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Update adds and improves data connectivity and transformation features in Excel 2016


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After you install MS16-088: Description of the security update for Excel 2016: July 12, 2016 (KB3115272), the following data connectivity and transformation features are available in Excel 2016:
  • New SAP HANA connector.
  • New SharePoint folder connector.
  • New Online Services connectors category.
  • Improved DB2 connector that uses the Microsoft driver for IBM DB2.
  • Improved Text/CSV connector that exposes editable settings in the Preview dialog box.
  • Improved relational database connectors that display Schema information as part of the navigation hierarchy.
  • Data Source Settings improvements, including "migrate source" capability.
  • Advanced "Filter Rows" dialog mode.
  • Inline input controls for the function invocation within the Query Editor.
  • Query Steps improvements that allow to always generate Step names in English and support reordering of Query Steps through drag-and-drop gestures.
  • Date picker support for Date fields input in Conditional Columns and Filter Rows dialog boxes.
  • New shortcut menu entry to create new queries from the Queries pane.
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Article ID : 3115250
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Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 1/20/2017
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