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Normalizing time hierarchy
I have enabled the week dimension in time range settings. This is the setting windows. The hierarchy looks something like this - I have updated the hierarchy and normalized but the aggregation function is not working as expected. When we are trying to roll up from week to fiscal year the total is coming wrong.(I have…
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Account Set up
Hello Community! My boss/Board expert just left, and I have a simple question for your experts out there! Where can I go to see how an account is calculated in the P&L? Thank you for your help!
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Data Reader Configuration From Local System
Hi Team, I attempted to configure the data reader to load a CSV file from my local system. However when i specify the file path, no files appear to be available or recognized by the system. Please advise if there are any prerequisite configuration or settings that needs to completed before this step? Thanks for your…
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Question about dynamic selection with two parents of the same entity
Hi Community, I’d like to share a slightly complex use case that might open a discussion on potential improvements or clarifications around how dynamic selections work in Board. 🎯 Context: I have an entity called Month, which has two parents: Month of the Year → contains values like January, February, etc. Year Period →…
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Procedure Select step critical bug
Hello, I am following the 212 module and I am working on the BUD - Consolidate Budget into P&L procedure. after following every step, I am stuck at the Select Account step in the sales group. The UI element that is supposed to allow me to select an Entity isn't working. No bypass that I know of is currently working (not…
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expiration of the training environment for the 200
Hello, I have a question, after the expiration of the training environment for the 200, is there a way to recover what I did before (like the screens I created, procedures ... ) or not?
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Linear Programming Problems in Board
How can we solve Linear Programming Problems in Board - Nexel or Procedures or any other tool ? Example contribution maximisation with limited machine hours, what should be the product mix. In Excel we can solve this using solver addin.
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Suggested value in Excel Add-in
Hi ! Is it possible to show suggested value feature to user when using excel add in ? Also can I put data validation check in excel add in?
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Selecting Months for Single Month & Multiple Month graphics
I am trying to set up a screen that uses a single month selection for a waterfall chart and multiple months for a graph of monthly figures. I have managed to get a procedure that selects the last twelve months, however I could not use this selection alongside the waterfall chart. I have tried using a custom time entity but…
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204 - Procedure - Selection Step bug
Hello, I'm following the B14 204 course and I have an issue where when I want to select "Timestamp: ACTS - Actual Sales Upload" in my procedure, nothing is available. As you can see here, I cannot select anything. I've been told that it is a UI problem, but is there a way to circumvent it? I have reloaded the VM but…
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Entity - Code & Desc Width
Hello community, I’d like to clarify the following scenario: If we create an entity with a code and description length of 20 each, and use a data reader to load data, what happens if some rows have values exceeding 20 characters in either the code or description? Rows with a code longer than 20 characters will be rejected…
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trigger an ADF pipeline via rest call API in Board
We want to set up a procedure to trigger a pipeline in Azure Data Factory trough Board to refresh our sql tables in the datawarehouse However when checking the log we get the following error: {"ControlFlow":false, "StackTrace":"System.Threading.Tasks.TaskCanceledException: A task was canceled.\r\n at…
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Entity Definition - Concatenation or not
1. Abstract In complex applications, we often face a situation where we have too many dimensions structuring the cubes. In such cases, it is necessary to evaluate the impacts on the usability of the application, and to measure the risks on the overall performance. In case of performance issues, one of the possible…
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Dynamically manage calendar settings
1. Abstract In many cases, we will need certain mappings in our Calendar to define specific time frames for reporting and planning purposes. Some of those may be custom time dimensions and others might be created by mapping the standard calendar to specific periods. All those mappings have to be kept up-to-date. That can…
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Procedure Dataflow
I have a cube at los level and I want to take that cube's values to the planning level of different LOSs. Considering los, sbu, sub sbu and competency are in relation and competency being the smallest and los being the largest. How could i do that
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When procedures triggered from screens fail you 😯
We are looking at all cases where a procedure executed from a screen can fail and stop. We have found what I relate below. ⚠️ Could you, please, point to additional cases? This way they are registered for future consultation by other members of the Community. ⚠️ When a procedure is launched from a screen, it can be with a…
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Delete/Update Entity members
Hi BOARD Team, If we want to change the Max Item for an entity, the best practice is to do it in test environment and then use the Transporter to update the production environment. Question 1: If I need to delete members from the entity, can I do it safely in the production environment? Question 2: I want to reload entity…
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Creating Versions for Info-Cube
Hi Board Team, I have watched BOARD Academy video about optimizing cube performance by creating different version. Is there any disadvantage / issue for creating versions? Can I create version directly in the production environment? Thanks
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Data Model Snapshot - Environment Type Incorrect
I noticed when creating snapshots of my data models in the production site that the Environment is listed as "Dev" and not "Platform." The instance is correct for the production site and I confirmed on our admin portal that the Instance Type is Platform, however it's showing as Dev in the Data model snapshot. I can get…