{"id":33607,"date":"2019-05-01T12:52:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T11:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/?page_id=33607"},"modified":"2019-05-02T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:46:16","slug":"instantatlas-desktop-6-10-0-release-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/en\/welcome\/release-notes\/instantatlas-desktop-6-10-0-release-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"InstantAtlas Desktop 6.10.0 Release Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span id=\"Release_Overview\">Release Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>InstantAtlas Desktop 6.10.0 is focused on supporting modern, accessible technologies.\u00a0 Development for the Flash templates and the HTML Profile template ceases at this release and these templates have been removed from the download bundle.\u00a0 If you still use these templates, please contact Support who can supply them individually.\u00a0 The Excel Data Manager now supports export of data to InstantAtlas cloud service apps Report Builder and Dashboard Builder.\u00a0 There are enhancements to the HTML Templates, some changes to the InstantAtlas Desktop Tools and bug fixes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Key Enhancements<\/h2>\n<h3>Enhancements to the HTML Edition Templates<\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Further_enhancements\">Ability to show comparisons as columns and targets in the Area Profile component<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you wish to show a national or regional average in an area profile component, either as a column or a target symbol, you can now do this without having to repeat the values for each geography in an associate column. Instead you can add the data as a comparison area and use the code of the comparison area (without the # character) to reference it in the Designer. In the example below the comparison area for Scotland with the code &#8216;Scot&#8217; has been added as both a column and target symbol in the Spine chart:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartData.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartData.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33610\" width=\"712\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartData.png 712w, https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartData-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartConfig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartConfig.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33611\" width=\"419\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartConfig.png 419w, https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartConfig-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The resulting report looks like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartReport.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartReport.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33609\" width=\"748\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartReport.png 748w, https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/04\/ComparisonInSpineChartReport-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Further_enhancements\">The Dropdown Explorer can now merge data across geographies<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Dropdown Explorer has gained a configuration property called &#8216;Merge Data Across Geographies?&#8217;. When ticked, a new geography dropdown list is added to the widget, listing the geographies available for the selected indicator. The &#8216;Date&#8217; dropdown will not be shown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/DropDownExplorerMerge.png\" class=\"fancybox image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/DropDownExplorerMerge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14901\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" width=\"236\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Further_enhancements\">Calculating significance values for Health Profile reports<\/span><span id=\"Further_enhancements\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A report published using the Health Profile configuration of the Area Profile template can now automatically calculate statistical significance for proportions if the numerators and denominators are provided. The calculated values &#8216;Low (0.001)&#8217;, &#8216;Low (0.025)&#8217;, &#8216;None&#8217;, &#8216;High (0.025)&#8217; and &#8216;High (0.001)&#8217; can then be assigned to symbols to be displayed in the health profile. It is still possible to provide your own pre-calculated significance values as associate data if you prefer.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Further_enhancements\">Calculating <\/span>the funnel lines in Funnel Plot reports<\/h4>\n<p>Reports can now automatically generate the control limits shown in the funnel plot. By default, the Funnel Plot configuration file now expects two associate columns called &#8216;numerator&#8217; and &#8216;denominator&#8217;. If the report cannot find coordinates for the funnel lines in the data file (in the metadata), it will automatically calculate the 2 and 3 standard deviation lines as well as the average line from the numerator and denominator values. If you wish to show different control limits you can still provide the coordinate arrays in the metadata as before.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Further_enhancements\">Further enhancements<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Added ability to hide the notes button in the data explorer and area profile widgets even if notes links are defined in the data properties<\/li>\n<li>Added ability to specify what associates to use for upper and lower limits in the bar chart<\/li>\n<li>Added ability to provide a confidence limit column for the bar chart that is then used to draw error bars centred on the bar value:\n<figure id=\"attachment_33638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33638\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Excel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Excel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33638 size-full\" width=\"710\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Excel.png 710w, https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Excel-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Associate Column called CI in Excel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Designre_BarChart-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Designre_BarChart-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33649 size-full\" width=\"731\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Designre_BarChart-1.png 731w, https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/CI_Designre_BarChart-1-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<h3><span id=\"Enhancement_to_the_Publisher\">Enhancement to the Excel Data Manager<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Excel Data Manager add-in now contains a new button called <strong>IA Export for RB+<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Excel-add-in.png\" class=\"fancybox image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Excel-add-in.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14965\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" width=\"312\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This function can be helpful for those customers, who are using the InstantAtlas <span>cloud service <\/span>apps Dashboard Builder or Report Builder and already have their data in an Excel workbook correctly formatted for InstantAtlas Desktop. Please refer to the following help pages for further information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/tips-tricks-for-instantatlas-desktop-users-using-dashboard-builder\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips &amp; Tricks for InstantAtlas Desktop users using Dashboard Builder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/report-builder-agol\/using-data-from-an-instantatlas-desktop-excel-workbook-in-report-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using data from an InstantAtlas Desktop Excel workbook in Report Builder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Enhancement_to_the_Publisher\">Enhancement to the Publisher<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As the Flash templates and HTML Profile templates have been removed, there is no longer any need to upload a data.xml file into the Publisher.