Changelog: notable changes
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October, 2021
13 October ● IMPROVEMENT: added an internal function control to estimate the final size of an aggregated dataset that prevents the calculation when the estimate is too large.
12 October ● NEW FEATURE: user warning and block message when a chart has too many elements to display.
11 October ● IMPROVEMENT: added the “sort by” functionality on the grid table chart.
8 October ● BUG FIXED: initial tutorials went wrong after an update. Now they work correctly.
8 October ● IMPROVEMENT: performance improvement for the creation of the thumbnails used on the bstreams repository and for social sharing.
7 October ● NEW FEATURE: before sharing the url of a bstream, the user can add an access code to secure it.
6 October ● BUG FIXED: when a user added a prefix/suffix to a dataset field, it couldn’t be removed anymore. It has been fixed.
6 October ● NEW FEATURE: added the Today() function to the list of functions for calculated fields
5 October ● NEW FEATURE: grid tables have been implemented.
July, 2021
29 July ● IMPROVEMENT: DataHub datasets have been optimized, eliminating useless fields and thus reducing size.
29 July ● IMPROVEMENT: the performance regarding the visualization of the graphs has been optimized.
25 July ● BUG FIXED: a bug concerning the dataset’s update procedure has been fixed.
20 July ● IMPROVEMENT: the Covid Italian Regions dataset has been removed, leaving only the Covid-19 Italian regions cases and vaccines.
13 July ● NEW FEATURE: labels implemented to have more information to display within the chart.
13 July ● IMPROVEMENT: tooltips modified to manage the color, the dimension, and the position of the text
12 July ● NEW FEATURE: pixels have been substituted with sizes XXS XS S M L XL XXL. Text sizes can be chosen more efficiently.
10 July ● IMPROVEMENT: colors have been modified:
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- the base color has been changed to the blu BStreams to respect the brand identity.
- two new color palettes have been introduced: the BStreams palette with the brand’s colors and the Nature palette with colors reflecting nature.
10 July ● IMPROVEMENT: title, subtitle, footer, data values, and legend elements modified making them HTML elements.
7 July ● NEW FEATURE: customize the style of textual elements by adding HTML code.
5 July ● NEW FEATURE: legend visualization implemented with pagination for when there are more elements.
2 July ● NEW FEATURE: all visualizations optimized with a responsive resolution on mobiles.
May, 2021
28 May ● IMPROVEMENT: textarea in the Paragraph object to accept HTML codes and syntax control.
20 May ● IMPROVEMENT: update the code editor for calculated fields with syntax highlighting and control of the cursor position.
18 May ● BUG FIX: calculated fields and metrics names now allow spaces.
April, 2021
27 Apr ● NEW FEATURE: connection system between charts with:
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- intuitive display system
- creation of constraints between graphs
- filter propagation between graphs
26 Apr ● NEW FEATURE: filterable checkbox in the dataset editor to select the fields to be available in the filter panel.
24 Apr ● NEW FEATURE: filter panel to let users select elements from the original dataset.
February, 2021
24 Feb ● NEW FEATURE: social media share buttons to share a BStreams on:
22 Feb ● NEW FEATURE: notification system.
19 Feb ● IMPROVEMENT: new file into the DataHub for Italian Covid-19 cases and vaccines.
16 Feb ● IMPROVEMENT: added “Tutorial 1 – How to create your first chart” and “Tutorial 2 – How to use a dataset”.
11 Feb ● NEW FEATURE: icons within charts.
5 Feb ● NEW FEATURE: option to filter the data shown on a chart.
January, 2021
22 Jan ● IMPROVEMENT: added tooltips on many user controls.
18 Jan ● IMPROVEMENT: added thumbnail on the BSstreams after closing the editor.
13 Jan ● NEW FEATURE: DataHub to host public and private data.
December, 2020
18 Dec ● BUG FIX: fixed the procedure to check the column name when updating a file.
17 Dec ● IMPROVEMENT: updated dataset by uploading a new version of the original file.
October, 2020
22 Oct ● Version 1.0.0, first public release.