You can now access the tutorial videos from within the product.
August 29, 2016
Product updates
Improved Google Analytics connector:
Added support for Google Analytics city geo mapping.
Increased row limit for Google Analytics data sources to 1 million rows.
August 22, 2016
Product updates
Launched connectors for MySQL and Google CloudSQL.Learn more
Improved data source refresh, reconnect, and reset functionality.Learn more
You can now resize cartesian charts (Time Series, Bar, Area, Scatter) within their frames to make more room for truncated axis labels and chart legends.
US Public Beta:We launched Google's new data anal'sis and visualization platform that allows you to quickly access data, visualize into reports, and share across your organizations. All US users can create 5 reports and unlimited data sources. Data Studio can now access data from: AdWords, Google Analytics, BigQuery, Sheets, Attribution 360, YouTube.
Data Studio 360 US Public Beta:GA360 Customers can now purchase Data Studio 360 in the United States. Contact your sales representative for details.
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[Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-campaign-manager-360)\n- Data Studio 360 is now ISO 27001 certified. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/looker-studio-iso-27001-certification)\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\nPublished [chart references](/looker-studio/topic/7059081).\n\nNovember 10, 2016\n-----------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Added support for new date formats in reports and data sources:\n\nOctober 28, 2016\n----------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- YouTube data sources can now connect to YouTube Content Owners and Google+ Page channels. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-youtube-analytics)\n- AdWords data sources can now connect to manager accounts (MCC). [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-google-ads)\n- Added new functions:\n - WEEK\n - YEARWEEK\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\n- Added [Rename a data source field](/looker/docs/studio/create-rename-copy-hide-and-remove-fields)\n\nOctober 4, 2016\n---------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Launched Data Studio in 21 additional countries. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio)\n- You can now create reports from a template.\n- Copying a report now lets you specify which data sources you want to use.\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\n- Added [Report like a boss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1w-yuTDUeM) Hangouts on Air video\n\nSep 12, 2016\n------------\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\n- Improved the help and feedback user experience.\n- You can now access the tutorial videos from within the product.\n\nAugust 29, 2016\n---------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Improved Google Analytics connector:\n - Added support for Google Analytics city geo mapping.\n - Increased row limit for Google Analytics data sources to 1 million rows.\n\nAugust 22, 2016\n---------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Launched connectors for MySQL and Google CloudSQL. [Learn more](/looker-studio/topic/6370347)\n- Improved data source refresh, reconnect, and reset functionality. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/refresh-data-source-fields)\n- You can now resize cartesian charts (Time Series, Bar, Area, Scatter) within their frames to make more room for truncated axis labels and chart legends.\n\nAugust 8, 2016\n--------------\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\n- Published [About charts](/looker/docs/studio/add-charts-and-controls-to-your-report)\n- Added [Data Studio: Insights, Vision and Product Highlights (Pt. 1) video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41IaGH8hmP4)\n\nJuly 25, 2016\n-------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Updated AdWords connector. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/connect-to-google-ads)\n- Added new functions:\n - MEDIAN---returns the median of a set of values\n - VARIANCE---returns the variance of a set of values\n - REGEXP_REPLACE---replaces text in a field expression. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/regexpreplace)\n - REGEXP_MATCH (and other REGEXP_\\* functions) can now be used outside of CASE expressions\n\n- CASE now supports NOT IN operator. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/case-searched)\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\nPublished [Calculated fields video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOMC3ArtTyU)\n\nJuly 14, 2016\n-------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- You can now return a dimension as the result of a CASE expression.\n- The Currency field type in the data source editor now supports a selection of international currencies.\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\nPublished [Connect to Your Data video tutorial](https://youtu.be/knrkCB6SrJM)\n\nJuly 7, 2016\n------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Added new functions:\n - UPPER---changes text to uppercase\n - LOWER---changes text to lowercase\n\n- Tables now can show bars and numbers in the same column\n- Table headers now support wrapping text\n- Donut-style pie charts now support labels\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\n- Updated [Change the data source for a chart, page, or report](/looker/docs/studio/replace-the-data-source-for-a-component-page-or-report)\n\nJune 27, 2016\n-------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Report page links: You can now link to a specific page in a report. [Learn more](/looker/docs/studio/link-to-a-page)\n\nJune 20, 2016\n-------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- Added new functions:\n - ABS---Returns the absolute value of number\n - ROUND---Rounds a number to the specified places\n - REGEXP_EXTRACT---Extracts a portion of text\n\n- You can now specify the axis for each series in a chart\n- Added *Owned by me* filter on the Home page\n- Fixed report viewing on mobile devices\n\n### Documentation \\& Help updates\n\n- New Help Center articles:\n - [Dimensions and metrics](/looker/docs/studio/model-your-data)\n - [Work with dates and time](/looker/docs/studio/dates-and-times)\n\nJune 2, 2016\n------------\n\n### Product updates\n\n- **US Public Beta:** We launched Google's new data anal'sis and visualization platform that allows you to quickly access data, visualize into reports, and share across your organizations. All US users can create 5 reports and unlimited data sources. Data Studio can now access data from: AdWords, Google Analytics, BigQuery, Sheets, Attribution 360, YouTube.\n- **Data Studio 360 US Public Beta:** GA360 Customers can now purchase Data Studio 360 in the United States. Contact your sales representative for details.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e"]]
