What's new in Dundas Gauge for SharePoint V2.5?

Bugs Fixed

• Cannot filter a list with lookup values in it
• Parameter and Filter fields conflict in SQL query
• Values are incorrect when using a calculated field on list web part with Regional settings set to non-English
• Allow filtering on MDX queries
• Cannot bind Y value to Date or DateTime column on a web part with Regional Settings set to non-US

Documentation

• Added a Tutorials section featuring SharePoint articles from the Dundas Support site
• Documented system software requirements in the Installation article

What's new in Dundas Chart for SharePoint V2.5?

Bugs Fixed

• Cannot filter a list with lookup values in it
• Parameter and Filter fields conflict in SQL query
• Values on chart are incorrect when using a calculated field on list web part with Regional settings set to non-English
• Allow filtering on MDX queries
• Cannot bind Y value to Date or DateTime column on a web part with Regional Settings set to non-US
• SPSite and SPWeb objects must be explicitly disposed of, causes memory leaks
• Setting FontAngle for series labels outside -90 to 90 range results in incorrect error

Documentation

• Added a Tutorials section featuring SharePoint articles from the Dundas Support site
• Improved documentation on scrolling and zooming
• Documented system software requirements in the Installation article

What's new in Dundas Gauge for SharePoint V2.0?

• Installation Enhancements - Choose where to install Dundas Chart for SharePoint. Enhanced installer lets you choose the destination SharePoint web application for installation.
• Connection String Builder in Wizard - Use the Data Connection Wizard's new Connection String Builder to adjust and control every aspect of your database connections.
• Enhanced Filtering - Create more filters using comparison operators such as: =, <, >, <>, <= and >=.

What’s new in Dundas Chart for SharePoint V2.0

• Installation Enhancements  - Choose where to install Dundas Chart for SharePoint. Enhanced installer lets you choose the destination SharePoint web application for installation.
• Connection String Builder in Wizard - Use the Data Connection Wizard's new Connection String Builder to adjust and control every aspect of your database connections.
• Expose click event - With version 2.0 of Dundas Chart for SharePoint, you can enhance your chart's interactivity with the new click event and expanded callback event.
• Enhanced Filtering - Create more powerful filters using comparison operators such as: =, <, >, <>, <= and >=.
• Addition of Chart for .NET v6.1 features - Many new features that were part of the recent release of Dundas Chart for .NET v6.1 are now in v.2.0, including stacked rose chart, vertical column labels, data point label offsets and custom data point palettes.

What’s new in Dundas Chart for SharePoint V1.5?

• Retrieve Data From Site List - CollectionsData binding is now easier, automatic and more streamlined, now that Dundas Chart for SharePoint offers the ability to retrieve data directly from the SharePoint site list collections.
• Chart Web Part as Data Provider - Dundas Chart for SharePoint can now provide data to any other SharePoint Web Part, including Dundas Gauge for SharePoint.
• Data Manipulation Feature - With version 1.5, you can automatically apply advanced financial and statistical formulas within the SharePoint design User Interface
• Data binding callbacks - By simplifying the code required to implement callbacks to a simple checkbox, the latest release lets you quickly enable a real-time behavior within SharePoint 2007
• Addition of Chart for .NET v6.0 features -  Many new features that were part of the recent release of Dundas Chart for .NET v6.0 are now in v1.5, including the new Rose Chart and more

SharePoint Specific Features

• Works with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
• Works with Windows SharePoint Services V3.0
• Consumes data from Excel Services and Business Data Catalog (BDC) in MOSS version
• Consumes data from any OleDB Data Source
• Consumes data from other WebParts
• Full Web design experience - No visual studio requirement
• Can use templates from Dundas Chart for ASP.NET to ease migration
• Full Web-based documentation set
• Supports 64-bit SharePoint

