
FIXES:
"Input correct threshold values" error is encountered when saving a custom metric with enabled Trigger alerts while valid threshold values are inserted
"Not enough data for chart" message is shown in a custom report when multiple metrics are added for the same custom report item
"Not enough data for chart" message is shown in the report for Azure instance for all metrics
"Your data has not been submitted yet" message is shown when leaving SMTP profiles page even though no changes were made
Alert status is not indicated on the Alerts page
An alert overlay is missing on the collapsed group in the sidebar
Changes imposed under the Baseline threshold adjustment page for Utilization of processor time metric reset to its defaults after clicking the Save button
Charts overlap with each other under all performance metrics pages
Duplicated items in the drop-down list of the custom report page
Incorrect filtering of alerts when viewing alerts for a group
Manage credentials page data does not get refreshed with newly selected service data when changing the selection in the sidebar
Metric groups in grouped alert view are repeated
Metrics with integer values are not averaged to avoid decimals
Missing baseline checkboxes in metrics configuration grid
Missing information about service type on the Alert details page
Redundant parenthesis is visible in config baselines grid
Report type changes are not shown when creating a custom report
Service and System availability charts are positioned incorrectly when switching from Azure instance dashboard to SQL Server service dashboard
SMTP email profile can be created without a password
SQL Service report does not contain comprehensive information about the service
The "Disk reads per the second" metric use values in bytes while the unit states MB
The "Disk writes per the second" metric use values in bytes while the unit states MB
The Alerts page does not show alerts in the past 24 hours
The application cannot be installed when SQL Server with case sensitive collation is selected for hosting the repository database
The application cannot open the Maintenance and Alert actions configuration pages for SSAS instance
The application goes into an infinite loop showing a message that all data will be lost after changing and saving the user role from reader to power user
The application installer offers the machineuser format instead of the domainuser when the domain user starts the installation
The application shows blank reports when used with Internet Explorer
The attachment cannot be downloaded from the Add annotation dialog
The baseline for Available MB of memory metric is calculated but cannot be shown in the chart
The Disable once option is present for maintenance periods that are scheduled to happen only once
The disable options are not visible in the maintenance period form when previewing/editing maintenance period options
The export button on the Custom metrics page is disabled when no custom metrics are selected
The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 interrupts regular application installation and upon successful installation of .NET Framework restarts the machine but does not continue installation of the application
The performance counter for current user sessions per SSAS database is missing
The same user can be added more than once when different capitalization combination is used for the same name
The status charts in reports are utilizing the Y scale with numeric values not the states
The user cannot tell apart SMTP profiles that use the same SMTP mail server
The user with the Power user role can delete the administrator user under the User profiles page
The user with the Reader role can delete himself under the User profiles page
There is no validation when creating an Alert action profile when there are unsaved actions for the new profile
When disabling/enabling an instance using sidebar context menu the current page changes to group dashboard

New in ApexSQL BI Monitor 2018.06.0251 (Nov 7, 2018)

New in ApexSQL BI Monitor 2018.05.0249 (Oct 26, 2018)

New in ApexSQL BI Monitor 2018.04.0172 (Jul 16, 2018)

New in ApexSQL BI Monitor 2018.03.0115 (May 18, 2018)

