SharePointOrgChart software updates
Keeping you informed on any SharePointOrgChart software changes or updates.
Software updates
Version 6.6 :: Release Date Mar 2018 (show/hide)
Performance enhancements and fixes.
Version 6.4 :: Release Date Jan 2018 (show/hide)
Maintenance release. Minor fixes and enhancements.
Version 6.2 :: Release Date Oct 2017 (show/hide)
Added ability to display charts as a "grid" to minimize screen space.
Version 6.0 :: Release Date May 2016 (show/hide)
SharePoint 2016 version released.
Version 5.2 :: Release Date Feb 2016 (show/hide)
Minor bug fixes.
Version 5.1 :: Release Date Jan 2016 (show/hide)
Simplified the initial configuration wizard.
Version 5.0 :: Release Date Nov 2015 (show/hide)
This release of SharePointOrgChart integrates the search and information panels into the main organizational chart web part.
Version 4.8 :: Release Date Sep 2015 (show/hide)
Addition of extra properties and classes to support simplify usage of JQuery.
Version 4.7 :: Release Date Jul 2015 (show/hide)
Added in an integrated search box and support for conditional formatting of borders.
Version 4.6 :: Release Date Apr 2015 (show/hide)
Changes
Improvements to the vacant positions management feature.
Version 4.5 :: Release Date Mar 2015 (show/hide)
Changes
CSV files ( a comma separated values ) added as a data source. Allowing CSV files to be charted and searcehd.
Version 4.4 :: Release Date Jan 2015 (show/hide)
Changes
SharePoint Site Map added as a data source
Version 4.3 :: Release Date Nov 2014 (show/hide)
Changes
Performance enhancements when using User Profile Service in SharePoint 2013
Version 4.1 :: Release Date Sep 2014 (show/hide)
Changes
Enhanced template engine with the addition of optional markup blocks.
Version 4.0 :: Release Date Aug 2014 (show/hide)
Changes
Added Full Screen Mode
Minor bug fixes
Version 3.9 :: Release Date May 2014 (show/hide)
Changes
Print to PDF feature. See Guide.
Made chart boxes easier to resize
Version 3.8 :: Release Date Feb 2014 (show/hide)
Changes
Added Panning and Zooming
Introduced "Stack Threshold" option to control larger charts
Redesigned menu buttons
Version 3.6 & 3.7 :: Release Date Jan 2014 (show/hide)
Changes
Minor bug fixes.
Version 3.5 :: Release Date Nov 2013 (show/hide)
Changes
Added Export to Excel option.
New data rule "Exclude Blank Fields".
Bug fixes and minor improvements.
Version 3.4 :: Release Date Oct 2013 (show/hide)
Changes
Added "Active Directory" data source option - connect directly to AD without requiring the User Profile Service.
Stack Threshold property added to improve rendering of large charts.
Additional properties added to control HTML and picture size in Org Chart Search web part
Bug fixes and minor improvements
Version 3.3 :: Release Date Jun 2013 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Option to show the "People Picker" to allow end users to select chart start position.
Bug fixes and minor improvements.
Version 3.2 :: Release Date Apr 2013 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Add property to allow sorting of org chart
New option on the org chart wizard to create charts from new lists
Add feature to allow end users to select the list view used to draw charts
Added feature to allow panel to be populated on initial load
Plus additional bug fixes effecting conditional formatting, the "Home" button, OrgChartPanel layout and custom stylesheets.
Version 3.1 :: Release Date Mar 2013 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Allow custom properties in User Profile based charts
Improve performance of Use Profile based charts
Add feature to show vacant position in organization chart
Allow conditional formatting to be applied to assistants
Support "Textile" to format chart boxes
Version 3.0 :: Release Date Jan 2013 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Behavior change : Added User Profile Service support to MOSS 2007 version
Verified and released SharePoint 2013 Server and SharePoint 2013 Foundation versions
Added "Truncate Text" rule to Data Rules section to allow shortening of text
Extended support of new colour scheme to conditional formatting
Fixed bug with pictures not being displayed for people with a ' in their user names
OrgChartSearch and OrgChartPanel now output a mailto: link when displaying email addresses
Version 2.9 :: Release Date Oct 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Behavior change : Caching turned on by default with a cache lifetime of 20 seconds to improve performance.
New Feature : Created a "Data Rules" section to allow page authors to manipulate data passed into the chart without needing to modify the data at source.See Using Data Rules for more details.
New Feature: Created a "Configuration Wizard" to simplfy the inital configuration of the org chart.
Improvement : Updated the colour schemes for the built in backgrounds following user feedback.
Version 2.8 :: Release Date Sep 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
New property Background Colour (CSS) that allows easier control over change background colours.See user guide for more details.
Bug Fix : Fixed ViewState exception caused when "Home Button" is hidden.
Bug Fix : Print Button not showing/hiding on first press of "Apply" or "Ok" button.
Version 2.7 :: Release Date Sep 2012 (show/hide)
Changes
Peformance enhancements when using User Profile Service.
Ability to show link to list item edit dialog window.
New Data Rules property section. Allows page developers to set rules to control line length, inclusion/exclusion in chart and to add additional HTML if required.
Version 2.6 :: Release Date Aug 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Minor bug fixes
Version 2.6 :: Release Date Aug 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Minor bug fixes.
Version 2.4 & 2.5 :: Release Date May 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Added Picture Column property to Chart Items. Sets the column name that holds the picture URL
Added Columns to show property to Chart Items. A comma separated list of column names to be displayed on the chart.
