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Data Sources list (latest version)
We are talking with a client who is curious with the data source connectors for Board. All what I know is the picture in attached article(Data Pipeline section) as we can't access to data pipeline due to current license we are using right now. Is there any place or any way that I can find the latest list? Thank you.
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Review Activity after Foundations of Building in Board - Part 1
Step 11: Build TEMP - ACT - DR - Units Cube Problem: Salesperson entity is required in the cube's structure but hasn't been defined in the course yet. Solution: Create the Salesperson entity with Group: Salesperson, Code width: 50 and Desc width: 50. It will get populated in Step 12 because the Mode for Salesperson is set…
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Level 200, Module 209, Build Actual Expense Data, Step 16
Hello Board Academy, I've started to have problems at the step 16. After the sub-step 'Run the "2. Publish Data" Procedure twice, in Play mode, for each "Country". (use the Country selector)' I have an empty Data View object after clicking on '2. Publish Data' label. I've checked everything, and I didn't find a mistake.…
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How to replace REST Connector with REST API Call
1. Abstract This document illustrates how to adjust and optimize your REST API connection to leverage the more recent and advanced features and remove the technical limitations of previous solutions. Board 12 introduced new ground-breaking integration capabilities. As a Board solution is periodically upgraded to newer…
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Is it possible to separate the values of the cube when the same screen is opened in multiple tabs?
Hello. - Hello. As the title says, when the same screen is opened in multiple tabs, Is it possible to separate the cube of selected values used in that screen? Example: "DisplayEntity" member =A,B,C,...,Z,not selected "parent1" member =A~G,H~N,O~U,V~Z,not selected "parent2" member =1,2,not selected Relationship: child…
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Procedure Execution Flow - Action Status
Problem to solve When modelling, business logics are encapsulated in separate procedures. This has the advantage that they can be called from anywhere without creating redundant logic. With the "call procedure" step, a procedure can call one or more child procedures. There is currently no simple way to return a functional…
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[Board 12] - ETL concat String
Hi, Is there an ETL function to concatenate string data format into the Data reader ETL ?
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Community Voices: Fethi Zerara - Four Tips to Support a Successful Board Implementation
The Community Voices series continues this month with frequent Board Community contributor and Partner—Fethi Zerara. Fethi joins us from Fastcube Consulting as a Solutions Architect and shares with us his top four tips to support a successful Board implementation. Check out his thoughts below! In our quest to empower our…
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[BOARD 12.5.1] - CREATE DATABASE into CUBE via RDB
Hello, Where can i find a manual to explain how works the button: CREAT DATABASE into the Cube creation via RDB during the Mapping step:
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International Women's Day - Inspire Inclusion
Did you know that International Women's Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century? The first gathering dates back to 1911 and was supported by over a million people. We think that's worth celebrating! Today, International Women's Day is recognized globally on March 8, recognizing women's achievements and setting a…
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An Extended version of the Board Substitution Formulas
Board offers a diverse array of functionalities and features, positioning it in a prominent and distinctive position within the competitive landscape that spans both Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM). One of the standout features that distinguishes Board is its Substitutions Formulas,…
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"Analysis" For Data Readers and Procedures
I would find it helpful if there was an option for Data Readers and Procedures to have a similar setting that Entities have, the Analysis view. I am referring to the sections that appear when you click on an entity in the data model, that shows Cubes, Sparsity, Data Flow, Screens, Procedures, Rules. Something similar for…
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[BOARD12] - FastTrack issue with SQL - ODBC
Hello, We receive a page with no data when we try to use Fast Track for MS SQL Server 2017 via ODBC. We did some test with other sources and it works (Ex: csv files). Do you have any idea how can we fix this issue?
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Hidden Cubes visible for Developer
To hide Cubes for User's is a great function to limit the visible Cubes in Data view layout and Office Add-in. But unfortunately, the Cubes are also hidden for the Developer. Suggestion Make it possible to hide Cube's for different Roles. Add another column (green area) to control visibility for the Admin/Developer.
