Dataverse Data Explorer v2

The development of the new Data Explorer has been a long journey, and we are excited to share the latest version with you. Big thanks to all the community contributors who have helped along the way! This version would not have been possible without the hard work of Nana Boateng, Bart Kawula, Victoria Lubitch, Amber Leahey, Bikramjit Singh, and the Scholar's Portal Dataverse team.

2.0.0

• FIX: Fixed character limit for group names.
• FIX: Fixed limt on creating new groups.
• FIX: Fixed issue with chart taking a long time to load.
• FIX: Fixed issue with cross tabulation taking a long time to load for large datasets.
• NEW: Brand new UI! Easier to use and more accessible.
• NEW: Enhanced Variable Exploration features: filtering out outlier and missing values.
• NEW: Enhanced Variable Exploration features: easy navigation between variables.
• NEW: Integrated Cross Tabulation Calculator and Chart Builder (for Cross Tabulations).
• NEW: Quickly add variables to a Cross Tabulation from table view.
• NEW: Cached cross tabulation for faster loading times.
• NEW: Quickly switch variables (with instant update) in Cross Tabulation.
• NEW: Cross Tabulation calculator now supports weighted counts.
• NEW: Import DDI XML option to merge Dataverse with Nesstar data.
• NEW: DDI Codebook HTML & PDF download options.

New Features

User Interface

• NEW: Complete UI redesign focusing on accessibility and ease of use
  • Mobile-responsive design
  • Dark mode support for users who prefer/need it.
  • Bilingual interface (English/French)
  • New "Cross Tabulation" and "Variables" tabs

Variable Exploration

• NEW: Improved variable navigation
  • Arrow controls to move between adjacent variables
  • Quick view of frequencies, statistics, and metadata
  • Detailed variable information including questions, interview instructions, weights, and universes

Cross Tabulation

• NEW: Integrated Cross Tabulation Calculator and Chart Builder
  • Quick variable addition from table view
  • Instant updates when switching variables
  • Cached results for faster loading
  • Support for weighted counts
  • Export options in CSV format for both tables and charts
  • Flexible row/column assignment
  • Group and category filtering options

Data Management

• NEW: Import DDI XML functionality
  • Merge Dataverse with Nesstar data
  • Selective import of DDI sections and texts
  • Support for custom .csv datasets.

Documentation

• NEW: Enhanced export options
  • DDI Codebook generation in HTML format
  • DDI Codebook generation in PDF format
  • Variable metadata download options
  • Access through both Borealis and Odesi interfaces

DCT New release

• Support Angular 9
• Matomo Analytics

DCT First release

Added user instructions (#10)

Added user instructions