1. API reference
  2. Welcome
    1. Component overview
    2. Quick start
    3. System requirements
    4. Troubleshooting
    5. Managing license keys
  3. Connecting to Data Source
    1. JSON
      1. Connecting to JSON
      2. Connecting to JSON using the Data Compressor
      3. Data types in JSON
    2. CSV
      1. Connecting to CSV
      2. Connecting to CSV using the Data Compressor
      3. 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. 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
    5. 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
    6. Elasticsearch
      1. Connecting to Elasticsearch
      2. Configuring the mapping
  4. Security
    1. Security in Flexmonster
    2. Security aspects when connecting to an OLAP cube
      1. The data transfer process
      2. Data security
      3. Data access management
    3. Security aspects when connecting to a database
      1. The data transfer process
      2. Data access management
  5. Configuring report
    1. What is a report
    2. Data source
    3. Slice
    4. Options
    5. Number formatting
    6. Conditional formatting
    7. Set the report for the component
    8. Get the report from the component
    9. Date and time formatting
    10. Configuring global options
    11. Export and print
    12. Calculated values
    13. 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 Webpack
    6. Integration with ASP.NET
    7. Integration with jQuery
    8. Integration with JSP
    9. Integration with TypeScript
    10. Integration with RequireJS
    11. 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 toolbar
    2. Customizing appearance
    3. Customizing context menu
    4. Localizing component
  9. Updating to the latest version
    1. Updating to the latest version
    2. Release notes
    3. Migration guide from 2.6 to 2.7
    4. Migration guide from 2.5 to 2.6
    5. Migration guide from 2.4 to 2.5
    6. Migration guide from 2.3 to 2.4
    7. Migration guide from 2.2 to 2.3
    8. Documentation for older versions
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Updating to the latest version

Our customers have an opportunity to update Flexmonster Pivot Table & Charts component to the latest version. This is a very simple process requiring just a couple of steps:

  • Update by downloading a package:
    1. Go to our Download page and download a trial package of the corresponding version. If you are a customer, go to Client’s area and download the latest version of the component there.
    2. Unzip the files from the package.
    3. Replace your flexmonster/ folder with the new one (find it in component/ directory or in client/ directory – depending on the trial package you downloaded).
  • Update via npm package manager:
    Run this command to update Flexmonster node module:
    npm update flexmonster --save
  • If you are updating from the previous major version to 2.7, check out the Migration guide from 2.6 to 2.7.
  • To make sure you updated the component you can check the component’s version by clicking on the grid and pressing Ctrl+Alt+i. The information about the version of the component and its edition will be shown in the pop-up.
  • If you use our Accelerator, please find instructions in the separate section below.
  • If you use our Data Compressor, please find instructions in the separate section below.

Now it’s done. You are welcome to use the most recent version of Flexmonster Pivot Table & Charts with its newest features.

NOTE! Being our active customer (during 1 year after purchase or renewal payment) you are able to update for free. If being our client you would like to renew the maintenance, please contact us for more details.

Updating Flexmonster Accelerator

Microsoft Analysis Services / EXE version

  • Stop the Accelerator by closing the program.
  • Replace flexmonster-proxy-ssas.exe with updated version from the package (find it in server/ directory).
  • Start the Accelerator by launching flexmonster-proxy-ssas.exe.

Microsoft Analysis Services / Windows Service version

  • Uninstall the Accelerator.
  • Install the Accelerator using updated MSI installer from the package (find it in server/install/ directory).

Pentaho Mondrian

  • Stop the Accelerator by closing the program.
  • Replace flexmonster-proxy-mondrian.jar with updated version from the package (find it in server/ directory).
  • Start the Accelerator by executing java -jar flexmonster-proxy-mondrian.jar in terminal.

Updating Flexmonster Data Compressor

Node.js

  • Run this command to update Flexmonster Data Compressor npm package:
    npm update flexmonster-compressor --save

.NET

  • Replace Flexmonster.Compressor.dll with updated version from the package (find it in server/.net/ directory).

Java

  • Replace flexmonster-compressor.jar with updated version from the package (find it in server/java/ directory).

PHP

  • Replace flexmonster-compressor.php with updated version from the package (find it in server/php/ directory).