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  1. API reference
  2. Welcome
    1. Component overview
    2. Quick start
    3. System requirements
    4. Troubleshooting
    5. Managing license keys
    6. Migrating from WebDataRocks to Flexmonster
  3. Connecting to Data Source
    1. JSON
      1. Connecting to JSON
      2. Data types in JSON
    2. CSV
      1. Connecting to CSV
      2. Data types in CSV
    3. Database
      1. Connecting to SQL databases
      2. Connecting to other databases
      3. Connecting to a database with Node.js
      4. Connecting to a database with .NET
      5. Connecting to a database with .NET Core
      6. Connecting to a database with Java
      7. Connecting to a database with PHP
    4. MongoDB
      1. Introduction to the Flexmonster MongoDB Connector
      2. Getting started with the MongoDB Connector
      3. Embedding the MongoDB Connector into the server
    5. Microsoft Analysis Services
      1. Connecting to Microsoft Analysis Services
      2. Getting started with the Accelerator
      3. Installing the Accelerator as a Windows service
      4. Referring the Accelerator as a DLL
      5. Configuring the authentication process
      6. Configuring a secure HTTPS connection
      7. Troubleshooting
    6. Pentaho Mondrian
      1. Connecting to Pentaho Mondrian
      2. Getting started with the Accelerator
      3. Configuring Mondrian roles
      4. Configuring username/password protection
      5. Configuring a secure HTTPS connection
      6. Troubleshooting
    7. Elasticsearch
      1. Connecting to Elasticsearch
      2. Configuring the mapping
    8. Custom data source API
      1. Introduction to the custom data source API
      2. A quick overview of a sample Node.js server
      3. A quick overview of a sample .NET Core server
      4. Implementing the custom data source API server
      5. Implementing filters
      6. Returning data for the drill-through view
      7. Supporting more aggregation functions
  4. Security
    1. Security in Flexmonster
    2. Security aspects of connecting to an OLAP cube
      1. Ways of connecting to an OLAP cube
      2. The data transfer process
      3. Data security
      4. Data access management
    3. Security aspects when connecting to a database
      1. Ways of connecting to a database
      2. The data transfer process
      3. Data access management
  5. Configuring report
    1. What is a report
    2. Data source
    3. Slice
    4. Options
    5. Mapping
    6. Number formatting
    7. Conditional formatting
    8. Set the report for the component
    9. Get the report from the component
    10. Date and time formatting
    11. Configuring global options
    12. Export and print
    13. Calculated values
    14. Custom sorting
  6. Integration with frameworks
    1. Available tutorials
    2. Integration with AngularJS (v1.x)
    3. Integration with Angular
    4. Integration with React
    5. Integration with React Native
    6. Integration with Vue
    7. Integration with Python
      1. Integration with Django
      2. Integration with Jupyter Notebook
    8. Integration with R Shiny
    9. Integration with Webpack
    10. Integration with ASP.NET
    11. Integration with jQuery
    12. Integration with JSP
    13. Integration with TypeScript
    14. Integration with RequireJS
    15. Integration with PhoneGap
  7. Integration with charts
    1. Integration with Highcharts
    2. Integration with Google Charts
    3. Integration with FusionCharts
    4. Integration with any charting library
  8. Customizing
    1. Customizing the Toolbar
    2. Customizing appearance
    3. Customizing the context menu
    4. Localizing the component
  9. Updating to the latest version
    1. Updating to the latest version
    2. Release notes
    3. Migration guide from 2.7 to 2.8
    4. Migration guide from 2.6 to 2.7
    5. Migration guide from 2.5 to 2.6
    6. Migration guide from 2.4 to 2.5
    7. Migration guide from 2.3 to 2.4
    8. Migration guide from 2.2 to 2.3
    9. Documentation for older versions
Table of contents

Migration guide from 2.6 to 2.7

From Flexmonster Pivot Table & Charts 2.6 to 2.7

Follow this tutorial for a comfortable and quick migration to the new major version. Find more details below:

  1. Removed API calls
  2. Updated API calls
  3. Changes to the report object
  4. New data source: Elasticsearch
  5. Localization files update
  6. Changes to relative URLs
  7. Updating from the previous versions

Removed API calls

  1. getFilterProperties was removed in version 2.7. Use getFilter() instead.
  2. setTopX was removed in version 2.7. Use setFilter() instead.
  3. setBottomX was removed in version 2.7. Use setFilter() instead.

Updated API calls

  1. getFilter(hierarchyName: String) now returns a Filter Object (instead of an array with members).
  2. setFilter(hierarchyName: String, filter: Filter Object) now takes a Filter Object as a second argument (instead of an array with members).

Changes to the report object

  1. columns.filter, rows.filter, and reportFilters.filter from the Slice Object were changed, find the new structure here: Filter Object. The following filtering properties were removed (they remain available in terms of backward compatibility):
    • filter.negation was removed in version 2.7. Use exclude from the Filter Object instead.
    • filter.quantity was removed in version 2.7. Use query from the Filter Object instead.
    • filter.type was removed in version 2.7. Use query from the Filter Object instead.
  2. Options Object was extended with the following properties:
    • filter – Object. Filtering options:
      • timezoneOffset – Number. The difference (in minutes) between UTC and the user’s local time zone. Used to adjust the dates in the filter. Default value: user’s local time.
      • weekOffset – Number. The number of days to be added to the start of the week (Sunday). Used to adjust the first day of the week in the filter’s calendar. Default value: 1 (Monday is the first day of the week).
      • dateFormat – String. The date pattern to format dates in the filter’s date inputs. Has two possible values: "dd/MM/yyyy" and "MM/dd/yyyy". Default value: "dd/MM/yyyy".
  3. dataSource from the Report Object was extended with the following properties:
    • host (optional) – String | Object. The host for the connection (only for the "elasticsearch" data source type). Can be set either as a URL string ("host": "https://olap.flexmonster.com:9200") or as a Host Object.
    • index (optional) – String. The name of the Elasticsearch index to connect to (only for the "elasticsearch" data source type).
    • mapping (optional) – Object. An additional setting to configure index mapping (only for "elasticsearch" data source type). Use the name of the field as a key of the object with the following parameters:
      • caption (optional) – String. Overrides the default name of the field.
      • visible (optional) – Boolean. When set to false, it hides the field from the Field List.
      • interval (optional) – String. Used for the date histogram. Check out the supported time units.
      • time_zone (optional) – String. Used for the date histogram. You can specify timezones either as an ISO 8601 UTC offset (e.g. +01:00 or -08:00) or as a timezone ID as specified in the IANA timezone database, such as America/Los_Angeles. Check out this example.
      • format (optional) – String. Used for the date histogram. Check out the date format/pattern.

New data source: Elasticsearch

Flexmonster now supports connecting to an Elasticsearch data source out of the box. Find more details in our blog post.

Localization files update

New localization labels were added in version 2.7. Get the updated localization files from our GitHub repository.

Changes to relative URLs

In 2.7 we added support of ./ (that means the current directory) for dataSource.filename and localization URLs. All details are covered below:

  • if the URL is without / or ./ – the path will be resolved using the componentFolder + filename
  • if the URL starts with / – the path will be resolved using the root directory (website root)
  • if the URL starts with ./ – the path will be resolved using the current directory (current HTML page path)
  • if the URL starts with ../ – the path will be resolved using the parent folder of the componentFolder

Updating from the previous versions

If migrating from a previous major version, follow these tutorials: