Different functions like sum, group by, and Count etc. can be applied to the variables. If the user drags or selects a column in the selection area, a function would be applied to that column by default, depending upon the type of variable. Mostly, a group by function is applied automatically for categorical variables and
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Custom column feature allows user to create a separate derived column which could be required for creating adhoc reports. This is useful when the data is required in different format as that of present in the database. Some use cases of Custom column are mentioned below: We have ‘time of call’ in the database. Let
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Toggle Metadata: It allows user to hide/unhide the metadata tables & columns on clicking. Tab is always available on the left side of the window in adhoc page. Once the report is created, this tab can be used to hide so that the space available to show the report is more. Hide Mode: Unhide Mode:
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Ad-hoc reports are the type of reports which can be created instantly by using ‘Drag n Drop’ method. Users can select the columns from the tables present in the database and create reports on the fly. Multiple data sources can also be used to create Adhoc reports. The steps for creating a simple adhoc report
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To provide user-level data access and security, there is a login page. To login, enter the URL in the preferred web browser, thus the login page will appear. A person with proper credentials which includes organization name/user name/password will be able to login and based on his/her access will be able to do further operations.
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Different filters used on text data types. Equals: (=) Is one of Not equals (!=) Like Not like 1) Equals: (=) This is a filter term which is used in Adhoc to find text entries that are equal to a text specified by user. It used from auto mode. For equals we can use only
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In this article you will learn about how to rename Axis labels. Now, Open the visualization where you want to rename the axis label. Currently, x-axis name : Destination , y-axis name : Travel Count Now, to change or replace it with some other name you will require Javascript code for it. Javascript Code : hi_container.set("postExecution",
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In this article we will learn about how to perform mathematical functions in Adhoc. Here, we will perform mathematical functions and analyze cost of travel by an employee using travel data. Drag the columns “Employee Name” and “Cost”. On generating report, at the bottom, which may contain details of multiple travel by a single employee.
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In this article we will learn about how to set the Axis Range for X and Y Axis. By default it is picked up from the data. Default View of a generated Chart (Area Chart) based on provided data : Open the visualization where you want to custom define the Axis range. As shown, add
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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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