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Release Overview
InstantAtlas Desktop 6.7.8 is predominantly focused on enhancements and bug fixes to the HTML5 templates. There are some changes to the InstantAtlas Desktop Tools but no changes to the Data Managers or the Flash templates.
Key Enhancements
Enhancements to the HTML Edition Templates
Combined Filters
A new filter type has been added to all templates, that allows map geographies to be filtered using multiple combined filter values. This advanced filtering is activated by setting the ‘combined’ filter type in the properties of the Filter Explorer component in the Designer. The filters are defined in one or more columns in the ‘Geography and Filters’ worksheet of the Excel Workbook. Each column forms a ‘filter group’.
‘OR’ Filter
Selecting two or more values from the same filter group in the Filter Explorer will apply an ‘OR’ rule. For example if the end user selects ‘Filter value A1’ and ‘Filter value A2’ within ‘Filter group A’ the map will be filtered to only show features that have either ‘Filter value A1’ OR ‘Filter value A2’ (or both) assigned.
‘AND’ Filter
Selecting two or more entries from different filter groups in the Filter Explorer will apply an ‘AND’ rule. For example if the end user selects ‘Filter value A1’ within ‘Filter group A’ and ‘Filter value B1’ within ‘Filter group B’ the map will be filtered to only show features that have both ‘Filter value A1’ AND ‘Filter value B1’ assigned.
The ‘${filterValues}’ substitution variable (by default part of the map title) will contain a comma separated list of the applied filter values.
Filter List
Filters can now contain a list of multiple filter values. Values need to be separated by a semicolon and must not contain any leading or trailing spaces. The corresponding geography becomes active if at least one of the filter values is selected in the Filter Explorer. This feature works with both, the ‘single’ and the ‘combined’ filter type.
Heat Map
We now provide dynamic heat maps.
The heat map is only available for point layers and needs to be activated in the ‘Metadata’ worksheet of the Excel workbook as displayed in the image below:
Date management
Some reports can contain multiple indicators with different time series. In previous versions, switching between these indicators led the report to load the same date if available and not taking more recent dates into account.
The Data Explorer now has a property called “Load Most Recent Date On Selection?” Ticking this box will force the report to always load the most recent date of a time series instead of loading the same date of a former indicator.
Enhancement to the Publisher
Option to download new templates without re-installing
The Publisher will now check on start-up if new templates versions are available to download from the Resource Library. If an update is found, the user will be prompted to provide their login credentials and the Publisher will download the new template versions without re-installing the software. Only customers with a valid maintenance contract will be able to download new templates.
Key Bug Fixes
Bug Fixes to the HTML Edition Templates
- The Population Pyramid will no longer flicker, when running the time animation.
- Comparison data can be displayed in the Population Pyramid again.
- Selecting a record from the data table in the Advanced Bubble Plot will now update and zoom the map to the corresponding geography, as know from other templates.
- Selecting indicators from the Data Explorer in the Responsive Design will no longer break the report on small screens.
- The data table will no longer skip records on large data sets.
- The data table tooltip will now show the correct precision as defined in the metadata.
Bug Fix to the Publisher
- The Publisher will now show umlauts and other special characters for Shapefiles created with ArcGIS 10.2 or higher. This issue was caused by the recent addition of a code page (.cpg) file to the shape file format.
Versioning
Please find below a list with the version numbers of the software parts in this release. A star indicates the parts that have been updated in this release:
| Installer | 6.7.8 * |
|---|---|
| Publisher | 6.7.8 * |
| Designer | 6.7.8 * |
| Style Editor | 6.7.8 * |
| HTML Templates | 6.7.8 * |
| Flash Templates | 6.7.1 |
| HTML Profile Template | 6.5.0 |
| Excel Data Manager | 6.7.4 |
| Access Data Manager | 6.7.1 |
Upgrading to 6.7.8 (applies to customers only)
- Login to the Resource Library by logging in to InstantAtlas Online at https://online.instantatlas.com/customers/resource-library
- If you have not already registered for an account you should click the New User option.
- Download the installer file (.exe) from the Desktop Maintenance area to the computer(s) with your current InstantAtlas installation(s).
- Double-click the file to run the installer. Choose a language for the installation. The standard installation is recommended for most users. The advanced installation essentially allows you to install additional language features (French, German and Spanish).
- Navigieren Sie zu https://online.instantatlas.com/customers/resource-library um sich bei der InstantAtlas Ressourcensammlung einzuloggen
- Falls Sie sich noch nicht registriert haben, sollten Sie auf den Link „New User“ klicken.
- Laden Sie die Installationsdatei (.exe) aus dem Maintenance-Bereich herunter und speichern Sie diese auf dem Computer auf dem derzeit InstantAtlas installiert ist.
- Starten Sie die Datei mit einem Doppelklick. Wählen Sie eine Sprache für die Installation aus. Für die meisten Benutzer wird empfohlen, die Standardinstallation durchzuführen. Die erweitere Installation ermöglicht Ihnen hauptsächlich, weitere Sprachmodule (Französisch und Spanisch) zu installieren.
- Navige a https://online.instantatlas.com/customers/resource-library para entrar en su cuenta Biblioteca de Recursos InstantAtlas
- Si no tiene una cuenta Biblioteca de Recursos, haga clic en la opción New User.
- Descargue el fichero de instalación (.exe) en el ordenador(es) con su instalación(es) actual de
- Haga clic-doble en el fichero de instalación. La instalación estándar conviene a la mayoría de los usuarios. La instalación avanzada sobre todo permite la instalación de otros idiomas (francés o alemán).
Compatibility Notes
Compatibility Between Reports of the Same HTML Template but Different Versions
You may wish to publish a version 6.7.8 HTML dynamic report to benefit from the enhancements/bug fixes but retain the data and custom design that you created for an older HTML report. Of the files that contain the data/design, some can be safely copied over from an older report while others cannot. The table in the sections below show which files can safely be copied into a version 6.7.8 report.
| File | Notes |
|---|---|
| Data files (data.js and supporting theme files) | Yes, can be copied to a v6.7.8 report |
| Stylesheet (default.css) | Yes, can be copied to a v6.7.8 report. Note that the old style sheet will not contain new settings which were introduced in newer versions.1 |
| Configuration file (config.xml) | Yes, can be copied to a v6.7.8 report. Note that the old configuration file will not contain new settings or components which were introduced in newer versions. If you wish to make use of these, please use the Configuration File Converter within the Resource Library to update your old config.xml file. |
1 If you are using map labels and your old stylesheet is of version 6.6.0 or 6.6.1 you will not be able to copy it into a 6.7.8 report as the labels may not appear as expected.