Release Noteslink

November 2023link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector from version 58.0 to 59.0 of the Salesforce REST API. Learn more about the changes in Salesforce REST API's changelog.

We are gradually rolling out this change to all existing connectors.

October 2023link

Effective November 1, 2023, we will no longer sync:

• theFIVETRAN_FORMULA_HISTORY table;
• formula field translations into the sql, view_sql, and reason_null columns in the FIVETRAN_FORMULA table.

Starting February 1, 2024, we will drop FIVETRAN_FORMULA_HISTORY table, as well as the deprecated columns in the FIVETRAN_FORMULA table.

Instead, you can find formula field translations and error information in the FIVETRAN_FORMULA_MODEL and FIVETRAN_FORMULA_FAILURE_REASON tables.

We have added translation support for the following Global Variables:

• Api
• CustomMetadata
• Organization
• System.OriginDateTime

We now translate the formula fields containing these global variables. For more information about formula translations, see our documentation.

August 2023link

We have changed the Salesfore connector's API response to the Retrieve Connector Details API request to return the connecting_user_email, organization_id, and username fields in the config section of the response instead of the source_sync_details section.

We now filter and exclude deleted child records in our Roll-up Summary field calculations.

We no longer sync your formula field translations into the FIVETRAN_FORMULA and FIVETRAN_FORMULA_HISTORY tables. We will roll out this change to all existing connectors on October 1, 2023. However, we will continue syncing the formula field translations into the FIVETRAN_FORMULA_MODEL table and you can utilize them by setting the value of full_statement_version to true. For more information about the Salesforce formula utils model, see its documentation available on dbt hub.

July 2023link

We have added a new system table, FIVETRAN_FORMULA_FAILURE_REASON, to store the formula translation failure reasons.

We have added the following new system tables to store the metadata about picklist columns:

• FIVETRAN_PICKLIST_FIELD
• FIVETRAN_PICKLIST_FIELD_VALUE
• FIVETRAN_DEPENDENT_PICKLIST_RELATION

These tables count towards free Monthly Active Rows (MAR).

You can now opt to sync Salesforce formula fields using our REST API. For more information, see our API Configuration documentation.

May 2023link

We have added formula fields translation support for Databricks and PostgreSQL destinations.

April 2023link

We now re-import the AccountTeamMember and OpportunityTeamMember tables to capture updates. Previously, we incrementally synced these tables. We are gradually rolling out this feature to all existing customers.

March 2023link

We have added two new tables, ENTITY_DEFINITION and PUBLISHER.

January 2023link

We have renamed Legacy mode to Soft Delete mode in our Salesforce connectors and have made the following schema changes and improvements:

• In the Soft Delete mode, the tables now contain an additional column, _fivetran_deleted. Use the is_deleted or _fivetran_deleted columns to track deletes.
• Previously, we updated the is_deleted column to TRUE when we detected updates. Now, we set the is_deleted column to FALSE to accurately represent the state of the record at a specific time between the _fivetran_start and _fivetran_end timestamps.
• You can now switch the sync mode of a table from History to Soft Delete mode. Previously, you couldn't change the sync mode of a table once you activated history mode.

We are gradually rolling out these changes to all the existing connectors.

December 2022link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector from version 55.0 to 56.0 of the Salesforce REST API. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers.

August 2022link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector from version 54.0 to 55.0 of the Salesforce REST API. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers.

We have added a new system table, FIVETRAN_FORMULA_MODEL. We now sync Salesforce's formula field translations to the FIVETRAN_FORMULA_MODEL table. The new table doesn't impact the functionality of the FIVETRAN_FORMULA and FIVETRAN_FORMULA_HISTORY system tables.

March 2022link

The Salesforce connector no longer supports Live mode. We have migrated the existing connectors on Live mode to Soft Delete mode. You can also use history mode to track the history of your data.

February 2022link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector to the Salesforce BULK API 2.0 version. The connector now uses both the Salesforce BULK API and REST API for incremental syncs. Previously, the connector used the REST API for incremental syncs. We are gradually rolling out the Bulk API feature to all our customers. Your user experience may vary depending on the implementation status. Contact our support team to enable this feature on your connector.

December 2021link

We now support the IsArchived field. We are gradually rolling out this improvement to all existing customers. If you'd like to sync the IsArchived field, contact our support team.

November 2021link

We now convert empty strings ("") to null objects. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers. If you'd like to enable this feature on your connector, contact our support team.

October 2021link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector from version 50.0 to 53.0 of the Salesforce REST API. We have added support for the AuthorizationFormTextFeed object. We have removed support for the AppleDomainVerification object. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers. If you'd like to enable this feature on your connector, contact our support team.

March 2021link

We have fixed a bug where deleted records were missing from the OpportunitySplit object and were not being synced from Salesforce's Get Deleted endpoint. We will re-import the OpportunitySplit object based on our re-import logic. We are gradually rolling out this improvement to all existing customers. The re-imported OpportunitySplit object will count towards your monthly active rows. If you observe that deleted records are not marked as deleted in the OpportunitySplit object, contact our support team.

February 2021link

We now sync the following system tables by default and have removed them from the Schema tab on your connector details page:

• FIVETRAN_API_CALL
• FIVETRAN_QUERY
• FIVETRAN_FORMULA
• FIVETRAN_FORMULA_HISTORY

We now support custom metadata type objects. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers. If you'd like to enable this feature on your connector, contact our support team.

January 2021link

We now support the following Salesforce objects:

• Announcement
• ContentDocumentLink
• ContentFolderItem
• ContentFolderMember
• IdeaComment
• Vote

If you'd like to enable the feature on your connector, contact our support team.

November 2020link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector from version 45.0 to 50.0 of the Salesforce REST API. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers. If you'd like to enable this feature on your connector, contact our support team.

