Platform Q&A
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@Select does not run
Dear Board Friends, I have a strange problem: in one specific database I try to use the refer i.e. @Month in a dataview but it does not run. I use Board 10.3 and I already checked relationship but the problem still remain. it is strange because in the previous version (10.1) it runs correctly and also in other databases it…
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Using new MS Edge with Board
Hello I read in a discussion that "The recommended browser to use with Board is Chrome, using a different browser may well cause some issues." We use latest version of Edge, Chrome is not provided and maintened by our corporate IT. We still use Board Client, and plan web migration in the time being. My opinion is that…
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Database, Backend Setup with multiple Entity Relationships
Hi Board Community, I need help on a specific backend, datawarehouse setup topic. I have to create a report which shows the cost per publisher and its respective country. My idea was to create an entity for publishers and one for country and map them via relationships, the cost would be added via a cube. In the end I want…
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How do you get the column sum of a formula into a label?
Hello everyone, I want to see the sum of a column in a label, like in the screenshots below. The problem with this: The column contains a formula. Does anyone have an idea? The blocks are exactly the same in both layouts. If you need a cube-structure feel free to let me know. Thank you in advance Julien…
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Pie Chart Prior Month Results
Hello On a screen I have two pie charts. One displays values for current month and the other I want display the totals for the prior month as a comparative to see how things are doing. I want this to be dynamic, but I am having trouble with this. Cheers ------------------------------ Jason Ferguson Management Accountant…
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Adjust Relationships
Hi all, looking for a best practice to adjust the relationships of specific entities. I have the following use case: Publishers are linked via relationship to a respective Sales Office. Now the Sales Office of a specific publisher needs to be changed from AMERICAS to EMEA. I was about to do that manually by going to…
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Looping a procedure through non-time entity without Nexel
Just wondering if anyone in the community has found a way to loop a procedure through a non-time entity WITHOUT using Nexel writeback or extract/reload? At the moment we have to use Nexel Writeback to populate a cube with RANK-Count to get something like the below. Entity Cube Val Mbr1 1 Mbr2 2 Mbr3 3 Mbr4 4 Clearing and…
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Gauge Chart Alerts
Hi All, I can't seem to get alerts to work on a gauge object in the same way that I am used to with the old cockpit object. I am able to set the alert one of the display blocks but it doesn't have any effect. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ryan ------------------------------ Ryan Hinch Consultant Simpson…
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Custom selection script
Hello, we'd like to set up a security concept where different users can see same projects. It depends on which user group the relevant users belong to. Everything should be dynamic. The model shows my entities (blue) and the content of them. In my example I have three users which belong to two different user groups and two…
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Problem with Diagram Titles
Hi all, I have a massive problem with editing and deleting of diagram titles. For me it is not possible to edit the text of already existing diagram titles (see first screenshot) and if I try to insert a new text in the correct field in the diagram layout field, I can't delete or edit it anymore (see screenshot 2), because…
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Board Mailer Service doesn't start
Hello everybody, When we try to start Board Mailer Services, we get the following even in our event log, and the service crashes. All the other board services start without any problems. We're using windows server 2012 R2 std 64x. Any help is appreciated. Application: Board.Mailer.Service.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319…
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Colouring in Data Views
Here is a question from @Alicia Meredith-Smith: Hi team, I am using a data view to display WTD, MTD and YTD information. I have 2 entities on Rows, a Group and a child. I need the Group row to be a different colour to that of the child below. Is that possible? Thank you so much! ------------------------------ Sandra Bartl…
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Repeat Parent of Nested Items - Like Pivot Table
Hi, I'm a new Board user. I have the following Layout that I'm doing in Excel-Board add-in. Under the By Row, I have our company's categories and each customer under that category (i.e. Toys -> CustomerABC). I'll be linking this table to another tab in this workbook where I need to pick up this combination via a sumifs. Is…
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End of life support
I have inherited support of our Board BI implementation, version 10.3.0.50803. Can anyone tell me when this version runs out of support. Thanks. ------------------------------ Gary Juleff Data Warehouse Reporting Analyst IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED United Kingdom ------------------------------
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Automated Filter (Board v10.1.2)
Hi Board Community, I have a screen which shows weekly results in a graph. The graph is always showing the past 6 weeks. This timeframe is updated manually by using a Filter Cube on the Week in the layout selection: I am wondering if it is possible to automate this step in anyway so that the manual process can be ignored.…
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Pie Chart without Axis Configuration
Hi together, just a simple question this morning: Ist there any way to configure a pie chart comparing two measures (blocks) without having a dimension set into the axis tab? I just want to compare measure a with measure b: Thank you and best regards!
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Opening Multiple Instances of Board
Hi all, How do I open a second instance of the Board client (ver.10.3)? Should be easy, but it's just not happening - I'm almost embarrassed to ask :) Thanks ------------------------------ Andrew ------------------------------
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Clean old databases
Hi, I have a couple of databases in Board, which I don't need any longer. Is there a way to delete this database so that it does not appear in the list of databases in Board? Thanks Mathias ------------------------------ Mathias Flintrop Senior Financial Controller Smaato Inc Germany ------------------------------
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transform seconds into hh: mm: ss format
Hi all! I' d like to have some advice... I have a layout with a column where I dynamically calculate the number of seconds and where I drill this information from month to day, I'd like to show this information in the hh:mm:ss format, any advice? Thanks! Massimo ------------------------------ Massimo Palmi Consulente RETEX…
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Horizontal/Vertical Style not working In Menu setup for folders on 10.6
Hello, I am using Board 10.6 Web Designer, I created a folder with some screens, and I would like to use Horizontal/Vertical Style for the folder I created In a screen or mask, but it shows nothing, it is just blank, all the other styles, such as Standard or Accordion are working well. Please see the attached screenshot.…
