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Technical Guide
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Changing Default Email-id for Scheduling

In this article we will learn about how to change the default Email-id for Scheduling. Whenever a report is created using EFW or with Adhoc in Helical Insight, such report can be email scheduled by the user on a daily, weekly, monthly basis and so on. For report scheduling, a default email-id need to be configured
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Tabular reports customization using JS/HTML/CSS
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CrossTab Usage in Adhoc

In this article you will learn how to use Crosstab in Adhoc. Crosstab report can be easily used for comparing the data values between multiple entries. Drag and drop the columns into canvas and create a report. Here we would be using Travel data. In order to visualize the report in a crosstab format, click
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Charts customization using JS/HTML/CSS
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Charts Color and opacity

In this article you will learn about how to change the chart background color and its opacity. First, open the chart report created using Helical Insight. Also, you can create your own customize report by connecting the datasource with Helical Insight. For your understanding we have used an “AreaSplineChart”. Default view of a generated chart
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Functions Applied on Columns

Different functions like sum, group by, and Count etc. can be applied to the variables. If the user drags or selects a column in the selection area, a function would be applied to that column by default, depending upon the type of variable. Mostly, a group by function is applied automatically for categorical variables and
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Mathematical Functions

Following are the mathematical functions that can be applied to the column: Group by Sum Distinct Count Max/Min Avg Users can observe that by default, categorical variables take ‘Group by’ function and Numerical variables take ‘Sum’ function. These default applied functions can be seen and changed in the Meta data file which is present in
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Create and Edit Metadata

Metadata is basically a logical DB schema which gets stored locally in Helical Insight server (as a .metadata extension) and allows users to define which tables, columns they would want to keep. Thus, different Metadata can be created for the different set of users like finance metadata, sales metadata, operations metadata which then can be
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Create, Edit, Share & Delete Data Source

In this blog, we will how to connect to a data source in Helical Insight. Overview of Data Sources Tab The list of Data sources is present as a collection of icons for each database. User can search for the data source by typing in the search box. User can also search based on type
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Custom Column

Custom column feature allows user to create a separate derived column which could be required for creating adhoc reports. This is useful when the data is required in different format as that of present in the database. Some use cases of Custom column are mentioned below: We have ‘time of call’ in the database. Let
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Miscellaneous Operations

Toggle Auto-update: On enabling Auto-update, user does not need to click on Generate report every time he/she make changes in the reports. Generally it is not advisable, as it generates lot of queries in the database. Toggle Hidden columns: User can hide particular column/columns using this button and could toggle between hide or unhide. Use
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Types of Visualization

Users can create Reports in the form of Table, Chart, Cross-tab and Geographical Map. Table: Output is seen in a tabular format (Rows & Columns)   Charts: Users can select any of the charts from the list containing Non-axes charts, Axes charts & advanced charts to create data visualizations. Cross-tab: Data in the tabular format
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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