April 30th 2018
IHS Markit is pleased to announce the v18.1
(Beta) release of our
Enterprise Data Management (EDM) software. The highlights of this release are
as follows:
Data
Manager - HTML5
- Data Manager Inbox Grid UI element upgraded to HTML5.
- All toolbar options now consolidated into the "Enable
Editing" link.
- Legacy Data Manager Inbox can be enabled via a database
configuration.
- Further improvements are planned during the beta phase and will be
added in future releases of 18.1.
Web
Admin - Users & Groups
- Ability to manage Users & Groups via the web admin console.
- Restricted to users that belong to Web Administrator user group.
Chart
Enhancements
- Inverted Y-Axis option has been added to chart configuration. The
option inverts the Y-Axis to display positive values down the Y-Axis.
- Ability to sort stacked bar chart by total series value.
- Ability to display total series value within the doughnut chart.
Gauge
KPI
- Improved HTML5 rendering of "Gauge" UI element.
- No additional configuration required on upgrade.
- Improves the legacy Gauge component with additional features: two
styles (half or full), label positioning (inside or outside), and
export-to-image.
Number
KPI
- A new "Number KPI" UI element within the Key Performance
Indicator category.
- Simple intuitive display of information to highlight important
information (e.g. Exceptions).
Combo
KPI
- New "Combo KPI" UI element within the Key Performance
Indicator category.
- Allows users to add 2-3 KPIs in a single element.
- Based on the Number KPI element, with additional visualization
settings for Number KPI, Sparklines, Gauge, and Doughnut.
Spatial
Data
- EDM now supports SQL Server data types Geometry and Geography.
Form
Improvements
- Support for new features such as adding new records, controlling
label positioning, and hiding field groups.
- Reworked toolbar for Data Generator Form View and Data Manager Form
View.
Workflow
Debug Window
- HTML5 grid rendering to improve performance compared with legacy
grids.
- Start-up performance is improved by significantly reducing the app
bundle size because legacy grids are lazy-loaded.
- Improved usability user can now interact with workflow and
dynamically see the debug window update.
- Ability to search and filter workflow variables.
Favorites
Element
- Redesigns the existing element which allows users to organize and
display links to other workflows.
Last
Constructed Redesign
- Redesigns the existing feature which shows the business logic used
to derive the value for the selected row / column.
Core
Matcher - Record Specific View
- A new element has been added to display core matcher details for a
specific match.
Message
Queues
- Support for Apache Kafka has been added to the thick client.
- Support for Amazon SQS has been added to the thick client.
Please contact your client
manager if you are interested in participating in the EDM 18.1 Beta release.
