V5 Version 5.0.0.95

V5 Version 5.0.0.95

Current Version 5.0.0.95

New Features

  1. Power BI: Additional options are now available including listing the ProjectName as a field in the data. You can pull data for a single project or all active projects. Use the two URLs for this search (see below).
    1. PPC - All Active Projects: https://client.vplannerapp.com/api/workplanmetrics/allprojects
    2. PPC - Single Project: https://client.vplannerapp.com/api/workplanmetrics
    3. Variances - All Active Projects: https://client.vplannerapp.com/api/workplanmetrics/variances/allprojects
    4. Variances - Single Project: https://client.vplannerapp.com/api/workplanmetrics/variances
  2. Variance Report: This is now available under the Reports ribbon.  Customization of PPC and Variance reports is in progress.
  3. Metrics Reports Performance:
    Site level PPC reports are now cached as summary data on the server on the fly.  This speeds up loading the reports on large sites that span several years.
  4. Pull
    1. It is now possible to create blank pull boards, rename pull boards, or delete them.
    2. Resize to default size button added to the Pull ribbon.
    3. Links will auto route themselves after tasks are moved.
  5. Help Desk: link to the help desk is now available under the vPlanner backstage menu.  If you are reading this, you are already a member of the help desk.  Please let other within your team to join.  https://support.vplannerapp.com/portal.
  6. Projects Page: the name of the currently opened project is now visible at the bottom of the page.
  7. Performance: editing the status of tasks in projects that have thousands of tasks is now improved.  This was due to an issue in the kanban board.
Bug Fixes:
  1. Status buttons now work as expected in the Lookahead, Commit and Status ribbon menus.
  2. Project Users row height now matches the other editor rows height.
  3. Issues with the docked editor now fixed when switching from a single task to multiple tasks in the selection.

vPlanner & Power BI

Admin level users can get an API key that will allow up to access vPlanner metrics directly from Power BI.  For this to work, a user can obtain an API key using the vPlanner client.  The key will enable read-only access to vPlanner PPC metrics data so that they can be placed in Power BI dashboards.  You should treat the API key like a password and do not share it with anyone.  The key will be valid for 30 days and needs to be renewed regularly during the early phases of V5.  It will expired if the Admin user's account is disabled.  

Go to Ribbon/Setup and Click on Generate API Key
You will see a message box to confirm as once the new key is issued, any previous keys will become invalid.  When the Api Key window appears, copy the key to the clipboard.

In Power BI you can make a connection using the Web option.  Click on Get Data, Click on from another source.  
Under HTTP request Header Enter: Authorization in the first box.
Enter Bearer [APIKEYVALUE] in the second box. You should be able to connect and get data from the vPlanner server.


   

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