{"id":45743,"date":"2020-05-20T11:28:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T03:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/?page_id=45743"},"modified":"2026-08-13T22:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:33:59","slug":"explorer-release-4-8-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-releases\/explorer-release-4-8-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Explorer Release 4.8.1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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P2 Explorer version 4.8 is a minor release that introduces Time Windows, which extends the capabilities of the Trend to associate time windows with event data.<\/p>\n

Explorer 4.8 also adds a new Histogram charting component, more trend enhancements, access to a user\u2019s recently opened items, and the ability to create a case via\u00a0 a link action. This version also addresses issues found in previous releases.<\/p>\n

Explorer 4.8.1 is a patch release that adds enhancements to the Performance Curve and improves interoperability with P2 Merrick. This version also addresses several issues found by customers in previous releases.<\/p>\n

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Performance Curve Colours<\/h2>\n

When plotting multiple entity attribute values on a Performance Curve, those entities can now be displayed in different colours, chosen automatically by the component.<\/p>\n

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To show the different colours, during design mode ensure that the \u2018Colour<\/em>\u2019 field is cleared, and does not have any colour selected.<\/p>\n

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Performance Curve Coefficients<\/h2>\n

In Explorer Studio, a new \u2018Template Curve<\/strong>\u2019 type has been added to the Performance Curve. This is similar to the Polynomial Curve, but instead lets you specify attribute values from an entity template for the coefficients, Constant, and Min\/Max values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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On any template, any attribute can be used to store the values to be used in the Performance Curve. To set this up in P2 Server Management, you would typically create an attribute, such as \u2018Performance Curve Data\u2019, <\/em>specifically for this use. This can be added to any template as you would normally add an attribute.<\/p>\n

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Then, create attribute values for each of the curve fields required: Coefficients, Constant, X-Min, X-Max, Y-Min, Y-Max.<\/p>\n

Once the template is set up, you add the specific coefficient and other values for the entity that it applies to.<\/p>\n

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'Save As' Behaviour<\/h2>\n

The behaviour of the \u2018Save As\u2019 function has been made consistent across P2 Explorer.<\/p>\n

When you do a \u2018Save As\u2019 for a page or trend, the copied page\/trend is always opened in a new Explorer tab, with \u2018-copy\u2019 appended to the name.<\/p>\n

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Server Management 'Connections'<\/h2>\n

P2 Server Management has added a \u2018Connections\u2019 \"\"\u00a0section to the main navigation. This is where admin users now navigate to administer Datasources and Edge Hosts. This keeps the rest of the \u2018Configuration\u2019 \"\"\u00a0area focused on actual configuration tasks.<\/p>\n

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P2 Merrick Interoperability Improvements<\/h2>\n

Hierarchy Sync Time<\/h3>\n

When syncing the Merrick hierarchy with the Explorer hierarchy, the sync would take over an hour, and sometimes longer. The hierarchy sync service has been updated to only sync changes that have been made to the hierarchy, rather than syncing the entire hierarchy again.<\/p>\n

After the initial hierarchy sync, the time taken to update the hierarchy is now around 1 minute, when it used to take around 1 hour. Note that the time taken depends on the number of entities that have been updated in the hierarchy.<\/p>\n

The time for the first sync has also been reduced slightly.<\/p>\n

Note: An iisreset is required after making changes to the Metadata Configuration Utility. We also recommend backing up the LastSyncState.json file as it contains information on the previous Merrick OI Sync.<\/p>\n

Daily Completions<\/h3>\n

Daily Completions (CompletionDailyTb) are now included in the list of default columns that are included in the Merrick-OI sync.<\/p>\n

The following columns are set as OI Available by default in the Merrick Metadata Configuration utility:<\/p>\n