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User Module
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Impersonate Mimic User in Helical Insight

In this blog we shall see how Impersonate/Mimic feature works in Open Source BI product Helical Insight. The impersonate feature has been added to Helical Insight so that when an admin applies certain security conditions for a user/shares certain resources with a user, he can then see via this functionality whether the same have been
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Technical Guide
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Connecting to Google Big Query using Helical Insight

In this blog, we will provide steps to connect to google big query data source connection in Helical Insight Open Source BI application Prerequsite: Helical Insight is successfully installed Login to BigQuery Web UI, and create dataset and tables by following below link:Create dataset in BigQuery Download required of simba JDBC driver for big query
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Usage of Card Widget in Helical Insight

Helical Insight is having various kind of charting options by default present. One of the most commonly used widget is a “Card” widget which can be used to show a single information like the employee name, total revenue, total sales etc. A card widget is used a lot in dashboards. For example: You can refer
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Usage of Hidden Column in Helical Insight

Helical Insight Adhoc reporting interface is having a feature called hidden column. A hidden column allows us to hide a column which can be part of the report selection but it will not be visible in the report as such. For example, We want to arrange according to month number but do not want to
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Technical Guide
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Implementing Single Sign On (SSO) in the Helical Insight Application 3.1 Version

Helical Insight version supported: This guide applies to the Enterprise Edition of the Helical Insight application 3.1 version which is most recent version of Helical Insight application. If you are using Helical Insight Application version 3.0 or below versions, follow this article Implementing Single Sign On (SSO) in Helical Insight Application 3.0 or below Version.
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Datasource
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Connecting to MS Access in Helical Insight

Helical Insight supports various relational, columnar, NoSQL databases as well as flat files. This blog shows how to connect to MS Access in Helical Insight. Step 1:Go to the Datasources page and click on MS Access. You will be prompted to download the relevant database driver. Download the driver from the link on our blog
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Technical Guide
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Adding New Database Driver in Helical Insight

Helical Insight supports a variety of databases, it also gives you the flexibility of adding all together a new DB even if it is not present in the list. If your database is not found in the list that comes out-of-the-box, you can add the driver in 2 ways: From the front-end From the back-end
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Technical Guide
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Migrate Helical Insight from version 3.0 to version 3.1

In the below blog we will cover the steps to migrate your Helical Insight application from version 3.0 to version 3.1. Before starting the migration, please take the backup of following files/folders. Helical Insight 4.0 version released. Learn More about migrate Helical Insight to version to 4.0 1. Helical Insight Repository (which contains all reports,
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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