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Helical insight version 5.0
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Apply before Aggregate Functions

In this blog, you will learn about how to use Apply before Aggregate function. Basically this can be used to specify the sequence in which we would like to apply the dbfunctions along with aggregate functions i.e. whether first aggregate function should get applied or whether first DBfunctions should get applied. Let us understand with
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Helical insight version 5.0
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Adding Header In Dashboard

Following are the steps to add a Header to a Dashboard. This below UI is available from the version 5.0 onwards of Helical Insight: The header option allows giving the entire dashboard or individual components a header, based on where we have right clicked and specifying the configurations. Right-click on the dashboard designer page, when
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Helical Insight Community Edition
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DATE RANGE PICKER

In this document, we are going to explain about usage of DATE RANGE PICKER component in Dashboard Designer. 1. While creating adhoc report, we have to add 2 different date or date time filters on same date or date time column. 1 filter for Starting Date with condition Greater Than or Equal to and 1
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Canned Reports Usage
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Best Practices while using Canned Reports

Canned reports are not self service adhoc reports, these are pixel perfect canned reports and they take more time to develop wherein the alignment, size, repetition etc are specified. Even though they take more time to develop, in this blog, we are going to cover what are the best practices which can be followed for
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HI
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Dynamic View in Helical Insight

In this document we are going to cover the usage of dynamic view with one of the sample example. Also we will discuss about what all are must things for creating the dynamic view. 1. What is dynamic view and how it is different from normal view ? – In normal view, you cannot pass
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HI
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Creating custom drill down with child dashboard

We are creating a custom drill down function using java script code , we will explain drill down for pie chart as well as Tabular report. Follow below steps in order to creating custom drill down functionality with child dashboard. Step 1: – Create a Parent Report and apply a filter as per your requirements.
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Power BI
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Microsoft Power BI alternative open source

You don’t need to spend lot of time for research on which is best power BI alternative. already you have reached right article, Helical Insight is the best alternative of Open Source Microsoft Power BI Are you looking for a best Microsoft Power BI Alternative that You’ll Love?.Whether you have a SaaS offering or an
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Helical Insight Community Edition
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Setup dual server access for Helical Insight

In this blog we are going to explain how to install 2 instances of helical insight on the same server and same tomcat and same port number but with a different extension. Like below http://localhost:8085/hi-ee -Instance 1 http://localhost:8085/bi-ee -Instance 2 (A) So first of all you will install the first version with hi-ee using the
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Charts customization through UI
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Charts LifeCycle and it’s Usage

