# December 2024

> **Loading data using direct connection** is now available for Salesforce.

## December 12, 2024

### What is new

#### Loading data using direct connection (Public Preview)

**Loading data using direct connection** is now available for Salesforce.

For process apps that use a Salesforce source system, you can now set up using a direct connection to your source system instead of setting up a connection using CData Sync.

## December 11, 2024

### What is new

#### Fiscal calendar

By default, the **Gregorian calendar** is used to display time-based data in dashboards. If your organization uses a different calendar, such as a financial or corporate calendar that does not align with the Gregorian calendar year, you can now choose to use the **Fiscal calendar** option.

To use the fiscal calender in the Timeframe filter, the **Use fiscal calendar** option must be enabled in the Timeframe filter.

### Improvements

#### Process filters

You can define multiple **Starts with** or **Ends with** filters. This allows you to filter on parallel activities by searching for cases that start with the specified activities as **Starts with**, or end with the specified activities as **Ends with**, respectively.

#### Chart data exports

We enhanced labels for interval formats in line chart and distribution chart exports, which improves readability of the data displayed in the export file.

#### Data transformations

The run status chip and the **View logs** button are is now displayed in the header bar of the **Data transformations** window.

The **View logs** button is a toggle button to display or hide the **Logs** panel. The **Logs** panel is now displayed as a separate panel to the right of the **Data transformations**. This allows you to view the SQL files you are editing, the data preview, and the log at the same time.

### Other

#### Data transformations

The following error message can occur when running the transformations.

```
Runtime Error:
  No dbt_project.yml found at expected path /dbt/dags/.../.../dbt_project.yml
```

Follow these steps to solve the issue:

1. Open the **Data transformations** for your process app.
2. Locate the **Transformations** section and check for a `sources` folder.
3. Move any files and folders from the `sources` folder to the main level of **Transformations**.
4. Delete the `sources` folder.