Tag: Open source BI tools

Ad-hoc Report Module
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Mathematical Functions

Following are the mathematical functions that can be applied to the column: Group by Sum Distinct Count Max/Min Avg Users can observe that by default, categorical variables take ‘Group by’ function and Numerical variables take ‘Sum’ function. These default applied functions can be seen and changed in the Meta data file which is present in
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Create and Edit Metadata

Metadata is basically a logical DB schema which gets stored locally in Helical Insight server (as a .metadata extension) and allows users to define which tables, columns they would want to keep. Thus, different Metadata can be created for the different set of users like finance metadata, sales metadata, operations metadata which then can be
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Miscellaneous Operations

Toggle Auto-update: On enabling Auto-update, user does not need to click on Generate report every time he/she make changes in the reports. Generally it is not advisable, as it generates lot of queries in the database. Toggle Hidden columns: User can hide particular column/columns using this button and could toggle between hide or unhide. Use
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Settings Tab

In Settings tab, users can change the sample size to any numerical value or select full sample size. Note : Sample size is the size of data that would be visualized while you create a report. Users can unselect the option of prepending the table names. Doing this, users would then only see the column
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Editor Tab

Editor Tab is especially for the developers who can modify the results using HTML & CSS. At the report level interface you can see Editor Icon clicking on that you can see two options i.e. JS Editor & CSS Editor. 1. JS editor: Users can write Java scripts in this section for adding customizations like
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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Filters Usage

Filters can be applied by using either of the 2 methods: Method 1: Double-clicking the icon Double click on Filter icon present in the columns on left panel. Method 2: Drag n drop column Select the Filter tab and drag the columns that you want to apply as a filter into the selection area. To
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Ad-hoc Report Module
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How to Log-in into Helical Insight

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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Advanced Customization
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Filters used on Text data types

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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Charts customization using JS/HTML/CSS
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Renaming Axis Label

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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Advanced Customization
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Adhoc Mathematical Functions

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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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