Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Improved table visualization
We've made a small tweak to our table visualization based on user feedback. We've removed the old-school pagination controls at the bottom of the table and replaced it with a simple scroll. You'll still see the total number of results displayed at the bottom right.
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Better columns UX
A while back we released the
Columns
tab in the tile editor, it's a way for users to manipulate the columns that are returned from a data source and specify formats, e.g. marking something as a date or removing decimal places. We've recently made a few tweaks to the user experience to make it easier to use and more clearly show the capabilities:- Auto expanding rows:Some users weren't aware the rows could be expanded, with additional configuration added -> we've updated the UI to auto-expand when you set the type.
- Clearer overrides:It wasn't always clear if something had been overridden -> we now show(edited)next to any column name that has overrides.
- Date formatting feedback:When working with dates, it was hard to see what went wrong when the conversion fails - we now more clearly show the error message and retain the input value so you can more easily troubleshoot!
- Renaming columns:We've added a pencil icon to show it's possible to rename any column.
- Displaying raw state values:Sometimes users prefer to show a raw state value on a dashboard, as it can be more meaningful than the generic success/error states. We now automatically add a duplicate column for the raw value when doing any state mapping, e.g.Build Status (raw).
PS - if you're wondering what 'Format Expression' is in the above screenshot, we're currently testing ways to format values using Mustache/JavaScript. Get in touch with dave.clarke@squaredup.com if you're interested in learning more!
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Skeletons! 💀
In honour of halloween, we're releasing skeletons into the product... 😱
Okay, let me explain... When you load a dashboard with a number of tiles you typically see various loading spinners showing the dashboards/tile/data are loading. To improve the loading experience, we've replaced these spinners with a UI element that are often called 'skeleton loaders' - because they show an outline, or skeleton, of the content that will be shown once loading is complete.
We love the new look and feel and think it brings the dashboard experience to the next-level - let us know what you think, and happy halloween! 🎃
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Viewing object properties in the tile editor
It's now much easier to view the properties of objects when using the tile editor.
For example, perhaps you'd like to see or filter by the resource group when selecting Azure objects, or see which objects have a certain AWS tag. This functionality has existed for a while but it's been buried and not in the place you'd expect it. We've surfaced this UI much more clearly and accessibly.
In addition, it's now also possible to view and filter by an object's
sourceType
. This can be useful as this value is often the tool-specific type that you might be used to seeing elsewhere, e.g. microsoft.web/virtualmachine
or AWS::Lambda::Function
.- In the Objects tab of the tile editor, select the "Add column" button
- Select the property you'd like to view
- The column is now added, and you can also filter against this column in the left-hand filter pane.
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KPI rollups
You can now surface all your KPIs on the organization home. KPIs are used to track and report key numbers (for example an SLO, app response times, DORA metrics).
When you publish a metric on a dashboard tile as a KPI (See KPIs), it becomes visible outside of its original workspace for everyone to see.
On the organization home, you can now choose to display KPIs and filter your workspaces, allowing you to report on things like customer KPIs, team KPIs, and more at a glance.
Specify additional email domains at the workspace level when sharing dashboards using
"Anyone in my organization (restricted by email domains)"
This is useful in a managed service scenario when each workspace represents a customer, to ensure that only a specific customer (using their email domain) can only see shared dashboards from their workspace.
We're excited to announce a brand new tile, that allows you to embed other web pages and content into your dashboards. We've had many requests to include other pages into dashboards, for example existing PowerBI dashboards, or internal company portals.
We've extended the tile editor to support grouping by multiple columns. This opens up several use cases across lots of data sources:
- Grouping by date and another property, e.g. builds failed by day, split by pipeline
- Grouping by multiple properties, e.g. by opportunity status and by customer type
This works really well with our Bar chart, using the Stacked display option.
Notification alerts that are sent out from SquaredUp to external tools (e.g. Slack, Teams, etc) include an image preview of the visualisation that is triggering the notification. The image can now be set by the user to show in dark or light mode to best display on the external tool.
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