Summer 2023 Release Notes

Discover the new features, improvements, and bug fixes for the latest release.

Check out the What's New videos for an overview of the new features and don't forget to visit the Visier Portal to request and vote on new features.

Platform

This section covers the changes to Visier's Real-Time People Data Platform.

Analysis view control

Authors can now control how their analysis is viewed by showing all content by default or collapsing all headings by default. The ability to set the analyses and guidebooks view will no longer appear in user preferences.

Dynamic analyses enhancements

We added the ability for dynamic template authors to align the subject time interval to the latest complete period. With subjectTimeInterval, authors can now specify the period type and whether to exclude incomplete periods.

Metric path configuration

It was difficult to know which reference paths the group by attribute is using when comparing metrics. You can now see what reference paths are being used and change them to refine your analysis.

Allow admins to see dependencies for user-created analyses

Admins need to know if their changes in Studio will impact existing end user content. Now, the Application Definition includes an optional setting to export user-created analyses in the solution experience. This export provides information about each user-created analysis in your solution, including which metrics, dimensions, concepts, and properties the analysis depends on.

Default metric configuration

Administrators can now set the default metric that a user sees when conducting an analysis in Explore. This allows you to display metrics that make the most sense for your organization.

Enhanced data model navigation in Studio

We improved the navigation in Studio to go to object dependencies and between analytic objects in the formula editor.

Multi-lingual support in Studio

Administrators can now provide information about data objects in multiple locales. This feature is available for all Visier-supported locales. With multi-lingual support, admins can translate display names and descriptions directly in Studio for most objects, including analyses, subjects, metrics, and more.

Parent-child level naming

You can now rename a default level name within a parent-child dimension. This allows you to provide context for your users so they understand what level they are selecting in a visual.

Permissionless landing page

Users who have not been granted permissions to access any content will now see a customizable landing page when they log in. The landing page allows for helpful information that can direct users to the appropriate person or process to request access.

Ceridian data connector

You can now bring your Ceridian data directly into Visier through a data connector.

Application Definition improvements

We’ve made the following enhancements to the Application Definition export:

• You can now see metric formulas in the export.
• You can now add the following objects to the export: dimensions, dimension maps, range maps, selection concept maps, selection concepts, explanations, and modules.
• In draft projects, you can now include a column in the export to indicate modification or creation changes made with the new “Indicate draft project changes” toggle.
• You can now see a summary tab in the Business Rules file which consolidates all of the metadata for all business rules.
• Minor enhancements to naming, consistency, and usability across files.

Managed Data Export versions

Visier now supports versioned Data Exports. Admins can define a new Data Export and publish it to users as read-only or with edit access. Users who create their own Data Exports can share the Data Exports with other users. This enables admins and users to provide others with consistent, pre-built content for consumption or download.

OAuth 2.0

Visier now supports OAuth 2.0 authorization to allow users to access their Visier credentials in other applications; for example, Visier® Smart Compensation or Power BI Desktop. Administrators can add new client registrations to their Visier tenant to enable three-legged OAuth authorization.

Simplified API access profile

We’ve updated the view level options for profile capabilities by removing the API view level. Existing API profiles will be migrated to either Simple or Detailed view level depending on the capability type.

Uploader file visibility

Users whose profile has the Data Upload additional capability can now view a list of their uploaded files in the Data Transfers room in Studio. View-only access lets Data Upload users confirm whether the files were processed successfully in Visier.

Visier Certified Developer rename

We’ve renamed the Visier Certified Developer profile to Analytic Model Developer. The capabilities associated with the profile are unchanged.

Data Query API

We added the trailingPeriodType and trailingPeriodCount parameters to the QueryTimeIntervalsDTO. You can use trailing period parameters to evaluate metrics.

Direct Data Intake API

You can now use an API to send data directly to Visier data objects.

Power BI plugin

Users with data access can now take advantage of Visier data in Power BI. Users familiar with Power BI can retrieve Visier data through a plugin for use in Power BI.

Python connector

Users with data access can now use Python to get data out of Visier. Users familiar with Python can access the connector through Visier’s GitHub repository.

Deprecation notices

Virtual Assistant

We’ve hidden the virtual assistant and the collection of interactive walkthroughs. The virtual assistant will be deprecated in the Fall 2023 release.

Visier Data Enrichment

What's new

Enhanced granularity for Visier Occupation

We’ve enhanced the granularity for the Visier Occupation levelled dimension to provide more detailed job titles. For example, instead of Chef you will now see the type of chef such as Banquet Chef.

Visier Benchmarks

Bug fixes

102551 - New hire benchmark description update

We’ve updated the short descriptions of the New Hire benchmark metrics to indicate that new hires are considered to be employees with a tenure of less than or equal to 1 year.

What's new

Visier Benchmarks Trends

• New measured values for Visier Benchmarks Trends: We've added measured values for Q1 2023.

The current breakdown of Visier Benchmarks Trends:

• Measured values from Q1 2018 to Q1 2023.
• Extrapolated values from Q2 2023 Q1 2024.

Visier Benchmarks Reports

The current breakdown of Visier Benchmarks Reports:

• Measured values from 2017 to 2022.
• Extrapolated values for 2023 and 2024.

Summary of Visier Benchmarks dataset

The Visier Benchmarks dataset was last updated August 2023.

• Benchmark values available: 251,504,340.
• Employee records in dataset: 20,339,548.