Release Notes

All platforms - Server: Migrate database from SQLServer/MySQL to Jet

We enabled the database migration from supported SQL backends (MySQL and SQLServer) to Jet using the server's WebAdmin utility.

We plan to deprecate the SQL backends soon. So, if you're still running your on-prem Plastic Server with MySQL or SQLServer as database backend, we strongly recommend to migrate to Jet backend soon (our own embedded, super-fast repo storage).

To access to the migration tool, just open the Plastic Server's WebAdmin (Usually on http://localhost:7178) >> Configuration >> Repository Storage

And then, click on Change storage

(You will only see this option if your server is using MySQL or SQLServer as database backend)

And finally, while migrating, you should see a screen like this:

Command-line client: Edited the help of the transformed formatting option of the ls command.

The transformed formatting option now includes a note about reading the Administrator guide to learn more about Transformable workspaces.

Windows - Proxy: Service management using plasticd proxy subcommands.

Now it is possible to install, uninstall, start & stop Plastic Proxy service by using plasticd proxy subcommands:

* plasticd proxy --installservice -> installs the "Plastic Proxy" service (it does not start it up)

* plasticd proxy --start -> starts the "Plastic Proxy" service

* plasticd proxy --stop -> stops the "Plastic Proxy" service

* plasticd proxy --restart -> restarts the "Plastic Proxy" service

* plasticd proxy --status -> prints the status of the "Plastic Proxy" service

* plasticd proxy --uninstallservice -> stops and uninstalls the "Plastic Proxy" service

For further info about the Plastic Proxy see this link

For the proper way of working of the proxy server, remember creating a plasticcached.network.conf config file in the Plastic SCM server installation directory.

Example of C:\Program Files\PlasticSCM5\server\plasticcached.network.conf :

[
  {
    "port": 8085,
    "type": "tcp",
    "security": "none"
  }
]

(You can find a copy of this example config file in C:\Program Files\PlasticSCM5\server\config_samples directory).

macOS - PlasticX: Plastic links are handled by PlasticX

Now, when clicking on a plastic link, it will be directly opened in PlasticX, without asking you with which version of Plastic you want to open it.

Command-line client: Updated the help by removing the {type} format option of the gettaskbranches command.

Because all Plastic SCM branches are of type "smart" since a long time ago, we removed the {type} format option of the gettaskbranches command. This type displayed if a branch was "smart" or not.

Command-line client: Edited the help of the log, ls, and history commands.

We added a note in the help of the log, ls, and history commands to let you know that the options --xml and --format cannot be combined. These commands will ignore the --format option if you run them using both options.