beta-20160728.md

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Jul 28, 2016

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New Features

• Foreign keys can now reference multiple columns. #8033
• The dump command can now be run by any user with SELECT privilege on the table. #7974
• INTEGER and DECIMAL types can now be mixed in arithmetic expressions without casts. #7756
• The --join flag can now be specified multiple times, as an alternative to specifying a comma-separated list. #7876

Bug Fixes

• Range leases are now preserved across splits, fixing a source of inconsistent reads. #7955
• Fixed a panic when single-statement transactions were aborted after an automatic retry. #8010
• Parsing of time zone offsets is now more lenient, improving compatibility with JDBC drivers. #7929
• Unbounded columns are now allowed in empty column families. #7969
• The target columns of INSERT and UPDATE statements are now required to be given in unqualified form. #7911
• Fixed a potential deadlock in the gossip subsystem and SQL leases. #8011, #8019

Performance Improvements

• Snapshots are now sent prior to the Raft configuration change, minimizing the window of reduced availability. #7833

Doc Updates

• Added docs on the cockroach dump command. #472
• Updated Recommended Production Settings to clarify how CockroachDB allocates file descriptors when the limit is under the recommended amount. #480
• SQL statements, data types, and data definition topics are now available at-a-glance in the sidebar. #483

Contributors

This release includes 63 merged PRs by 17 authors. We would like to thank first-time contributor Rushi Agrawal from the CockroachDB community.