The new Board 14.3 release includes significant improvements for Builders, Administrators, and Planners. Board 14.3 proudly introduces new improvements to the Flex Grid Object, including the additions of Data Entry, a Detail By-like feature called “By Column”, Range Charts, and Drill Down. Builders can configure Screens more easily and faster with less clicks and Slides with improved Notes, while Planners have more helpful interactions like Print and Export as well as tracking changes in a Presentation.
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There are still ongoing changes happening, meaning that documentation will undergo minor changes ongoingly.
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14.3 BETA Documentation Table of Contents:
To navigate to the different documentation available for BETA 14.3, use this TOC by following the links below:
Main Features documentation
What to expect?
Improved features to Board’s new Flex Grid Object
Data Entry is now possible on a Flex Grid
Introducing Data Entry on Row Headers of a Flex Grid
Flex Grid now support ROLAP and BLOB type Cubes
Introducing the “By Column” feature which mimics the Data View "Detail by"
Drill Anywhere is now possible on a Flex Grid
Enhanced Range charts, empowering users to create self-service charts
A new Filters tab on the Flex Grid Object makes filtering much easier
Other Flex Grid small enhancements
Better tracking capabilities and improvements to Presentations
Enhanced Notes, allowing customizable type and an enhanced editor
Introducing Custom changes Tracking so users can track what changes have been made to a Slide that is not in the original Screen
Metadata Transparency
Enhancements to creating a new Slide from a Screen and from a Presentation
Improvements for Planner experience
Print and Export
Selection interaction improvements
Session Expiration improvements
Improvements for Admin and Builders
@ProcedureID Substitution Formula
Admin Portal access and UI improvements
Main new features to Flex Grid
Flex Grid Data Entry now allows you to leverage the power of the Flex Grid Object and incorporate data entry at the cell level, similar to the Data View, and also with Row Groups in Pivot Mode. The By Column addition to the Layout Editor of the Flex Grid Object offers the same capabilities of the Detail By feature found in a Data View tailored to the specific Object.
Flex Grid Data Entry on Cells and Row Headers
Flex Grid now offers Data Entry both on the cells and the Row Headers, providing powerful leverage to Planners in order to add individual changes at the member level or make bulk changes to data quickly.
Uncompromising performance. Delivering a superior solution compared to any other grid table on the market
Spreadsheet-like approach. Similar to working with an Excel Pivot. Offering unmatched flexibility and empowering end-users
Simplification. Data Entry on Row Headers removes the requirement for complex data model configurations to achieve the same thing
Full Spreadsheet like experience. Every cell is editable, which makes certain data entry tasks very easy and intuitive
Efficiency. The ability to change massive attributes of data saves Planners valuable time
Flex Grid By Column
Flex Grid now introduces the new feature "By Column" which gives users more data display flexibility much like the "Detail by" feature for a Data View. Benefits include:
Data display flexibility. More flexibility in breaking down data by column, this feature combined with the existing "Pivot Mode" functionality of Flex Grid, allows users to achieve the data display that best fits their needs
Interactive. More expand/collapse interactions are now possible, both in Flat View and when 3 or more Entities are grouped by Column
Enhanced Flex Grid Range Charts
Flex Grid's Range Charts have improved for the Planner's improved experience with the following key benefits:
Improved Insights
Enhanced data visualization leads to better understanding of trends and patterns
Aggregated functions provide quick summary views of complex datasets
Customization
Greater flexibility in chart appearance and data representation
User-driven chart creation enables end users to generate custom visualizations on the fly for specific scenarios, empowering self-service exploration
Flex Grid Drill Down and Drill Anywhere
Drill Down and Drill Anywhere for Flex Grid is now possible. The drill-down functionality integrates smoothly with the spreadsheet-like experience of the Flex Grid, offering an intuitive interface for analyzing data in greater depth, providing the following benefits:
Interactive Data exploration: users can easily explore deeper layers of data directly within a Flex Grid without navigating away from it
Simplified navigation of complex hierarchies: user can easily drill into any type of data structure with clarity and precision
Other enhancements
In addition to the main features, Board 14.3 has numerous other enhancements to look forward to. Some of these improvements include:
Selection interaction improvements
Presentation improvements
Substitution Formula
Print and Export
Admin Portal