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DataSnipper Changelog: 2022

Every DataSnipper for Excel release from 2022 (v4.1, v5.0.x, and the Financial Statement Suite v4.1 release), newest first. Part of the year-by-year DataSnipper changelog.

Each entry is tagged with its product, change type (new feature, improvement, bug fix, and so on) and release stage (GA or Preview), so you can scan the page or use your browser find (Ctrl+F) to locate a specific product or change. This page is part of the full DataSnipper changelog, which is organized by year.

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Releases in 2022

v5.0.2 (2022-12-01) Preview

Preview release. Planning: Insider Release 1 December 2022; Release 1 March 2023.


Document Matching updated UI

Platform Improvement Preview

Updated look and feel included automated output column selection and feedback on match configuration errors.


% threshold option

Platform New feature Preview

Added option for % threshold


Fuzzy text matching option

Platform New feature Preview

Added option for fuzzy text matching


Force match on same row/page

Platform New feature Preview

Added option to force match on same row/page


Save document match as template

Platform New feature Preview

New feature allowing for you to save your document match as a template.


Retain match and Excel sheet for later

Platform New feature Preview

Retain your match and the related excel sheet for later use.


Featured templates library

Platform New feature Preview

Access to a featured template library provided by DataSnipper with a range of common procedures.


Share company templates

Platform New feature Preview

Ability for authorized users to share company templates across the organization.


Document Organizer for management

Document Management New feature Preview

New feature to enable document management in DataSnipper.


Drag and drop import

Document Management New feature Preview

Drag and drop to import all recognized file types and folders


Folder creation for use across features

Document Management New feature Preview

Create folders to use in other features


Filter and sort documents by metadata

Document Management New feature Preview

Filter and sort your documents using metadata such as import data, file status, or size.


Search documents

Document Management New feature Preview

Search your documents and easily find the correct groupings to add to folders.


Document Viewer updated UI

Document Management Improvement Preview

Updated UI


Snipping toolbar on second screen

Snipping New feature Preview

New snipping toolbar for changing snip type on second screen


Page selector added

Document Management New feature Preview


Folder and document dropdown selectors

Document Management New feature Preview

which link to Document organizer.


Rotation reindexing for accuracy

Snipping Improvement Preview

Updated rotation so all rotation options now cause reindexing in new orientation for more accurate snipping.


Second screen viewer experience

Document Management Improvement Preview

Updated the "show viewer in second screen" experience with option to switch directly in the viewer and responsive UI.


User-level settings

Platform New feature Preview

Update user level settings in DataSnipper to tailor to your preferences.


General vs Workbook settings

Platform New feature Preview

Configure "General Settings" which apply whenever you work with DataSnipper or "Workbook settings" which are retained at the workbook level.


OCR notify vs auto-apply

OCR / Text Recognition New feature Preview

Option to be notified vs. auto applying OCR.


Paste-to-import shortcut toggle

Platform New feature Preview

Option for enable/disable of paste to import using the CTRL + V keyboard shortcut.


Learning track invite toggle

Platform New feature Preview

Option to enable/disable showing the learning track invite on opening DataSnipper.


Workbook-level table snip suggestions toggle

Snipping New feature Preview

Option to enable/disable table snip suggestions shown on the page for a specific workbook.


Include all PDFs in workbook control

Excel Workbook New feature Preview

New control for "Include all PDFs" in the workbook.


v4.1.5 (2022-07-19) GA

Enterprise release; minor patch update (changes from v4.1.1 to v4.1.5).


Table snip suggestions visible across snip types

Snipping Improvement GA

Table snip suggestions now visible when any type of Snip is selected


Featured templates in Form Extraction

Document Extraction New feature GA

Featured templates are now accessible within Form Extraction


Backward compatibility bug fixes

Excel Workbook Bug fix GA

Bug fixes for backward compatibility


FSS speed and reliability

Financial Statement Suite Improvement GA

Improved speed and reliability of FSS


Tickmarks drawing over each other

Financial Statement Suite Bug fix GA

Fixed snip selection issue with one snip inside another.


