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Introducing Board's Center of Excellence
With the recent launch of our new Board Community experience, we want to introduce one of the amazing teams that is key to bringing some of the most crucial content and knowledge to all of us. It is with great pleasure we introduce our internal Board Center of Excellence (CoE). This small, yet mighty and talented, team of…
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Procedure analysis
Would be great if there would also be a procedure analysis to see where procedures are used (similar as entity or cube analysis in the data model section).
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Series Color Issue
Hello, I have been running into trouble when trying to set the color of a series on a bar chart. When I select the series and change the color, it applies the same color to all of the series. Has anyone run into this issue and found a solution? Thanks, ------------------------------ Matthew Sobon Data Analyst M.T. Maritime…
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Recording of H&M Retail Store Workforce Planning Webinar.
Hi, I missed the H&M Retail Store Workforce Planning Webinar that was scheduled yesterday. If this webinar was recorded, could it be feasible to forward a link to the recorded webinar. ------------------------------ Vincent Dsouza Business Intelligence System Analyst Victorian Order Of Nurses For Canada Canada…
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[Fixed] Fix copy/paste in rules
In the web interface, Copy/paste in rules doesn't work like it should. Indeed, it paste the data at the end of the line not at the cursor position Example : The "ctrl+c" : The place : The epic fail :
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[Released] Fix Search Fields in Rules
The bad boy in the picture refuse to work (tested on 10.6 and 11.2). Please fix.
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Update: Academy Videos Have Moved
We've moved! Many of our Academy videos previously located in the Academy forums have been migrated to the Board Academy as part of the relaunch of Community. In Case You Missed It Sign in to the Board Academy at https://academy.board.com, and then select a link below to access the videos: Build-A-Board Series Subscription…
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How to Edit the Max Item Number
1. Abstract The Entity ‘Max Item Number’ is used to reference data stored in a Cube version. It determines how the data pages are physically stored and influences performance as much as dataflow execution. 2. Context The amount of master data will increase during an application lifetime, so having a review process of the…
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The Board 2023 Spring release webinar is now available
In case you missed it, we've put together a handy webinar overview of all the latest updates to our platform! The full webinar introducing the Spring release has been released and can be viewed below. To learn more about the release, please click here.
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How to show total using Rows & columns
Hi, We want to know how to show only total columns using Rows & columns function from top left of screen. Table data have budget and actual. Green cell is actual, the white one is budget. When we use Rows & columns function for table of half year or quarter, the total value shows wrong. Specifically, when data has one type…
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Pattern Based Allocation Problem
Hello everyone, I got an issue with Board 12.2 with the Pattern Based Allocation feature. Actually I'm trying to input a Forecast value based on the Actual's allocation. When I try to put a value and click on "Pattern Based Allocation", it does nothing! Before : After : And that knowing that I did the right configuration…
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Lock down Total & enter Data
Hello Guys, Would like to know if there is a way to display two axes on the rows of a Dataview and enabling Data entry. The idea is to be able to change the repartion of the displayed cube without impacting the DownTotal ( but we may impact the subtotals to adjust ) The business Idea : changing Qty in order to lower the…
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Locked by on row totals is always applied
Hello, We have one cube, with the month by column and with a "total row". It is in Data Entry mode with a "locked by". This locked by is conditional to a workflow cube: If the current process is validated, then the detail and total must be locked, otherwise the detail and total can be entered and we should be able to use…
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Unbalance hierarchy : How to disable automatic entity member indentation in dataview ?
Hello, On dataview, is-it possible to disable automatic indentation (formatting) while keeping unbalanced hierarchy calculations active ? Any tips ? Because some unbalanced hierarchies have a lof of levels : World > Area > Country > Region > Activity > City > Shop > Department And for each level, Board is automatically…
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New training for the Smart Import Objects tool
Board Academy has launched a training program for the Smart Import Object enhancement in conjunction with the 2023 Spring Release. As our customers and partners, you’ll find these courses in the Board Academy alongside your other Board training tools—including training on the REST API, which is also part of the 2023 Spring…
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Connection to SSAS DB (Tabular) from Board
Hi, Has anyone tried to connect to Microsoft SSAS DB (Tabular) from Board? If yes, please give your inputs on the same. Regards, Vikash ------------------------------ Vikash Gupta Consultant Board Community India ------------------------------
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Average Down Total
Hello, I have run into an issue where Board seems to be ignoring the 0 values when calculating the down total when I have the summary set to "Average". Is this an issue with my data load?
