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Add custom layout option to be available for dataflow in procedure
* What is your idea? In Board 10, we were able to directly add the dataflow layout during a breakpoint and check the values. Starting Board 12, we have to now manually copy the layout and paste that layout at a particular step. * What specific problem are you trying to find a solution to, or what new scenario would this…
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Screen export should look as is in excel
* What is your idea? An output screen having multiple dataviews when exported form different tabs/ sheets in excel. Instead, it should be seen the same as we see on the screen, i.e., one below the other and with the same format. As of now when we export the screen because it forms multiple tabs/ sheets, clients are having…
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Entity Format template should be applicable at all levels
* What is your idea? Entity formatting if selected as default should be applicable on all levels if used in a dataview. For example, if I have 3 dimensions in my dataview and the view is collapsed, the entity format fails. I see a gray background even if the view is formatted. Also, the decimals/ prefix/ suffix don’t stick…
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Starting row definition in ASCII DR
* What is your idea? I have come across a situation where the client wants to load an ASCII file but the data row doesn't start from Row 1. As these files contain Financials information, manual intervention is to be avoided. This looks like an ask from a few customers and it would be great if a feature is included in Board…
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Map entity to column headers in ASCII Data reader
Hi, I have come across a few clients who have excel data available with them, its easy to ask the clients to convert it into a .csv file and load it into Board. But then we have a specific format to follow here. Data should always be by columns, i.e., headers should be in columns and members in rows. Instead if we can…
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Row Totals(Grand Totals and also Sub totals) on top of Dataview
Row totals if we can get on top of dataview would have been great. With Summer release I see that there is a feature, which allows the user to see grand totals on top of the dataview, but the sub totals still remains at the bottom. Its an ask from a few customers I have been working with to get the sub totals at the top,…
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REST API Connection
Hello all, I will setup a REST API Connection with Board 12. I'm searching for a documentation how to configure that? Can someone help me? ------------------------------ Stefan Batalia Board Administrator Arntz Optibelt Group Germany ------------------------------
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multiple entity selection box
A new object would be great - a kind of container where it's possible adding more than one entity for selection. with all current available selection-objects it's only possible defining one entity. we do have currently screens with more than 20 selection-entities - and we are grouping the selectors via panels... but this…
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Exclude members in selector in a layout
At the moment, for Layout selection the possibility to exclude some members is not available. Could you add this option, as it exists on other selection in screen (or procedure) ?
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Formating private subscription mails
Hello, is it possible for the administrator to format the mail body of the private subscriptions of the users and to change the text of the mail footer? At the moment all of our private subscriptions are signed with "BOARD Subscription Service".
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Trigger Broadcasting via API
1) What is your idea? Trigger Broadcasting via an API, using the API User 2) What specific problem are you trying to resolve? We are triggering Board procedure as part of the nightly process that runs every day. The Board procedure loads data from the backend system (that calls procedure via API when the data is ready for…
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Optimization of board usability
Hello community, here are a few points/functionalities that could improve usability of board: * Implement a context based help directly in the application In the current setup there is basically no help functionality within the application. That makes it quite difficult sometimes to solve issues in a fast way since many…
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Optimization of formatting functionalities
Hello community, here are a few points/functionalities that could improve formatting functionalities in board: * Allow text variables in block headers We would like to use text variables in block header (e.g. @Year). Currently we are using workarounds to solve this (@selection if possible (a specific refer-to in block is…
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Optimization of selection functionalities
Hello community, here are a few points/functionalities that could improve selection functionalities in board: * Allow flexible ranges in screen selection At the moment there is no way for a "native" range selection of a screen. If you would like to work with a range you alway need to select individually entities (using…
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Drill Through Export
Hi all, is there a maximum number of rows I can export in the Drill Through? I always get the following error message. Is it possible to change the setting so that multiple rows can be exported? Thanks, Maxi ------------------------------ Maximilian Petru Solution Consultant SPL Tele GmbH & Co KG Austria…
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Optimization of the board administration
Hello community, here are a few points/functionalities that could improve the administration of board: * Monitoring / Logging: Integrate the logging directly into the application (getting away from the txt-logging). Especially when it comes to the execution of procedures it would be very helpful to get more details (last…
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Tips & Tricks Tuesdays are back from October 12
It's Formulas (or Formulae!) and Functions time. Board Tips & Tricks series is back for the final Autumn team. We are restarting the program with 8 practical webinars that will be dedicated to exploring the use of Formulas and Functions in Board. We we look at the topics like reverse calculations and write-back; using data…
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Write date (from interactive selection) in a text cube.
