iDashboards v7.5 Release Notes

This page documents all the new features, enhancements and visible changes included in the iDashboards v7.5 release.

Availability Date

 After December 5, 2011.

Enhancements

1. Recently Viewed Dashboard list added to the 'Menu'.
2. Ability to manage hierarchical 'Content' directories in Admin Application.  The 'Content' directory can have sub-directories, and the sub-directories can have sub-directories and so on.
3. 'Category List Style' configurable on a per-user basis – 'Dropdown' or 'Flat'.
4. Right-click menu offering nested menus.
5. Management options for 'Magnifying Tool'.
6. Escaping of macro values available in many 'Chart Properties'.
7. Image Gallery - Display a set of images in a dashboard frame that will function with Interactive Intelligence.
8. Slideshow - Display images in a dashboard frame that will cycle manually, automatically or by interacting with other charts on the dashboard through Interactive Intelligence.
9. ViFrame - Display “light” HTML capability in a dashboard frame and allow data from a data source (database or Excel) to dynamically be inserted into the displayed HTML.
10. Updated and new chart types.
11. Gradient option in 'Bar' and 'Column' chart libraries.
12. Multi-needle 'Speedometer' chart.
13. 'Metrics Target' and 'Metrics Bar Target' charts.
14. Many new country map charts available.
15. Additional map chart display options – show/hide axes, show/hide halo and shadow effect.
16. Numerous new 'Chart Properties' – 'Dynamic Grid Boundaries', 'Max Graph Width/Height', etc.
17. Dynamic 'Picklists' – Parameter lists based on database queries.
18. 'Drilldown Data Diagnostics' functionality.
19. Background images and transparency configurable for charts.
20. HTML Panel for displaying text in HTML format within a dashboard frame.
21. Time element added to Input Parameter controls.
22. Pre-defined date formats in 'Chart Properties'.
23. Secure encrypted email for Alerts - TLS and SSL.
24. User Roles - “User” is now “Business User”.
25. Chart max row limit increased to 1000 for non-pivot charts and 3000 for pivot charts.
26. Global ID of Repository Data Source (“IDB System Database”) can be set to other than 0.