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Ability to type in Row number to view in Data Reader ETL
Hi, I was creating a Data Reader with an ETL in the Validation Condition and wanted to scan across the file to view another row that had a different "Stock Source" to confirm that my formula was working correctly, but I had to manually flick between the rows. It'd be nice to, e.g., input row "200" as a text field in the…
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Object names for Panel & Tab
In the Screens Object list, it would be helpful if you could see the name of the Panel & Tab. In this case, to figure out which Panel you want to work with, you would need to count the panels to figure out its position. Linking the Panel/Tab name would be helpful.
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Add ability to multi-select columns in Block Format
Block formatting individual columns is a very time consuming job, and this would allow you to speed up the process a lot faster. You can currently multi select on the different rows, but it'd be very beneficial to CTRL+Left Click on the columns to format them together too. There are data views with over 100+ columns here…
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new object ADVANCED TIME SELECTOR
Idea: Add an object called “Advanced Time Selector”. This object is composed by 3 parts: the “standard selector”, the “dynamic selector” and the “calendar”, offering to user a flexible way to apply selections on time entities. Optionally the developer can choose to activate desired part. It appears like a normal selector,…
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Scheduled Capsule Backup to Z Drive
Hi All, I understood from support it is now possible to schedule snapshot of capsules in Board but still it is not possible to create scheduled capsule backups to the Azure Z drive. I would like to propose to have the possibility to create a procedure that performs capsule backups to the Z drive as this is the place where…
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separated area for "in ram databases" and "pending changes" lists
ciao, sometimes the Board Administrator need to check whihc are the databases currently uploaded in RAM and/or the list of the "pending changes" for a specific database. currently these informations are in the "Logs" section BUT in big environments, with a lot of users/actions, you could have a lot of logs for the standard…
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Dynamic and Cube-based Layout Selections
On searching the Idea Exchange there is an old suggestion: "Dynamic Selection within Layout" from 2018 by an Unknown contributor. The Idea received 47 votes - as follows: "A good improvement would be the chance to set up a dynamic selection within Board Layout. This way you should be able to create different infromation…
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Allow for the naming of files downloaded from Board
When a user clicks the download button, the downloaded file has a filename based on the screen title (I think). But could you please allow for the downloaded filename to be configured with variables. This would allow for the filename to be more meaningful.
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Rest API call manual script
With the new 'Rest API call' action, it is possible to connect and download data from a public or authorized API into a CSV/JSON file through a list of mapped parameters. Even though, you have the possibility to see how the query has been structured in the 12.6 release, you cannot edit it. It could be useful to interact…
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Display Add-in version in the Office Add-in settings
Currently, the board office Add-in does not show the version of the add-in right in the tool (for example in Excel). Once the add-in is installed, in the Board ‘Add-in Settings’ where it says, ‘Board Office Add-in Setting’ (see the screenshot below) can it say, for example, ‘Board Office Add-in Setting (12.5.xxxx)’ or a…
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Use of Rules in Layouts
The limitation by using rules in layouts should be elimiated since it limits the use of quick layout massively. In our case we calculate a %-KPI which can not be safed in a cube and must be calculated on the fly. Using the quick layout and having the rule set on the cube not only leads to not calclulated KPI´s but also…
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Ability to mask descriptions in a demo mode
It would be great if we had a way to hide descriptions or have an alternate description that we could use to hide customer names, etc if we are demoing a model to outside groups. We have external reps we want to demo to and potentially at meetings of peers and conferences, but don't want to show customers names, group…
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Copy/Paste Individual blocks from a layout
Hi, It'd be useful to copy and paste individual blocks from one object's layout to another, carrying forward any block references/functions applied to that particular block. This would remove the need to duplicate the same work across multiple objects requiring that same cube; making it more efficient to develop objects…
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Connection to Google API
Hello, I wanted to get data via API from a Google form. I set everything up in Google and with postman it works. However, when I try to establish a connection in Board I always get an error. My problem is that I do not know where to place the JWT or which settings need to be taken to get the connection via service account.…
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ASCII Data Reader Option to choose the text qualifier
it would be helpful have the option to choose the text qualifier when reading a csv files. Looking at a similar function in excel to convert / split cells format, options could be " ' none. In this way the presence of question marks in some strings can be properly managed
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[Board 12.5.1] - FastTrack since MSSQL Server View
Hi, Is it possible to do a fast track from a MS SQL view? Il only find all the table into the combo box.