\u00a0 The &#8216;Choose Your Data&#8217; step, which allowed you to upload this file, has therefore been removed to simplify the publishing process.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Bug Fixes<\/h2>\n<h3>Bug Fixes to the HTML Edition Templates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In the time series chart the \u2018List Of Dates To Ignore\u2019 is now also applied to comparison features. In previous versions, comparison trend lines would still show the hidden dates. Here the green line is a comparison feature.\u00a0 Data for 2011 has been set to be hidden:<a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/before.png\" class=\"fancybox image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/before.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14900\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" width=\"748\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNow the chart also hides the 2011 data for the comparison trend line:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/after.png\" class=\"fancybox image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/dashboard-builder-agol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/10\/after.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14899\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" width=\"750\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>It is again possible to export the legend component as an image, even if it has a title bar.<\/li>\n<li>The selected indicator is now being preserved when changing the base geography and using the Dimensions Explorer.<\/li>\n<li>URL parameters to select an indicator on start-up are now being applied correctly when using the Dimensions Explorer.<\/li>\n<li>The default tooltip of the Time Series Chart 2 in Double Map, Double Map Time Series and Double Base Layer reports is now showing the correct indicator value of the second data group.<\/li>\n<li>A tooltip now shows when hovering over the bars of an Area Breakdown Bar Chart with associates. The tooltip property in the Designer needs to be changed to &#8216;${associate-name} ${associate-value}&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Several fixes to both numeric and categoric legend classifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bug Fix to the Publisher<\/h3>\n<p>When using Google Maps as a background layer, the API key entered into the Publisher is once more being transferred to the published report.<\/p>\n<h3>Bug Fix to the Access Data Manager<\/h3>\n<p>The Access Data Manager no longer mixes up comparison values when exporting data with multiple comparison features.<\/p>\n<h2>Versioning<\/h2>\n<p>Please find below a list with the current version numbers of all InstantAtlas Desktop software parts. A star indicates the parts that have been updated in this release:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Installer<\/th>\n<th>6.10.0 *<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Publisher \/ Designer \/ Style Editor<\/th>\n<th>6.10.0 *<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>HTML Templates<\/th>\n<th>6.10.0 *<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Excel Data Manager<\/th>\n<th>6.10.0 *<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Access Data Manager<\/th>\n<th>6.10.0 *<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Upgrading to 6.10.0 (applies to customers only)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20661\" alt=\"UK\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/UK.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Access the<strong> Resource Library<\/strong> by logging in to InstantAtlas Online at <a href=\"https:\/\/online.instantatlas.com\/customers\/resource-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/online.instantatlas.com\/customers\/resource-library<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you have not already registered for an account, you should click the New User option.<\/li>\n<li>Download the installer file (.exe) from the <strong>Desktop Maintenance<\/strong> area to the computer(s) with your current InstantAtlas installation(s).<\/li>\n<li>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).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20641\" alt=\"DE\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/DE.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigieren Sie zu <a href=\"https:\/\/online.instantatlas.com\/customers\/resource-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/online.instantatlas.com\/customers\/resource-library<\/a> um sich bei der <strong>InstantAtlas Ressourcensammlung<\/strong> einzuloggen.<\/li>\n<li>Falls Sie sich noch nicht registriert haben, sollten Sie auf den Link \u201eNew User\u201c klicken.<\/li>\n<li>Laden Sie die Installationsdatei (.exe) aus dem <strong>Maintenance-Bereich<\/strong> herunter und speichern Sie diese auf dem Computer auf dem derzeit InstantAtlas installiert ist.<\/li>\n<li>Starten Sie die Datei mit einem Doppelklick. W\u00e4hlen Sie eine Sprache f\u00fcr die Installation aus. F\u00fcr die meisten Benutzer wird empfohlen, die Standardinstallation durchzuf\u00fchren. Die erweiterte Installation erm\u00f6glicht Ihnen haupts\u00e4chlich, weitere Sprachmodule (Franz\u00f6sisch und Spanisch) zu installieren.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20651\" alt=\"ES\" src=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/ES.png\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navige a <a href=\"https:\/\/online.instantatlas.com\/customers\/resource-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/online.instantatlas.com\/customers\/resource-library<\/a> para entrar en su cuenta <strong>Biblioteca de Recursos InstantAtlas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Si no tiene una cuenta Biblioteca de Recursos, haga clic en la opci\u00f3n New User.<\/li>\n<li>Descargue el fichero de instalaci\u00f3n (.exe) en el ordenador(es) con su instalaci\u00f3n(es) actual de<\/li>\n<li>Haga clic-doble en el fichero de instalaci\u00f3n. La instalaci\u00f3n est\u00e1ndar conviene a la mayor\u00eda de los usuarios. La instalaci\u00f3n avanzada sobre todo permite la instalaci\u00f3n de otros idiomas (franc\u00e9s o alem\u00e1n).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Compatibility Notes<\/h2>\n<h3>Compatibility Between Reports of the Same HTML Template but Different Versions<\/h3>\n<p>You may wish to publish a version 6.10.0 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 6.10.0 report.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>File<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Data files (data.js and supporting theme files)<\/td>\n<td>Yes, can be copied to a v6.10.0 report<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stylesheet (default.css)<\/td>\n<td>Yes, can be copied to a v6.10.0 report. Note that the old stylesheet will not contain new settings which were introduced in newer versions.<sup>1<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Configuration file (config.xml)<\/td>\n<td>Yes, can be copied to a v6.10.0 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> 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 6.10.0 report as the labels may not appear as expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Release Overview InstantAtlas Desktop 6.10.0 is focused on supporting modern, accessible technologies.\u00a0 Development for the Flash templates and the HTML Profile template ceases at this release and these templates have been removed from the download bundle.\u00a0 If you still use these templates, please contact Support who can supply them individually.\u00a0 The Excel Data Manager now &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/en\/welcome\/release-notes\/instantatlas-desktop-6-10-0-release-notes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">InstantAtlas Desktop 6.10.0 Release Notes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":21891,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33607","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33607\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.instantatlas.com\/instantatlas-desktop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}