Table Annotations for more compelling storytelling, enhanced mobile experience and more.

CXO Software Version 20.4 builds on the enhancements delivered in Version 20.3, in which the user interface was completely redesigned with a modern, clean look for increased focus on the numbers and extended user control.

CXO Version 20.4 provides additional enhancements to improve ease-of-use, including extended the commenting functionality through annotation, an optimized mobile experience, and a new API to simplify and automate user management. Highlights of this release include:

• Tell the story behind your numbers with table annotations
• Improve application usability on mobile devices
• Manage larger user communities easily using the user synchronization API

Tell the story behind your numbers with table annotations

In CXO Version 20.3, we extended our commenting functionality by adding the Key Message. The Key Message ensures that the most important message is shown at the top of reports, helping users to review their reports quickly while focusing on the most important comments to understand the story behind the numbers.

With CXO Version 20.4, we have taken commenting to the next level by introducing Annotations for tables. With Annotations, users can add a comment into a cell of a table and CXO will display the comment below the table, in a similar manner to how
footnotes are displayed within a Word document.

So, with CXO Version 20.4, when a user opens a report to review it, they will now immediately see the Key Message at the top of that report and the annotated numbers that provide critical explanatory notes/comments underneath each table. This makes it easy for users to quickly identify the most significant numbers that require their attention.

Improve application usability on mobile devices

To create a more user-friendly experience for users working on mobile devices, with CXO Version 20.4, the application framework (the user interface surrounding reports and your financial data) is now responsive. This means the framework adapts for optimal display on different screen sizes. For example, on mobile phone screens, report titles are displayed more clearly, and it is easier to play and navigate through your Storyboards.

Furthermore, we have improved the user interface in our iOS app, with improved display capability and app performance.

This is the first phase of a larger project that will ultimately see the reports themselves becoming responsive, too.

Manage larger user communities easily using the user synchronization API

CXO already supports single sign-on to make it easy for users to access their reports. In Version 20.4, we’ve taken this one step further by introducing a new user synchronization API to simplify the management of larger user communities.

Using the new API, you can set up CXO to automatically synchronize with your organization’s user-management service (e.g., Active Directory Federation Services). This means any time a user is added to a specific group in your user-management service, they will automatically be added to CXO in the correct user group, with the correct user rights. These time gains are even greater as you expand CXO to new departments and add multiple users at the same time.

Similarly, if a user leaves your organization, when they are removed from the usermanagement service, they will also be removed from CXO. This is a big time-saver and enables CXO to be seamlessly integrated into your existing user management processes.

The new API is fully documented to make it easy for your IT team to create the integration with your user-management service.

Make your reports your own with custom font support

The default font in CXO is a tabular font, chosen to ensure that the numbers in your reports align vertically for maximum legibility. However, we know there are situations when it is important that the look and feel of your reports mirrors your corporate brand. That’s why with Version 20.4, it is now possible to upload and use your custom company font in CXO, so you can make your reports your own (click here for more information).

Get faster results from Oracle HFM with adapter enhancements

With CXO Version 20.4, we have introduced two performance improvements to our Oracle HFM adapter:

• Faster extraction of larger data volumes into the CXO cube
  With Version 20.4, we’ve significantly increased the performance of large data extracts, which will be most noticeable on the several occasions each month when you do a full extract from HFM.
  
  
• Regulated data density in the CXO cube for faster reports
  By creating a leaner CXO cube in Version 20.4 by regulating the data density, reports based on HFM data will run faster.
  

CXO VERSION 20.4 CHANGE LOG

For a complete list of all the updates delivered in Version 20.4, please see the CXO Change Log.