Bug Fixes
Bug fix : Incorrectly displaying a calculated field in the org chart.
Bug fix : Display more meaningful error message if Link Field is set to no existent field name.
Bug fix : Search error occuring when using \ in data as part of primary key in a SharePoint list ( simple text field only ) .
Bug fix : Panel not updating when using a Database data source.
Bug fix : Prevent correlation error occuring when using UPS with missing profile fields.
Bug Fix : Fixed presentation bugs with inbuilt templates.
Bug Fix : Catch and deal with error if chart is configured to use User Profile Service but User Profile Service is not running
Bug Fix : Fix issue with User Prescence not showing inital values.
TeamImprover Start Part
Added additional web part, the TeamImprover Start Part, to the SharePoint Org Chart package. The start part allows greater control over the starting position of org charts.
See Using the Start Part for more details.
Search Panel
No changes.
Information Panel
Improved messages if Database data source is used but connection string and/or database query have not been set.
Version 2.3 :: Release Date Apr 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Presence indicator properties : Adds the Microsoft User Presence to the org chart.
Chart Data Exclusion Rules : Exclude rows from org chart. Useful for dealing with unruly active directory entries. FieldN=RegExpN, FieldN=RegExpN
Row Provider Connection Field : Specify a field name that is used to connect another SharePoint web part to the org chart. Defaults to the Primary Key field.
Template Text Overflow : If set to true prevents text spilling out of pre-defined templates.
Better error messages displayed if the primary key or manager fields are not present in the data source.
Show Home Button : If set to false then web part never shows the home button.
Bug Fixes
Bug Fix : Resolved issue caused when editing Web part pages in SharePoint designer.
Fix issue when using a list field name with a space in ( for example "Employee ID" ) and using that list to set the starting postion of the org chart.
When pressing "Home" button returns to the "Page Designer" set start value if one is specified.
Resolved strange drawing effects if a user profile is set up with themselves as their manager.
Adjust template layout depending on the size of the chart boxes.
Changing the primary key field whilst in User Profile Drawing mode prevented chart from drawing.
Ensure that predefined templates are appropriate for the size of the item being shown.
Improved printing, now copies across more styles from base page.
Fixed bug with "navigate up" button when using User Profile Service.
Search Panel
No changes.
Information Panel
Suppress link to MySite : If set then information panel does not display a link to MySite.
Version 2.2 :: Release Date Jan 2012 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
Addition of Print property. Adds printing support to the SharePoint Org Chart.
Added support for Assistants to charts drawn from the UserProfileSource
Added DisplayAsTable to display dataset as a table to aid problem solving
Added Data Caching options to improve performance.
Enhanced the Start Value property. Setting it to [me] starts chart from current user.
Bug Fixes
Org Chart not displaying navigate down arrows for bottom row of org chart if level set to 2
Removed leading or trailing spaces from conditional formatting field names.
Displays more informative error message if fails to connect to a database.
Resolved null pointer exception occuring when connection to database fails.
Fixed bug that prevented navigation working when the primary key was being used as the link field.
Search Panel
Supports databases as a datasource
Clears results table when an item is selected.
Information Panel
Supports databases as a datasource
Version 2.1 :: Release Date Nov 2011 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
New data source option. Select UserProfile as the data source and the SharePoint Org Chart will draw the organisation chart directly from the UserProfileService. SharePoint 2010 Server only.
Bug Fixes
Fixed bug with wrong MySite Url being returned as the Link Action
Fixed bug where empty chart is returned if user switches between data sources.
Fixed bug that prevented primary key being used as the link field in an organisation chart bound to SharePoint list that did not use the Person type.
Search Panel
Added MaxSearch properties. Sets the maximum number of search results that will be displayed.
Added MaxSearchText property. The text that is displayed if the results exceed the maximum number.
Supports User Profile Search data source.
Debug mode displays list of available fields.
Information Panel
Support User Profile Search data source
Version 2.0 :: Release Date Sep 2011 (show/hide)
SharePoint Org Chart Changes
New property QueryStringField : If set reads the chart start value from the specified field in the query string. Allows hyper linking directly to a specific point in the chart.
New property StackLowerLevel : If set to on then the chart will draw the lowest level ( as set by MaximumDepth ) in a stack
New property Org Chart Background : Sets an overall background image for the organization chart
New property Hide Top Item : When selected the top item in the chart is not drawn.
New property Hide Lines: When selected the connecting lines in the org chart are not drawn.
New feature Added checks to prevent malicious use of SQL Query option.
New feature Allow Org Chart to be filtered from a list. Connect the org chart web part to list using Connections menu. Allows users to set start position of the organisation chart by selecting from list.
New feature Conditional Formatting gives ability to define conditional formatting rules and apply those to the organisation chart. Allows end user to define up to 10 conditional formats. See User Guide for Details.
Bug Fixes
Fixed exception thrown when using External Lists.
Fixed bug with down navigation that occurs after using the search web part.
Fixed bug with ' in primary keys.
Search Panel
Added NotFoundText and FoundText properties. When a search returns a result set FoundText is displayed. If the search returns nothing then NotFoundText is displayed.
Added Results Css Class property. Applies CSS class to results table.
Added RowColor property : applies color to even rows
Added AlternativeRowColor property : Applies color to odd rows.
Added ResultsHeaders property. Sets the titles on search results grid
Search Results table adopts the Width settings of web part.
Information Panel
Added Default Message property. The text that is displayed when a page is first loaded before a user has selected an item from a chart.