CopyStorm/Medic 8.42.1

Release Date: 18-Dec-18

This is a  minor feature and bug fix release. As always, existing CopyStorm/Medic configuration files are backwards compatible.

Patch Levels

18-Dec-18 Original Release

Add New Command Line Switches

The following command line switches have been added for overriding parameters in a CopyStorm/Medic configuration file.

  • -proxyHost
  • -proxyPort
  • -proxyUser
  • -proxyUser
  • -dbSchema

Fix a Bug Where Log File TimeStamps Were Formatted Incorrectly

Java programmers should know that SimpleTimeFormat is not thread safe and if used concurrently in multiple threads may format a time like “24:13:63”  Use the thread safe FastDateFormat class from the Apache project instead.

Add Experimental Tool to Find Tables/Fields Not Visible For Backup

A new CopyStorm/Medic tool, Permission Checker, will scan a Salesforce instance and discover tables and/or fields that are defined according to the Salesforce meta data API but are not visible via the SOAP or REST API.