What's New in StatStream

This release introduces a dedicated Support Page, giving organizations a centralized way to publish and maintain support information for end users directly within the application.

Release Highlights

• Added a dedicated Support Page accessible from the application.

• Organizations can now maintain and publish support information for end users.

• Added Markdown support for rich text formatting and documentation.

• Added support for images, links, tables, and formatted content within the Support Page.

• Improved accessibility for users seeking assistance and support information.

Support Page Enhancements

• The Support Page is now accessible directly within the application, giving end users a single place to find help and reference material.

• Organizations can author and publish their own support content, keeping information current and relevant to their users.

• Markdown formatting enables rich, structured documentation — including headings, lists, and emphasis — without requiring custom styling.

• Embedded images, links, tables, and other formatted content allow for more comprehensive and visually clear support material.

Impact

• Users get faster, more organized access to help resources without leaving the application.

• Organizations gain flexibility to build and update support content independently.

• Richer formatting support improves the clarity and usability of published documentation.

This release introduces the new Bar Race Widget, along with expanded Pie Chart type options and several improvements to chart interactivity and live update performance, aimed at improving data visualization flexibility and real-time responsiveness across dashboards.

Release Highlights

• Added Bar Race Widget with support for both Vertical and Horizontal display orientations.

• The Bar Race Widget dynamically compares variables and reorders bars in real time based on the latest values.

• Added latest value summary support in the Bar Race Widget to display the most recent variable values alongside the race view.

• Added new Pie Chart type options:

• Pie
• Doughnut
• Half Doughnut

• Improved chart tooltip and label handling for better readability and accuracy.

• Enhanced live chart update behavior and overall visualization performance.

Bar Race Widget Enhancements

• Supports both Vertical and Horizontal layouts to fit different dashboard designs.

• Bars reorder automatically and in real time as underlying variable values change, making trend shifts easy to follow at a glance.

• Latest value summaries are displayed alongside each bar, giving users immediate visibility into current readings without needing to hover or drill down.

Pie Chart Enhancements

• Users can now choose between Pie, Doughnut, and Half Doughnut visualization styles based on their reporting preference.

• Tooltip and label rendering has been refined for clearer, more consistent data presentation across all pie-based chart types.

Impact

• Expanded visualization options give users more flexibility to represent comparative and proportional data.

• Real-time bar reordering in the Bar Race Widget improves visibility into fast-changing trends.

• Improved tooltip, label, and live-update handling enhances overall dashboard responsiveness and clarity.

This release introduces major improvements to the TOU/TOD analytics engine, dashboard access control, recalculation workflows, and AI-driven energy analysis capabilities to improve operational visibility, calculation consistency, and platform intelligence.

Release Highlights

• Introduced TOU/TOD AI Analysis & Recommendation Engine to provide intelligent energy usage insights, anomaly detection, and optimization recommendations based on TOU consumption trends.

• Added dashboard access control based on assigned teams:

• Dashboards assigned to a team are now visible only to members of that team.
• Workspace admins continue to have visibility across all dashboards.

• Improved dashboard access fallback behavior:

• If a user does not have access to the configured default dashboard, the system will now automatically display the first accessible dashboard sorted by creation time.

• Updated TOU/TOD calculation frequency:

• TOU/TOD variable calculations are now performed every 15 minutes instead of hourly for improved granularity and near real-time analytics.

TOU/TOD Enhancements

• Added validation to ensure TOU slot coverage spans a complete 24-hour cycle before calculations are performed.

• Added warning indicators for incomplete TOU season coverage to help identify potential missing calculations.

• Implemented TOU/TOD recalculation support for configurable time periods (including Month-to-Date and rolling date ranges).

• Optimized TOU summary widgets to use stored calculation variables instead of live recomputation for improved consistency and performance.

• Added automatic TOU backfill/recalculation triggering after slot creation.

TOU Charges Summary – Enhancements

• Introduced dynamic month-based filtering (last 6 months) for improved analysis and reporting.

• Added aggregate total consumption and charge summaries within TOU summary tables.

• Improved handling for timezone-aware and overnight TOU calculations.

Impact

• Improved consistency between TOU widgets and stored calculation data.

• Enhanced dashboard-level access security and visibility control.

• Reduced calculation discrepancies caused by overlapping or incomplete slot configurations.

• Improved TOU/TOD analytics responsiveness through 15-minute calculation intervals.

Important Note on TOU Data Accuracy

To ensure accurate Time-of-Use (TOU) analysis and cost computation, energy data (kVAh/kWh) should be recorded and transmitted at a consistent interval of 5 minutes.

Inconsistent data intervals, delayed ingestion, or missing readings may impact TOU analytics, billing calculations, and related operational insights.

This release introduces major improvements to the TOU/TOD calculation engine, recalculation workflows, validation mechanisms, and summary reporting to improve calculation consistency, operational reliability, and user visibility.

Release Highlights

• Added validation to ensure TOU slot coverage spans a complete 24-hour cycle before calculations are performed.
• Added warning indicators for incomplete TOU season coverage to help identify potential missing calculations.
• Implemented TOU/TOD recalculation support for configurable time periods (including Month-to-Date and rolling date ranges).
• Optimized TOU summary widgets to use stored calculation variables instead of live recomputation for improved consistency and performance.
• Added automatic TOU backfill/recalculation triggering after slot creation.

TOU Charges Summary – Enhancements

• Introduced dynamic month-based filtering (last 6 months) for better analysis.
• Added aggregate total consumption and charge summaries within TOU summary tables.
• Improved handling for timezone-aware and overnight TOU calculations.

Impact

• Improved consistency between TOU widgets and stored calculation data.
• Reduced calculation discrepancies caused by overlapping or incomplete slot configurations.
• Improved recalculation reliability and operational visibility through enhanced logging and validation.

This release introduces a secure, database-backed authentication system along with enhanced account protection mechanisms to improve platform security and reliability.

Local Password-Based Authentication

• Introduced secure email/password login backed by the internal database
• Removed dependency on external providers for password-based authentication
• Passwords are securely stored using industry-standard hashing

Account Security Enhancements

• Added failed login attempt tracking
• Temporary account lock after multiple unsuccessful attempts (default: 5 attempts)
• Automatic unlock after a defined duration (15 minutes)
• Failed attempts are reset upon:
  • Successful login
  • Lock expiry

Important Notes

• Password setup is now mandatory for all users
• Existing users must set a password using the Forgot Password flow before logging in.
• Google Sign-In remains unchanged and continues to function as before

Impact

This release significantly improves:

• Platform security posture
• Authentication reliability
• User experience and transparency

Statstream is committed to protecting user security and building trust through robust, reliable authentication systems.