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Localized versions of training available in French, German, Italian, and Japanese
The Board Academy has released two training courses available in four additional languages: French, German, Italian, and Japanese. 1. The Foundations of Building in Board— the best source for Board users to understand the tool and begin their journey (The Japanese version will be released by end of February). 2. Leveraging…
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Pager behaviour
Hello, Unless I'm doing it in a wrong way but it seems the pager behavior in Board V12 has changed compared to my previous version (V10). Example : For two interdependent pagers, the second pager in the v10 first highlights and sorts the entity members that belong to the selection of the first pager. Below this, the…
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Running Total
How can I calculate a running total in Board? I want to see how our yearly sales are pacing against our yearly forecast. Jan 10 10 Feb 10 20 march 30 50 april 50 100 may 5 105 ------------------------------ Michael Hyder, MBA, CPIM Global VEG Control Tower Process Lead Bayer Crop Science LP United States…
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iPad Optimization
Has anyone found any screen sizes, settings or tips/tricks that improve the user's experience on iPad's? Thank you, ------------------------------ Matthew Sobon Data Analyst M.T. Maritime Management (usa) LLC United States ------------------------------
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[Recording] Bulk Insert
Board 2021 Winter release brought several new useful features. Two new Actions (Procedure steps) have been added in the "Extract" actions group in the Procedure designer: Bulk insert to SQL Table and Export Dataset. In this session we will look at how the Bulk Insert feature works, allowing you to insert large volumes of…
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[Recording] New Data Flow Logic
The Board 2021 release brought several enhancements to the Data Flow logic, making it dramatically faster than Dataflows in previous versions. Data Flow calculations are now executed only on the non-null cells of the DataFlow Layout by default. The Dataflow will process the formula for each combination of members of…
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Welcome to the reimagined Board Community experience!
The new Board Community experience is here! We’re excited to bring you improved features and functionality to keep you informed, expanded resources to support your daily business operations, and streamlined opportunities to connect and collaborate. As part of the transition, we have thoughtfully migrated content,…
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Relationship - Scanning for Errors
1. Abstract Properly designing and maintaining relationships is essential for a well-functioning solution. In Board’s multi-dimensional database, relationships are a core component of the database configuration. Incorrectly configured relationships can make data partially or wholly inaccurate and lead to incorrect…
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How to Remove Obsolete Entity Members
1. Abstract Are you allowed to delete Entity items? What should you consider when deleting an Entity? There are different options to make deletions, like Entity extract or reload, or assigning to a dedicated dummy parent. It’s important to understand the best way to do it since both solutions have different effects. 2.…
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How and when is scheduled maintenance managed?
Planned maintenance is performed during a fixed Sunday of each month, from 9am to 12pm (local region time), unless otherwise communicated by Board. The Sunday of the month is determined by the location of the data center selected by the Customer. Customers can change maintenance schedules if this conflicts with key…
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How can I view the Board logs?
Logs can be viewed and downloaded directly from the Admin Portal. These logs are grouped for argument. Learn more in the Board Manual: The Logs section.
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How can I move all databases and capsules between environments?
If you require a sync from your sandbox to production, or vice versa, please submit a new case via the Customer Support Portal. With a notice of at least one business day, this request can be completed by our Cloud Support team within a one to two hour window. Note, this request requires a stop/start of the Board Services…
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How can I move a database or capsule between environments?
You may copy or move databases and capsules from Board cloud to your computer and vice versa: If you need to upload a database to cloud environments, copy the database on the Z: shared drive with the SAS URI and restore it from the BOARD service. If you need to move a database from sandbox to production or vice versa,…