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ModuleTypeOctober 21, 2026. Version 7.98.12Preview (Download here)
DATA ETLEnhancementBetter handling of folders for csv files, to prevent incompatible file in the same folder.
SharePointFixedA override URL containing & would not work.
FileManagementEnhancementNextcloud: Source-Folder can now use a direct file URL https://abc987.hstgr.cloud/index.php/f/123
7.98.7
GetJsonBoolean()NewReads the boolean value of a named field out of a JSON string.
GetJsonString()NewReads the string value of a named field out of a JSON string.
GetJsonNumber()NewReads the numeric value of a named field out of a JSON string.
SharePoint OnlineFixedUsing the “Normal” transfer mode did not handle % (Percent) correctly
SharePoint OnlineEnhancementRate-limit management: The message now details where the rate-limit was imposes (Source/Destination and type)
SharePoint OnlineEnhancementRetrieving files (download) is now 30% faster and with much less workload on the Azure backend hence reducing potential rate-limit
SharePoint SEEnhancementNative support for SharePoint SE.
7.95
SharePointEnhancementFileManagement – SharePoint Online: The time spent processing folders (not the creation process) has been removed. This is SIGNIFICANT when you have 20k folders or more, where this step could previously take anywhere from 20 minutes to several days, rising exponentially.
SharePointEnhancementFileManagement – SharePoint Online: Folder processing performance enhancement for folder action Do not migrate empty folders
SharePointEnhancementSupport for Image column type
SharePointEnhancementSupport for Location column type
SharePointEnhancementSupport for folders in lookup-lists.
SharePointEnhancementDynamic URL + [<Alternative destination path>] : New support for prefixiing [<Alternative destination path>] with ../ to enable the destination path to ‘continue’ AFTER the path specified in the Dynamic URL
SharePointFixedWhen using the keyword TestNoUserValidation in [<Override-JobMode>] did not retrieve the Version Count when having >10 complex data type columns.
SharePointFixedWhen a file had an extension > 20 characters the job would crash – the extension will now be truncated and a warning message issued.
SharePointFixedCreating folder would leave the entries in the log as ‘Pending’ but all was created ok.
SharePointFixedThe Validate user window had the columns mixed up. Also resized to display more users.
SharePointFixedAsync processing could start multiple notifications on same job under heavy workload.
SharePointFixed[<Override-ColumnMapping>] : [Content Type ID]=skip! did not work in combination with AutomapAllColumns
SharePointFixedUsing SharePoint on-prem (any version) would generate false warnings mentioning the column name _DisplayName.
NextcloudEnhancementMetaVox: cloning of SP/SPO columns and views to MetaVox
NextcloudEnhancementSupport for MetaVox 2.1 and DateTime column data type.
NextcloudEnhancementOneDrive migration to Nextcloud.
NextcloudEnhancementSupport for Nextcloud servers having TLS 1.3 ONLY enforcement.
NextcloudEnhancementSupport for Dynamic URL
NextcloudEnhancementAs-You-Go to Nextcloud/Content Governance: New toolbar button to view the accounts that have been used from your licensed account pool.
InstallerSystemNew required auto-installed component: .Net 10 Runtime
InstallerEnhancementNew install options (free software): - PostgreSQL 18.3 database server with automatic SMARTBI database (x64) configured as autostart Windows Service. Recommended for high performance BI. - PostgreSQL PG Admin (administration of the PostgreSQL server) - Power BI Desktop with automatic SMARTBI x64 ODBC configuration - SQL Server Management Studio v22 (x64)
FileManagementEnhancementWhen creating many folders (>50,000), performance would degrade exponentially. This process now has an almost flat performance curve.
FileManagementEnhancementPostgreSQL support as BI database Server
FileManagementEnhancementVersion history scope & version trimming: The Options tab now lets you specify exactly how much version history to include — majors, minors on the latest major, and minors on all others — instead of the previous all-or-nothing choice. Defaults are unchanged. Read more here The same setting works as a trimming tool on existing content: migrate a library onto itself and versions outside the scope are removed in place, with file identity and permissions intact. The SMART BI reports show which libraries in the tenant carry the storage weight in version history, so you can target the ones that actually pay off.
FileManagementFixedRate-Limit imposed by MS for download of files from SPO was not reported to the log
TransformationsFixedValues having ~ (Tilde character) did not work correctly
TransformationsFixedValues starting with Select throwed an exception because it was interpreted as a SQL statement
SMART BINewContent Governance: 2 new templates for Power BI Desktop: - SMART BI Job - SMART BI Files
SMART BINewFunction to determine the database type used for SMART BI: GetSMARTBIDBMS() Use this function to implement DBMS vendor specific SQL syntax. Return Values: - MSSQL - PostgreSQL
SMART BINewNew table smart_bi_metadata that collects all column level metadata for each file.
SystemNewSMART Content Governance
SystemFixedThe timezone conversion Windows API did not work on certain VM computers. Rewritten in c# .net 8.0
SystemChangeThe default Temp folder (..\SMART Migration\Temp) has moved from %Public% to %LocalAppData% for Windows compliance reasons. Notice that you may redirect the Temp folder anywhere you want. To do this you open the configuration file (Account tab Open configuration file) and add a section if not already there: [Profile] Temp=C:\myfolder
DataETLFixedAWS as source could give a fatal error
DataETLEnhancementFileShare inventory: If a file’s type have a space or illegal character it is stripped off including the rest after the space or illegal character. The full file name remains untouched.
Job ServerFixeddatabase error in some cases related to SMART BI when having multiple concurrent jobs.
FunctionsEnhancementNew function StringCheckSum() The function returns a MD5 checksum of the string.
UIEnhancementAutomatically adapting to changed “Display resolution” and scaling.
RepositoryEnhancementRepository support for Unicode, so it can store international characters such as Greek or Chinese. This also gives a significant performance improvement in FileManagement when >500,000 files have been previously processed in any job. - All varchar columns in all tables are converted to nvarchar (in the internal repository database only). - New char/text columns are automatically created as nvarchar (Unicode) (SQL Server only).
RepositoryEnhancementAccount/Repository: New tool Optimize database indexes to optimize SQL Server database indexes as they become fragmented over time.
RepositoryEnhancementAccount/Repository: New tool Update database to support Unicode to convert database varchar columns to nvarchar (Unicode). This is done on all tables, including any tables you have created.
JobFixedJobs could be terminated with the message ‘Terminated unexpectedly’. This typically occurred in scenarios where PowerShell components were part of a completed job that was started immediately before the terminated job.
DocumentationNewNew module added for AI chat, based on the online documentation. The prompt is powered by Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 4.5. You can ask any question related to SMART Migration, both technical and conceptual. Answers are given purely from the documentation — any updates to the documentation are automatically included in the AI response.
ModuleTypeNot completed in current build
SystemEnhancementHigh DPI support for crisp and clear display.