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Technical Guide
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Extend EFWD

In this article you will learn about why and how to extend EFWD file. Mainly, the role of EFWD is to connect the Helical Insight Application with different datasources with the help of plugins available for the datasources. The various databases it supports like mysql, oracle, postgres, SQLite and so on. Now, for a business
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Technical Guide
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How to Add VF File

In this article you will learn about how to add a VF file in Helical Insight. The Adhoc feature in Helical Insight has a number of predefined charts. Now, to use a new chart type which is not available in the Adhoc chart list then VF comes into picture. Also, for many business requirement a new
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Technical Guide
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Changing Default Repository Database

In this article you will learn about how to change the default repository database from Derby to any other RDBMS of your choice. When Helical Insight application is installed on the end client server or any other system then by default repository database is set to Derby. Derby is a light weight DB wherein the
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Getting Started
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Getting Started with User and Role Management

Helical Insight has 4 layers of security implemented. Have an overview of user and role management in the below prezi presentation. Click here to learn in detail about the user role management (https://www.helicalinsight.com/user-and-role-management/) For More Info, Contact us at support@helicalinsight.com
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Getting Started
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Getting Started with Adhoc Designer

Adhoc designer allows you to just drag and drop columns from various tables, add filters and create reports on the fly from the browser itself. The report created can be visualized either in tabular format or cross tabular format or various charts or map. Creating Reports: You can first connect to data source and create
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Getting Started
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Getting Started with Helical Insight

Installation Please refer to the following link for installation guide Logging in For logging in as a Super Admin: Username: hiadmin Password: hiadmin Or you can click on the ‘Default Admin’ button For logging in as a User: Username: hiuser Password: hiuser Or you can click on the ‘Default user’ button One can create different
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Geographical Maps
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Geographical Charts

In this Article we will learn about how to create geographical charts using Helical Insight Adhoc. Connect to the database or open the metadata which is to be used. A map needs 4 fields, one latitude and one longitude on which groupby is applied. Another field like locationname etc on which Groupby is applied and
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Dashboard Designer Customization Using HTML/CSS
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Background Color for Dashboard Designer

In this article we will learn how to add background color in dashboard designer. After logging into Helical Insight, navigate to Dashboard Designer.  We can use different background colors for dashboard designer using the below CSS code CSS Code: body { padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; background: green; } Here, we are using green color as background. For More
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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