Fixes:
Status metric charts do not use stepped lines
The firewall rule to allow inbound access to assigned web server port is not created during installation
The tooltip description does not display in the "Add user" and "Edit user" pages
The resizable text fields in "Custom metrics" and "Email profiles" tabs on the Alert action page are not limited to a minimum and maximum size
The reporting page allows the start time to be greater than the end time for generating reports
Object info in the Object details page is structured and laid out in a way that is inconsistent with the Database details page
An object cannot be changed in the Object details page due to the missing Object combo box
The "Refresh list" option is missing in the added service drop-down menu on the "Add service" page
The "Save configuration" button is not always visible in the metric configuration page as it scrolls up with the metric configuration grid
Alert grid grouping settings always force grouping by date when switching between services and groups
The integration service cannot be added for monitoring when a SQL Server Instance ID is different from its name
The informative message is missing when trying to enable monitoring of non-existing objects for the selected service
The metric values are being collected more frequently than the value set via the metric configuration page
The application’s metric measurement periods does not comply with the period configured in the metric configuration page
The service availability pie charts in the service dashboard are missing in the service dashboard after initial page opening
The user with the reader permissions is not allowed to change the layout options
An "Unknown error occurred" error is encountered when SQL Server instance service is not available when installer has to install the repository database on that instance
The "Log in" page displays an incorrect message when SQL Server that hosts the central instance is not running accessible
Confirmation messages are displayed in the white theme even when the dark theme is in use
The option to disable maintenance period is missing, thus forcing the user to delete and create a maintenance period again
When using the bookmarked pages or direct page address, the application does not open the specified page after entering credentials on the login page
After the service restarts, the users remain logged in and can continue to use the application
The idle session timeout for the web client cannot be set per user
The deleted user will stay logged on and will have a fully functional application until log out Selecting tab in the group’s Configuration page changes to a different tab after selecting a service in the service explorer and vice versa
The values in the baseline threshold do not use "," separator for thousands in the grid
The values in the baseline threshold do not use "," separator for thousands in tool-tips
The Status column in the dashboard table is not positioned next to the Instance column
The purged availability alert will not be recreated when the monitored service remains offline after the purging
Importing the already existing custom metric overwrites the existing one with the name changed
The search box in the Objects page does not filter objects using the entered name after navigating from the Database page via the specific database
There is no notification message that the trial has expired after the user logs in
The time frame in a generated SSAS report is wrong
The misleading message is displayed on the Add user page if the entered confirmation password is incorrect
The info message is not displayed on the Database page to inform that there is no database for the service selected in the service explorer after the service that contains databases
The activity log does not have the correct information for updated configuration
The warning message is missing when navigating from the Baselines configuration page where changes were made but not saved
The warning message is missing when navigating from the Devices configuration page where changes were made but not saved
The warning message is missing when navigating from the "Add custom report" page where changes were made but not saved
The Flip panel icon is missing in the Firefox web browser
The Rotate all button does not checks the current state of the panels
The alert charts for availability metrics do not use stepped lines
The battery bar in the Objects panel for the SSAS service is green even when objects are not detected or enabled
Time range fields are cut off after clicking on the Generate report button if the screen resolution is smaller than 1366 x 768
After enabling or disabling monitoring in table dashboard drop-down menu, the application switches to the Panel dashboard
Log activity does not detect all changes made in the single Save operation on the Configuration metrics page
A severity filter on the Alerts page is not checked by default, thus making alerts hidden
The Force comments on resolution option is not working when resolving multiple alerts at once
A warning message about unsaved changes is shown after clicking the Save button on the Alert details page, even when the changes are properly saved
A report generated on resolving alert does not have properly formatted alert value
Data points are missing in performance charts for some selected periods
Alert links are not working on The Group dashboard
Missing “minutes" and "alert" labels on the Add e-mail alert action profile page
Missing option to create SNMP provider when adding the alert action
SNMP trap test indicates success even an IP address cannot be determined as valid
Warning message on the broken connection should be displayed when click the Manage credentials option for an instance that is not available
The updater icon is not in the taskbar when it is running
The Save button can be clicked and the action executed even no changes were made on the Metric and Baselines configuration pages
The active Windows username is not displayed in the Manage credentials page
The tree view occupies the whole page in the mobile version and screen is not scrollable to the side to allow displaying anything but the tree view
The hamburger button in the mobile version will not open and close the service explorer
The local monitored instance will be marked as offline and data will not be collected when hosting system does not have a network connection
The warning message that data has not been submitted yet appears when navigating away from the Repository purging page even after changes are saved
Drill down via an alert box in a dashboard panel, displays all alerts, instead of alerts for the selected alert box group
The activity log does not log any information when adding a service fails
The navigation button is missing on the charts page when going back through the historic data
The Launch ApexSQL BI Monitor checkbox in the setup wizard can be checked by clicking out of the checkbox
Loading indicators on charts do not display properly in the Firefox browser
The "Execute command text" text box’s bottom border line is cut off
The "Edit user" page allows entering identical old and new passwords
Space between elements is not consistent on the Add SMTP profile page
Element alignments should be different in the Add/Edit user page
Separators are missing between numbers and titles in generated reports
The metric period cannot be increased/decreased with mouse scroll on the Add custom metric page
The logon screen is not centered in the mobile view
The available updates window is not centered on the screen
The "ApexSQL BI Monitor available updates" window is without theme
No user-friendly name is used for the saved report
The Help link is not correct on the Resources page
Unit of measurement is missing next to the metric name in the Alert details page
Alert indicators are not aligned in the table on the Alerts page
The charts' context menu is white when the dark theme is in use
The tooltips are missing for the Copy and Delete buttons on the Custom report page
The Central repository and Monitoring service labels in the setup wizard are positioned too far from its underlying controls
Threshold annotation is shown on charts even though alerting is disabled
Excessive scrollbars are present throughout the application
The warning message about unsaved changes is displayed when trying to change the metric configuration on a granular level
The low alert indicator is missing for the Availability group on the dashboard panel
The default naming scheme for a new custom metric/alert action/maintenance period is not consistent across the application
The redundant vertical scrollbar is present in all Configuration page tabs
The redundant vertical scrollbar is present in the User profiles table
The alert icon link next to chart name navigates to the Alerts page with the Last 24 hours option selected, and no alerts are listed in some cases
A link which leads to the Force comments on resolve option in the Administration page is missing in the error message displayed when resolving multiple alerts at once
The Clear button should not be displayed if the text box is empty on the Add service page
If the page is closed when the password validation error is displayed, the newly opened Add user page contains the same password validation error
The buttons lower borders are cut off in the Uninstall and Upgrade message boxes
Changes:
The username and password boxes on the Add service page are not available directly but as an advanced option

