We already have a separate blog that explains how export/import is done of some folders/resources from one server to another server. But in some cases, you may want to export the entire repository from one server to another server, in those cases exporting single folder/files is not efficient and time consuming. So to make this
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This feature is newly introduced from version 5.2 (5.2.0.1473 GA) in Open Source Business Intelligence product Helical Insight. This functionality of cut/paste and copy/paste can be useful to migrate from one folder to another folder within the same file browser of Helical Insight. Usage : From the home page, click on File Browser. Now right-click
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How to Share Dashboards? A dashboard is created using reports which are created from a metadata which, in turn, is created from a datasource. Thus, sharing a dashboard involves: Sharing the Dashboard file Sharing the Reports from which dashboard is created Sharing the Metadata from which reports are created Sharing the Datasource from which metadata
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Why to share reports? In Helical Insight, reports have view and edit access only to the creator of that report. In order to allow the reports to be viewed and/or edited by users other than the original creator, those reports must be shared with the other users. Reports can be shared with individual users, or roles (in
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How to log out is explained in this article. Once the entire work is over, an end user can click on the top right most icon. On clicking on that he will see three options: Organization name: If the user has not been assigned any organization it will show “Not Set”, otherwise it will display
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In this article, we will explain how to use filter by type operation. Filter by type button can be used to filter the type of files that the end user wants to see and, interact within the repository. This button is a drop down menu, clicking on which the user can see the 6 options
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On right clicking on any of the file type we can have several options. These options have been explained below. Report: On right clicking on report the below mentioned options appear and their respective functions explained as well. Open After selecting any report and clicking open, the report/dashboard gets opened up in the same window.
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In this article, we will explain different kind of files, their extensions, their description and other details . As of now, there are 8 different types of files that can be accessed via the repository. Each and every one of them is having a different icon and different functionality Report: Report the files with. EFW
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If a user is interested in knowing about the properties, he can right click on any folder/file and a Properties option appears. The same information can also be seen by clicking on the Show All Properties at the bottom right. Clicking on the same we can see the properties of the folder which includes different
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If a user intends to delete a folder, he can right click on the folder. An option called “Delete” will appear. By clicking on this a confirmation notification will appear as shown in the snapshots below. Click on “OK” or “Cancel”. Clicking on “OK” will delete the folder and clicking on “Cancel” will cancel this
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