Arc and Slice - 5.2.1
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Release | https://cubewisecare.atlassian.net/projects/ARCSLICE/versions/10331 |
Date | Mar 3, 2026 |
Version | 5.2.1 |
Contributors | @Andrey Eremenko@Marius Magaud@Harvey Withington@Vincent Viau |
This release introduces 3 major new features, 16 enhancements, and 11 fixes focused on improving functionality, performance, and overall user experience.
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New Features
Pulse Slice Excel Tracking Feature
Starting with version 5.2.1, the Slice settings used for configuring Pulse Excel tracking are now centralized within the Arc settings.yml file. To update these values, navigate to your Arc installation folder and modify the relevant entries in settings.yml.
This change means the configuration only needs to be updated once—Slice will automatically read and apply these settings each time it connects to Arc. As a result, new users using Slice for the first time will receive these settings automatically. Previously, each new user had to configure them manually:
# Set it to true to enable detailed info in context column in Arc Sessions, Pulse or TM1Top (default: true)
detailedslicecontextinfo: true
# Settings for Slice Pulse logging functionality
slicepulselogging:
# Enable or disable Slice Pulse logging
enabled: false
# Pulse URL to send Slice usage to
pulseurl:
# Update stamp for tracking
updatestamp:
# Maximum number of rows to seek when checking for TM1 sheet cells
sheetcellseekmaxrow: 50
# Maximum number of columns to seek when checking for TM1 sheet cells
sheetcellseekmaxcol: 50
# Enable simple TM1 sheet check
enablesimpletm1sheetcheck: true
# Recalculate first sheet on open
recalculatefirstsheet: false`These new Arc settings will be pushed automatically to Slice:
Arc Assistant – Global Panel & Major Enhancements
The Arc Assistant is now available as a global panel, along with several improvements:
You can now pin the Assistant so it stays open while navigating across Arc.
The Assistant is context‑aware, adapting suggestions based on your active tab (Rules, Processes, etc.).
It now maintains session history, helping you revisit earlier prompts and answers.
You can attach files (CSV, TXT, XLSX) to provide data context for more accurate troubleshooting and analysis.
Arc Process Editor – Unified Script View
You can now group Prolog, Metadata, Data, and Epilog into a single Unified Script tab.
Set it as your default in User Preferences, and easily switch views from the Options menu.
This is especially helpful for processes with shorter code blocks, letting you work efficiently without switching tabs.
Enhancements (16)
Arc – Server Tree: Add Instance Summary page
Arc – Cube Viewer: Support data spread across multiple cells
Arc – Cube Viewer: Add cell annotations control cube type to instance filter options
Arc – Server Log: Display date stamps
Arc – Test Hub: Auto‑sync unit tests with those in a Collection
Arc – Subset Editor: Add exact match option to wildcard filter
Arc – Autocomplete: Ghost/inline text is now case‑sensitive
Arc – Test Hub: Refactored to improve reusability across screens
Arc – Logging: Ability to disable debug logs in browser console
Arc – Code Editors: Show warning for unsaved changes
Arc – Export as Text Data: Allow export of ad‑hoc unsaved views
Arc – Test Hub: Warning message when TI Debugging isn’t configured
Slice: Overlay message shown during page refresh
Slice – Export: Support for TM1Val-based Reports
Slice – Formulae: Support TM1SET
Slice – Excel Tracking: Activate tracking directly from Arc
Fixes (11)
Arc – Server Tree: Can now open Subset Editor from search
Arc – Subset Editor: Fix hierarchy sort and drill up/down
Arc – Autocomplete: Fix case‑sensitivity and dropdown visibility issues
Arc – Dimension Editor: Fix unexpected behavior when changing element types
Arc – Autocomplete: Show parameters/variables at top of dropdown
Arc – Process Editor: Unified Script bookmarks work beyond first-opened process
Arc – Chores: Fix Save As breaking source chore
Slice – UI: Fix blank Settings/Export dialogs in Excel
Slice – Active Form: Cache results after rebuild
Slice – Calculation: Fix number discrepancies between rebuild and recalc
Slice – Active Form: Improved rebuild performance using tuple MDX queries