What's new in 2024 R2

Last modified by Aurelie Bertrand on 2025/02/07 10:18

Discover all the new features in version 2024 R2.

General

  • New dark mode for the Digdash interface (33958, 33803 & 31488)

Dashboards

  • New "Grid" display mode for Dashboard pages to replace the "Columns" display mode. (31446)
  • New "Grid" and "Line" additional content items for page layout. (33932 & 34186)
  • New "digdash_2024" theme for dashboards and charts display. (31072)
  • New interface for page creation. (31457)
  • Reoganisation of the dashboard properties interface (32251 & 33354)
  • Improved display of alerts in the legend for infographics. (30906)
  • Filters can be specified on several levels of a hierarchy in the case of a Tree List type filter. (33338)
  • Default display mode used when creating a page can be specified globally. (25709)
  • Date format based on the format of the dimension specified in the Studio for a calendar type filter. (27853)
  • New functions to delete / download a file from a file server. (32382 & 32383)
  • Dashboard CSS refactoring. (33738)

Charts

  • Display of dimensions can be dissociated in tooltips when several dimensions are on the same axis. (33250)
  • Automatic scale adjustment when Show label at top for Columns graphics is selected. (32376)
  • Change of approach for axis label angles for Column charts: instead of entering a value, a list of angle choices is proposed. (31177)

Studio

  • Management of multi-level maps to create map hierarchies. (25480, 33129 & 33597)
  • Deletion of the default map concept in the Map Manager. (34208)
  • OLAP table type charts removed. (33179)
  • Improvement of label selection interface in data model configuration. (29969 & 33576)
  • Reorganisation of label options for Column charts (33793)
  • Custom chart preview size can be reset and locked. (32172)
  • Data source configuration interface redesigned to improve access to data preparation (transformation). (32462 & 32677)
  • Improvements to Digdash Metadata Service:
    • Search bar added (30473)
    • Content type can be filtered (30524)
    • Multiple content can be downloaded simultaneously (30476)

Data models

  • Quotas specific to data models can be set for memory allocated to cubes. (33979)
  • Simplifcation of language selection for data model columns. (30152)
  • Improvement of the interface to select a label in the data model configuration. (30906)
  • Columns with different names can be used as key columns for data model union. (29626)
  • A subquery can be performed in a calculated measure. (10173)
  • Filters can be specified in calculated measure subqueries. (35250)
  • Internal operation of data preview modified. (34875)

Data sources

  • Revamp of data transformation:
    • Multiple transformations can be applied to data model columns. (34004 & 31931)
    • Multiple data transformation functions are managed. (34007)
    • Local transformation functions can be searched. (31823)
    • Transformation functions present in Digdash Medata Service can be searched. (31824)
    • The result of the transformation function being configured can be previewed. (31828)
    • A newly created function an be shared locally. (31829)
    • Option to make a function parameterisable. (33109)
  • AI assistant to generate transformation functions. (31835 & 33751)
  • Business Objects Migration Kit:
    • Generate as many data models as selected contexts. (33913)
    • Management of objects with "where from" filters. (33915)
    • Interface for object directories and/or universe objects selection improved. (32176).

Configuration

  • Quotas for memory allocated to cubes can be specified. (33663)
  • A subset of data (for example, all items beginning with "tel") can be specified in the backupTemplate.xml template file when using backuptools. (29308)
  • A data entry database can be edited or added directly in Server settings. (27743 & 33194)
  • CMS identifier added to the list of script parameters to check the validity of files on upload (sanity check).
  • New Digdash REST API allowing:
    • User management (32482)
    • system information retrieval, audit service and scheduler management (System) (33327)
    • License management (33229)
    • adding events with fireEvent (Event Management) (33326)
  • Deselect All button added on the Backup page (28585).
  • IFrames removed for dashboards and chart export. (8381, 32328 & 32329)

Server

Support for Tomcat 10 (in the form of a dedicated zip archive). (19354 & 32751)
Modification of LOG4J2 properties files. (33790)