Platform Q&A
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Format a number as "-" if zero
Hello, I would like to replace the 0 by - and keep the other numbers formatted as they are, meaning with space between thousand and so on. Thank you and best regards Marcel
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Dynamic yeat
Hi everyone. Is there a way to select the current year or the current month and put them into a label? Like for example: Current year : 2019 Month : March Maybe using a specific command. Thanks, Francesco
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how to stop datareader running
How to stop data reader running for long time as shown below
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Count selected members of an entity in procedures
Hi, is it possible to count the selected members of an entity in a procedure? I want to use it as a button function in a screen. For example, the procedure is supposed to find out when the current user calls the procedure, how many salesmen are available. Kind regards Jonas
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Another BOARD Web error message
Can any explain what would cause the error message below? This if for a customer BOARD on-prem with IIS. They were previously able to get the logon screen, but would get an error after logging in (seeWeb error using IIS ). I tried again but now get a different error as below. No error files are being generated…
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Problem with Transporter tool
Hello! To improve our deployment, we would like to use the Transporter tool on the DEV server. Every host is connected, but the "Compare" button doesn't work : no change/comparison appears. However, the two files _Dbimage are created, and the Transporter was run as admin. Both database are different. Have you already…
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Get possible combination of data
Hello there, If i wanna have result of possible combination like data as below, are Board can handled it dynamically base on number of Data? Data A B C ... Output AB AC BC ... Many thanks & Regards
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Data Reader how to set for entity
Hi , I have query on data reader append and replace . I just created 2 entity FAM_ART and SOUS_FAI In Entity SOUS_FAI - Description i want to fetch value from libelle . How to set data reader for this to fetch all value listed below .
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transaction data server error
When I try to drill down to the transaction data of an entity, I get this error message, and it does not really tell me what the actual error is: Would this be something wrong with the drill-through protocol for transaction data, or more the layout of the screen? Thanks tma87
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launching client on rdp
Hello everybody, We work in a mixed enviroment. Some users have Mac, so I installed Board client on Windows RDP session, where we have our ERP. As we upgraded Board to 10.3.x, we can only launch board client on RDP session with administrator power user. Doubleclicking on normal Remote Desktop User desktop start it, and…
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Call procedure doesn't work inside of a procedure
Hello, I have a procedure "Initial launch" to execute initial data load. There are also some procedures inside this "initial launch" and some of them doesn't work. According to the log, the proceudre are launch but the output show that the different lines in the procedure didn't not work, dataflow in particular. Then if I…
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Planning New Partners
Hi Community, seeking best advice again. In our Bottom Up planning we ask our Sales Managers to forecast the following months on customer level. They have the oppportunity to forecast existing customers but also new (to be onboarded) customers. This looks pretty much like this: I managed to get the Existing Customers to…
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Does ETL requires to be redone after upgrade ?
Hello all, We are upgrading Board from 10.1 to 10.3 , we will then move our Database folder to the upgraded version, our question is do we have to redo ETL process again for all those protocols that already have ETL done ? Thanks and Regards
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Can I sort by column?
I know you can use a "Sorting Cube" to rearrange the order of some entities which are by row but is there a way to reorder the entities if I am showing them by column?
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SAP BW / Board connection - issue on data read preview
Hello I've succesfully tested a connection from SAP BW to BOARD using the trial version of the SAP Connector, but: 1) From the BOARD Connector Designer I can see the preview of the query but in Board SAP Data Reader I cannot see the preview: all fields contains a string like "abc###". This makes really difficult mapp the…
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What is best practice for procedures database or capsule?
There are various benefits of capsule and database procedures. What is the recommended best practice for choosing to develop procedures in capsules or in the database? We develop applications for customers and maintain development and production environments. Capsule procedures offer the simplest promotion capability,…
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cannot save capsule
Hi, I get the following error message when trying to save a new screen in an existing capsule: Tried it with the Admin User and as a Power User. Any clue how to fix that? Thanks Mathias
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Need a Board Implementation Analyst in NYC
We are planning to build the dashboard tool by using the Enterprise Performance Management tool Board. The applicant MUST have verifiable experience with the Board tool – implementing dashboards and developing reports. Must have strong technical skills within the Board platform.
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Restore Function Error
Hi, I just did a backup of one of my databases, did some adjustments afterward but then wanted to restorce my initial version. Now I get the message: The dropdown in the "Restore" menu shows a different name, assume that is the reason. Does anyone know where this is coming from and how I can fix that? Or is there a…
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ASCII Reader file location
Hello, For an ASCII data reader protocol, I need to load a file on a company share drive. In the Path field I entered the location (\\servername\location) of the csv file. After clicking Refresh Board seems not to find the file. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Steven
