Drop-down list featuring the last 5 recently used reports
Comparison of preview charts & tables for a report and its study
Parameter input area now divided in tabs for parameter groups
Text variables now with multiple lines
Upload files via drag&drop into a folder in the Envision browser window
The user's selection of preview charts & tables is kept as preference for a report or study
Search now supports special characters like (,), #, …
Scenario settings (add, hide, delete) are now kept when you “Save As”
Copy to clipboard now available for each table & chart
For published reports, no studies can be created
For templates, no studies can be created
New role permission for uploading reports or templates
If you don’t explicitly grant this permission, existing users will not be able to upload files by default.
A user must also have the rights to “list folder” and “Create report/template” in order to be able to upload a report/template
"Users" administration page now shows last login date of users
“Client” administration page now lists roles in alphabetical sort order
New passwords must now be at least 12 characters long with at least 1 letter and 1 number. Existing passwords will remain valid.
Users assigned to multiple clients must now specify client name at login
Administrator's Help now only available to administrators
Information & Recommendation
For generating .pdf reports only a limited number of default fonts is available, .rtf export supports all fonts installed on your local Windows machine.
Sometimes in pdf reports, images have a grey background. This the case for JPG or PNG images. Try GIF - it creates a white background.
If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team:
gabi-support@sphera.com
Extended customization capabilities:
Administrators can select a custom logo to provide company branding
Administrators can select a custom image for the folder home pages
The numbering format for tables and charts in the preview section can be set to scientific or decimal notation
New interactive charts
New interactive charts are available in the tables and charts preview section to improve analysis capabilities. Actions include zoom in, zoom out, enlarge or decrease in size. In addition, spider charts and 3D bar charts are now supported.
In the parameter input section, the scenario name header is now frozen. So scenario names remain visible, even when scrolling down a long list of parameters
Global settings and text variables are now in separate tabs
In preview charts & tables, chart labels can now be switched on or off
Special characters are now supported for naming reports
To prevent confusion between documents, a warning message appears when reports are saved with a name that already exists
For super administrators a user page is available, showing a list of all users and their status
Several security improvements have been added
For security reasons we have added CAPTCHA to the "Forgot Password" dialogue
If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team:
support@gabi-software.com
Background Calculation Jobs (Queuing):
Faster throughput due to multiple calculation engines running in parallel
Specify your parameter configurations & submit calculations
Continue with other things in Envision in parallel while calculations run
Come back at any time to quickly view the cached results
More calculation engines can be added, when need increases (scalable architecture)
Permanent What If Studies
Save multiple parameter constellations with the report as “studies”
Analyze the results at any time
Publish as report, when you are satisfied with a new configuration
Save up to 10 studies with a report
For administrators: monitor and administer the calculation queue
Templates: Now possible for a user to change values and save as new report
Move calculate button to Open Report - Parameter section so it is always available
Improved responsive design to allow better use on smaller devices
For better security: changing the owner of a report is restricted to Admins
Bubble charts are now square
Mouseover text in parameter view now doesn't clutter page
Better error handling and messages for the user
Recalculation doesn't add hidden scenario again
Admin Help file now available for administrators again
Improved handling of special characters (e.g. German Umlaute) for report names
Leave max. number of parallel calculations per user/report empty or set to a reasonable high value (e.g. 10)
Security compliance:
Administrator help file only available for administrators
Links to Imprint (Impressum) & Privacy Policy
PDF Chapters not available anymore due to queueing
Threshold for giving up on opening a report is set to 60 minutes - report will be marked as "Failed"
SoFi Bridge is not supported anymore
Anonymous access not available anymore
If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team:
support@gabi-software.com
Preview charts
Excel interface
Parameters
Administration
If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team:
support@gabi-software.com
Release date: 2012-10-29
Excel integration
This new feature enables you to manage your parameters in an Excel file. All model parameters can be exported to Excel where values can be entered or calculated offline. Once complete they can be reimported into GaBi Envision easily since the system automatically matches the Excel file to the correct report. You can even design your own Excel tools which can be published and provided to others in connection with your reports (please be aware that you need to maintain the original position of cells for a correct import). Many of our customers requested this functionality for data collection (e.g. average calculation), or the calculation of complex parameters with formulas.
Save single report chapters
In addition to saving the entire report, you now can save parts of a report and even single chapters as rtf/pdf. This will simplify the work with extensive reports like EPD reports.
Faster data entry
Scenario management
Easily manage your scenarios in the scenario panel – you now only need one click to add, re-organize or remove scenarios.
Compatible with all i-report versions
GaBi Envision is now able to import all i-reports, independent of the GaBi version in which they were created (both gbmx and gbm files).
User rights for sub-folders
This was a development wished for by customers with many reports and users. Now, user rights for folders and reports are more flexible and can be denied or explicitly granted for individual folders.
Auto- password generation
With the creation of new users, passwords are now generated automatically. This means substantial time savings for customers with a large number of users.
Account security
User accounts are locked after repeatedly entering an incorrect password in a certain period of time (brute force protection). The admin can now unlock the user account so that users can avoid the security lock down period.
Better administration of reports
Files are now easily managed with drag & drop and double-click. The publication status (editable or published) is indicated with a color code.
Save your work in progress
This new auto-save function saves your work in progress in case of interruptions or logout due to a period of inactivity