Yandex DataLens release notes: May 2024

• Changes in basic features
• Changes available with the Business service plan

Changes in basic featuresChanges in basic features

Viewing dashboard access permissionsViewing dashboard access permissions

To view access permissions for a dashboard with the access error message enabled, the Write or Admin permissions for this dashboard are now required.

Users with the Read permission cannot view the list of access permissions for this dashboard or request changing access to it via the DataLens interface.

Displaying dashboard description when opening a dashboardDisplaying dashboard description when opening a dashboard

When opening a dashboard, you can now view its pop-up description (if provided). To enable this feature, add _opened_info=1 to the dashboard's URL.

Background for the Text and Heading widgetsBackground for the Text and Headingwidgets

You can now set the background for the Text and Title widgets. To do this, enable the Background option in the widget settings window and choose a color.

The available colors include the Light Semantic palette from the Gravity UI design system.

Disabling link optimizationDisabling link optimization

Added the option to disable link optimization when using multiple tables in a data source. To do this, use the Optimize link option in the link settings.

The option is enabled by default for all links in the dataset: the JOIN operator is applied when a query accesses fields from two or more linked tables. You can disable the option for each individual link to make such link a required one. In this case, the JOIN operation will be performed even if you select fields from a single table.

Images in tablesImages in tables

Added the IMAGE markup feature that allows you to add images in table cells.

Dragging and dropping to add widgets to a dashboardDragging and dropping to add widgets to a dashboard

You can now drag and drop widgets directly to where you want them to be. This works for all objects you are creating or copying without affecting their size. The previous behavior based on clicking the panel is also supported.

How it looks

Tooltips in selectors and tablesTooltips in selectors and tables

The new Tooltip feature allows you to add a text comment to a selector or regular and pivot table headers. By default, the tooltip text is taken from the field description in the dataset.

When the option is enabled, the icon appears on the dashboard next to the selector or table column header.

Selecting a widget in the link setup windowSelecting a widget in the link setup window

You can now select the widget you want to configure from the drop-down list in the link setup window on a dashboard.

Link to a dataset in a selectorLink to a dataset in a selector

You can now specify a link to a dataset when adding a dataset-based selector to a dashboard. To do this:

1. In the window with selector settings, click Specify link.
2. In the field below, enter the link to the dataset.
3. Click OK.

If the link is correct, the Dataset field will be filled automatically; otherwise, you will get an error message.

Changes available with the Business service planChanges available with the Businessservice plan

Generating a color palette for the current theme onlyGenerating a color palette for the current theme only

You can now generate a color palette only for a selected theme and contrast combination when customizing the UI. To do this, enable the Current theme only option in the main color selection window when generating the palette. If this option is disabled, the palette you generate will apply to all themes.

Resetting UI customizationResetting UI customization

You can now reset a customized UI to DataLens system defaults. To do this:

1. In the UI customization window, click Reset.
2. Enable Current theme and contrast only to reset the selected theme only. If this option is disabled, all themes will be reset.
3. Click Reset.