Announcing Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c Articles and UA Assets!

This blog highlights all the new features of Veridata 23c, the new Veridata architecture, and the Documentation Assets published:

New Features

Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Release 23c (23.1.0.0.0) includes the following new and changed features.

New Modernized User Interface

Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c comes with a newly designed modernized user interface which is more intuitive. See the Oracle GoldenGate Home page in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

New Built-In Repository Database

You do not have to maintain a separate repository database for Oracle GoldenGate Veridata. Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c comes with built-in repository database which is MySQL. For more information, see Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Architecture in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

No more dependency on Oracle Fusion Middleware

Oracle WebLogic was the application server used in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata. Starting from Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c, there is no more dependency on Fusion Middleware, as Oracle WebLogic has been replaced with a light-weight Helidon application server. For more information, see Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Architecture in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

Simplified Installation

The installation of Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c has been made simple, which is now a two-step process:
  1. Install Oracle GoldenGate Veridata.
  2. Run the vdtca.sh to configure Oracle GoldenGate Veridata.
For more information, see Installing and Running Oracle GoldenGate Veridata in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

Export/Import Utility

Starting from Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c, the Export and Import utilities are also available in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata UI. For more information, see Utilities in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

REST API

Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c is supported with REST APIs.

User Management

There are various roles in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata and these roles are categorized into various User Groups. The users can be assigned to these User Groups accordingly. For more information, see User Management in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

Single command to start Oracle GoldenGate Veridata

Start from Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c, you need just a single command to start Oracle GoldenGate Veridata. You do not have to start the Application server and repository database separately.

Enhanced Report

Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c comes up with new enhanced way of displaying the Job reports.

Behavioral Changes

VGPP Utility

Starting from Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c, the GoldenGate Parameter Processing for Veridata (VGPP) has been deprecated. It has been integrated with the Import utility. The Import utility can accept both the file formats .xml and .prm as inputs to perform the Oracle GoldenGate Veridata configurations.

User Management

Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c comes with enhanced User Management. You can now create, delete, edit, users, and user groups from the Oracle GoldenGate Veridata User Interface itself. For more information, see User Management in Oracle GoldenGate Veridata Documentation.

Veridata 23c Architecture

The Oracle GoldenGate Veridata architecture comprises the following:

  • Veridata Agent

    It is a light-weight Java program that runs either on DB systems or remotely. The Veridata agent interacts with the source or target DBs to fetch and return blocks of data rows, the column-level detail, and execute updates for repairs.

  • Veridata Web Server

    Compares data, confirms out-of-sync data, repairs data and produces reports. It also coordinates the jobs across all other components.

  • Repository Database

    Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c supports only MySQL Server database to store the metadata.

Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c Architecture

The architecture also consists of three main utilities.

  • Vericom Utility

    It is a command line interface. Veridata Command Line Interface. All the administration tasks performed in GUI can be done via this utility.

  • Export and Import Utilities

    Used to Export Configuration files of existing Oracle GoldenGate Veridata and import it to the Veridata 23c. The utilities are mainly used in the migration process of Oracele GoldenGate Veridata Servers. The Import Utility also helps in creating Compare Pairs, Groups, and Jobs using the Replicat Process parameter file.

Veridata 23c User Assistance Assets

The Veridata UA gets a new look with this next-generation release!

Review the brand-new Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 23c Article: Documentation

Get Third-Party Products and Details for Oracle GoldenGate Veridata from Oracle GoldenGate Licensing Information

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