cubeSavvy Utilities – change log

Posted on July 28, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

Following are the bug fixes and enhancements released in version 5.0:

Bug Fixes
- MDX
  - Saving the results of an MDX query to a file resulting in the string “null” in empty cells. This has been corrected.
  - Some unicode characters were incorrectly represented when saving the results of an MDX query to a file.
Enhancements
- UI elements on each tab are now grouped by File Inputs (which do not require an Essbase connection) and Essbase Inputs.
- Reverted back to the platform-specific look-and-feel, because several users sent me comments that the Java one was bugly.
- Added the ability to choose which Alias table (or “All”) should be exported in the Essbase Inputs section of the Outline XML Parser tab. Previously only the default alias table was exported.

Following are the bug fixes and enhancements released in version 4.1:

Bug Fixes
- Selecting files through the “Browse…” buttons often required changing the file type to see the correct extension – xml or txt. This has been corrected.
Enhancements
- Keyboard shortcuts have been added for the most-used buttons and tabs. I’ve found, however, that these do not work on Mac OS X, however, due to a Java bug. Therefore, I’ve also changed the look and feel to the standard Java one away from platform-specific.

Following are the bug fixes and enhancements released in version 4.0:

Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug in ASO Export Parser that prevented parsing of unicode-enabled outlines
Enhancements
- ASO Export Parser no longer requires access to the outline. Now there is the option to use an XML file generated by the MaxL “export outline” command
- Username, Server Name, and Provider Services Url entered in the GUI are now saved and pre-populated for the next run
- Added ability to use EMBEDDED mode
  - Necessary for exporting outline XML file (this file can now also be used on the ASO Export Parser tab)
  - Outline XML Edit: allows a log file to be written to the client – in the cubeSavvyUtilities/logs directory – that details the changes made
  - More testing is needed, but theoretically EMBEDDED mode should be slightly faster since it’s a direct TCP/IP connection – with one less “hop” than using APS mode (specifying a Provider Services Url)
- Added date/timestamp to log file entries, both in GUI and command-line mode
- Added explicit <MEMBER option on Member Filter tab of ASO Export Parser