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(v7) Composer v7.9 Enhancements

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Composer v7.9 Enhancements

This topic provides details about the enhancements in Composer 7.9.

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Source Creation and Source Creation API Updates

Composer now supports the migration of sources created in Composer v7.8 and earlier to the the updated source creation workflow.

As a part of this migration and update process, the source creation API available on Composer v7.8 and earlier is no longer available for source creation.

Before attempting to upgrade to Composer v7.9, please contact your support representative to ascertain which version of Composer is an appropriate upgrade.

Source Creation Updates - Data Access

Composer now supports permissions to allow source data access. Existing users with READ permission on a source are given DATA ACCESS permission for that source on upgrade to v7.9. Users with DATA ACCESS can create new visuals, and grant DATA ACCESS to other users. This new permission also applies to related API endpoints. See API Updates.

Calculation Editor Changes

Composer now displays data in Preview automatically for custom metrics, even when the Pivot Table is disabled for your source. You no longer need to enable the visual.

Custom Chart CLI Updates

  • Version 6 of the Custom Chart CLI is now available. Use with v7.9 of Composer and later. See CLI Support Table for more information.
  • You can now enable and disable the visibility of settings in the side panel for a custom chart. Enable or disable this visibility in Controls when editing a chart.
  • The ability to edit the visibility of a custom chart using the CLI has been removed. Use CLI version 6 with Composer v7.9 and higher.
  • Deprecated libraries and visualization library endpoints have been removed from Composer. Recreate any charts you made prior to upgrading to Composer v3.7 using the CLI.

Edit Custom Charts

You can now edit dynamic variable settings for the ungroupedList variables in the Composer sidebar menu of your custom charts.

Edit Visuals

You can now re-render some visuals that contain filters based on columns that you do not have permission to access. Delete the filter to re-render the visual.

Derived Fields and Custom Metrics Updates

  • You can now create and edit custom metrics and derived fields in dashboards if you have the group privilege Can Edit Calculations or write permissions for the source used by the visual.
  • You can't delete a custom metric or derived field if it is used by any visuals, materialized views, actions, or chart defaults.
  • You can remove an unused custom metric or derived field using the dashboard picker after you have saved the dashboard.
  • You can’t remove a derived field when selected in a picker.

Time Bar Updates

Composer now includes a zoom in option on the time bar by default.

Fusion Source Updates

After installing Composer v7.9, existing fusion sources are upgraded, inheriting row and column security, group names, and column filter names.

Map Settings

After upgrading to this release of Composer, tile provider information for sources is moved from Map chart defaults to the source's global settings.

Source Editing Field Validation

Validation updates prevent you from removing a field from a source if the field is used by filters, cross-source links, join configurations, or actions.

This validation also applies to DELETE /api/sources/${sourceId}/fields/${fieldname} and PUT /api/sources/${sourceId} when a field is removed using the PUT method.

Duplicate Custom Metrics

The ability to duplicate custom metrics in the Composer interface has been removed. You can continue to use the appropriate API endpoints to create multiple custom metrics with different names that use the same underlying formula.

Elasticsearch Support Update

Composer now supports Elasticsearch 7.0 - 7.17.

Extended Source Listing

The endpoint /api/inventory/ has been expanded to return additional information about dashboards and sources. Additionally, a new field, associatedItems is returned, indicating any associated items such as DATA_SOURCE, CONNECTION, or UPLOAD.

API documentation is provided with your Composer installation at this link: https://<composer-URL>/composer/swagger-ui.html.

CentOS Support Update

CentOS 8 is no longer supported by Red Hat Linux (RHEL). Use CentOS 7 instead for your Composer environment.

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