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Domain Redirection

By default Helical Insight is accessible using IPaddress:portnumber/applicationextension like 192.169.2.164:8085/hi-ee/. In this document, we have tried to cover one of the use cases of providing sub-domain name instead of IP address or localhost like using login.abc.com rather than the actual IPaddress. Open the file server.xml which is present at the location given below: Location:: \hi\apache-tomcat-7\conf
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Technical Guide
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SSO Token Requirements

Authentication Token requirements for SSO with HI application Token Format: Company=<tenant_name>|username=<username>|role=<role1,role2..>|profilename1=<profilevalue1,profilevalue2>|profilename2=<profilevalue3,profilevalue4>expTime=<timestamp> Company=<organization_name>|username=<username>|role=<role1,role2..> |expTime=<timestamp> Token mainly comprises of 5 parts separated by a “|” (pipe separator). Token Encryption Token generated in the given format, has to be encrypted to make it secure. Chosen Encryption Algorithm details: Algorithm – AES Mode – ECB Padding – PKCS5Padding Secret
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USAGE OF CACHE REFRESH SCRIPT

Helical Insight has application level cache which aids in performance enhancement. By default application level cache is set to be 24 hours which can be configured by editing the cache.xml file. That means any report or dashboard data whcih has been cached remains in cache for 24 hours. Click here to learn how to edit
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Charts customization through UI
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D3 Chart Customization: Bubble Chart

For the Bubble Chart, apart from the standard chart customizations, there is a script which helps the user to customize the color of the chart based on the value. Step 1: Create a report with Bubble chart visualization. Step 2: Double Click on the “Set Bubble Chart Colour” button. A popup will appear. Step 3:
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Charts customization through UI
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D3 Chart Customization: Circle Packing Chart

For the Circle Packing Chart, apart from the standard chart customizations, there is a script which helps the user to customize the color of the chart based on the value. Step 1: Create a report with Circle Packing chart visualization. Step 2: Double Click on the “Set Chart Colour” button. A popup will appear. Step
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Charts customization through UI
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D3 Chart Customization: Sunburst Chart

For the Sunburst Chart, apart from the standard chart customizations, there is a script which helps the user to customize the color of the chart based on the value. Step 1: Create a report with Sunburst chart visualization. Step 2: Double Click on the “Set Chart Colour” button. A popup will appear. Step 3: Click
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Charts customization through UI
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Radial Dendrogram Chart Customization

Helical Insight offers out-of-the-box customization scripts. Some customizations such as report background, header, footer, heading, tooltip etc. are common for all chart types. However, there are other unique chart customization scripts based on the type of chart that has been chosen. Detailed steps to customize Radial Dendrogram charts are given in this blog. Create a
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Charts customization through UI
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Dendrogram Chart Customization

Helical Insight offers out-of-the-box customization scripts. Some customizations such as report background, header, footer, heading, tooltip etc. are common for all chart types. However, there are other unique chart customization scripts based on the type of chart that has been chosen. Detailed steps to customize Dendogram charts are given in this blog. Create a Report
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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