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Use Cube groups for Cube Visibility settings
Hi, Cube visibility is a great feature that we are starting to implement with customers. However, the setup of every single cube is a very time-consuming and maintenance-heavy operation especially in larger databases with hundreds of cubes. One tool that would greatly help in that area would be the possibility to set up…
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Paste image in support ticket
Hello, Currently, the support ticket does not allow to paste an image directly in the form. We have to copy the image to Paint (or other tools) and save the file and then upload it to the ticket. It would be quite efficient if we can just paste the screenshots directly instead of attachment. Most of the times we have to…
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Refresh (Add-in Excel)
Sometimes the refresh of the layout does not work properly. Some old data are not deleted and the reports is not visualized properly, without modifing filters or changing anything. A popup error appears asking to add some columns or rows to have enough space to visualize the report. It would be nice to have the refresh…
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Copy/Paste on Layout for Data Entry
Data Entry: There is no possibility to do the copy/paste function on multi selection of rows and columns: the only results of this activity is the paste only in the first selected rows. It would be nice to have this feature to do the copy/paste on multiple lines/columns as it was possible in the previous version (Board 10)
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Simultaneously of Sheet Seletion and Workbook Selection
Board Add-in Excel: in an excel file with multiple sheets it is not possible to set filters in workbook selection (e.g: year, scenario) valid for all sheets and filters on sheet selection (e.g: accounts) valid specifically for a single sheet. If both are used, only the sheet selection is considered in the file. It would be…
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Function "Show Inactive Members" (Add-in Excel)
Board Add-in Excel: if there is an active selection of an entity and we need to add another one or more occurrencies, the function "show inactive members" is not available (see the attachment), and so we have to unselect all the occurrencies and select the new list. Would be nice to have this new feature with the new excel…
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Object Formats Library/Bookmark
It would be nice have the capabity to save object formats in a library, similar to select bookmark. Adding an option in the copy/paste format drop down list that says "Save Format Bookmark" with also the capability to set a specific format as default for new objects (dataview, labels, etc…)
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Rec Id on Log Files
Some log files, such as the mailer and data entry logs, have not a unique record id. This would be useful in structured analysis of logs. A counter would be enough.
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SubHub : Sync to data model : add option to trigger a procedure
The idea is to be able to trigger a procedure per data model once the synchronisation of the entities and relationship are done. Often you need to do some calculation based on user Role or metadata to account for the changes, give him access to workflow he previously didn't have to. And at the moment you have to rely on…
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Public list of known bugs available for customers & partners
It would be useful have available in the manual or somewhere in support site a list of known bugs / problems / unwanted behaviours and a plan for fixing. This will save a lot of time and money! Sometime happen that some function is not working properly. I've recently spent more than 1 day + half day of ext consultant to…
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Extract and Reload Bookmarks by Users, in order to keep them after clearing and reloading Entities
I have this requirement on Bookmarks from a big account. They are happy to use bookmarks since it is a big upgrade in their daily work compared their previous solution. The big problem here is that they need to clear and reload their MD's because it's a FMCG companies so their MD's have a high rotation. When they do that…
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PRESENTATIONS FORMAT
Hello All in presentations, it would be great to be able to reformat the columns. To date, the columns retain the format of the original report, which severely limits the interest of the presentations. It would also be very useful to have the function available to flatten the data. Thanks for your attention
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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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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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Capsule Browser visualization options
I would suggest to add some default view options for capsules browser: have the option to always view the navigation left panel have some standard options for default view in capsule menu, like in win explorer, e.g. small icons, big icons, list, details .. thanks
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Dataflow Algorithm Visibility and Optimization (HBMP / Tuples ...)
Enable users to visually inspect dataflow algorithms in the procedure without executing the entire process and reviewing database logs. Additionally, provide automated suggestions for optimizing dataflow performance based on usage patterns and efficiency opportunities. This feature enhances performance management within…
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Rules: Time Functions & Select on Other Entities
To enhance the effectiveness of analyses through the use of rules, we propose the introduction of two main functionalities: the use of time functions and the selection of specific occurrences of other entities. Integrating time functions into rules would allow for greater agility in report construction, especially by…
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New Procedure Step: Driver Allocation
The allocation procedure through a driver could be simplified by creating a specific procedure step (in a guided wizard style). Currently, to carry out allocation processes, it is necessary each time to design specific temporary cubes for the calculation of the driver. The procedure step could include the definition of…
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User-Friendly Log Verification Section
To access and analyze logs, it is necessary to read the txt files located in the Dataset folder or access the dedicated section on Board Cloud, but still by downloading the txt files. To make this process more user-friendly, a front-end area in the System Administration section dedicated to log visualization would be more…
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Enhancing Data Entry: Refer-To & Layout Selections
We suggest adding the ability to modify data entry cubes in a data view when refer-to and/or layout selections are present. This would allow for: Simplifying the design of data entry templates Reducing the size of the data model as it would require fewer cubes. Implementing this feature would not only enhance user…
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Cloud Administration Portal - block log clear
Hello, In the Administration Portal in the Board Log section, we would like to suggest the possibility of remove the clear bottom to prevent the user administrator to clear the information included in it. This request to allow us to be compliant to the SOX controls. We need to use log information to perform a specific SOX…
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Presentation : Replace export email by link
Hello, We have sensitive data in Board so we had to prohibit sending presentation by email to prevent unauthorized access to the exported data. We suggest to modify the send to" functionality with the possibility to prohibit exporting data and instead providind a link to the exported prensentation inside Baord…
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Data Flow functions
I would suggest two new functions in a procedure Data Flow. A setting in the step that would make the dataflow work similar to the Data Reader setting "Replace Time Slice". This would sometimes reduce the need to pre-clear the cube before repopulation in the datafloe. A setting in the step that would mimic the Data entry…
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Binary Cube
Hello, there are many situation where a cube is used to "flag" a certain on/off condition (like SBO, dynamic select, matrix cubes, etc). In most cases people are using integer cubes for this (in B10 a integer cube was 2byte per cell, in b12 it is 8byte per cell). From application point of view one bit (so true or false) is…
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Improve tracking of changes in procedures
Hello I propose adding a modification tracking feature to the "Procedure" functionality. Exemple : Procedure: [GEN] - [WOR] Sales revenue Creation Date: [Insert Date] Last Modification Date: [Insert Date] Modified By: [Insert User-Name] I welcome any feedback and discussion on this proposal.
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Change default Cube Data type to "Double"
A couple of years ago, we were suggested by Board to always use Data type Double, instead of Single. However, the default data Type when creating a new Cube is Single. I would also assume Double is the most common Data Type used in Cubes. That makes it more relevant to show Double by default. Suggestion: Change the default…
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Log recording when normalization settings are changed
At present, it is not possible to use log files to track changes in normalization settings. It would be desirable to be able to log changes to normalization settings.
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Logging procedure changes
There are cases where we want to identify the user who deleted a procedure object and the time it was executed. It is desirable to have a function that can output such information to a log.
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Log output for changes to the scheduler
At this time, changes to the scheduler are not tracked in log files. It would be better to improve it by recording it in a log file.
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Horizontal Orientation for the Expander
Hi, it would be great, if there would be a option to set a horizontal orientation for the Expander object. You could use it to build a dynamic menu bar, where you could hide labels without leaving a gap between them.