Badge of the Month: November

Miran Saric

Fall is flying by and winter is just around the corner but so is your chance to earn our November badge!

Thanks to our awesome October badge earners for their contributions, @Nico Weber, @Fethi ZERARA, @Gabriele Gallo, @Lucas Charello, @Mindy Waltz, @Carlos Eduardo Meneses Marín, @Helmut Heimann, and @Rishabh Shahi. Your contributions make our Community such a valuable place!

We just announced our next round of Community Captains so be sure to check that out! If you're interested in joining the ranks of our Captains, please comment 'I'm interested' below, and we'll follow up with you directly. Participating in the Badge of the Month program is a great way to achieve your annual give-back for the Captains program!

It's not too late to participate. Check out these previous Badge of the Month opportunities:

October Badge of the Month
September Badge of the Month
August Badge of the Month

November question of the month

Pro tip: What's a top tip or trick that allows you to get the most out of Board?

Board is a powerful tool with so many incredible features leading to transformative solutions that bring value to your organization while helping you overcome challenges.

Let us know how you maximize your Board experience with some tips and tricks, whether big or small, and earn yourself a shiny new November Badge of the month!

Fethi ZERARA

An efficient data model in Board is crucial for project success, especially when tailored to customer needs. Analyzing the project's requirements will help you pick a model layout that strikes a good balance between power and simplicity. For example, if suitable in the customer's context, you could opt for a KPI dimension over multiple cubes to avoid cube proliferation. This approach can help enhance performance while aligning with customer objectives. DataView trigger procedures may impact speed, so consider them. Thoughtful structure choices lead to customer-focused solutions.

Helmut Heimann

One of my favourite features are the virtual cubes in procedures and the fact that you can use them for ‘Select Entity based on’ and also ‘IF-THEN-ELSE’.
Yes, it takes some time and thought, but these things really help in developing faster and more understandable data flows and procedures.

Nico Weber

Integrating Board with Microsoft Teams through the use of REST APIs via the REST API Procedure step to send messages and notifications is a powerful way to enhance communication and streamline workflows.

By leveraging this integration, organizations can ensure that critical information is promptly shared with relevant stakeholders, improving responsiveness and collaboration.

The messages and notifications can also be used to trigger actions in Board, such as an approval or rejection of a submitted budget plan, directly out of Microsoft Teams.

The possibility to send messages and notifications via Microsoft Teams which can also include data ultimately supports more informed decision-making and efficient business operations.

Miran Saric

Absolutely fantastic stuff, @Fethi ZERARA, @Helmut Heimann, and @Nico Weber - thanks so much for sharing!

Karry Schupp

The ability and freedom to create our own entities and relationships has been useful to me when our ERP system does not contain the categories needed for specific reporting.

Miran Saric

Appreciate you sharing, @Karry Schupp!

Lucas Charello

Recently I implemented a drop-down list with specific suggestions for different members of an entity.

First you make a Data View with an "Entity 1" by row and you place a "Cube 1". In my case, a text cube having Entity 1 as dimension.

Then you create an "Entity 2" which regroups all suggestions you wish to have in all drop-down lists.

After, you create a "Cube 2" and use both Entity 1 and 2 as dimensions, and you fill cells with the values you wanna display for each member of the Entity 1.

You're almost good to go. All you have to do is to use Cube 2 as suggested value in the "Data Entry" configuration inside your Data view!

Have fun on Board!

Miran Saric

Awesome tip, thank you @Lucas Charello!