Version 7.1

What's new in XLCubed Version 7.1.

General

Grids

• Level based formatting has been improved (you can now use the syntax LEVEL: 3 to format all members at level 3 of the dimension)
• Named sets are now displayed as part of the member selector
• An option to display Member properties with the same name in a single column

Tables

• The number of rows to display using the pager control can now come from an Excel Range
• The layout of the paging control can now be changed
• Column headers can be removed from tables using a new property

Visualisation

• New incell chart - Lollipop
• Treemaps
• Small multiples include a "Missing Data Handling" option

Slicers

• New Date slicer type
• New Member selector slicer type

Excel Edition

General

• Excel 2013 will be detected by the installation
• Support for connceting to PowerPivot
• New License keys can now be applied when in the "License Key" dialog
• ProClarity Briefing Books can be imported directly into XLCubed

Grids

• The member property selection screen has be redesigned and the order of the member properties can now be controlled
• The report designer now includes a measure group selector - this will show only the hierarchies that are related to the selected measure group
• Hovering over a selected member will show the complete path to reach that member (i.e. 2012 -> Q1 -> Jan 2012)
• Grids can be edited by double-clicking in the data area

Tables

• DAX tables now include a "Add Slicer" shortcut

Formulas

• Any cube level errors (#queryex) can now be viewed using Extras -> Trace Formula Errors
• Xl3RunSQLProc
• New options for XL3SetProperty:
  • "SortColumns" to control the columns to use for sorting data tables
• "Recalc Range" added to ribbon, will recalculate the selected range
• New formulae XL3RefreshObjects and XL3RefreshObjectsNamed, can be used to trigger refreshes of grids, slicers etc. using XL3Link

Visualisation

• All colour selections now show the 2007/2010 colour profiles (for Excel 2003 users the colour selection remains the same)
• New option to easily create Round Corners

Workbook Options

• The ability to provide a worksheet protection password, this will allow XLCubed to work with protected workbooks; unlocking and re locking the worksheets as required
• "Save to Excel" as live can now be disabled for a specific workbook