Version history

4.4 - 7 September 2009

Features

Results can now be plotted on a map as pins or as charts
Added wizard to create calculated members (#379)
Top and Bottom count/percent/sum filters are now supported
Support for external calculated member template files
Added query property dialog to control aspects of the query issued for a data source (#350)
Added data source diagnostics
Added filter sub menu to cells to add filters based on the cell value
Added new contribution target. Contribution can now be based on the relative value of the cells compared to all cells at the same tuple level within the result set.
External links can now be added to the Help menu (#463)
Calculated member expression is now displayed in properties window
In the advanced panel in hierarchy editor, multiple rows can now be deleted, moved or dragged (#459)
Also, delete key removes whole highlighted selection (#512). Ctrl-Up and Ctrl-Down moves the selection up and down respectively.
Calculated members created through the editor/wizard now have the (All) member as default parent member.
Member properties are now presented in their native data type (#360)
Change log file structure to prevent log files from becoming too large (#537)
Changed settings to better support roaming profiles
Unformatted cell value is now displayed in cell properties window
State of the main window (maximized or not) is now remembered (#549)
Added current culture settings to the error/information report
A warning is now given when the license is about to expire soon (#369)
New versions now require an activation

 

Fixes

Existing Excel process should be used when exporting grid contents (#490)
Closing the application does not cancel all running queries (#492)
Filters sub-menu should not be shown from context menu for outer column members (#455)
Can't connect to portal via proxy with authentication (#368)
Unhandled error when defining portal url with invalid prefix
Recent files list is cleared on restart of application (#480)
Grid settings changes are not always applied when invoked (e.g. outline mode) (#461)
Ancestor names are not displayed in grid (#476)
KPI values were not displayed correctly on gauge (#486)
Unhandled error when sorting/drilling on outer column member (#466, #407)
Chart palette names corresponded with wrong palettes
A report with a chart will always be marked as modified after it has been opened
Temporary windows are displayed while exporting grid and kpi's
Chart export size is not saved with report
Remembered size of properties window is not reapplied correctly
Unhandled error when exporting grid results to Excel (#534, #538)
Currency symbol is now correctly exported to Excel when exporting grid results (#518)
Unhandled error when a non-digit is entered in the conditional format comparison value (#504, #532)
Unhandled error when a calculated member is created with a name in use by another calculated member (#542)
Translation errors (#514, #535)
Values with '%' are not displayed correctly in the chart (#303)
Part of report name is removed when save or exported and name contains a period '.' (#432)
Source format string is not displayed correctly in cell properties window (#517)
Saving on the portal with an existing sub folder name will cause an unhandled exception (#544)
Unhandled exception when copying values from the grid (#526)
Dimensions window is not refreshed correctly (#545)
Dimension window has a red cross drawn on it (#349)
Clicking on '+' in dimensions window will bring up the hierarchy editor
Hierarchy selection description in dimensions window is incorrect when a hierarchy is on an axis (#44)
'Save as' dialog overwrites the suggested name with the name of the first document in the folder (#499)
Enter key does not open selected folder in Save dialog
Progress (cancel) dialog is hidden behind other windows (#449)
Values used in filtering are rounded to two decimals
Statement actions are now handled correctly (#272)

 

4.3 - 5 January 2009

Features

Added conditional appearances feature (#316)
Added visualizations of a cell's relative performance
Added Spanish and Portuguese translations
Automatic recalculation of results can now be temporarily suspended (#174)
Statistics can now be calculated on the server. Also support for "smart" statistics (#172)
Member totals can now be based on displayed members only (Visual Totals) (#343)
Measure display folders are now supported in the hierarchy editor (#355)
Added new "Filter" submenu to members, this makes it easier to add/remove filters to a column
Added new member properties submenu to a member to quickly add or hide member properties (#430)
Implicit selections (hierarchies that have a default member other then "All") can now be highlighted in the Dimensions window (#349)
Improved canceling of queries (#177)
Context of the current query is now displayed in the data sources window and in prints/exports (#183, #261, #383)
Improved usage of and displayed information in the cube dictionary (#356, #357, #382)
Member property columns can now be frozen/unfrozen in the grid (#420)
Greatly enhanced Drill Down to Level functionality (#169)
Added the option to drill to the top or bottom N children of a member
Added new ways to export the grid to Excel (#206)
More control over best-fit of columns in the grid (#332, #380)
Only hierarchies that have customizations are now saved within the report (instead of all hierarchies) (#436)
Command states for most windows are now remembered between sessions (#171, #365)
Numbers are now exported a numbers instead of text when exporting to Excel (#179)
Support for drillthrough on cells (without requiring an action to be defined) (#181)
Added statistics to drillthrough window, also drillthrough numbers are treated as such
Much improved window handling when a report contains multiple data sources (#182)
Double click on calculated member/set brings up the editor (#364)
Allow "Follow Cursor" functionality to be canceled by the Esc key (#366)
Link Query Preview window to correct help contents (#371)
More control over connection settings when connecting to a server (#381)
Added "Clone" feature to create a copy of the current data source in the Data Source window
Calculated members can now be directly edited from the grid
Language property of the cube is now used when setting input masks for values
An error sign with a description tool tip is now displayed for cells that contain an error
Improved hyperlink parsing in cube object property sheet
Improved usability of Open and Save report & views dialogs
Added actions to cube object property sheet
Added an option to hide labels for trend lines in a chart (#297)
Added an option to hide the legend on a chart (#333)
Added an option to control the legend position within a chart

