Last updated: May 2020are the ones making the release possible. They are developed with the highest priority, their preview is expected in Alpha builds and implementation must be completed before the Beta stage.are developed after the primary ones and scheduled for both Alpha and Beta builds. They may be postponed if their development does not fit the release schedule.This page mentions only major features, please follow the roadmap panel of the tracker for the complete list.

Last updated: February 2019



Firebird 4.0



Mandatory features are the ones making the release possible. They are developed with the highest priority, their preview is expected in Alpha builds and implementation must be completed before the Beta stage.



Optional features are developed after the primary ones and scheduled for both Alpha and Beta builds. They may be postponed if their development does not fit the release schedule.



This page mentions only major features, please follow the roadmap panel of the tracker for the complete list.



Timeframes



Milestone: Initial Release (unstable builds)

Initial Release (unstable builds) Deadline: 28 February 2016

28 February 2016 Status: PASSED Milestone: Alpha Release (feature preview)

Alpha Release (feature preview) Deadline: 01 September 2017

01 September 2017 Status: PASSED Milestone: Beta Release (stable enough)

Beta Release (stable enough) Deadline: 20 February 2019

20 February 2019 Status: PASSED

Mandatory features

Feature: Built-in logical (row level) replication, both synchronous and asynchronous

Built-in logical (row level) replication, both synchronous and asynchronous Reference(s): CORE-2021

CORE-2021 Developer / Assistant: Dmitry Yemanov / Roman Simakov

Dmitry Yemanov / Roman Simakov Status: COMPLETED Feature: Physical standby solution (incremental restore via nbackup)

Physical standby solution (incremental restore via nbackup) Reference(s): CORE-2216, CORE-2990

CORE-2216, CORE-2990 Developer / Assistant: Vlad Khorsun / Roman Simakov

Vlad Khorsun / Roman Simakov Status: COMPLETED Feature: Metadata names longer than 31 characters

Metadata names longer than 31 characters Reference(s): CORE-749

CORE-749 Developer / Assistant: Adriano dos Santos Fernandes

Adriano dos Santos Fernandes Status: COMPLETED Feature: Timeouts for statements / transactions / connections

Timeouts for statements / transactions / connections Reference(s): CORE-5488

CORE-5488 Developer / Assistant: Vlad Khorsun

Vlad Khorsun Status: COMPLETED Feature: Batch API operations, bulk load optimizations

Batch API operations, bulk load optimizations Reference(s): CORE-820

CORE-820 Developer / Assistant: Alex Peshkov

Alex Peshkov Status: COMPLETED Feature: Numerics with precision longer than 18 digits, improved intermediate calculations for shorter numerics

Numerics with precision longer than 18 digits, improved intermediate calculations for shorter numerics Reference(s): CORE-4409

CORE-4409 Developer / Assistant: Alex Peshkov / Dmitry Yemanov

Alex Peshkov / Dmitry Yemanov Status: COMPLETED Feature: Predefined system roles, sysop permissions

Predefined system roles, sysop permissions Reference(s): CORE-2557

CORE-2557 Developer / Assistant: Alex Peshkov

Alex Peshkov Status: COMPLETED

Optional features