Hi to all, In a procedure there is an interactive selection on entity Day. This selected day has to be saved in a cube. I try to do this but I'm not be enable to write date in a cube. This is the step in the procedure The cube WIP-ValueDay1 has value 1 for each day/project The dataflow write value 1 instead of the date.…
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A new home for selectors/pagers to offer more space on the development area
Hi Community Members, do you have the same situation like we have with cluttered reports because of many selectors and big dataviews to show? Please feel free to add your ideas or solutions in the comments below. current situation The selectors/pagers etc. which has to be placed on the development area steal the space for…
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Take a look at the New Board online documentation!
Hello everyone, in my previous post I wrote that the first draft version of the new Board online documentation would be coming soon. Well, since I'm a man of my word, I am happy to share the link to the new Board manual with all of you! But first, a couple of notes: * It's a draft version and it's far from being complete:…
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How to use the API to exchange data between Board databases ?
Hi all, I have been wondering recently, with the new Board API functions, is it possibe to use it to read data from a Board database to another, or within the same database (to manipulate data through mapping and / or ETL functions that would not be possible through dataflows) ? If yes, how would you do that ? Thanks,…
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Update SQL DB
I know that I can create an infocube using RDB. My ODBC connect is set with user who has read and write rights. Can I update my SQL Table with Entity data or MDB inforcube data using the RDB infocube? How do I accomplish this task? Thank you for your help. Tuyet-Lan Faber
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Vertically align with data entry
Hello, in our solutions it would be really useful to apply the vertically align option keeping active the data entry. In this way would be possible to plan with metrics on the row. Many thanks, Giulia
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Multiple MyView versions
Hello, regarding the MyView feature it would be really useful to allow users to save more than one version of a given screen. In this way, starting from a unique layout, user can save different versions of the layout without asking for the implementation of different screens/tabs. Many thanks, Giulia
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Export Data Model Structure to Excel
When we create the data model documentation or when is necessary to analyze the data model is very useful to export the Impact Analysis result or from the data model, would be very useful to have one action that exports the "cube/entities/data readers/procedures" list, therefore is very useful to create documents based on…
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New Board online documentation
Hello everyone, we receive many requests regarding the new Board online documentation and we know it's something that would benefit employees, partners, and customers alike. Well, I’m happy to announce that the completely rewritten version of the manual will soon be published online. You'll notice that the manual has been…
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Impact Analyse readable for Powerusers
In our company the PowerUsers design the screens for our other users. The Developers only create Entitys, Relationships, DataReaders and Cubes. It would be very helpful if the PowerUsers can get access to the Impact Analyse to get an overview over your database strukture. My Idea ist to grant the access over the permission…
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Export Daten mit Info der Kopf- und Dataview-/Grafikobjekt Selektion
Hello everyone, often data still has to be exported. However, the selection of the data is not automatically specified. Therefore we always copy them manually from a label (@Selection). I think it is important that the selection is automatically transferred. For example, the header selection could be in cell A1 of the…
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Dataflow using rule with datapicker issue
Hello, I am having an issue with a dataflow where I apply a rule to the source cube in order to populate some metrics. The rule uses data picker to populate data for the entity. After running the dataflow, the target cube is empty, however, the source cube displays the correct data when the rule is applied. * Source cube…
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Adding a system message when a transparency value greater than 1 is entered in RGBA section
When a transparency value greater than 1 is manually entered in RGBA color section (i.e. rgba(36,55,131,255)) on a layout, Board accepts it and the color is considered valid. Instead, when exporting the object via standard mode in Excel format you obtain an error message and the export procedure fails. The error is due to…