Snip selection inside another

Snipping Bug fix GA

Fixed snip selection issue with one snip inside another.


Indexing accuracy improved

OCR / Text Recognition Improvement GA

Improved indexing process accuracy


Concept text and table detection

Snipping Bug fix GA

Fixed a bug where concept text messes with table detection.


UI error bug fixes

Platform Bug fix GA


v4.0.12 (2022-04-07) GA

Update includes 2 fixes.


Grey screen document viewer

Document Management Bug fix GA

issue now resolved


FSS speed improvement

Financial Statement Suite Performance GA

Financial statement suite speed improvement


Financial Statement Suite release (2022-03-29) Preview

Preview release of Financial Statement Suite v4.1. Planning: 1 June 2022 Insider Release; 1 September 2022 Release.


IC and PY consistency suggestions

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Internal Consistency and Prior Year Consistency now give suggestions


Mathematical Accuracy algorithm accuracy

Financial Statement Suite Improvement Preview

Mathematical Accuracy algorithm has been improved for more accuracy.


Automatic tickmark transfer

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

algorithm has been added to move tickmarks between versions


FSS updated look and feel

Financial Statement Suite Improvement Preview

Updated look and feel


Findings sidebar

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

summarising all issues in the FS and providing a "to-do" list for your tick and tie.


Comment and Version sidebar

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview


Company-level default tickmark changes

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Default tickmark changes possible at company level.


Custom tickmarks per user

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Custom tickmarks can be added per user.


Flyout menus for tickmarks/comments/rotation

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Flyout menus added for updating tickmarks/comments/rotation.


Auto tickmark application for all functions

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview


Enhanced review of placed tickmarks

Financial Statement Suite Improvement Preview

Enhanced ability to review tickmarks placed


v4.1 (2022-03-19) Preview

Preview release of DataSnipper v4.1. Planning: 1 June 2022 Insider; 1 September 2022 Release.


Form Extraction UI updated

Document Extraction Improvement Preview

Updated look and feel


Editing keys: clicking → snipping

Document Extraction Improvement Preview

Changed editing keys from clicking to snipping


Updated layout of editing/view/preview

Document Extraction Improvement Preview

Updated layout of extractions editing, document view, and data preview


Document selector for Form Extraction

Document Extraction New feature Preview

Document selector so you can choose which imported files to apply form extraction to.


Save form extractions as templates

Document Extraction New feature Preview

so you can reuse them later if you receive more similarly structured documents


Templates stored locally with metadata

Document Extraction New feature Preview

Templates are stored locally and only include metadata


Descriptions and tags for templates

Document Extraction New feature Preview

Add descriptions and tags to track what exactly was extracted in the template.


Template landing page selection

Document Extraction Improvement Preview

Landing page updated to allow you to select specific templates.


Table Snip Suggestions in current documents

Snipping New feature Preview

Suggestions over where tables exist in current documents


Single-click extract highlighted table

Snipping New feature Preview

Extract highlighted table with a single-click


Improved column/row recognition algorithms

Snipping Improvement Preview

Improved column and row recognition algorithms


Multi-page table extraction editing

Snipping New feature Preview

Multiple page table extraction and editing is also added within this feature


Enhanced Text Recognition default quality

OCR / Text Recognition Improvement Preview

Text Recognition will enhance the quality of the PDF text by default


Text Recognition all Latin/Cyrillic/CJK

OCR / Text Recognition Improvement Preview

Text Recognition supports all languages in Latin, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanse, and Korean scripts


Handwritten Text Recognition

OCR / Text Recognition New feature Preview

supports English, Chinese Simplified, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish


Lower memory/CPU footprint

Performance Preview

Lower memory and CPU footprint


Caching indexes locally

Performance Preview

Performance improvements by caching indexes locally


Gray/Blank PDF viewer fix

Document Management Bug fix Preview

Gray / Blank PDF viewer issue is solved


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