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New RadarCube VCL version: 1.16.0

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:55:40 GMT

Bugs fixed:

Null measure values are now taken into account when sorting;
The OnShowHierarchyEditor event may not be fired;
MSAS: Putting a filter on Caption property can lead to an error, especially in multilevel hierarchies;
MSAS: The "Reset Filter" menu item doesn't work for a hierarchy with an active filter;
MSAS: Handling several groups in a hierarchy can lead to an error;
Export to XML may not work properly when the export data contains XML language marks.

New HierCube VCL version: 4.55.0

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:32:19 GMT

Bugs fixed:

The .DFM files for Delphi 5 have wrong format;
Now the fixed columns are forced to shorten if they exceed the visible area size;
The memory errors related to the wrong object destructions;
The grid cannot be sorted by the last column;
When a column size is changed or some node is expanded the grid "resets" the cell focus, so that the focus is set to the very first cell of the grid.

New RadarCube VCL version: 1.15.0

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:27:57 GMT

New features:

New filter using the regular expressions in the hierarchy editor;
New property UnknownMemberName in the hierarchy editor.

Bugs fixed:

Sometimes the changes in the Cube Editor are not saved;
Sometimes the LoadUserData method leads to an exception;
When moving within the Cube Editor with keyboard keys the property panel may not be updated;
After closing the cube and opening it again, the visible measures' order in the grid may change.

New HierCube VCL version: 4.53.0

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:25 GMT

New features:

Delphi 2010 support.

Bugs fixed:

Some problems are possible when sorting dates under Delphi 2009.

New RadarCube VCL version: 1.14.0

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:01:47 GMT

New features:

Delphi 2010 support.

Bugs fixed:

When exporting the grid with the empty column area (all measures are in the row area) to Excel an error might come up;
Sometimes a calculated measure format can be incorrectly given from the very first measure in the list;
In the GridManager the DefaultFormat property of a measure is displayed and saved as "Currency";
An error when trying to open the grid with a calculated measure in the GridManager;
The SaveCompressed method saved the user's data without compression.

New HierCube VCL version: 4.52.0

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:13:58 GMT

New features:

The columns' width can now be saved along with the rest of cube data;
New property TotalValueColor sets the color of the Total values;
Ability to compare hierarchy members with case sensitivity.

Bugs fixed:

The font size can be wrong on export to PDF;
"Not enough memory" error when working with large databases;
Some errors having to do with Unicode support under Delphi 2009;
Some errors in the Dimension Editor.

RadarCube Request tracker

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:33:18 GMT

Do you use RadarCube in your applications? Would you like to expand the functionality of your OLAP-reports? Do you have any creative ideas? Don't waste time, add your ideas to our RadarCube Request Tracker right now!.. (Read more...)

New RadarCube VCL version: 1.13.0

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:42:50 GMT

Bugs fixed:

The Cube editor has no ability to choose a table for a measure, so the user can't change or restore the table;
The Cube Editor in Delphi 2009 doesn't display the string values.

New RadarCube VCL version: 1.12.0

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:07:17 GMT

New features:

Desktop: The Drillthrough method for OLAP cube has been added.

Bugs fixed:

In the event SetEditText, the EventArgs.Cell argument is always null;
In the Cube Editor a toolbar button click might cause the error;
In the Cube Editor's toolbar the buttons might not be blocked correctly;
A hierarchy icon is not changed on changing the hierarchy type.

New HierCube VCL version: 4.51.0

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:47:39 GMT

New features:

On changing the column width for a summary when Ctrl key is pressed, all corresponding columns for that summary change their width in the same way;
A grid with huge number of cells is now rendered faster.

Bugs fixed:

When changing a column width the row height is changed in a wrong way;
When calling on a context menu of a row/column an error may appear;
In Delphi 2007, 2009 when moving a mouse over the grid the scrollbar is flickering;
When calling on a "Drill into data cell" function in a cell context menu in Delphi 2009 an error may appear.

New HierCube VCL version: 4.50.0

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:16:20 GMT

New features:

Delphi 2009 support
Some minor changes in the chart.

Bugs fixed:

The null values in the chart can be displayed like any random value that leads to the redundant nodes in the chart.

Saving and Restoring RadarCube data

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:51:40 GMT

All RadarCube versions (WinForms, ASP.NET & VCL) share the same principle of saving its data that allows saving and later restoring of the Grid or the Chart state, including their current visual settings, as well as full Cube data (for Direct and Desktop versions only)... (Read more...)

How to localize HierCube VCL

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:19:42 GMT

Here is an easy way to localize your HierCube library... (Read more...)

Types of dimensions

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:23:48 GMT

Types of dimensions... (Read more...)

HierCube VCL vs. RadarCube VCL

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:26:34 GMT

HierCube VCL and RadarCube VCL are very similar products intended for the same purposes. However, they differ in terms of functionality. Although that of HierCube is somewhat limited in comparison to RadarCube's, the former still is a low-price, but effective way to bring OLAP functionality into your applications, while the latter brings you the full range of options for data analysis... (Read more...)

Star schema

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:41:44 GMT

The star schema is the simplest data warehouse schema. Its main advantages are: direct and intuitive mapping between business entities analyzed by end users and the schema design, and highly optimized performance for typical data warehouse queries... (Read more...)

Snowflake schema

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:39:13 GMT

The snowflake schema of organizing data is more complex in comparison to a simple star schema. Graphical representation of the schema resembles a snowflake, hence the name. Snowflake schemas normalize dimensions to eliminate redundancy... (Read more...)

Locating a hierarchy member

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:15:11 GMT

All operations, fulfilled in the RadarCube library, deal with hierarchy members represented by the TMember objects. Thus, locating a hierarchy member is one of the important tasks for a programmer... (Read more...)