Till version 4.1 GA Enterprise edition the charting engine provided by default Helical Insight Community Edition is D3 and C3 charts (except table, crosstab, polar, radar and map). We have by default many UI driven customization options. Anyhow, there will be few requirements which cannot be accomplished with help of default properties. In such cases,
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Helical Insight’s self-service capabilities is one to reckon with. It allows you to simply drag and drop columns, add filters, apply aggregate functions if required, and create reports and dashboards on the fly. For advanced users, the self-service component has ability to add javascript, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3 and AJAX. These customizations allow you to create dynamic reports and dashboards. You can also add new charts inside the self-service component, add new kind of aggregate functions and customize it using our APIs.
Helical Insight’s self-service capabilities is one to reckon with. It allows you to simply drag and drop columns, add filters, apply aggregate functions if required, and create reports and dashboards on the fly. For advanced users, the self-service component has ability to add javascript, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3 and AJAX. These customizations allow you to create dynamic reports and dashboards. You can also add new charts inside the self-service component, add new kind of aggregate functions and customize it using our APIs.
Helical Insight, via simple browser based interface of Canned Reporting module, also allows to create pixel perfect printer friendly document kind of reports also like Invoice, P&L Statement, Balance sheet etc.
Helical Insight, via simple browser based interface of Canned Reporting module, also allows to create pixel perfect printer friendly document kind of reports also like Invoice, P&L Statement, Balance sheet etc.
If you have a product, built on any platform like Dot Net or Java or PHP or Ruby, you can easily embed Helical Insight within it using iFrames or webservices, for quick value add through instant visualization of data.
If you have a product, built on any platform like Dot Net or Java or PHP or Ruby, you can easily embed Helical Insight within it using iFrames or webservices, for quick value add through instant visualization of data.
Being a 100% browser-based BI tool, you can connect with your database and analyse across any location and device. There is no need to download or install heavy memory-consuming developer tools – All you need is a Browser application! We are battle-tested on most of the commonly used browsers.
Being a 100% browser-based BI tool, you can connect with your database and analyse across any location and device. There is no need to download or install heavy memory-consuming developer tools – All you need is a Browser application! We are battle-tested on most of the commonly used browsers.
We have organization level security where the Superadmin can create, delete and modify roles. Dashboards and reports can be added to that organization. This ensures multitenancy.
We have organization level security where the Superadmin can create, delete and modify roles. Dashboards and reports can be added to that organization. This ensures multitenancy.
We have organization level security where the Superadmin can create, delete and modify roles. Dashboards and reports can be added to that organization. This ensures multitenancy.
We have organization level security where the Superadmin can create, delete and modify roles. Dashboards and reports can be added to that organization. This ensures multitenancy.
A first-of-its-kind Open-Source BI framework, Helical Insight is completely API-driven. This allows you to add functionalities, including but not limited to adding a new exporting type, new datasource type, core functionality expansion, new charting in adhoc etc., at any place whenever you wish, using your own in-house developers.
A first-of-its-kind Open-Source BI framework, Helical Insight is completely API-driven. This allows you to add functionalities, including but not limited to adding a new exporting type, new datasource type, core functionality expansion, new charting in adhoc etc., at any place whenever you wish, using your own in-house developers.
It handles huge volumes of data effectively. Caching, Pagination, Load-Balancing and In-Memory not only provides you with amazing experience, but also and does not burden the database server more than required. Further effective use of computing power gives best performance and complex calculations even on the big data even with smaller machines for your personal use. Filtering, Sorting, Cube Analysis, Inter Panel Communication on the dashboards all at lightning speed. Thereby, making best open-source Business Intelligence solution in the market.
It handles huge volumes of data effectively. Caching, Pagination, Load-Balancing and In-Memory not only provides you with amazing experience, but also and does not burden the database server more than required. Further effective use of computing power gives best performance and complex calculations even on the big data even with smaller machines for your personal use. Filtering, Sorting, Cube Analysis, Inter Panel Communication on the dashboards all at lightning speed. Thereby, making best open-source Business Intelligence solution in the market.
With advance NLP algorithm, business users simply ask questions like, “show me sales of last quarter”, “average monthly sales of my products”. Let the application give the power to users without knowledge of query language or underlying data architecture
With advance NLP algorithm, business users simply ask questions like, “show me sales of last quarter”, “average monthly sales of my products”. Let the application give the power to users without knowledge of query language or underlying data architecture
Our application is compatible with almost all databases, be it RDBMS, or columnar database, or even flat files like spreadsheets or csv files. You can even connect to your own custom database via JDBC connection. Further, our database connection can be switched dynamically based on logged in users or its organization or other parameters. So, all your clients can use the same reports and dashboards without worrying about any data security breech.
Our application is compatible with almost all databases, be it RDBMS, or columnar database, or even flat files like spreadsheets or csv files. You can even connect to your own custom database via JDBC connection. Further, our database connection can be switched dynamically based on logged in users or its organization or other parameters. So, all your clients can use the same reports and dashboards without worrying about any data security breech.
Our application can be installed on an in-house server where you have full control of your data and its security. Or on cloud where it is accessible to larger audience without overheads and maintenance of the servers. One solution that works for all.
Our application can be installed on an in-house server where you have full control of your data and its security. Or on cloud where it is accessible to larger audience without overheads and maintenance of the servers. One solution that works for all.
Different companies have different business processes that the existing BI tools do not encompass. Helical Insight permits you to design your own workflows and specify what functional module of BI gets triggered
Different companies have different business processes that the existing BI tools do not encompass. Helical Insight permits you to design your own workflows and specify what functional module of BI gets triggered