Bold BI v7.10 Release Highlights for Embedded Analytics

Introduction

We are glad to unveil the Bold BI^® v7.10 release. This latest update brings many eagerly awaited enhancements, boosted performance, and resolved issues, affecting various environments such as Windows, Docker, Linux, Kubernetes, and Azure. The improvements made with this release polish the process of crafting engaging dashboards using Bold BI.

Download the updated version of Bold BI by visiting your account page, or log in if you have an account. This blog describes the new features, improvements, and fixed bugs.

New Features

Embedding

• We have provided Token API member support in JS-based embedding.
  

Improvements

Data Sources

• We have provided support to include a current value in the relative date filter.
  

• We have provided support for retrieving data sources column metadata using a REST API.
  

• We have provided support to remove the deleted columns in a Data Source Through REST API.
• We have provided support to enable and disable the tooltip in the data sources page.
  

• We have provided support for exporting the data sources’ data using a REST API.
  

• We have provided support for the QuantileExact Expression in the Clickhouse data sources.
  

ETL

• We have included DLT source files as a zip file in the ETL project.

IDP

• Now, the user’s sites page supports tile view mode.
• We provided support to update the UMS database prefix and schema using the admin utility.
• We have added REST API support for retrieving and regenerating embed secrets.
• We have added support for deploying Bold BI and Reports sites with a single domain without site identifier configuration.
  

• We have provided support for accepting the code as a response type in the Open ID Connect configuration.
  

• We have provided support to update the Azure Blob connection string through the admin utility.
• We have improved the site listing page by adding tile view support, including enhancements like infinite scrolling, sorting, and the ability to mark or remove favorites.
  

Server

• We have added the sorting functionality to the UI category section for easier organization.
  

• We have provided support to display Last Data Refresh time in schedule mails using custom expressions.
  

• We have provided support to avoid attaching files to scheduled emails based on user configuration for security reasons.
  

• We have added support to include users other than data sources owners in the failure notification list.
  

• We have provided support to include external recipient emails in bulk, either separated by commas or semicolons.

Designer

• We have provided the widget type and widget unique name in the properties panel.

Widgets

• We have provided measure value support to data labels in the map widget.
• We have provided support for selecting a cell within the pivot grid widget.

Bug Fixes

Data Sources

• We have resolved the issue where the Google Analytics v4 data source was not being imported.
• We have resolved the issue where the converted data type changes back to the original type when clicking the run button.
• We have fixed the issue with the “Reload Label in Widget” error in customized card widgets.
• We have fixed the issue where the integer column was not showing on the designer page in SSAS.
• We have fixed the issue where data was empty while exporting a widget.
• We have resolved the issue where additional parameters were not retained in edit connection for PostgreSQL.
• We have renamed the FuseBill integration to Stax Bill.
• We have fixed the issue where widgets took a long time to render when filtering was initiated.
• We have resolved the issue where renaming column names using the API only updated a few columns.
• We have fixed the issue where the data source was not updated due to pk_constraint retention in PostgreSQL IMDb.
• We have fixed the issue where the schema was deleted in the IMDb database.
• We have fixed the issue where Excel exporting failed for Snowflake DataSource.
• We have resolved the issue where custom fonts were not applied in the appended text.
• We have fixed the issue where the warning icon was not showing for the appid in Quickbase.
• We have fixed the issue where the date column was not working for the grid widget when applying the query filter in SSAS.
• We have resolved the issue when applying the date picker value in view mode for SSAS.
• We have resolved the issue where the dimension was not working properly in SSAS data sources.
• We have fixed the issue regarding a total expression not filtering.

Designer

• We have resolved the issue where the upload failed when using the user parameter in code view.
• We have resolved the issue where the Excel export failed for the grid widget configured with URL linking.
• We have fixed the issue where a console error occurred when switching to mobile view for the text filter widget.
• We have fixed the issue when exporting the Pivot grid with different localizations.
• We have fixed the issue where measure formatting was displayed in the view underlying data.
• We have resolved the issue where the scheduled export failed intermittently.
• We have resolved a console issue when binding the dashboard parameter in the date picker.
• We have resolved the issue preventing the data cache from being enabled for copied dashboards.
• We provided a flag to customize the total data count in the Pivot grid.
• We have fixed the issue where the Edit data sources option was enabled while using an existing data source or existing widgets.

Widgets

• We have fixed the radar polar chart sorting order that changed compared to the Designer Preview and View mode.
• We have fixed the inconsistent terminology used in the Advanced Settings dialog.
• We have resolved the UI glitches in the card widget after clearing filter data.
• We have resolved the issue of text resizing when the number card widget has no value.
• We have resolved the formatting issue on the chart widget when empty or null data is present.
• We have fixed the issue of a cell value appearing as Infinity instead of empty in the pivot grid.
• We have resolved an issue where the transparency did not display the background color of a widget.
• We have fixed the issue where the sparkline in the number card is not working properly when data cache is enabled.
• We have fixed the issue regarding the horizontal scrollbar for the KPI expression in the properties panel.
• We have fixed the issue by customizing the custom theme variables for the axis title and axis label in the Heat Map.

Embedding

• We have fixed the issue where the default view was not being applied to the dashboard in the token based SSO embedding.
• We have fixed the issue where the public dashboard was not rendered in the loadMultitabDashboard() method in JS embedding.
• We have resolved the issue of hiding the RefreshSettings button in the Iframe embedding.

ID

• When upgrading from a v4.x or v5.x build, null values added in a few required configuration nodes were resolved.
• We removed mandatory property validation for database prefix and schema properties in the updated tenant API.
• We fixed the auto-deployment issue when using a custom database name.
• We fixed the issue regarding incorrect table prefixes in auto-deployment.
• We fixed the log-out issue when a user logged in via any OAuth or Open ID Connect provider.

Server

• We have fixed the issue in deleting the dashboard scheduled views via REST API.
• We have fixed a scheduling issue where the next calculated dates could skip the month when configuring a monthly recurring schedule.
• We have fixed the issue where theming was not properly applied on the version history dialog header
• We have fixed an issue where creating a schedule with view id leads to internal server error.
• We have fixed an issue where selecting all users and group with select all option is not working properly.
• We have fixed an issue where multi-tab dashboard doesn’t return in proper order in the REST API.

IDP

• We have removed the mandatory property validation for the database prefix and schema properties in update tenant API.
• We have fixed the incorrect table prefixes issue in the auto deployment.

Conclusion

For in-depth insight, we invite you to visit our release page. If you need assistance or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the Bold BI^® website. If you’re not yet a Bold BI customer, try it for yourself by signing up for a free trial.