August 19-21, 2024 — 8.31 Release Notes¶
Attention
The release has completed.
For differences between the in-advance and final versions of these release notes, see Release notes change log.
Data lake updates¶
Polaris Catalog: New system function for troubleshooting issues with syncing Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables - Preview¶
With this release, we are pleased to announce the public preview of the system function SYSTEM$SEND_NOTIFICATIONS_TO_CATALOG. This function sends a notification to a Polaris Catalog, and if the send fails it returns an error message explaining why. This error message is helpful for diagnosing why a Snowflake-managed Iceberg table isn’t syncing to a Polaris Catalog.
Iceberg tables: Support for time travel queries using third-party engines — General availability¶
With this release, we are pleased to announce the general availability of support for time travel queries on Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables when you use a third-party compute engine like Apache Spark.
For more information, see Time travel for Iceberg tables.
Release notes change log¶
Announcement |
Update |
Date |
|---|---|---|
Release notes |
Initial publication (preview) |
16-Aug-24 |
Iceberg tables: Support for time travel queries using third-party engines |
Added to Data lake updates section |
23-Aug-24 |