What's new in Designer XI 3.0 / XI 3.1?

Question

Hi,
Does anyone have a list of new features for Designer XI 3.0/ XI 3.1 please?
Thanks in advance?
Regards,
Cindy.

Answer 1

Hi Cindy,
Here is a list of new features and enhacements in Universe Designer XI 3.0 and XI 3.1:
XI 3.0
  <li> Support for MSAS 2005
  <li> SSO for SAP and MSAS 2005
  <li> Extend support for SAP NetWeaver BI prompting:
    <ul><li> Support of mandatory and optional variables
    <li>Support of variables with default values
    <li>Calendar UI for query filters
  </ul><li>Extend support for SAP NetWeaver BI metadata
    <li>Support time-dependency (Keydate)
    <li>Multi-currency/unit reports
  <li>Life Cycle Management and check integrity for  OLAP universes
  <li>OLAP universe customization
    <ul><li>Insert pre-defined query filters (more SAP variables)
    <li>Insert custom calculations
    <li>Use of Designer functions (@Prompt, @Select)
  </ul><li>Query as a Web Service
  <li>Multilingual universes (Translation Manager)
  <li>List of Values delegated search
  <li>Compulsory filters (mandatory filters)
  <li>Nested derived tables
  <li>Smart measures  (aggregation delegated to the database)
  <li>New drivers
    <ul><li>Stored Procedures and JavaBeans
    <li>Custom drivers
    <li>JDBC
    <li>Data Federator new sources  (Web services, XML, SAS)
  </ul><li>Semantic layer features for serving Web Intelligence
    <ul><li>Data sampling
    <li>Personal data providers (Web Intelligence rich client)
    <li>Track data changes
    <li>Percent rank
    <li>Optional prompts (Query panel)
    <li>u201CTotalu201D function
</ul>
XI 3.1
  <li>Enhanced prompts
  <li>Enhanced SDK for OLAP universes
  <li>MSAS 2008
  <li>Query banding
  <li>Data Federator input columns in universes
  <li>Enhanced Translation Manager
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Didier