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Highlights from Board Beyond 2023 (& What Comes Next)
Authored by Mark Gambill. Originally posted here. Intelligent Planning™ took the stage in London with a distinguished line-up of experts and execs. On a (surprisingly) fair-weathered spring morning in Kensington, some of the world’s foremost experts in financial planning, retail planning, and supply chain planning convened…
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Quick Poll: How do you feel about the level of activity here in the Board Community?
The new Board Community experience has been live for just over 90 days, and we want to hear from you! The forums have been busy with Q&As, new technical content is published weekly (Best Practices and How-to Guides), and there are regular updates shared in the Blog and Support section to keep you informed—just to name a…
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Culture-sensitivity with @datetime in Smart Import
Hi, I have a bit of trouble with culture and the formula @datetime. I have a cube that is populated 2 ways: either the user uses a smart import object to fill other cubes, and then the datetime information arrives into this timestamp cube using a formula. Or, if the users don't want to input anything, they can click a…
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Initialization process, Versioning and Simulation
1. Abstract Initialization process is a common topic on many projects. In its most common definition is the pre-population of a Scenario/Version with reference data so the planning/analysis can be quicker. This process can easily become challenging since it often deviates from a simple copy and includes also recalculations…
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Dataview display "NaN" instead of empty ? Bug ?
Dear all, Today some of our dataview are displaying "NaN" instead of empty values Do you know the meaning ? Is-it a bug ? Have you already faced that behavior ? Regards julien
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% sign with a value.
Hi, I am creating a report and I am using expression in rules to calculate Gross Margin %. It is calculated correctly but I cannot put % sign with the number. Is there a way of doing that.
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Colors for Bubbles in GeoMaps (OpenStreetMaps)
Hello community, we are on Board Version:12.3 Revision: 0.0.70028. We are trying to create a very simple map with shipped quantity by shipping destination point. The maps looks correctely defined with latitude and longitude for each shipping destination. Bubbles dimension is working fine while defining the Radius by…
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How to log procedures' execution with timestamps
1. Abstract Admin users often require checking the time execution of a procedure and even the user who launched it. Board provides a standard functionality to review the logs, but it is possible to put in place a customized solution. 2. Context In Board, there is a standard functionality to keep track of the execution of a…
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Presentations are not working after Update to 12.5
Hi, Does anybody has the same problem? Most of our Presentations are not working any more. There is no way to edit or show the data. Even the “sava to”-option is not working. Some of the presentations are fine, but we do not know why.. Kind regards, Marco
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How to add row number across an entire dataview?
Hi there, I'm trying to add a column which contains the row number across my entire dataview, rather than restarting with every subtotal. Unfortunately, the different entities included in the dataview are not from the same tree, so I can't keep the most granular entity in the rows and display the others in a different…
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Speak with a journalist about your Board story (100 - 300 points)
Do you have an amazing story to share? Then we'd like you to join our pool of customer candidates to speak with a journalist in an interview. We are working with various journalists and media (e.g. Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, The Times, and the BBC, Finance Magazin, Computerwoche,…
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What Is Board Early Adopter Programs (BEAP)?
Join our interactive early access program and help us make the BOARD platform even better! If you have experience as an advanced Board user or maker and are skilled in creating Board solutions, we'd like to invite you to make a significant impact on the platform's future by trying out our latest features and…
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Single Sign-On (SSO) on Board
Identity management is becoming a major concern for businesses. Implementing a Single Sign-On (SSO) infrastructure enables users to sign in once and have access to all authorized resources. In this article, we'll look at the different methods of implementing SSO with Board, how to set up your own identity management system…
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SSO with OpenID Connect (MS Azure AD sample)
The Scope of the current document is to provide an overview of the configuration needed in order to configure Azure AD application to SSO. Create an Enterprise Application The first step to follow by customer to enable the OIDC process in Azure AD for the Sub Hub is to set up an Enterprise Application. Go to your Azure…
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Board Platform Logs: Other Logs (2 of 2) and Log Encryption
Other Logs (continued) 3.12 Connector Log Scope: It logs any action of connector type datareader, you can check it when the connector datareader is not working as expected or the connection itself does not work Accessibility: The log is active by default on the Board Server machine. The log file is located in the following…
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Board Platform Logs: Other Logs (1 of 2)
Other LOGs 3.1 Diagnostic Log Filenames: diagnosticYYYYMM.log Updated every: Exception Log Rotation: Log files are rolled at the end of each month or when they reach a file size of 50 Mb, whichever comes first. Year and month appended in the file name. Accessibility: Starting from the Board 2021 Winter Edition Header: No…
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Board Platform Logs: Server Logs
Server Logs 2.1 Configuration Options Server logs should be configured through the “Configure Server Logging” options under the System tab, accessing with a Board administrator user. The list of configuration options modifies the output of the Database logs and Capsule logs. 2.1.1 Database Log Events This option enables…
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Board Platform Logs: User Logs
User Logs The file format used is tab-separated CSV. This information should be used to track user / profiles modification and check if there were failed / unauthorized login attempts which require further investigation. 1.1 Login / Logout information Filename: Login.log Updated every: User Login/Logout attempt from any…
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Is there any way to do a REPLACE instead of an INSERT in the BULK INSERT feature?
