Version 7.1

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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