Stimulsoft announces changes in system requirements for some products of Stimulsoft Reports and Stimulsoft Dashboards. Starting from the release 2019.2.2, you should have at least .NET Framework 4.5 and higher to work with our products.
We switched to the .NET Framework 4.5 due to significant enhancements in it. In particular, we are now able to support new data adapters. Also, migration to the latest version of the framework has enabled developers to improve support for sharing asynchronous and synchronous code.
If you want to continue using earlier versions of the .NET Framework, you can use previous versions of our software products.
We are pleased to announce the release of the new version Stimulsoft Reports 2019.2 which is now available for download. This release comes with the number of changes and updates which include the new product Dashboards.JS, a powerful, flexible data analysis tool for the JavaScript platform; our reporting tools now have Pareto chart, text in cells for JavaScript; dashboards are updated with the interaction functionality, Top N values and many more.
New product Dashboards.JS We are glad to present a powerful, flexible and easily customizable data analysis and processing tool for the JavaScript platform. All that is needed is a JavaScript and HTML5 browser. Installing additional .NET, Java or Flash components is not required. Therefore, Dashboards.JS will work on most devices (from desktop computers to mobile devices). Dashboards.JS can work as a client-side solution, which means that there is no server side is required, as well as a server-side, can be used on the server side. The tool is perfectly compatible with Node.js. At the same time, the functionality of Dashboards.JS is no less than in other Stimulsoft products.
Pareto Chart In the release 2019.2, when designing reports and dashboards, you will have the ability to create Pareto charts. This type of chart contains both bars and a line graph, where individual values are represented in descending order by bars, and the cumulative total is represented by the line.
Top N Values In the new version, Chart, Indicator, Progress, Pivot elements for dashboards can display the top values. To do this, select an item in the dashboard panel, click the Browse button of the Top N property on the Property panel in the report designer. In the dialog, specify the number of top values and the mode above (top values) or below (low values). Also, other values that are not included in the list of top values can be summed up and displayed as a separate element as a chart, progress or indicator.
Disabling columns in Table Starting with the release 2019.2, you can disable displaying the column in the Table element of dashboards. In order to apply this, select the data field in the element editor and uncheck the Visible option.
Hyperlinks in values of a table In the new version, you can set hyperlinks, if the field type is defined as a Dimension, for data field values. To do this, select the data field in the Table element editor, select the Hyperlink checkbox and specify the address. Now in the report viewer, when you click on any value of this data field, you will be taken to the specified hyperlink. Each data field can specify its own hyperlink.
Interaction We have added the ability to customize interactive actions when viewing the dashboard. Depending on specific user actions, a hint can be displayed, data filtering is applied, and transition by a hyperlink. Interactively actions can be defined for items such as the Chart, Regional Map, and Table. The setting of interactive actions is carried out in the interaction editor. For a chart and a map, you can open this editor by selecting the element and clicking the Browse button on the Interaction property on the Property panel. For the Table element, you can disable sorting and filtering in the Table headers in this editor. To configure the interactive actions of the data fields of the Table element, you should click the Edit button in the editor of this element.
Abbreviations in formatting Starting with release 2019.2, you can use abbreviated numbers with numeric and currency formatting in reports or dashboards. For example, for thousands of values you may use the abbreviation K, for millionths - M, for billionths - B. To enable the use of abbreviations of values, set the checkbox next to Use Abbreviation in the format editor.
Negative red In this version, you can highlight in red all negative numbers with numeric, currency, and percentage formatting. This functionality will work for both reports and dashboards. To do this, set the checkbox next to Negative in Red in the format editor. Now all numbers that are less than zero will be marked in red (see the picture below).
Export to JSON Starting with the release 2019.2, we have added exporting a report to such a data format as JSON. To convert the report, click Save in the report viewer, select the item Data File... and select the JSON as the file type. You can export a whole report or only data or data with header and footers.
Exporting tables to Data For the Table element of the dashboard, you now can export data of various types to files. To do this, when viewing the dashboard, click the Save button on the Table element and select the Data item. In the export settings menu, choose the type of data file (CSV, DBF, XML, JSON, DIF, SYLK) to which the contents of the Table element should be converted.
Export settings In the version 2019.2, we have added the export settings when exporting dashboards or their elements to various formats. With these settings, you can change the page size, orientation, image quality, image type, scale. Export settings are displayed to the user in a pop-up dialog, after selecting the export command and before starting the process of converting dashboards or their elements.
Editing the rendered dashboard We have added the Edit button in the dashboard preview. This button calls the report designer and opens the rendered dashboard in it. In the report designer, you can edit that dashboard and save the changes. You will these changes in the viewer. The editing mode of the rendered dashboard is possible only if you set the Calculation Mode property to Interpretation before the rendering.
Calculation of totals by condition In the release of 2019.2, it became possible to use the functions of calculating totals with the condition in the elements of dashboards. The SumIf(,) function is used to sum the data field values by a condition, and the CountIf(,) function is used to count the number of values in a data field by a condition. The first argument in these functions is the data field, and the second is the condition for fetching values.
Text in cells in Reports.JS A new component Text in Cells has been added to Reports.JS. Now you can use this component for designing reports. In order to add this component, select Text in cells on the toolbox or in the Insert tab, in the Components group and put it on the report page.
