Tuesday, 1 May 2018

EDM v18.1 (Beta) Release Notification

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.
For additional information about this release please see the EDM v18.1.125.1 Beta release notes

Please contact your client manager if you are interested in participating in the EDM 18.1 Beta release.