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DataSnipper Changelog: 2021

Every DataSnipper for Excel release from 2021 (v3.0.x and v4.0.x), 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 2021

v4.0.11 (2021-12-02) GA

Enterprise release.


Cannot delete documents with snips fix

Document Management Bug fix GA

Fixed bug where documents with snips could not be deleted from the workbook. This bug only occurred in v4.0.9.


v4.0.9 (2021-11-30) GA

Patch release.


CJK spaces resolved

OCR / Text Recognition Bug fix GA

Resolve issues where spaces are not written for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages


Integrations crashes resolved

Integrations Bug fix GA

Resolve issues where Integrations could crash


FSS export tickmark location

Financial Statement Suite Bug fix GA

Resolve issues where the export location of tickmarks was incorrect for the Financial Statement Suite


Disable CTRL+V / CTRL+Z hotkeys per company

Platform New feature GA

Allow Disabling of CTRL+V and CTRL+Z based hotkeys on a per-company basis to increase compatibility with other add-ins.


Old snips not deleted after Document Matching

Platform Bug fix GA

Fix an issue where the old snips are not correctly deleted from the worksheet when performing Document Matching.


v4.0.7 (2021-11-05) GA

Patch release.


Compression prompt removed

Document Management Improvement GA

Removed compression prompt during importing.


Size warning at 50/100/150MB

Document Management Improvement GA

User is warned when reaching over 50MB, 100MB, and 150MB, etc (same as in DataSnipper v3).


Compression preserves fonts

Document Management Bug fix GA

Fonts no longer are deleted during compression.


Document Matching dropdown height

Platform Bug fix GA

Document Matching Row Height dropdown does not reach over the task pane anymore.


v4.0.6 (2021-10-13) GA

Patch release.


Special character files deletion

Document Management Bug fix GA

Fix issue where files containing special characters in the title are not deleted


Negative compression % fix

Document Management Bug fix GA

Compression issues fixed where it would display as negative compression %


.eml and .msg parsing

Document Management Improvement GA

Added better support for parsing email files (.eml and .msg)


Text/Table snip values from Index

Snipping Improvement GA

Get Text/Table Snip values from the Index


Cross-workbook CTRL+Z undo

Snipping Bug fix GA

Solved cross workbook use of Control+Z to undo snipping


v4.0.5 (2021-09-19) GA

Patch release.


Version Comparison single-column layout

Version Comparison New feature GA

Added possibility to use Version Comparison for single-column layout in Financial Statement Suite


CTRL+Z in non-English locales

Platform Bug fix GA

Solved issue where CTRL + Z did not function in non-English language settings


v4.0.4 (2021-09-07) GA

Patch release.


MSI installer license parameter

Installation / Setup New feature GA

Add possibility to pass license as a parameter to the .msi installer


Form Extraction local date preference

Document Extraction Improvement GA

Form Extraction gives preference to dates in local format


v4.0 (2021-08-27) Preview

Preview release of DataSnipper v4.0. Planning: 1 August 2021 Preview; 1 September 2021 SMB; 1 December 2021 Enterprise.


Search & Snip

Snipping New feature Preview

Search and Snip is a new feature speeding up your Snipping actions. This feature is very helpful to boost for example your walkthrough procedure. It is now possible to directly Snip from the search result pane, across different documents.


Undo snipping and deletion with CTRL+Z

Snipping New feature Preview

It is now possible to undo your last Snip action with 'Control + Z'. You can only undo your most recent Snip. If your most recent Snip was copied from another Excel workbook, it will only undo the Snip, but the referenced document to the Snip will not be removed.


Edit rows in Table Snip

Snipping New feature Preview

It is now possible to edit the purple selection rows after Snipping a table. With this new feature, you are more flexible in the way your table data is extracted to your Excel workbook.


Extraction options in Form Extraction

Document Extraction New feature Preview

It is now possible to extract structured data across documents, pages and lines. Document: if you have e.g. 10 documents with the same structure you can extract different data across those 10 document with a single action. Pages: With 'page' extraction you can extract structured data across one document with multiple pages. Lines: With line extraction, you can extract structured data across different lines on the same page, e.g. a bank statement.


Paste snips with CTRL+V across workbooks

Snipping New feature Preview

It is now possible to copy Snips from one Excel workbook to another Excel workbook with 'Control + v'. DataSnipper will copy the Snip to the selected cell. The document referenced to the Snip will automatically be imported.


Paste screenshots/files to import

Document Management New feature Preview

It is now possible to import documents by copying files from your computer folder to DataSnipper with 'control v'.


Compress imported documents

Document Management New feature Preview

To improve document size management, it is now possible to compress imported files. When uploading files larger than 20mb, DataSnipper will ask to compress the file. It is also possible to compress files under the 'remove' icon in DataSnipper. On average, it will save up 40-60% in workbook size.


Learn Track

Platform New feature Preview

Get value faster. The new DataSnipper Learn Track will help your organization to adopt DataSnipper. Users are able to sign-up for the learn track, on which they will receive - the most up to date - short product and use case video's directly in their mailbox. This new service is included in all current contracts.


Financial Statement Suite introduction

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

The Financial Statement Suite automatically analyzes the financial statement and helps to both perform and document all financial statement procedures extremely fast, while relying on the auditor's judgement, improving standardization and the overall quality of service. The Financial Statement Suite is a separate module and needs DataSnipper for Excel to run.


Mathematical Accuracy

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Verifying mathematical accuracy was never this easy. DataSnipper has analyzed the report for you and added suggestions of valid totals, exceptions and deviations. Simply mark them as validated or add comments.


Internal Consistency

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

No need to scroll up and down to verify internal consistency. DataSnipper has automatically matched amounts to their occurrences within the financial statement.


Prior Year Consistency

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Forget about 'tabbing' between documents to verify prior year consistency. DataSnipper has automatically analysed corresponding amounts between two financial statements.


Export tickmarks, findings, comments

Financial Statement Suite New feature Preview

Simply export your tickmarks, findings and comments. Ready to include in your audit file. Optimized for easy client communication.


Version Comparison

Version Comparison New feature Preview

New version changes? No problem! DataSnipper has highlighted every single change between two financial statements for you.


v3.0.12 (2021-07-30) GA

Enterprise/SMB release.


Text snip double text

Snipping Bug fix GA

Solved issue where text snip pasted double text, this only occurred in rare instances.


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