We are pleased to announce the release of the new version Stimulsoft Reports 2019.1 which is now available for download. The new version comes with minor and major updates including huge improvements in dashboards, enhancements in the Globalization editor, redesigned start page on the report designer, date and time formatting and etc.
New maps In the release 2019.1, we added new maps - North America, USA and Canada, South America, Oman, Qatar, and the Middle East. Add the Region Map element, open the editor and select the required map view.
The new item in WEB In the new version, we added a pivot table for Dashboards.WEB. This element can be used to process, group, and sum up data values by rows and columns in a table. Add a PivotTable element to the dashboard and enter the data columns in the respective fields of the rows, columns, and results. Also, the rows and columns in the Pivot Table can be nested. To do this, add a few data columns in the appropriate field. Each lower data column will be nested with respect to the top one.
New export for Tables Now you can export the data of the Table element in the dashboards to the CSV format. Click the More button on the dashboard item and select the CSV file command.
Updated Globalization String editor In this release, we redesigned and updated the GlobalizationString editor. Also, the ability to localize the elements of the dashboard has been added. Add a culture in the editor and define the field values. Now, when selecting this culture in the report, the fields from the list with the specified settings will be applied to the fields of the report or the dashboard.
Interactive charts in WEB In release 2019.1, the charts in Dashboards.WEB support interaction with other elements. When selecting any graphical element of the chart, the data for other elements related to each other of this dashboard will be filtered.
Start page in the report designer In the version 2019.1, when launching report designers for the .NET Framework and WPF, the start page of the designer will be displayed. This page contains a list of reports recently opened, commands for opening a report from local and cloud storage as well as a wizard to create reports and indicator panels. If necessary, you can change the mode of the start page of the designer in the settings, which can be accessed by selecting the Options item from the File menu. In the settings of the designer, you can set the mode of the start page, empty report or empty dashboard.
Formatting dates and times in reports In 2019.1, the algorithm for analyzing date and time in the report data was completely redesigned. Now, if the date or time format is applied to the text component, the report engine will automatically analyze the data, highlight the date and time, and display it in the report. Also, the values will be automatically analyzed and transferred to the date and time, if the data column indicates the data type datetime or timespan. You can change the format mask in the Format dialog.
Publishing Dashboards Starting with release 2019.1, we added a wizard for publishing dashboards. This functionality is available from to the report designer. Now the process of integrating dashboards into applications to various platforms is greatly simplified and accelerated. To call the publish wizard, you should create or open the dashboard, click the Publish button in the report designer, or select a similar command in the File menu of the report designer.
Formatting items on dashboards It became possible to format the values of the elements of the dashboard. For the Table element, you can change the formatting for each column. Select the data column in the Table element editor and define the format using the Text format tool. For the Indicator and Progress elements, select the item on the indicator panel and specify the format using the Text Format tool. In the charts of dashboards, the formatting of the axes can be changed using the properties – Argument Format and Value Format.
New styles In the release of 2019.1, we redesigned the styles and made them universal. Now the same style can be used both for report components and for elements of the dashboard. We also added settings options in these styles, as well as new styles for the Indicator and Progress elements.
Color schemes for series In the release 2019.1.1, we added several presets of color schemes for series of Charts and Progresses. Choose a color scheme, and the values of the series of charts will have a certain shade. To change the color scheme of the series, select the chart and on the property panel, click the Browse button on the Series Colors property. In the drop-down list, select the color scheme or select the Edit Colors command to open the color editor and create a color scheme.
New Color Collection editor We completely redesigned the color collection editor for such styles as Map, Chart, and Progress. Now the process of creating a list of color styles is simplified. The new color collection editor contains the command to add a new color to the collection, the command to remove the selected color from the collection, the commands to move colors in the collection list.
Design of the dashboard elements Now you can customize the appearance for each element of the indicator panel. We added properties with which you can change the fill color and the color values of the elements. Also, in the table item, you can specify your font, customize the size and color for the selected column. Depending on the type of element, the number of properties to customize the design may vary.
Customization of the chart design In the release of 2019.1, you can customize the design of the area, axes, legends, signatures. All the settings for the chart design are located in the Chart property group – Chart Additional on the property panel. To do this, select the Chart element and change the property values.
View settings Now you can define the parameters for viewing dashboards, for example, disable the toolbar or some buttons in the viewer. To do this, select the template area in the report designer and click the Browse button of the Preview Settings property. Go to the Dashboard tab and check the controls that you want to enable in the viewer.
Settings to place items In addition to the settings for the preview of the dashboard, you can also disable or enable the options of the elements on the indicator panel. To do this, select the element in the report designer, in the drop-down list of the Layout property check the box next to the option that you want to enable for the current item.
The Open button in dashboard preview Starting with the release 2019.1, when previewing the dashboards, you can now open the report file. This file can contain both a report and dashboard.
New Gauge editor In the 2019.1 release, we significantly simplified and optimized the editor of the Gauge component in the HTML5 designer. You should select the type of a gauge in the editor and also specify the range of values of that gauge. You can enable the old Gauge editor in the report settings.
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