New in ApexSQL BI Monitor 2018.02.0042 (Mar 15, 2018)

Enhancements:
Monitor the most important SQL Server Analysis Service Multidimensional databases performance metrics in multiple SQL Server instances
Monitor the most important SQL Server Analysis Service cube and object performance metrics in multiple SQL Server instances
Monitor the ratio between two predefined metrics
Fixes:
A new SMTP server does not retain settings when created via the "Add email profile" panel
The application's installer uses the user entered Windows credential password for the LDF data file path, thus fully exposing the readable user-entered password in the application log file when LDF data file path ends with "" char
The "Internal server error" error is encountered when only a single metric value is collected for the alert details page chart
The SQL Server Integration Service's metrics are not enabled and monitored after adding the service for monitoring
The SQL Server Integration Service's metrics cannot be enabled by directly selecting one or multiple metrics after adding the service
When evaluation trial is expired, the user can still add a SQL Server service instance for monitoring
The context menu shows "Enable monitoring" option for all enabled services after disabling monitoring for one SQL Server service via the group dashboard panel
The context menu does not open via the dashboard panel manage button if the panel is rotated to its backside
The repository index rebuild operation executes automatically each time the repository data purge operation is completed
The data purge operation purges data in every chunk using the time at the moment the chunk data purge stars instead of the time the purge operation is started
The baseline calculated for seven days exactly doesn’t calculate per day of the week
The baseline calculation for seven days takes too long time and often do not complete at all
The baseline calculation doesn’t validate that at least one metric is selected
No indication that specific alert is read or unread in the "Alerts" page
The charts are missing the zoom indicator
The missing drill-down link in panel charts
The application triggers an excessive number of alerts for several metrics even the metric value state is not changed
The "Operating system" information doesn't show correct information for remote SQL servers
The repository database log file shrinks after every data purge execution
The default configuration applies to every new SQL Server added for monitoring, even if new configuration is previously applied to all monitored instances via All instances parent group
The special characters are not supported in the repository database name
The "Edit" button does not work in the "Edit alert action profile" page
Email profiles cannot be created using the "Add alert action profile” page
Drill down via the "Availability" section alert number hyperlink in the dashboard panel displays all alerts for that service instead of the availability related ones only
Unchecking all severity in the "Alerts" page displays all alerts
Every system alert is shown three times in the "Alerts" page if all types of SQL Server services are being monitored
The dropdown menus are pulled back immediately after the mouse click in Mozilla Firefox browser
Clicking on one checkbox in the "Alerts" page checks another alert
Missing filtering alerts by SQL Server service and measurement groups
Cannot reset the applied filter in the group dashboard panels after opening the service management menu in the dashboard panel
Adding SQL Server services is taking a long time because the devices cannot be added via the background process
Long SQL Server service names are cut off in dashboard panels
The created custom report misses metric names and units for all chart
There is no warning message that data will be lost when navigating out from the "Configuration" page if changes are made
Missing info about the category, type and metric values for custom metrics in the "Activity log"
The bar graph indicator in the SQL Server service instance dashboard cannot be used to drill down
The alert page does not display all alerts indicated in the instance dashboard alert indicator when the indicator is used to drill down
Downloading image of a graph does not offer the proper name
Navigating to a new tab or window displays the blank page in the Internet Explorer browser
The "Page not found" error is encountered when clicking on the "Help" link in "Resources" page
The monitored SQL Server service dashboard page does not open when the browser back function is used