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Hello community, I’d like to clarify the following scenario: If we create an entity with a code and description length of 20 each, and use a data reader to load data, what happens if some rows have values exceeding 20 characters in either the code or description? Rows with a code longer than 20 characters will be rejected…

Hi everyone, I have a task I can’t figure out in Board: I’m working with monthly stock data, where positive values represent items being added to stock (purchases), and negative values represent items being withdrawn (consumption or usage). For each withdrawal, I need to calculate the total value using the FIFO (First In,…

I want to ask about how to rename or alias header title column Dataview? Because I have no found of solutions about it inside official documentation. Thank you previously.

Hi all I am at this portion of 305: Product and Driver Mapping Data View Object In order to visualize the loaded Product - Driver mapping, we need to add a Data View object on the Screen and configure its layout to use the mapping Cube. Now, the resulting image that is shown in the platform is this one: But after double…

Scenario: (Board 12.6) Screen selection 18 months: (October 2025 - March 2027) 3 tabs (2025 / 2026 / 2027), in each of which only the corresponding months should be ready for input Is there an alternative to an algorithm that multiplies the data by a month cube and stores the data input inversely? Cube A (Month): 2025: 1…

Is there a way to number the axis similar to an excel spreadsheet? Maybe I am missing something, but I cannot find any details on this in the reference manual or on here.

Its me again, Here I have my results: Which for sur dont match the question in the platform, which is this one: Here is my layout in that dataview: there are not much references to PLN - DF - Sales LC in previous steps, I check them and all steps are ok. Any idea? Thanks!

Hi, I was wondering if there's a way to display only the selected member's name, without also showing the entity name? As shown in the attached image, I was only able to get "entity = selected member" using @selection_Ex , but I would like to show just the member name. Also, is there a way to customize the position of the…

HI all, I am at this point of the module 303: and these are the values that I am getting: I am cheking the privious steps but nothing pops as weird, any ideas? Thanks as always!

I am working on 14.2 and have come across a strange behaviour how the system is displaying decimal values when a block is tagged as Numeric vs Text. The Layout has YoY Change% displayed as 3 blocks, one is marked as Numeric while the other is marked as text. The block marked as text changes the decimal point to a comma.…

Hi! I'm currently on training for L3 product support and doing Level 200. I downloaded Setup WebHTML5 and Setup Server After installing the 2 documents on the image, I got this screen: Do we have to start the service or do we have to install a previous license in order to proceed? Thanks in advance!

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Hi there, I started with the Flexgrid training. Is it normal when clicking on the links - I will be directed to the help main page but not to the one the contents the information about that topic? EG:…

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Featuring: Community Captain Björn Reuber, Product Support Tech Lead, Board In my 15 years as a Board support tech lead, one of the most misunderstood features I’ve experienced is the ‘Run as administrator’ option for selections. Many people mistakenly believe that it will apply only to the entities mentioned in the step,…

Hi, is there any functionality to adjust color for color blind people?

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Hi there, do you have an easy overview what the changes are between the newest version of Board and 12.5 for a front end user? thanks, Maik

Hi all! After many attempts to match the funtional test on 305, I decided to redo from scracth. I am in this portion of the module: on step 2, I want to select "Version Status" but it is simply not there, this is my screen: And here my entities: I checked in the previous steps and this one should come by default, but…

Hi I restarted my enviroment and since then I am getting this message: I cleared DNS *Restarted PC *cleared browser cache Still not working, any ideas?

Over a month ago, I completed some modules of the LVL300 (PART 1). On May 9th, the instance I had created for this LVL was deleted. The issue occurred when I tried to start the course again today to complete it, but when I attempted to create a new instance, it wouldn’t allow me. I am attaching photos for reference. Best…

Hi all, I am quite confused with the results I am getting in the functional test, I get results for "Classic" and "Double Halo" but "Grey Pearl Stud" is not showing up. Check my results: These are the values I set in the "New Product Planning" screen according to the instructions: What could be wrong? Help please! 🙃

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Kristine Young is a recent Customer Success Hero award recipient and a Customer Success Manager with Board, responsible for overseeing customer relationships and ensuring success in the APAC region. In 2016, she transitioned from being a Board customer who was responsible for implementing their Financial Planning and…

Hi all, We are working on new functionalities for cost allocations, where we will need to store the explicit selection made by the user. This selection can be done on 1, 2 or 3 different trees, containing up to 30 entities each. I don't want to store the resulting selection at the lowest level of the allocation driver…

Hi all, has anybody an idea how to dynamically divide in a dataflow ? The above is basically "Cube divided by number of months in the past minus 1". getting the month from today minus - 1 doesn't do the trick. Thanks , maik

Today we’re talking to Kristine Young, award-winning APAC customer success manager (CSM). Kristine’s unique perspective comes from first being a customer who implemented Board for retail and wholesale planning and reporting, transitioning to a consultant with the Board professional services team, and now working as a Board…