In this blog we will cover how to show a report in dashboard only when a value in the filter is selected in the open source BI product Helical Insight. Otherwise the chart should be in invisible mode and not visible. When filter value is selected then only the chart should render. Go to the
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In this blog we are covering the best practices which should be followed while using Helical Insight to create your reports, dashboards, embedding, Single Sign On, optimal performance, higher security etc. DATASOURCES: a) Dynamic DB Switching : – There are certain cases when we would like the report or dashboard to all together switch to
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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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With version 4.1 GA of Helical Insight we are also supporting JWT as well. JWT offers a lot of advantages like enhanced security, sessionless mode support when implementing load balancing server at Helical Insight, another method of SSO implementation and more. In a stateful architecture, when the load or session is shifted to another server,
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In this blog, we shall show how to convert a scatter chart into a bubble chart in Helical Insight. There are various customization scripts available for different visualizations in Helical Insight. We have created a customization to adjust the bubble size based on the measure selected. You can download this customization script: BubbleSizeCustomization.script 1 Place this script
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Enh : Enhancement Req : Requirement (new feature) HELICAL INSIGHT 4.1.1.18666 GA release: Login: #Enh: Maintain stateless session using JWT Datasource: #Req: Migration of globalConnection.xml from file based to DB #Req: Supporting datasource conncurrency [tested with 1500 connections] #Req: Improved datasource performance [tested with 1500 connections] Metadata: #Req: Implemented pagination in metadata module resulting in
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Drill down on Card Widget in Helical Insight. we shall see how to create drilldown on card widget in Helical Insight.
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In this blog, we will see how to customize tooltip in pie or donut charts. The Tootltip customization script is used to show the percentage value or the actual value of the measure in pie or donut chart. The steps mentioned below are exactly the same whether it is pie or donut chart. In order
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By default a pie chart or a donut chart always shows percentage. In this blog, we will see how to display actual value of the measure in pie or donut charts rather than showing percentage. The âActual Valueâ customization script is used to show the value of the measure in pie or donut chart. The
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In this blog, we will see how to customize the legends in pie or donut charts. The legends customization script is used to change the position of the legend or to hide the legend altogether. The steps mentioned below are exactly the same whether its a pie chart or donut chart. In order to apply
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