Coming Soon: Board 2022 Summer Release

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Board 2022 Summer release

We are excited to announce that we will release the Board 2022 Summer Release on August 18, 2022. This update introduces various significant enhancements and new features for every type of Board user, from Developers to End Users.

New features available in this upcoming release include:

  • Smart Import Object
  • Power BI add-in
  • Cube visibility
  • Bring your own key (BYOK) encryption Beta
  • Additional enhancements

Smart Import Object

The new Smart Import Object will allow users with at least a User license to load large amounts of data into Board in two ways: by copying/pasting values from a spreadsheet into the Object grid, or by uploading a .xlsx file. The new Object will make it easier to load/update/validate data into Cubes and even Entities without the need for Data readers: once a Capsule Developer has added and configured it in Design mode, the loading process is done from a Capsule Screen in Play mode.

Power BI add-in

The new Power BI add-in will allow Board users to connect from Power BI Desktop to a Board Platform for immediate data consumption. The add-in will enable access to Presentations via the new REST APIs launched in Board 2022 Spring release: after a simple configuration, you can authenticate within the add-in to extract data and create reports in Power BI Desktop.

Cube visibility

The new Cube visibility feature has been developed to offer Developers unprecedented control over data stored in Cubes: with it, you will be able to configure custom access levels for every Board user using highly detailed access and locking conditions based on other Cubes. Those custom access levels can be used to prevent certain users from viewing data or from performing data entry actions on specific Cube cells. Cube visibility rules are calculated at runtime and applied in real-time to Layouts in Play mode.

Bring your own key (BYOK) encryption Beta

With the new BYOK option, developers will be able to manage data encryption directly from the Summary page of each Board data model in a quick and easy way: from the new interface, you can enable or disable the encryption using a dedicated toggle. The BYOK option will give you control over Board's enhanced security for data, using your own private key.

Additional enhancements

  • New mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication method for SAP data sources.
  • Expanded sliding toolbar.
  • My View freezepane and autoscale.


As always, you can expect to see more details around these new features, as well as other helpful resources, available at the time of the release.

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