ReportPortal 2.2
Version 2.2 of ReportPortal is released. It is now compatible with SQL
Server 2000 and 2005.
Report Portal is an XMLA web based client. The application is
zero-footprint (no ActiveX download). You can download 60 days fully
functional evaluation copy from http://www.reportportal.com/download.asp.
The new features include:
A) SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 Support
1. Measure Groups
2. Measure Display Folders
3. Dimension Display Folders
4. Drillthrough Actions / Advances Drillthrough Dialog
5. SSAS 2005 KPI Support
6. Perspective views
B) OLAP Report
1. Advanced Charting: over 30 chart types, printing, new options to control
chart including: legend, margin, position
2. Improved performance
3. Server side formatting
4. Calendar Picker for a dimensional filter
5. Simplified Field List: checkboxes for measures, hierarchies and levels
6. Ability to select measures on rows
7. Ability to filter by measures
8. Calculated Measure Info option exposes measure description or formula
9. The Multi-Select button allows selecting more than one member at once.
10. GIS Chart - Shape File converter: ability to choose a Map Projection
11. Ability to have a custom MDX to be preserved when a filter is changed
12. Undo and Re-do toolbar menu buttons for the Drilldown mode
C) New Dashboard report
1. Web based WYSIWYG drag-and-drop designer
2. Grouping reports by vertically or horizontally
3. Multiple tabs
4. Ability to have one or many filters for multiple reports
5. Ability to define and apply different style themes
D) OWC Report
1. Automatic PTS 2005 detection and installation
2. Cell Comments
3. Relational connection supports
4. Ability to Export to HTML and GIF
5. Printing support
E) Crystal Report
1. Support for Crystal 8.0 and Up
2. Enhanced look and feel
F) ROLAP Report
1. Uses SQL OLAP functions (like: WITH ROLLUP) instead of MDX
2. Supports SQL Server, Access, MySql, IBM-DB2, Oracle
3. Allows designing cubes and reports online
4. Can consume aggregation data that resides in the source system reducing
the cube processing time
5. Provides better performance for viewing detailed data
G) SQL Report
1. Improved SQL Report Designer
2. Supports SQL Server, Access, MySql, IBM-DB2, Oracle
H) Other Features
1. Ability to disable some report types
2. Ability to specify friendly dimension names
3. Ability to Export Reports/Users/Roles
4. Enhanced Report Schema Editor
6. Enhanced Report Tree: context menu for managing reports and folders
7. Private folder for each user
8. Web folder support for Hyperlink Report
9. Ability for define and apply the default filter values to any report
based on role or user settings
10. Enhanced Connection, User and Role admin pages
Regards,
Igor Krupitsky
MCSD, MCDBA, MCAD
date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:41:25 -0400
author: Igor Krupitsky
