In this blog we are going to cover how to connect CSV files in Helical Insight 5.1 via apache drill It will also support flat files like excel ,json , parquet files etc ( process will be same as CSV) Follow below steps : 1. Download, install and start Apache Drill. To learn how to
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In this document we are covering how you can connect to Mongo and another RDBMS (like mysql, oracle, sqlserver etc) and do a crossdb join and create reports. Pre-requisite : – Helical Insight (version 5.0) installed – Apache Drill (version 1.20) installed Useful links : https://www.helicalinsight.com/connecting-mongodb-using-apache-drill/ https://www.helicalinsight.com/drill-installation-helical-insight/ NOTE : Above documents might be using different
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NOTE: From version 5.2.2 of Open Source BI Helical Insight, we have provided DIRECT inbuilt support to Excel as a datasource. This method is much more simpler to use and recommended. Please refer to this link to learn more: https://www.helicalinsight.com/usage-of-flat-files-excel-in-helical-insight/ If you are using older version or want to use Apache drill, then continue to
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Users can now directly use flat files like CSV, JSON, Parquet, TSV, Avro and Sequence Files which are uploaded in AWS S3 instance and using the same they can create reports/dashboards inside Helical Insight. Following steps need to be followed. Step 1: Download, install and start Apache Drill. To learn How to Install Drill. Step
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It is possible to use MongoDB with Open Source BI product Helical Insight. There are two methods via which we can use Mongo inside Helical Insight. Method 1 : Via Dremio Method 2: Via Drill. Read on to learn how to connect via Apache Drill. Users can connect to MongoDB in Helical Insight via Apache
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NOTE: From version 5.2.2 of Open Source BI Helical Insight, we have provided DIRECT inbuilt support to connect and use JSON, CSV, Excel, GoogleSheet, API etc. There is no dependence on other middleware (like Apache Drill) and this is a recommended approach to be used. If you are using older version or want to use
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