⚠️ NOTE: This blog is only relevant if you are using version 4.1 or below, which are now deprecated. 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
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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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NOTE: Instead of Dremio (which is covered in this blog), we recommend using Trino to connect to and work with MongoDB. Learn how to use Trino with Helical Insight: Read the Trino Integration Guide It is possible to use MongoDB with Open Source BI product Helical Insight. There are two methods via which we can
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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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