Release the power of ACL Analytics. New tools to debug ACL Scripts. More tools to make beautiful ACL Scripts. Improvements to exporting and importing Microsoft Excel files.

1. ACL Analytics 10.5
Release the Power
Ben Hawley
10 December, 2013
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2. ACL Analytics 10.5
ACL Analytics 10.5
makes us more efficient.
New tools to debug scripts
More tools to make powerful
scripts
Improvements to exporting
and importing of Microsoft
Excel files
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3. ACL Analytics 10.5
New Script Debugging Tools
• Variables window
• Step through script
• Break points
• Run from cursor
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4. ACL Analytics 10.5
New Script Debugging Tools
Variables panel
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5. ACL Analytics 10.5
New Script Debugging Tools
• Step through – “one line at a time”
• Break points – “only stop where I tell you”
• Run from cursor – “skip the first bit”
• Can run the script to a Break point, then
step
• Press Esc to break out
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6. DEMO
New script debugging tools
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7. ACL Analytics 10.5
More Tools to Make Powerful Scripts
• SAVE LAYOUT TABLE TO <filename>
• New functions: SIN() COS() TAN() PI()
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8. ACL Analytics 10.5
New ‘SAVE LAYOUT TABLE TO {filename} command
Includes:
Field names
Data category and type
Start position and field length
Decimals/format
Alternative title/column width
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9. ACL Analytics 10.5
New ‘SAVE LAYOUT TABLE TO {filename} command
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10. ACL Analytics 10.5
New ‘SAVE LAYOUT TABLE TO {filename} command
DataConsulting Ltd
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11. ACL Analytics 10.5
Microsoft Excel Export and Import Improvements
Exporting: Support for multiple worksheets
EXPORT FIELDS API_VENDOR_ID AS 'API_VENDOR_ID' …XLSX TO
"AP_Invoice_summ.xlsx" WORKSHEET T_APINVOICE_SUM
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12. ACL Analytics 10.5
Microsoft Excel Export and Import Improvements
Excel import performance improvements
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Excel imports up to twice as fast compared to previous release
Excel import engine has been upgraded resulting in:
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Improved accuracy of data type detection
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Improved stability & reliability
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All data imported regardless of conformity to specified data type
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More columns (> 255 columns)
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Wider columns (> 255 characters)
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Expanded file type support (.xlsm)
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13. ACL Analytics 10.5
Questions?
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14. Ben Hawley
3 Appleton Court, Calder Park, Wakefield WF2 7AR
T: 01924 254101 F: 01924 253358 M: 07595 652 821
E: ben.hawley@dataconsulting.co.uk W: www.dataconsulting.co.uk