Learn about small but important changes that make analytics more accessible.
Where: Lightning Report and Dashboard changes apply to Lightning Experience in Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions. CRM Analytics changes apply to CRM Analytics in Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic. CRM Analytics is available in Developer Edition and for an extra cost in Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited editions.
How: Check out details about these changes.
- Lightning Reports and Dashboards
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- Keyboard users can now interact with column headers in custom report types to access sorting and action buttons.
- Horizontal scrolling in report tables now adjusts automatically to provide full visibility of cell content when navigating with a keyboard at 200% zoom.
- The Year selection combobox is now correctly identified as an interactive control to ensure screen readers announce it accurately.
- Column header text now meets minimum color contrast requirements on hover to improve label visibility for users with low vision.
- Screen readers now announce the success message when a recipient is added in the Edit Recipient dialog.
- Focus behavior in the Edit Subscription dialog is improved to ensure that the focus moves to newly added fields after clicking the Add Condition button.
- Keyboard focus now returns to the table after exiting Navigation Mode with Shift+Tab to ensure predictable and consistent navigation.
- Grid cells in report tables no longer announce “not selected” by default to reduce unnecessary verbosity for assistive technology users.
- Accessible names for X-axis and Y-axis fields in chart properties now match visible labels to provide clearer context for screen reader users.
- The Category list in the Choose Report Type modal now includes a defined accessible name to ensure accurate identification of list items for screen readers.
- Tooltips triggered by the Close Filter Panel button are now dismissible and remain visible on hover to improve usability and clarity.
- The vertical scroll bar now functions correctly when the dashboard page is zoomed to 400% to ensure that main content remains reachable.
- Screen readers now announce the expanded or collapsed state of the Who Can Access accordion in the Share Folder dialog to provide accurate context for non-visual users.
- Non-interactive legend buttons beside charts are removed from the keyboard focus order to reduce misleading or unnecessary navigation.
- Tooltips in Sales Dashboards can now be activated using the Enter or Space key to provide access for users who can't use a mouse.
- Measure lines in vertical bar charts now use a color distinct from the chart bars to improve visibility and contrast.
- The close button in dashboard widget modals is now announced in the user’s selected language to ensure a consistent and localized experience.
- Screen readers now announce the status update for the As of timestamp when users activate the Refresh button to provide clear feedback on data freshness.
- The As of tooltip link now includes an accessible name to ensure that screen reader users understand its destination and purpose.
- Action buttons, such as Share, Refresh, and Edit are now marked up as a list to provide more efficient and structured navigation for assistive technology users.
- CRM Analytics
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- Screen readers now announce assistive text for widget containers in the Watchlist tab.