General Features

• Unlimited number of chart (plotting) areas 
• Unlimited number of series 
• Unlimited number of data points in series 
• Animated Charts (Flash & SVG) 
• Annotation Objects 
• Automatic chart elements layout management
• Chart Area Auto Alignment  
• Chart Serialization
• Drill down & Selection
• Multiple Image Formats (jpg, png, bmp) 
• Multiple Legends 
• Multiple Title Items 
• Printing Support
• Real-time Charting
• Cursors & Range Selection
• Scrolling / Zooming
• SmartLabels
• Template Support 
• View State Management

AJAX and Other Interactive Features

• Interactive Charts with AJAX 
• Web based Zooming and Scrolling 
• Web based User Interface Support 
• Callbacks 
• Web based Toolbar 
• Web based Property Dialog 
• Web based Context Menu 

Chart Types 

• Line 3D
• Line 
• Spline 3D
• Spline 
• Step Line 3D
• Step Line 
• FastLine Charts   
• Point
• 3D Point 
• FastPoint Charts 
• Bubble
• 3D Bubble 
• Column
• 3D Column 
• Stacked Column
• 3D Stacked Column 
• 100% Stacked Column
• 3D 100% Stacked Column 
• 3D Cylinder drawing style 
• Bar 3D Bar 
• Stacked Bar 3D Stacked Bar 
• 100% Stacked Bar
• 3D 100% Stacked Bar 
• Area
• 3D Area 
• SplineArea
• 3D Spline Area 
• Stacked Area
• 3D Stacked Area 
• 100% Stacked Area
• 3D 100% Stacked Area 
• Pie
• 3D Pie 
• Pie Chart Small Segments
• 3D Pie Chart Small Segments 
• Doughnut
• 3D Doughnut 
• Range
• 3D Range 
• Spline Range
• 3D Spline Range 
• Polar Charts
• 3D Polar   
• Radar Chart
• 3D Radar Chart 
• Gantt
• 3D Gantt 
• Range Column Chart
• 3D Range Column Chart 
• 2D Funnel Charts  
• 3D Funnel Charts   
• 2D Pyramid Charts
• 3D Pyramid Charts   
• Stock 
• Histogram Charts 
• Box Charts 
• Error Bar Charts 
• Point & Figure Chart Type 
• Kagi Chart Type 
• Renko Chart Type 
• Three Line Break Chart Type 
• Candlestick 
• Combinational Charts 3D Combinational Charts 

Visual Appearance 

• 2D and 3D drawing effects 
• 3D Perspective Customization 
• 3D Simplistic & Realistic Lighting Effects 
• 3D Point Depth (0-1000%) 
• 3D Point Gap Depth (0-1000%) 
• 3D X-Angle Rotation 
• 3D Y-Angle Rotation 
• 3D Wall Width Customization 
• 3D Border Skins 
• Antialiasing (Text & graphics are independently antialiased) 
• Alpha Blending 
• Background Drawing 
• Solid Colors 
• Gradients 
• Hatching 
• Transparencies
• Scaled & Tiled Images 
• Custom Markers 
• Custom Templates 
• Isometric Projection (Right Angle Axes) 
• Markers of different shapes & sizes 
• Star Marker Styles 
• Predefined Color Palettes 
• Post Paint & Pre Paint Events 
• Soft Shadows 
• Tooltips 

Legend Features 

• Legend Titles 
• Multi-Column Legends 
• Customized Cells 
• Keywords Supported 
• Interlaced Rows 
• Multiple Legends 
• Customizations 
• Different styles 
• Docking & Alignment 
• Drill down
• Equally spaced Legend Items
• Text auto sizing
• Tooltips

Data Population 

• Design-time Data Binding 
• Real-time Data Binding 
• Extended Data Binding 
• Missing points support 
• Empty points support 
• Flexible & Comprehensive API
• Multiple Y values per point 
• Population using Data Views
• Population using Data Readers
• Population using XML
• Population using Collections
• Population using Arrays
• Population using the IE numerable interface
• Populating at Design Time
• Populating using Excel Services (MOSS Version only)
• Populating using Business Data Catalog (MOSS Version only)
• Populating using other Web Parts
• Populating using any OleDB data provider

