Datafor 8.01 Release Notes

Highlights

1. Support for Combined Interactions Across Multiple Charts

Enhanced filtering and interaction linkage among multiple visual components within the same dashboard. Users can now perform linked analysis across multiple charts in a single dashboard, improving cross-chart exploration, filtering, and comparison.

2. Enhanced Aggregation Table and Modeling Capabilities

Improved both the frontend and backend logic for aggregation tables.

Use Aggregation Tables

3. Enhanced SDK Embedding Capabilities

Supports calling Datafor pages through the SDK, using JWT authentication and session reuse, further improving the integration experience for embedded analytics scenarios.

SDK Embedding

Feature Enhancements and UX Improvements

• Added color assignment for multiple measures in charts.

  

• Added zoom interactions in report edit mode.

  

• Added component position locking for easier page layout maintenance.

  

• Adjusted the component menu and removed unnecessary options.

• Improved Tip interactions, including support for closing and delayed display.

Performance and Stability Improvements

• Introduced a unified service proxy for AI requests, improving cookie handling and CSP cross-origin compatibility to enhance overall system consistency.
• Added a native caching mechanism and cache compression strategy to improve multidimensional analysis and SQL query performance.
• Added and strengthened multiple persistent caching capabilities for multidimensional analysis and aggregations, improving overall response speed and stability.
• Optimized model compression algorithms, multi-table aggregation, and automatic inheritance of aggregation table links to reduce exceptions and resource consumption.
• Enhanced performance monitoring and logging capabilities for easier issue diagnosis and system health monitoring.

AI Performance Enhancements and Bug Fixes

• Optimized the AI request pipeline and service proxy mechanism to improve the response speed and stability of AI calls.

Important Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues where map conditional colors did not take effect, and where values reverted to defaults after adjustment while the map data did not update.
• Fixed critical issues such as null pointer exceptions in multi-table joins, RowCount calculation errors, and NoLink path logic errors.
• Fixed multiple issues affecting stability, including user login, permission validation, and external API parameters.
• Fixed occasional errors related to Pentaho integration and JCR queries.