1. New features in the application
BI Point Premium
In Comarch BI Point 2024.2, it is possible to create a new analytics engine. The premium analytics engine requires an additional license. View the “BI Point Premium” article for details.
Contexts
Contexts are now supported in the new repository. For description, view the “Contexts” article.
Import/Upload File option in new repository
In the new repository view, it is now possible to import/upload objects. For details, see the article “Import/Upload file”.
From the user’s perspectives
This mode is only available to users with BI Point administrator privileges. In this mode, it is possible to select a user whose privileges will be used to view the repository with only the items accessible to the selected user. A description and explanation of how it works can be found in the article “Repository from the user’s perspective.”
Disabled old repository version
The default option to switch between the old and new repository views has been disabled in the new version of the application. The new repository view is now the only available option.
License expiration prompt
The prompt informs the user about an expiring/expired license for the Comarch BI Point application.
When the application license only valid for one more month, the following banner appears:
And when the application license only valid for one more week:
The banner appears in all areas of the application and is visible to all users. Users can close the banner, but it will reappear each time they log in.
If the license has expired and has not been renewed on time, the following message is displayed for Comarch BI Point XL/ERP Standard/Optima:
If Comarch CEE BI Point and Comarch BI Point Standalone are installed, it will not be possible to use the application until the license is renewed.
Analysis – selection summary
It is now possible to preview summaries for selected data in the analysis. When you select multiple data fields, summaries of the selected rows appear at the bottom of the pivot table.
The scope of what is visible in the summary can be defined by the user in the summary configuration:
Selectable options are:
- Numeric value counter
- Maximum
- Minimum
- Median
- Average
- Sum
Analysis – SHIFT selection
In addition to the existing selection methods, cells can now be selected using the keyboard shortcut SHIFT + cell 1 + cell 2. With this shortcut, you can select the entire range of data between the first and last cells you have selected.
Analysis – prompt when creating a reportu
When attempting to create a report, the application informs that it is possible to create an analysis (a new report version) has been added.
Analysis – charts
Analysis chart options has been expanded to include a new cascade chart and new features such as advanced data formatting and label element selection. The advanced chart options have also been updated to provide the chart with all the features available in earlier versions of the interface. For more information, see the article “Chart“.
Dashboard – open in edit/preview mode
Dashboard can now be opened in edit/preview mode.
The dashboard is opened in preview mode, by default. Previously, in order to make any changes to the development objects, it was necessary to first reload and display the data in preview mode. Only then was it possible to switch to edit mode.
By opening the dashboard in edit mode, it is no longer necessary to reload it, which significantly streamlines the modification of development objects.
After opening the dashboard in edit mode, the following message appears on each development object:
Once you have finished making changes and switched to preview mode, all changes are displayed in the preview.
Subscription – subscription email
The message delivered via subscription has been refreshed.
Section:
varies depending on how frequently the subscription is sent: once, daily, weekly, or monthly.
ChatERP
The ChatERP system can now be integrated with Comarch BI Point software, so it can be used directly within the application.
To activate ChatERP, click on this icon:
Becasue ChatERP is based on the Comarch BI Point system’s documentation, it quickly and easily searches for necessary information. It integrates directly with the documentation’s data to provide effective responses to user prompts.
For objects of Analysis type, anayses can be created using an integrated ChatERP functionality. Users can formulate appropriate prompts to tailor an analysis to their individual needs:
In response to the above prompt, the ChatERP will return an analysis generation confirmation:
and will display the suggested values, rows, columns, and filters to be included in the analysis:
Selecting “Apply” will copy the values suggested by ChatERP to the analysis table.
For descriptions on how ChatERP works in individual views, see the corresponding articles:
- Operations in the repository view – ChatERP
- Operacje in the analysis view – ChatERP
RS/File report – new repository
In Comarch BI Point 2024.2, the file/RS report creation wizard has been updated to align with the new standard user interface of the Comarch BI Point repository. For instructions on how to create each of these reports and how they work, see the articles: “RS report” and “File report.”
Save to File – information
When saving an analysis, report, or dashboard to a file, the name and description of the saved object are now additionally presented.
2. New report and dashboard features
The standard reports in Comarch BI Point have been replaced with a new data analysis method called “Analysis.” They have also been updated to the latest version to align with their corresponding versions in BI Analyses.
3. Fixes in Comarch BI Point 2024.2
In 2024.2 release, further modifications have been introduced to increase the application security standards, including the password policy.