Microsoft KB Archive/942162

= A hotfix rollup package (build 6.2.2212) is available for ProClarity Professional 6.2 =

Article ID: 942162

Article Last Modified on 9/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.2

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INTRODUCTION
A hotfix rollup package (build 6.2.2212) is available for Microsoft ProClarity Professional 6.2. This hotfix rollup package fixes some issues in ProClarity Professional 6.2. Additionally, this hotfix rollup package adds some features.



Important notes about this hotfix rollup package

 * We recommend that you back up the existing components in ProClarity Professional 6.2 before you apply this hotfix rollup package.
 * You cannot remove this hotfix rollup package unless you also remove ProClarity Professional 6.2. To remove this hotfix rollup package, you must remove the whole ProClarity Professional 6.2 application.

Features that this hotfix rollup package adds
This hotfix rollup package adds the following features:
 * You receive an error message when ProClarity KPI Designer of ProClarity Business Logic Server cannot load a key performance indicator (KPI).
 * Performance is improved when you expand large hierarchies in ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.2.
 * Local cube support is added for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services cubes.
 * The UpdateSlicer(lKDimension) method is added to update the contents, the size, and the position of a Slicer depending on the specified dimension.
 * A new naming convention lets files in the &quot;Shared Items&quot; folder have very large names.

Issues that this hotfix rollup package fixes
This hotfix rollup package fixes the following issues:
 * Some forms are displayed incorrectly when the screen dots per inch (dpi) setting is 120 dpi.
 * The Show Only feature in the Perspective View incorrectly handles measures that involve percentages.
 * If you paste lots of query text in MDX Editor, the query text may be truncated.
 * The scope isolation feature is not supported.
 * A null-value defect occurs in ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.2 if you combine the Background dimensions by using a cube that contains cell-level actions.
 * You cannot print a chart from the sample applications of the ProClarity Software Development Kit (SDK).
 * The Perspective View does not format axes in the correct measure format especially when the measure format involves percentages.
 * ProClarity Analytics Server displays incorrect subtotals and incorrect grand totals.
 * When you reference a Page-ctrl pointer that is set to NULL, no Page-ctrl object is created for the external print functions, or no Page-ctrl object is specified for the external print functions.
 * ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.2 incorrectly displays &quot;Drill to Detail&quot; data if calculated members are present in the view.
 * Named sets in the Background are lost when you analyze data in the Decomposition Tree from a Perspective View or from a Performance Map.

Hotfix rollup package information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Installation information
To apply this hotfix rollup package on a computer that is running ProClarity Professional 6.2, follow these steps:
 * 1) Extract the PRO62Hotfix2212.zip file that is included in this hotfix rollup package.
 * 2) Run the PRO62Hotfix2212.exe file.

To distribute this hotfix rollup package from ProClarity Analytics Server 6.2, follow these steps:
 * 1) On a computer that is running ProClarity Analytics Server 6.2, extract the PRO62Hotfix2212.zip file that is included in this hotfix rollup package.
 * 2) Open the Analytics Server Administration Tool.
 * 3) In the console tree, expand Administration Tool, expand the node that corresponds to the server, right-click Components, and then click New Component.
 * 4) In the Component information file box, specify the PRO62Hotfix2212.xml file that is in the folder where you extracted the PRO62Hotfix2212.zip file in step 1, and then click OK.

Note To let users download ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.2 from ProClarity Analytics Server 6.2, you must configure the security options correctly. For more information, see the ProClarity Analytics Server Administrator's Guide.

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix rollup package, you must be running ProClarity Professional 6.2 on the computer. This hotfix rollup package can update ProClarity Desktop Professional 6.2 or ProClarity Web Professional 6.2.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix rollup package.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix rollup package does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix rollup package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

