This QuickStart lists all the new and public beta features released, as well as bugs fixed in July 2024.
It is summary in nature, and you should refer to the specific Sigma documentation links provided for more information.
Public beta features will carry the section text "Beta".
All other features are considered released (GA or generally available).
Sigma actually has feature and bug fix releases weekly, and high-priority bug fixes on demand. We felt it was best to keep these QuickStarts to a summary of the previous month for your convenience.
New first Friday features QuickStarts will be published on the first Friday of each month, and will include information for the previous month.
Connection added: Starburst Galaxy
Sigma now supports connecting to your Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or PostgreSQL cloud data warehouse through Starburst Galaxy, a SaaS distribution of Trino.
For more information, see Connect to Starburst.
New version tag metadata in audit log (Beta)
The AUDIT_LOG > SIGMA_SHARED > DOCUMENTS dimension table now contains the following columns:
This metadata enables you to obtain information related to both the source workbook and the tagged version when referencing audit log entries for events like exports and downloads.
Lots of API changes and updates this month.
Additional workbooks and shared templates endpoints
We have added some additional API endpoints to the REST API.
Share a workbook or template with another organization:
POST /v2/workbooks/{workbookId}/shareCrossOrg
List templates shared with your organization:
GET /v2/shared_templates/shared_with_you
Accept a pending template share:
POST /v2/shared_templates/accept
New option for create a connection endpoint
The Create a connection endpoint now includes the option to connect to MySQL:
POST /v2/connections
New query parameter for List connections endpoint
The List connections endpoint now includes the includeArchived query parameter to return archived and inactive connections. If your request doesn't use this parameter, the response output is unchanged:
GET /v2/connections
Pagination required for List endpoints
List endpoints that did not already require pagination will start requiring pagination on September 4, 2024.
Specific Endpoints:
List members
List teams
List workspaces
List materialization schedules for a workbook
List scheduled exports for a workbook
New file type for List files and List member files endpoints
The typeFilter query parameter for the List files and List member files endpoints now includes a symlink option that you can use to filter shortcuts in your request.
Shortcuts are also included in the response of requests that do not include a typeFilter.
New option for Update an inode endpoint
The Update an inode endpoint now includes the restore option. Include the restore option in your request to restore previously deleted files.
1: The Administration > Account Types > Create new account type page now correctly shows the Create, edit, and publish workbooks permission as auto-enabled (checkbox selected) when the Apply tags permission is enabled.
2: The Administration > Authentication > Authentication Settings and Options section now correctly allows an admin to edit the Company Domain Sign-up field regardless of the configured authentication method.
3: Conditional formatting for pivot tables now applies to cells containing Total labels. For more information, see Apply conditional formatting.
Enhanced underlying data exploration
Embedded workbooks now support the enhanced underlying data modal, which is accessible from individual data points in visualization elements.
Right- or left-click a data point and select Show underlying data, then explore the underlying data by modifying filters, adding and removing columns, and interacting directly with the chart and data table:
Sequence function
The Sequence function returns an arithmetic sequence as an array of integers based on a specified range and increment.
For more information, see Sequence.
Security: Open Authorization (OAuth)
In this QuickStart, we discuss and demonstrate OAuth, what it is, and why our customers want to use it. This can be a complex topic, so we break it down into easily digestible sections, including Write-back.
In simple language, OAuth provides a secure and efficient way to manage access and permissions between Sigma and Snowflake, leveraging a third-party identity management provider.
Security is on every customers mind these days. To that end, we provide some educational content upfront to help those who are less familiar get acquainted.
Embedding 14: Parameterized Queries
In this QuickStart, we discuss and demonstrate Sigma embedding using parameterized queries and user attributes.
Parameterized queries are quite useful when embedded customers have per-customer databases with the same schema.
Trellis formatting for combo charts
Combo charts now support trellis formatting. You can add a column as a trellis row or column to split a combo chart into a trellis.
Custom workbook page width
Set a custom page width for a workbook. Specify a pixel width to constrain the elements on workbook pages to a maximum width. See Workbook settings overview.
If you export workbook pages to PDF, use this setting to approximate the layout size of a PDF page. See Format PDF page export layout.
Document shortcuts (Beta)
Customers have requested that we add the ability to save links to documents in more than one location. To support this, Sigma has added shortcuts to make specific data sources easier to find in the source picker, or to organize documents to make key workbooks and data models easier to access.
It is really simple to add a shortcut to any published workbook:
The new workbook shortcut has a different icon that a standard workbook:
See Add shortcuts to documents for more details.
Support for emailing exports to organization users and teams
When configuring an email export, the Recipients field now features an autocomplete dropdown that helps you search for and select an organization team or user.
You can also continue to input specific email addresses for non-organization members with authorized domains.
For example, searching to find a specific team:
For more information about emailing workbook content , see Export to email.
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