Version 11.5 Release Notes

Last Updated August 8, 2013

Introduction

Version 11.5 is a minor release. It includes the following major enhancements:

A full list of enhancements and update notes can be found here.

Updated User Portal Appearance

The appearance of the User Portal has been improved to enhance usability and provide a clean, modern interface. Because of these changes, if you are upgrading to 11.5 without running a full install (i.e., if you are simply replacing the product JAR files), you must delete the portal/css and portal/images directories from the WEB-INF/classes directory. (It is recommended that you back up these directories prior to deletion.) If you are using a database dataspace, delete these directories and all their contents from the Data Space tab of Enterprise Manager. If you have made any changes that affected these directories (e.g., custom CSS), you will need to manually reapply your settings. Please also be sure to clear your browser cache.

New Audit Reports

New audit reports have been added in version 11.5. To make use of the new reports, press 'Create Schema' on the 'Audit Configuration' page of Enterprise Manager. This will not impact any previously saved audit records.

Restricted User Access to Enterprise Manager

Access to Enterprise Manager can now be granted on a user, group, and role basis for users who require administrative privileges in a multi-tenant environment. Permissions for various Enterprise Manager tabs can be assigned under the 'Action' node of the 'Objects' tab.

Recursive Hierarchy in Selection Tree

The Selection Tree component now supports recursive hierarchies defined by parent and child IDs. To specify a recursive hierarchy, select the 'Parent/Child IDs' option in the 'Data' tab of the 'Selection Tree Properties' dialog box.

Hadoop/Hive Data Source

Hadoop/Hive is now supported as a JDBC data source. Note that a number of limitations exist, including the inability to define data models for this data source. See the documentation for full details.

Target Line Features

The chart target line feature has been enhanced to include target bands (regions defined by upper and lower bounds) and statistical measures such as percentages, percentiles, quantiles, confidence intervals, and standard deviations.

Chart Spacing

Chart axes can now be repositioned and resized by clicking and dragging on the axis lines. Additionally, the spacing of chart elements can be controlled by clicking and dragging in the plot area.

HTML Content in Viewsheets

HTML content can now be embedded within Viewsheet text (e.g., Table cells, Text components, Selection Lists) by using <html> and </html> tags. The HTML tags that are supported are the same as those supported by the Flex 'label.htmlText' component. See the documentation for further details.

Dashboard Scaling

A Viewsheet can now be set to 'Scale to Screen', which means that the dashboard will dynamically resize to fit the browser window.

Dashboard Localization

Viewsheet components can now be localized by assigning a Text ID on the 'Localization' tab of the 'Viewsheet Options' dialog box. The translation text for these Text IDs is assigned in the SreeBundle file together with report Text ID translations.

Folder Organization for Data Sources

Data sources can now be organized into folders, and an administrator can assign permissions on a folder-by-folder basis.

Easy User Scheduling

A new 'Schedule' button has been added to the report and dashboard toolbars. This button opens a simplified interface for basic scheduling of a report or dashboard. The full 'Schedule' tab interface remains available for creating more complex scheduled tasks.

Encryption for Email Attachments

Email attachments that are bundled as Zip files can now be password protected. This feature is available by default for new installations on Windows and Mac. For Linux installations and upgrades from previous versions, follow these steps:

  1. In Enterprise Manager, open the 'Server' -> 'JVM' page under the Server tab, and note the 'JVM Version' and 'Java Home Directory' listed there.
  2. For JVM version 1.6 or 6, download the Version 6 JCE Unlimited Strength zip file. For JVM version 1.7 or 7, download the Version 7 JCE Unlimited Strength zip file.
  3. Unzip the file, and place the contents (local_policy.jar and US_export_policy.jar) in the lib\security folder of your Java Home Directory.
  4. Restart the Style Intelligence server.

New Method in ScheduleExt Interface

The inetsoft.sree.schedule.ScheduleExt interface now includes the method "viewsheetRenamed()." If you implement the ScheduleExt interface, you must implement the "viewsheetRenamed()" method.

Other Enhancements

A full list of enhancements and update notes can be found here.

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