I'm trying to get a hierarchy directly upload from BOARD to a SQL Server, so this way we have the hierarchy on SQL and we can use it in our Views and Querys. The way that the BULK INSERT works let's me upload it, but every time I try to upload it again I will get a duplicate. I only want to have one register for every key…
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SSO with SAML 2.0 (MS Azure AD Sample)
The Scope of the current document is to provide an overview of the configuration needed in order to configure Azure AD application to SSO with BOARD Cloud or On-Premise. Configuring SAML SSO Application In order to use BOARD SSO in the cloud with SAML 2.0 protocol an application endpoint must be created on the IdP…
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How To: Use the Board Cloud Shared Storage
The BOARD Shared Storage is a CLOUD resource that is provided in your Cloud Instance. It is a Data File Storage that is accessible from any BOARD Application resident on a BOARD Cloud Instance like a standard legacy hard-drive. By default it is labelled “z”. Board Data Reader can load files from the z:\ path. The BOARD…
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How To: Fix Board Add-in Installation Issues
In this article we will discuss about some issues related to Board Office Add-in installation. The most frequent issues are: The setup program office add-in fails. Board Add-in Disappears and must be re-enabled every time The export feature is disabled. (gray icon) The setup program office add-in fails Issue: The setup…
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Board 12 Installation Prerequisites
Web Browser Board supports most modern browsers with HTML5 capabilities. We recommend you use the latest versions of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. Note: For Board Cloud installations is Board Server and WEB Server NOT relevant Functionality A Board installation is made up of the following…
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Board Web: Application Settings
Functionality The Application Settings of the BOARD Web API Server are responsible of the following options: Web Server connection Authentication methods permitted Anonymous authentication activation Web menu display Chat activation Default Settings These settings can be customised. File location: "C:\Program Files…
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Create Report: Snapshotter
Functionality The Snapshotter is used to create exports of the screen you’ve been working on in different formats like PDF, MS Word, MS Powerpoint and screenshot. Further explained here B10.3 Create Report (boardmanual.com) How to Configure It The config file is already configured but might need some adjustments based on…
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A Simplified Sign-On Experience (SSO) Has Arrived on the Board Academy
We’re delighted to announce that single sign-on (SSO) has arrived to the Board Academy on May 17, 2023. The same streamlined sign-in process you currently use on the Board Community is now available for the Board Academy, allowing you to access both platforms with the same login credentials. How the New Sign-In Experience…
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Board Web Settings Overview
Note: The information provided here is for BOARD 10 and BORAD 12. BOARD Cloud: Changes to configuration files need to be requested via Cloud Support. Functionality Since BOARD 10 the Web Server is published via HTML5 and version by version it is enhanced with additional functionalities. This document provides developers…
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Board Mailer Service
Functionality The Mailer is the service responsible of sending emails when using the Board functionalities of Broadcasting, Subscription and Send-To. To activate it, it is necessary to configure the correct parameters within the following files located in the Board Web Server file system: Broadcasting.config Mailer.config…
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How to Enable SSL with Board 12 Web Server (HTML 5)
An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website's identity and enables an encrypted connection. SSL is a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser. BOARD administrators will need to add SSL certificates to their websites during…
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Introducing the Idea Exchange FAQ
The Board Community's Idea Exchange is a valuable space for you, the Community member, to share your feedback on how to improve and evolve the Board experience by directly contributing your suggestions to our Product team and voting on your peers' ideas. As such, we've put together an Idea Exchange FAQ which outlines Idea…