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What's new in Version 10
 
What's new in Version 10
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=Main Additions=
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* A new set of business-focused Dynamic Charts to support IBCS style best practice visualisation
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* Formatting and usability improvements to Small Multiples (now 'Dynamic Charts')
 +
* Support for IBM TM1, for both reporting and planning and budgeting
 +
* [[Gaps]] - easily add row and column breaks to XLCubed Grids for spacing and presentation
 +
* Member Search Option for Treeview Slicers
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* SSO support for XLCubedWeb
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=Charting & Data Visualisation=
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==Dynamic Charts - Message Library==
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A new Library of Financially-focused interactive charts including:
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* [[Business Charts#Absolute Variance|Absolute Variance]]
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* [[Business Charts#Relative Variance (%)|Relative Variance]]
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* [[Business Charts#Integrated Variance|Integrated Variance]]
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* [[Business Charts#Indicator Comparison|Indicator Comparison]]
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* [[Business Charts#Offset Comparison|Offset Comparison]]
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* [[Business Charts#Business Scenario|Business Scenario]]
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* [[Business Charts#Waterfall|Waterfall]]
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* [[Business Charts#Variance Waterfall|Variance Waterfall]]
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* [[Business Charts#Trend Comparison|Trend Comparison]]
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* [[Business Charts#Trend Comparison (Cumulative)|Trend Comparison (Cumulative)]]
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==Dynamic Charts - General==
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Small Multiples have been renamed to DynamicCharts, and include a range of improvements
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* New Message Chart Options area of the [[Dynamic Chart Designer|Dynamic Chart designer]]
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* Dynamic Charts auto-detect legend width
 +
* Options to have staggered labels in animated charts
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* New [[Dynamic Chart Ribbon]] for quick access to common operations
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* New [[Dynamic_chart_formatting_pane |formatting pane]] for quicker more intuitive chart formatting
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* %percent% label and tooltip option for 100% stacked chart types
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* Improved data label layout
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* Support for overlaying labels and lines on charts
 +
* Better transparency support
 +
* Improved Drilling
 +
* Improved Printing
 +
 +
==Other Visualisation==
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* New In-Cell chart: [[Comparison Chart Designer|Comparison Charts]]
 +
* Maps now support data labels
 +
* Improved chart formatting
 +
* Resize to fit range option on all floating controls
 +
* Improved publication support for standard Excel waterfall charts
 +
 +
=Connectivity=
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==Datasources==
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* New connector for IBM [[TM1]] / PAL
 +
* New connector for icCube
 +
* Support for enforced SAP HANA encryption
 +
* Breakout support for SAP HANA grids
 +
* Improved support for SAP HANA parameters
 +
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==PivotViews==
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* Improved startup and query performance
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* Allow parameter definitions for SQL Driven pivotviews
  
 
=General=
 
=General=
  
==Scheduling==
+
==Usability==
* Scheduling allows reports to be run as a user
+
* [[Gaps]] - easy addition of a row or column break within a grid for presentation and layout
 +
* Formatting Task pane for Dynamic Charts
 +
* [[Dynamic Chart Ribbon]] for common operations
  
=Excel Edition=
+
==Slicers==
 +
*Option to include a search option in Treeview Slicers
  
 
==Grids==
 
==Grids==
* Breakouts now supported on translated grids
+
* Grid Calculations - new option to show calculation title in the first row of the members for cross-joined grids
* Custom Calculations kept when changing connection properties
+
* Improved Grid formatting when using subtotals
 +
* Option to use alignment instead of spaces for [[Grid_Properties#Drilling|Grid]] indentation
 +
* [[Gaps]] - easy addition of a row or column break within a grid for presentation and layout
  
 +
==Tables==
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* [[Table_Properties#Behaviour|Option]] to remove leading apostrophe to allow Excel calculations from SQL
  
 
==Formulae==
 
==Formulae==
* Insert XL3Member now supports multiple connections
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* Insert XL3Member now allows switching connection
  
==Visualisations==
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==General==
 
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* Improved property searching
 
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* Comment Frames can now be copied
 
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* Improved very high-dpi handling
=Web Edition=
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* Installation includes sample reports
  
==Small Multiples==
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=Web Edition Specific additions=
* Better chart formatting
 
* Option to drill Categories on Web
 
  
 
==Slicers==
 
==Slicers==
* Slicers now retain selection on members with names containing quote marks.
 
