What's New in Dundas BI
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1. Overview
A list of highlights from the new features and enhancements available with the release of Dundas BI 6.0.1.
TipFor a complete list of new functionality and behavior changes, see the List of changes in version 6.0.
2. Data Preparation and Analysis
- New time dimension Caption Format for Week Ending and Fiscal Quarter date format
- New Maximum Length setting for Calculated Element and Unpivot Transform to improve data cube performance
- Native MemSQL and SAP HANA data connection support
- New RANK function to calculate the rank for each value in a set of input values
- Added CollectionString, CollectionNumber, and CollectionDate Value Types for defining Bridge Parameters
- Open and edit a data cube from the Data Cube Transform configuration dialog when it is re-used in another data cube
3. Data Visualizations
- New Stretch option for brush properties set to an image
- Long text shown in the legend can be wrapped onto multiple lines
- Customize shapes and other properties of the items visualizations add to legends
- See your current scroll position by row number as you drag the scrollbar in tables
4. Design and View
- Hide the From token on a calendar range or date range filter to focus on the To token
- Included the parameter Update Button for use on scorecards and reports
- Sort date or date and time hierarchies after exporting a dashboard to Microsoft Excel
- Included a new Reset Filter option in the context menu which allows to reset the value to what it was when it was loaded initially
- Convert an existing report to a scorecard or vice versa
- Easier filtering when using tokens for date/time ranges and named sets
- View and edit all types of actions from the Layers window, in addition to scripts
5. Installation / Deployment
- Included the managed Oracle data provider driver in the Dundas BI installer so that the driver does not need to be installed separately
6. API / Branding / Integration
- The Dundas.BI.Core.dll is now available as a NuGet package