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Level 200 Module 205: Issue with final totals.
Hi, I am having issues with my final totals with the sales actual report. The values are away off the from what is shown on the course yet the percentages are an exact match. I have rebuild the procedures and report several times and am still getting the same numbers. After inspecting the cubes after the data is published…
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Unexpected behavior with empty Procedure Groups
Cloud Version 12.6. This might be considered a bug, but I will report this as an Idea of changing Procedure behavior. When a Procedure contains an empty Group, Board will immediately jump to the group below and consider the steps from the group bellow to belong to the empty group. However, if the empty group instead has a…
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Enhance SAP DataReader procedure step with substitution formulae
It is possible to set additional parameters in the procedure step referring to an SAP DataReader Unfortunately, it is not possible to use any substitution formula here where the values to be used could be directly derived from a selection. The parameter is directly transferred to the connector as plain text. It would be…
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Latest Value Per Month
I have a cube by Employee, Cost Center and Day. I would like to populate a cube which is by Employee, Cost Center and Month with the latest value (as close to the last day of the month as possible) for each Employee, Cost Center combination as shown by screenshot. Doing an extract reload unfortunately does not work as…
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Level 200, module 204: All my numbers are double those of the screenshots in the course
Dear, After setting up the Data View configurations for the Sales and Units data, all my numbers are double those of the screenshots in the course? For example The units for the product "Bangle" in Feb 21 are two on my screen while they are one on the screenshot. Is there anyone that has an idea where the problem could…
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Relevant documentation linked in IDP Import
Hi, When importing into IDP, documentation is mentioned in the drag and drop screen. It would be nice if this were a link, so we could click it and immediately start reading the manual, without having to search for it. Thanks!
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Export and import of users from IDP should use tab delimited .csv instead of comma delimited .csv
Hi, When we export the list of users and their settings from the IDP today, the data gets exported into a .csv file that works with regular commas as separator objects. This can cause problems, as it is possible to have commas in emails, in metadata, in the name of the role, etc. If then the file is opened and worked with,…
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If a user does not login for a specified time, their account is disabled automatically
In the IDP we have a max number of licences. In order to better manage those licences, could we have an automated feature whereby the user is disabled (in the user profile in the IDP there is a disable tick box) if the user has not logged in for a specified time. For example, if the user doesn't login for 12 months, the…
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A way to link objects automatically?
By this I mean applying sizing changes & formatting. When selecting multiple objects on 12.6, there does not seem to be an option to apply changes across labels?
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Track Cubes in Cube Visibility
Cube Visibility in Data Security is a great tool. However, it can be difficult to track which Cubes have been set. Especially when new Cubes are created during development. It would be helpful if you are able to highlight which Cubes have been set.
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Reporting Layer: Optimize a report
1. Abstract Users are more and more demanding and are looking for the right balance between the correctness of the result and the scalability of the solution at the same time. Improving response time has always been a top priority, therefore the purpose of this document would be to explain the main best practices to apply…
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Level 200, Module 210: Expense Planning Screen
The data in the data table disappears after applying the default Screen selection for Country = "UK - United Kingdom." Data will populate when the default Screen selections are set for Year and Currency per the instructions. I've checked the Cube and procedures and they match the instructions in this module. My only…
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Sending data between data models.
Hi Board, We have two different data models and we need to sedn data from the one data model to the other and vice versa. Currently what we have tried is the following: Extract the data from data model A, call a procedure in data model B that would import the extract through Azure using a data reader and paste the data…
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Ability to Set a Data Entry Trigger in drill down popup
Currently the Data-Entry Trigger can be set only by the master data-view , it will be good to set a custom data entry trigger specifically designed for the drill-down popup. For now, we can work around the issue using 'Drill to Screen', but it would be interesting to have this capability within the 'Drill Down' itself.
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Cool dashboard screenshots & efforts
Hi Board Wizards, could you please take a screenshot of your best dashboards in Board or one you found that was presented well? I am looking for some dashboarding inspiration. Thanks a lot!
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Board API query: How to authenticate and use Secrect Key
Can anyone show me an example of calling the board api queries? I have am API user setup with a secrect key, and a query. example. curl -X GET "http://p-p-board4/public/ARGDB/query/indexPricesNymex"
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@datetime
Hi Board Platform Wizards - Wondering if anyone could help me with the following conundrum... The standard @Datetime substitution formula you can use on layout file name exports as 'YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS' - Does anyone know of a way I can amend the standard format and instead export as 'YYYYMMDDHHMM' ? A client has requested…
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Order of filtering in Layout Selection window overrides Custom Sort order ranking on Entities
Hi, I noticed that my custom sort for this entity was not being followed on the data view the way I ranked it in the data model (image 1). It took me a while to realise, but I wanted to make it aware that the order of ranking in the layout selection window overrides the Custom Sort. This is misleading. I believe the Custom…
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Styles and Themes for Objects
For each object type, the ability to create multiple saved styles and then save those styles to a theme so that when creating a capsule you can select a theme and when you create an object you can either do the usual and create a custom design or simply select from a list of predefined styles. Additionally if you update…
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Selection of screen object & navigation behaviour pattern
Version 12.4 To help navigate complex screen designs which include tabs/panels, it would be helpful when clicking on an object within the screen to automatically navigate to the correct object in design mode - will save a lot of time for end users. Note - this may have been updated in a later release of Board, cannot find…
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Exit Procedure with "X"
Cloud Version 12.6 I recall seeing this idea before, but can't find the post. In case my (human) memory is lacking, I will post this as a new idea. When hitting the "X" in a Procedure message, the Procedure will act like I pressed the "OK" button - the Procedure continues. I understand you can use "Yes/No" option in a…
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See all Entities placed in Columns in Excel Add-in
Version: Board 12.6 In Excel Add-in, when adding more than one Entity in Columns, only the lowest placed Entity will be visible. However, with multiple Entities in Rows, there's a new column added in the spreadsheet. Suggestion: Have the same solution for Columns as for Rows. Have Excel add extra rows, when using multiple…
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Columns in Excel Add-in
Version: Board 12.6 Hello, I need help setting up a layout in the Excel Add-in.If I have two entities in the column field, I would expect one of them to lay on top of the other. But I can't get it to work. Without it, the layout is not so readable. Setting up the layout like this, I expect to have the Month on top of…
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Week Description
Does anyone know if there's a way to get Week to have a description which shows the first day of the week instead of the Week number?
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Ability to have the vertical border showing on the groups headers
currently it is not possible to see the vertical border on the groups as they are header borders. Ability to have this vertical border across the entire column
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DB extract & reload
Hi Board Platform, do you know how can I clean up db sparsity, if I have a big application? I have cube extracts going beyond 30 Gb and Board can't load them back in?
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Ranking Function
Hello Board Platform, I have a ranking function (cumulated value) in block b. I am then trying to create an algorithm in block c, which uses the value from block b. This block will not show. It seems if you try to reference a ranking function in an algorithm it will not show the column. Currently I am doing an export…
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Weather Feeds
Hi All, Has someone successfully connected and ingested weather data to Board via an API? If so how did you do so? Thanks in advance
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Google Analytics Integration
Hello Board Platform , has anyone successfully set up Google Analytics integration previously? If so can you provide some details on the integration steps?
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Hide Home icon?
Hi All, do you know if the standard home icon can be disabled?