 
* Improved Slicer formatting
 
* Improved Slicer formatting
  
==Visualisation==
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==Grids==
* Excel Waterfall Charts now handle negative opening and closing totals
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* Writeback to grids in a viewport now supported
* Better Excel Chart formatting
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==Scheduling==
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* [[Multi-sheet_Web_Printing|Multisheet]] support for Excel output
 +
* [[Scheduling]] allows reports to be run as a user, inheriting their permissions
  
 
==General==
 
==General==
* Merged Cells keep their format
 
* Downloading to Excel using the multi-sheet option handles formatting
 
 
* Protect Worksheets when downloaded to Excel
 
* Protect Worksheets when downloaded to Excel
* Option to turn off ‘Adhoc’ and ‘Analytic Books’ independently
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* [[Customising web config]] - option to turn off ‘Adhoc’ and ‘Analytic Books’ functionality independently  
* SharePoint Add-ins
 
 
* Log downloads of reports (PDF, Excel Live, Excel Fixed, PPT)
 
* Log downloads of reports (PDF, Excel Live, Excel Fixed, PPT)
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* [[XL3SetProperty]] - option to update the datalabels of a chart from an Excel Range
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* XL3CubeComment() can now be edited in calculated columns
 +
* Improved logging of invalid calculations
 +
* Improved operational dashboards to show system usage

Latest revision as of 08:15, 20 April 2021

What's new in Version 10

Main Additions

  • A new set of business-focused Dynamic Charts to support IBCS style best practice visualisation
  • Formatting and usability improvements to Small Multiples (now 'Dynamic Charts')
  • Support for IBM TM1, for both reporting and planning and budgeting
  • Gaps - easily add row and column breaks to XLCubed Grids for spacing and presentation
  • Member Search Option for Treeview Slicers
  • SSO support for XLCubedWeb

Charting & Data Visualisation

Dynamic Charts - Message Library

A new Library of Financially-focused interactive charts including:

Dynamic Charts - General

Small Multiples have been renamed to DynamicCharts, and include a range of improvements

  • New Message Chart Options area of the Dynamic Chart designer
  • Dynamic Charts auto-detect legend width
  • Options to have staggered labels in animated charts
  • New Dynamic Chart Ribbon for quick access to common operations
  • New formatting pane for quicker more intuitive chart formatting
  •  %percent% label and tooltip option for 100% stacked chart types
  • Improved data label layout
  • Support for overlaying labels and lines on charts
  • Better transparency support
  • Improved Drilling
  • Improved Printing

Other Visualisation

  • New In-Cell chart: Comparison Charts
  • Maps now support data labels
  • Improved chart formatting
  • Resize to fit range option on all floating controls
  • Improved publication support for standard Excel waterfall charts

Connectivity

Datasources

  • New connector for IBM TM1 / PAL
  • New connector for icCube
  • Support for enforced SAP HANA encryption
  • Breakout support for SAP HANA grids
  • Improved support for SAP HANA parameters

PivotViews

  • Improved startup and query performance
  • Allow parameter definitions for SQL Driven pivotviews

General

Usability

  • Gaps - easy addition of a row or column break within a grid for presentation and layout
  • Formatting Task pane for Dynamic Charts
  • Dynamic Chart Ribbon for common operations

Slicers

  • Option to include a search option in Treeview Slicers

Grids

  • Grid Calculations - new option to show calculation title in the first row of the members for cross-joined grids
  • Improved Grid formatting when using subtotals
  • Option to use alignment instead of spaces for Grid indentation
  • Gaps - easy addition of a row or column break within a grid for presentation and layout

Tables

  • Option to remove leading apostrophe to allow Excel calculations from SQL

Formulae

  • Insert XL3Member now allows switching connection

General

  • Improved property searching
  • Comment Frames can now be copied
  • Improved very high-dpi handling
  • Installation includes sample reports

Web Edition Specific additions

Slicers

  • Improved Slicer formatting

Grids

  • Writeback to grids in a viewport now supported

Scheduling

  • Multisheet support for Excel output
  • Scheduling allows reports to be run as a user, inheriting their permissions

General

  • Protect Worksheets when downloaded to Excel
  • Customising web config - option to turn off ‘Adhoc’ and ‘Analytic Books’ functionality independently
  • Log downloads of reports (PDF, Excel Live, Excel Fixed, PPT)
  • XL3SetProperty - option to update the datalabels of a chart from an Excel Range
  • XL3CubeComment() can now be edited in calculated columns
  • Improved logging of invalid calculations
  • Improved operational dashboards to show system usage