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• FAQ - Find answers to commonly asked questions about Biml, Mist and Vivid.
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• Product - New product pages highlighting the capabilities and features of Biml, Mist and Vivid.
• Search - Enhanced search functionality throughout the website.
• ​Support - All Biml language documentation, product user guides and samples fully updated.
• ​Training - New training pages highlighting our accelerator courses
• ​Videos - New product and feature videos throughout the website

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IMPROVED PACKAGE DESIGNER

Varigence is pleased to announce Mist 3.2. This release has a modernized user interface and improved package designer.

With Mist you can model and generate SSIS packages, SSAS cubes, and other BI assets using Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml). Or leverage Mist designers for creating and modifying your BI assets. You can also import already made SSIS packages into Mist, allowing you to continue their development directly with Biml.

Further, Mist incorporates BimlScript, which lets you codify Biml creation with reusable templates and transformers. BimlScript makes it trivial to apply changes across several BI assets and enforce design patterns.

Mist is available with a perpetual or subscription license. Subscription licenses are renewed every 30 days with no commitment required.

New features in Mist 3.2 include:

• UI Improvements
  • Modernized User Interface
    • Package Designer Details
    • Modernized Package Designer UI
    • Improved package dashboard
    • Package surface can scroll during drag and drop
    • When adding a task to the designer, vertical padding is added beneath it
  • Added visual notification to the Windows task bar when a build finishes
  • Added context menus to the Configuration designer
  • Project View multi-select works with shift+click
• SSIS 2012
  • Fixed emission issues with package and project parameters
  • Fixed emission issues with log events
  • Proper emission of project connections with the Execute Package task
  • Native support for Expression task
  • Added protection level to package projects
  • Added package parameters to Expression Builder
• Package Import
  • Import without IDs is now the default behavior
  • The following now import correctly
    • Log Events in SSIS 2012
    • Output paths for packages with script components
    • Packages with package parameters
    • Packages with connection names containing a backslash
    • Script tasks and components that use VB
• Logical View
  • Execute Transformers context menu now sorts transformers alphabetically
  • Execute Transformers context menu now displays transformers that start with an underscore
  • Fixed duplication error when duplicating a package that references a script task or component
• Project Designer
  • Use Project Deployment is only enabled when targeting SSIS 2012
• Biml
  • Added ValidationReporter.Report(IFrameworkItem, Severity, Message, Recommendation) overload
  • Several improvements to error and validation reporting
• Setup
  • Streamlined installer
  • Eliminated the SQL Server prerequisites from Mist installations

For more details on Mist, please visit:

http://www.varigence.com/mist

Download a 14-day free trial of Mist 3.1 at:

http://www.varigence.com/FreeTrial

For information on Mist pricing and licenses, please visit:

https://www.varigence.com/store/

Varigence is featured in the February issue of Greenville Business Magazine. The article is on page 61 and can be viewed on the magazine's online edition.

Varigence’s Steven and Scott Currie

IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCE

Varigence is pleased to announce Mist 3.1, a release focused on improving user experience within our IDE for Business Intelligence development.

Use Mist to model and generate SSIS packages, SSAS cubes, and other BI assets using Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml). Or leverage Mist designers for creating and modifying your BI assets. You can also import already made SSIS packages into Mist, allowing you to continue their development directly with Biml.

Further, Mist incorporates BimlScript, which lets you codify Biml creation with reusable templates and transformers. BimlScript makes it trivial to apply changes across several BI assets and enforce design patterns.

New features in Mist 3.1 include:

• Comprehensive context menus throughout the UI
• New connection string builder that allows for the easy creation of connection strings within Mist
• Ability to execute BimlScript transformers directly from context menus
• The ability to customize your toolbox to your individual preferences

Remember, Mist is now available with a perpetual or subscription license. Subscription licenses are renewed every 30 days with no commitment required.

For more details on Mist, please visit:

http://www.varigence.com/mist

Download a 14-day free trial of Mist 3.1 at:

http://www.varigence.com/FreeTrial

For information on Mist pricing and licenses, please visit:

https://www.varigence.com/store/

Now With Zero-Commitment

Monthly Subscriptions!

Varigence is proud to announce Mist 3.0, a major update to our IDE for Business Intelligence development.

Use Mist to model and generate SSIS packages, SSAS cubes, and other BI assets using Business Intelligence Markup Language Language (Biml). Alternatively, you can leverage Mist designers for creating and modifying your BI assets. Further, Mist can import already made SSIS packages, allowing you to continue their development directly with Biml.

Mist also incorporates BimlScript, which lets you codify Biml creation with reusable templates and transformers. BimlScript makes it trivial to apply changes across several BI assets and enforce design patterns.

New features in Mist 3.0 include:

• Full support for SSIS 2012.
• A redesigned Project View that will be familiar to Visual Studio and BIDS users.
• Biml assets are now built with MSBuild, enabling custom build scenarios.
• You can now purchase a perpetual or subscription license. Subscription licenses are renewed every 30 days with no long term commitment required.

For more details on Mist, please visit:

http://www.varigence.com/mist

Download a 14-day free trial of Mist 3.0 at:

http://www.varigence.com/free-trial

For information on Mist pricing and licenses, please visit

https://www.varigence.com/store/

Biml's popularity is continuing to grow with more business intelligence professionals using it everyday. Due to Biml being increasingly mentioned in technical books and blogs it has garnered its own article on Wikipedia. Check it out at Wikipedia - Biml Article.