New experience view and set editor

Enabling the new experience view

You can preview or upgrade to the new experience view under Features in Administration. For more information, see Manage features.

Previewing the new experience view:

In preview, you can explore and compare the features of both the new experience and classic view interfaces.

After the feature is enabled, open a book in Edit mode and right-click the cube in the data tree that contains the data you want to use. Select Add new view to use the new view and set editor.

To use the classic view, click Add new view (Classic).

Upgrading to the new experience view:

When you upgrade to the new experience view, all existing and new views in Books use the new experience interface. Any existing views that use the classic interface are converted to the new experience but retain the look (colors and font) of the classic interface.

Upgrading views to the new interface also upgrades set editors but only those that are opened from the new experience view. If you add a set editor as a widget to a book from the data tree, the set editor continues to use the classic interface.

Using the new experience view

The new view has several improvements and enhancements that make features more accessible.

• Responsive grid property

  A new Responsive grid property property makes the view responsive to size changes. Enable the property to set a fixed number of columns and rows. The view displays the fixed number of columns and rows when you resize the grid.

  

• Target selecting toggle for asymmetric calculation

  The new Target selecting toggle is used to create an asymmetric calculation. You no longer need to select the individual button on the row or column headers to create an asymmetric calculation. Instead, enable Target selecting and select the members that you want to use in the asymmetric calculation. Right-click a selected member and click Calculation options.

  

• A more guided and intuitive experience

  The new view's improved design offers a more guided experience without compromising its capabilities. For example, the new view now guides you to the drop zone when you drag a dimension to a different location in the grid.

  
  Use the icons in the grid to:

  • See the cube in the data tree.
  • Expand or collapse the overview.
  • See benched dimensions.
  • Select hierarchy, iconography, context information, and section headers to customize your view.
  Each dimension tile in the grid now has a menu icon next to it from which you can:

  • Open the set editor.
  • Add the dimension as a synchronization tile.
  • Remove, replace, or add related hierarchy.
  • Move the dimension to the bench.
  • Manually move the dimension right or left, or to a row, column, or context.
  

  Depending on the number of dimensions or the size of the view, all dimensions might not display. To see dimensions that are hidden from the view, click the More dimensions menu in the Context, Row, or Column area.

  

  From the More dimensions menu, you can drag dimensions to the Context, Row, or Column area and vice versa. You can also move dimensions that appear within the More dimensions menu.

  

  You can click the menu next to the member's name to open the set editor, move the dimension to the bench, see move options, and more.

  

• Setting properties in the new view

  Like in the classic view, you can set properties for the new view by clicking Properties.

  To offer more formatting flexibility in the new view, the Themes property is no longer available.

Using the new set editor

The new set editor can be accessed only through the new view. To open the set editor, click the menu icon next to a dimension in the view and select Open set editor.

You can also double click the dimension tiles or click the Set Editor icon in the dimension menu to open the set editor.

As with the new view, the new set editor offers an improved flow, a more intuitive experience, and flexible options to edit your set.