Technical Guide

Helical insight version 5.0
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Open Source Alternative to SAP BI reporting

In this blog, we introduce Open Source BI Helical Insight as a compelling alternative to SAP BI reporting. Helical Insight offers a cost affective robust platform for data analysis and reporting, empowering businesses with customizable dashboards, interactive visualizations, and advanced analytics capabilities. Discover how Helical Insight revolutionizes BI reporting, providing flexibility, scalability, and actionable insights
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Adhoc Module
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Custom Patches – Canned Report

After release Helical Insight 4.1 GA, there were many more functionalities which were expected by end customers on the canned reporting module for which custom patches were deployed. In this blog we are going to cover about those custom patches and using them as well as what does that custom patch do. 1. Excel continuously
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Adhoc Module
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Applying Page Break At Group Footer

This article shows how to apply page break in group footer which is used to display totals at the group level. A Page Break or hard page break is a code inserted by a software program (e.g., word processor) telling the printer where to end the current page and begin the next. To add a
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Canned Reports Usage
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Adding A Dynamic Parameter To Canned Report

In this article we will see how we can create a dynamic parameter for canned reports.This document has been created for Helical Insight version 4.1 GA. A parameter is a variable that takes the value passed by the user and hence the data gets filtered before it is displayed on your screen. A parameter can
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Canned Reports Usage
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Setting for listeners in Canned Report

This article shows various types of settings for listeners of parameters added in the canned report. This blog has been created for Helical Insight version 4.1 GA canned reporting module. Briefly, the steps involved in creating a canned report are: Create a connection Write a query without where clause Add input parameter and give its
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Adhoc Module
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Replacing Null Values With Blank In Canned Report

This article shows different ways in which we can replace Null values by blank. One in the query, second in Text field properties and third in the Typography box by using Javascript. In the datasource page, we can use COALESCE function to replace NULL values with the required value. Second way is to Check the
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Datasource
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Connecting Trino from Helical Insight 5.1

In many cases we might use Helical Insight with Trino wherein Trino will be in turn connecting to one or multiple datasources like Mongo. In this document we will be covering how to install Trino and connect to a datasource. And then how Helical Insight can then be used via Trino to connect to that
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Helical insight version 5.0
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Usage of filters in reports at the dashboard level

This blog is relevant to Helical Insight version 5.0 and upwards. In Helical Insight version 5.0 onwards filters are identified by their filter names. If your dashboard is having 5 reports and all of the reports have a filter with filterlabel “Country”. Then changing the value of the filter Country at dashboard level will change
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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