Easy Data Transform v2 Advanced edition is now available in beta

[GLS]

I am currently using SankeyMaster, for 6$ on the app store you get Mac and iOS, quite simple, not perfect, but reasonable.
And it accepts 3-columns csv from EDT!

[Olaf]

you need to configure something to get the integer values on y-axis

You can check the documentation which is in the beta already when you use the “?”

But as stated by Andy, the “I” doesn’t work in all chart types at the moment.

[Olaf]

@GLS

SankeyMaster

seems to be a nice tool.

Late edit, as I don‘t want to open a new post. I take back my comment above:

Apple store data security information for the app:

We may collect the following types of information to provide and improve our app’s functionality:

• Device information (device model, operating system)

• Usage data and app performance metrics

• User preferences and settings

This is a NoGo that the vendor of a local solution can collect usage data, at least for me. Other comparable apps (from China) show the same or similar remarks.

EDT keeps everything local. @Admin thanks a lot for this implementation approach,

[Admin]

@oddballs

I am assuming there will be more added to the ‘Advanced’ package in due course? i.e. some of the other things that were slated for v2 standard.

We have put a lot of improvements in v2 already (13 releases worth):

Easy Data Transform v2 improvements

But, as a matter of policy, we don’t make promises about what features will be in future releases or when they will be released. You should make your decision about whether to upgrade or not based on what is in the release when it is released.

@oddballs

On a side note….not convinced that Advanced edition is a good name for this. The regular EDT is advanced. It is no more advanced with the addition of charts. What about something like EDT+ / EDT Plus?

‘Basic’ and ‘Advanced’ are provisional names. We are open to ideas for better edition names. The issues with ‘Easy Data Transform’ and ‘Easy Data Transform Plus’ are:

• Does ‘Easy Data Transform’ refer to just the base tier or ‘Easy Data Transform’ and ‘Easy Data Transform Plus’?
• What happens if we decide at some point to add a third tier below, between or above these 2 tiers? What do we call it?

[oddballs]

@Admin

You should make your decision about whether to upgrade or not based on what is in the release when it is released.

Noted. I will indeed.

@Admin

We are open to ideas for better edition names.

I’d go with Standard and Plus.

[oddballs]

Just thinking about names etc a bit more. It’s probably too late for this alternative approach but what I would preferred to have seen would have been the option for the user to add different bundles to the standard version. i.e.:

• Additional Inputs bundle (including e.g. connect to database / api / online csv etc)
• Additional Transforms bundle
• Additional Outputs bundle (including e.g. Charts, publish file to web, email file, write to database etc)
• Additional Themes bundle

Would allow us as users to cherry pick a bit more in terms of adding what we want/need. And would also give us a clearer idea of what each purchase might entitle us to going forward.

[Admin]

@oddballs

but what I would preferred to have seen would have been the option for the user to add different bundles to the standard version.

That sort of approach is fine for £100k+ per year consultingware. But too complicated for low cost shrinkware.

[Monotone94]

@oddballs

I am assuming there will be more added to the ‘Advanced’ package in due course? i.e. some of the other things that were slated for v2 standard.

I trust that is not the case. It has appeared to me from Admin’s comments to date that the standard package will always have everything except the graphics of EDT+, as we see between v2.0 and v2.11 now. It would be a further shift in sales strategy.

Adding:

@oddballs

Would allow us as users to cherry pick a bit more in terms of adding what we want/need.

A feature of EDT is that it is simple yet comprehensive. Next we will be renting singular transforms for particular purposes! If you do not need a bit then do not use it. The package is coherent as it is.

[Admin]

@Monotone94

I trust that is not the case. It has appeared to me from Admin’s comments to date that the standard package will always have everything except the graphics of EDT+, as we see between v2.0 and v2.11 now. It would be a further shift in sales strategy.

There are no plans to remove anything from the core product in the transition from v2.10 to v2.11 Basic (apart from some bugs).

Possibly we might move some features between the different editions in v3. But that is some way off and it isn’t something we have given any serious thought to yet.

[Olaf]

@Admin

There are no plans to remove anything from the core product in the transition from v2.10 to v2.11 Basic (apart from some bugs).

Normally development say „it‘s not a bug, it‘s a feature“ … so there are plans to remove features

[mm1]

From the initial announcement, I remember there was mention that it would be possible to combine charts into a live dashboard, which sounds like a great feature. I poked around on the current beta and didn’t see how to do that. Is it still planned for a beta or v2 advanced? Thank you.

[Admin]

@mm1

From the initial announcement, I remember there was mention that it would be possible to combine charts into a live dashboard, which sounds like a great feature. I poked around on the current beta and didn’t see how to do that. Is it still planned for a beta or v2 advanced?

This is something we very much want to add. But we are currently focussed on shipping the existing charts functionality, so it won’t be in v2.11.

[mm1]

Ok, thanks, and that’s good to know it’s still a possibility for a later version. The existing beta version’s charts feature works really well from my brief testing of it, and I especially like being able to copy an image of a chart to the clipboard.

[Johnnycash]

Loving this introduction of charts to EDT! Will most definitely acquire it. Gotta say I was not convinced at all when I first read it, but now I think it will be very good added value. Let’s see the upgrade price for existing users! Thank you Andy and team for this.

[Admin]

We think having visualization tightly integrated with data transformation is very powerful and makes Easy Data Transform more of a complete, end-to-end solution. We are hoping to put out the production release this week (possibly today) and there will be a discount offer for existing customers (time limited). Watch this space.

[Admin]

See Creating Sankey diagrams from Easy Data Transform .