 

Fixes

Member properties do not show in grid when using analysis services 2000 (#392)
Measures are not displayed when Show Measure Groups was turned on when using analysis services 2000 (#391)
Eliminating a member now takes into consideration if a member has been drilled on or not, so not to clear the drill action unnecessarily. (#348)
Saving a report to the Portal during the grace period generates an empty file (#338)
Changes to warning settings were never saved, and thus reset after restarting. (#309)
Crash when searching in cube dictionary using an invalid regular expression
Calculated measures who are not assigned to a measure group are not shown (#385)
Active editor, if any, in the filter window is now closed before the filter is saved (#45)
Duplicate tuples on the axes can generate query, grid and chart errors. (#330)
Print Preview generates fatal error when the grid is not visible (#336)
Error is raised when 2 items with the same key are on the grid (#194)
Main screen starts behind the browser window when started from the portal (#42)
Descriptions for Measures are not displayed in the descriptions field in the Hierarchy Editor (#205)
List of defined portal servers in configuration file not used (#361)
Portal Servers are not stored in configuration (#363)
Error when entering invalid url for portal server (#367)
Parent hierarchy becomes invisible in calculated member editor when resizing (#370)
Selecting a calculated member/named set through the context menu will refresh the query (#414)
Selecting a measure in the hierarchy editor though the context menu doesn't work (#415)
Retrieving actions for a cell based on a report calculated member produces an unhandled exception (#417)
Percent measures didn't display any decimals in the statistics. (#301)
Grid now holds scroll position when possible when results are updated (e.g. while drilling, eliminating) (#337)
Typo in Save as type on save as dialog when exporting to excel pivot table (#339)
Format of statistics differs from grid values on analysis services 2000 (#421)
Application would crash if start menu link could not be resolved (while registering) within a limited amount of time
Application settings are now better migrated between versions
Unhandled exception when no results were available and a chart was displayed
Under certain circumstances, a query error was not detected and empty results were assumed
Memory leak after exporting
Unhandled exception when cube contains calculated measures that refer to a non-existent measure group
Log window is no longer displayed above windows belonging to other applications
Search didn't work when used in measures hierarchy
Print button didn't always work
Couldn't use Delete button in Save View dialog to remove characters
Double-clicking on an existing document in the Save dialog will save the report under the wrong name
Retrieving cell actions causes an unhandled error when based on a local cube

 

 

4.2 - 18 April 2008

Features

German and Dutch translations have been added
Calculated members can now be defined within the report
Named sets can now be defined within the report
Support for named sets defined within the cube
New Advanced Find dialog that allows the search results to be further manipulated
Better support for very large hierarchies
Multiple named data source states can be saved within the report as views
Measures can now be grouped by their measure group in the hierarchy editor
(All) member can now be displayed in parent/child view in hierarchy editor
Added Desktop and My Documents shortcuts to open/save dialogs

 

Fixes

Can't drag and drop hierarchies to/from grid under 64-bit windows (#203)
Window size and position remembered for Query Preview window
Hierarchy editor doesn't correctly display saved selection when a level was selected (#340)
Description of measures isn't displayed in descriptions field in hierarchy editor (#205)

 

4.1 - 17 January 2007

Features

Grid contents can now be exported to an Excel PivotTable
Member properties can now be displayed as extra columns in the grid
Dimension, hierarchy, level and ancestor information can be displayed in the member caption
Member properties with the same name that are present in different levels in the same hierarchy, are now treated as a single property when viewing and searching
Results can now be sorted by the result members on the rows
Support for both online and offline activation of the product

 

Fixes

Log file isn't written when user has insufficient permissions in the installation folder (#300)
Grid print and export output doesn't reflect all hierarchies on the axes in the columns (#87)
Search based on member properties or member name against AS2000 generate error (#298)
Entering invalid characters in filename in save dialog causes unhandled error (#307)
After typing invalid analysis server in new data source wizard, cube tree is empty on correct server (#214)
Gradient properties aren't saved with highlighting definition (#89)
Reset button in hierarchy definition now also resets gradient properties
Find Next and Cancel buttons haven't been mapped to default (enter) and cancel buttons (#291)
Query fails when the id of a member in a multiple background selection contains an apostrophe (#255)
The grid can appear empty after a member is isolated on the rows (#58)
Many hierarchies on the rows can lead to unreachable hierarchy buttons (#47)
Context-sensitive help doesn't work in many cases, main help page is opened instead (#310)
Don't show again checkbox in the query preview window doesn't size along with the window

 

4.0 - 10 October 2006

This is a complete redesign of the version 3 architecture. There are too many changes compared to the previous editions, so the version history has been truncated here.