Data Manipulation 

• Empty Data Point Support 
• Exporting Points Data
• Financial Markers Support
• Filtering Data Points 
• Finding Points by Value
• Financial Formulas 
• Generic
• Price Indicators 
• Volume indicators 
• Oscillators
• General Technical Indicators 
• Time Series & Forecasting 
• Grouping Data Points 
• Series values moving, merging & splitting.
• Sorting
• Statistical analysis formula support 

Date / Time Features 

• Auto & custom date-time intervals for labels, tick marks,
• grid lines & other elements
• Date & Time Axis Scales 
• Date-time designer support 
• Date-time labels formatting
• Grouping 

Internet Features

• Animated Charts (Flash & SVG) 
• Animation Frame Rate Control 
• Binary streaming
• Flash Rendering 
• Image Maps 
• Multiple Image Formats (jpg, png, bmp) 
• Ability to store temporary files in memory 
• Ability to store chart images in web-farms 

Axis Features

• Arrows 
• Automatic & "manual" scaling
• Automatically fitted font for all axes labels
• Cursors & Range Selection
• Custom Tick Marks & Grid Lines
• Flexible Major & Minor tick marks 
• Flexible Major & Minor grid lines 
• Interval Properties for the axes
• Labels
• Auto sizing & positioning 
• Custom angle, font & color 
• Step Labels 
• Multiple rows of labels 
• Multiline labels
• Formatting
• Customization
• Axis Grouping Labels 
• Logarithmic Axis of any base 
• Improved Logarithmic support for Grid Lines & Tick Marks 
• Primary & Secondary X & Y axis 
• Reversed 
• Scale Breaks 
• Scrolling, Zooming & Data Views
• Strips & Lines 
• Interlaced strip lines 
• Titles

User Interface Features

• User Interface Support 
• Chart Commands 
• Toolbar 
• Context Menu
• Property Pages 

Customization Features

• Custom Drawing 

Chart Area Features 

• Unlimited number of chart areas 
• Automatic areas layout management 
• Custom position 
• Auto alignment
• Transparency 
• Visual appearance 

Chart Title Features

• Docking and alignment 
• Custom positioning 
• Text styles 
• Appearance Title Appearance
• Set and customize many aspects of the title appearance, including background, font, color, hatching and more
• Redirection
• Tooltips 

Here are some of the major features and benefits you get using Dundas Gauge for SharePoint.

• AJAX Features - Dundas Gauge for SharePoint has support for AJAX Click and Callback events, which allow you to update the Gauge at the client without postbacks.  In addition, it includes a Callback Manager which allows you to execute JavaScript on the client, or update other controls on the page, without having to refresh the entire page
• Real Time Gauges - Dundas Gauge for SharePoint was designed specifically to work in real time. Its highly optimized data analysis and rendering engines allow for low CPU usage and high scalability
• Circular Gauge Type - It's perfect for creating traditional gauges, dials and knobs, the Circular Gauge Style comes complete with a comprehensive list of customization options to ensure that designers can get the exact look and feel they need
• Linear Gauges Type - Another style of displaying data, Linear Gauges can be vertical or horizontally oriented, and include a Thermometer style. Like all styles of Gauge, they are completely customizable and come with a variety of pointer styles
• Numeric Indicators - Extremely useful on its own, or in addition to other Gauge types; Numeric Indicators help complement the linear and circular gauges. Numeric Indicators come with 3 different styles, including Mechanical (standard text), or 7 or 14 segment LED
• Interactive Gauges - Dundas Gauge for SharePoint was designed to receive input from end users. Use it interactively with Dundas Chart for SharePoint for a collaborative dashboard application.
• Data & Statistical Analysis - Built-in data analysis features including calculating moving averages, min/max, value conversion, and the ability to fire notification events when data reaches critical or important levels. This allows Dundas Gauge to provide more meaningful output than the incoming data itself