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What's new

Welcome to Version 2018.1 of Axiom Software!

Enhancements in this release include:

  • The new Report Builder for web reports introduces a new paradigm for reporting:
    • Fully web-enabled: create, edit, and view reports all in the browser
    • Easier and more streamlined process of report creation requires less training and no spreadsheets
    • Display Axiom data using a powerful data grid with built-in features such as grouping, filtering, drilling, and sorting
    • Display key performance indicators using the data-driven KPI Panel component
    • Use refresh variables to allow users to filter data on-the-fly
  • Axiom forms have been enhanced with several new features to support robust data display and input:
    • Data Grid component to directly and efficiently query data into the form, and provide built-in grid features like sorting and filtering
    • Data-driven KPI Panel component to easily display and format key performance indicators
    • New styling approach for Formatted Grid components, allowing precise control over formatting for each row and column
    • New lightweight auto-submit option for Formatted Grid components, to enable updating formulas in the grid for user inputs without triggering a full form update
  • A new kind of reference table—the KPI table—can be easily created in the Web Client Table Manager and used to provide data to KPI Panel components
  • A new set of filtering enhancements includes the ability to save filters for easy reuse in reports and other areas, a new refresh variable to create and apply advanced filter statements, and a new Axiom function to launch the Filter Wizard from a cell in the spreadsheet

NOTE: This section discusses all the new features and enhancements in the Axiom Software platform. Some of these features are only available in the Desktop Client and are covered fully in the Desktop Client Help.

Release video

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Release documents

Read the Release Notes document for more information on upgrade considerations, technical changes, fixed issues, and a high-level summary of the new features and enhancements in this release.

Release Notes

Read the What's New document for detailed information on new features and enhancements in this release. You can download the PDF, or read the contents online using the side menu.

What's New

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