October 2020link

We have expanded the public API endpoints Create a Connector and Modify a Connector. Now you can authorize the following connectors by adding the auth section to payloads:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
• Salesforce

September 2020link

We now use Salesforce's Bulk API 2.0 for your connector's historical syncs. Previously, we used the REST API for the historical syncs. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers. If you'd like to enable this feature on your connector, contact our support team.

You can now select the FIVETRAN_FORMULA and FIVETRAN_FORMULA_HISTORY tables to sync from the Schema tab on your connector details page. We are gradually rolling out this new feature to all existing customers. If you'd like to enable this feature on your connector, contact our support team.

August 2020link

We have released Fivetran history mode for Salesforce. You can turn on history mode for any table and capture every version of each record in your destination. With history mode, you can analyze data from a particular point in time or analyze how data has changed over time. To learn more, read our history mode documentation.

We are gradually rolling out history mode to existing customers. If you'd like to access history mode immediately, contact our support team.

We have released pre-built, dbt Core-compatible data models for Salesforce. Find the models in Fivetran's dbt hub or data models documentation. Learn more about our dbt Core integration in our Transformations for dbt Core documentation*.

* dbt Core is a trademark of dbt Labs, Inc. All rights therein are reserved to dbt Labs, Inc. Fivetran Transformations is not a product or service of or endorsed by dbt Labs, Inc.

We now capture deletes of history tables using the is_deleted field from Salesforce. Read our History tables documentation for more information.

We have disabled history mode for Salesforce history tables because history tables track object history by default. The changes made to an object over time are recorded in the Salesforce history tables using field history tracking.

June 2020link

We no longer capture deletes for tables with names ending with _HISTORY, for example, OBJECT_NAME_HISTORY. Deletes from these tables contributed an unacceptably high amount of monthly active rows.

You can now select the FIVETRAN_API_CALL and FIVETRAN_QUERY tables to sync from the Schema tab on your connector details page.

April 2020link

We now add a _fivetran_synced column while syncing empty tables and columns from the source.

March 2020link

We can now re-import tables that can't be incrementally updated. We automatically detect tables with replicateable = false and updateable = false values and re-import them in full. We mark the re-imported tables as notRecommended in the dashboard and exclude them from incremental syncs by default. However, you can choose to include them.

December 2019link

• We now force the creation of schemas, even if they contain no data. This is especially helpful for Looker users since Looker's pre-built SQL queries fail if all tables and columns in a schema are not present. Previously, we did not create schemas when they contained no data.

• Even if a column is not populated in the source, we create a column for it in the destination with null records.

Note: We will not create a column if you have not selected it in the column config.

We are rolling out this improvement in a phased manner to ensure connector reliability. It may not be available to every customer right away. Contact our support team if you'd like to be included in the early phase of the rollout.

July 2019link

We have upgraded our Salesforce connector from Salesforce API version 41.0 to 45.0. The upgrade supports new objects available in Salesforce API 45.0. We will roll out the new version of our connector to all customers gradually over 3 months starting on July 12th.

New objects:

• AccountContactRoleChangeEvent
• AppDefinition
• AppTabMember
• BatchApexErrorEvent
• Calendar
• ColorDefinition
• ContactPointTypeConsent
• ContactPointTypeConsentHistory
• ContactRequest
• ContactRequestShare
• ContentDocumentSubscription
• ContentNotification
• ContentTagSubscription
• ContentUserSubscription
• ContentVersionComment
• ContentVersionRating
• ContentWorkspaceSubscription
• CustomHelpMenuItem
• CustomHelpMenuSection
• CustomHttpHeader
• DataIntegrationRecordPurchasePermission
• DataUseLegalBasis
• DataUseLegalBasisHistory
• DataUseLegalBasisShare
• DataUsePurpose
• DataUsePurposeHistory
• DataUsePurposeShare
• EmailDomainFilter
• EmailRelay
• EmbeddedServiceLabel
• EventChangeEvent
• EventRelationChangeEvent
• FlowRecordRelation
• FlowStageRelation
• IconDefinition
• IframeWhiteListUrl
• Image
• ImageShare
• Individual
• IndividualHistory
• IndividualShare
• LightningExitByPageMetrics
• LightningExperienceTheme
• LightningToggleMetrics
• LightningUsageByAppTypeMetrics
• LightningUsageByBrowserMetrics
• LightningUsageByFlexiPageMetrics
• LightningUsageByPageMetrics
• ListEmailChangeEvent
• ListEmailIndividualRecipient
• MyDomainDiscoverableLogin
• OnboardingMetrics
• OpportunityContactRoleChangeEvent
• OrderStatus
• PermissionSetTabSetting
• PlatformStatusAlertEvent
• Recommendation
• RecordAction
• RecordActionHistory
• SiteIframeWhiteListUrl
• TabDefinition
• TaskChangeEvent
• TaskRelationChangeEvent
• TopicUserEvent
• UserChangeEvent
• UserEmailPreferredPerson
• UserEmailPreferredPersonShare

April 2019link

• You can now configure your Salesforce connector through the Fivetran REST API. This feature is in BETA and available only for Standard and Enterprise accounts.

March 2019link

• Fivetran will add a log message to Customer Logs when skipping an infrequently updated table.

November 2018link

You can now trigger re-syncs of individual tables from your Fivetran dashboard:

The re-sync button appears when you hover your cursor over the row that contains the table name.

This feature is available for the following connectors:

• DynamoDB
• MongoDB
• MySQL
• NetSuite SuiteAnalytics
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• Salesforce
• SQL Server
• Zuora

September 2018link

System columns, like IsDeleted and SystemModstamp, can no longer be excluded in column configuration.

April 2018link

We have upgraded the Salesforce API to v41.