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Is it possible to separate the values of the cube when the same screen is opened in multiple tabs?
Hello. - Hello. As the title says, when the same screen is opened in multiple tabs, Is it possible to separate the cube of selected values used in that screen? Example: "DisplayEntity" member =A,B,C,...,Z,not selected "parent1" member =A~G,H~N,O~U,V~Z,not selected "parent2" member =1,2,not selected Relationship: child…
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Numeric cubes only in double
Hi, A long time ago I received the following advice: only use "double" cubes. Loading values between int and double, or single and double types could be buggy and fail unexpectedly. Is this still advice we should be following? I have been creating all my numeric cubes as double types, even the matrix cubes that are always…
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How to manage the currency conversion
1. Abstract Nowadays, most companies work on a global level and accordingly also have the need to be able to display and edit their KPIs in different currencies while keeping the ability of a consolidated view. In this article, we will first show how to implement a currency conversion where different local currencies and…
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How to create a workflow process
1. Abstract Many organizations would like to automate approval processes and workflows through Board software in order to create a reliable and standardized series of steps which guide users to ensure work is completed and approved the same way. In Board, a workflow intended as an approval process can be designed through a…
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How to manage BoM explosion
1. Abstract For the production of an item, different materials/ingredients are used. For the production of these materials/ingredients, other materials are required. In the BoM Explosion, all materials of the different levels are written to one level. This article describes an approach within Board – based on a project…
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How to use Unbalanced Hierarchy
1. Abstract A common requirement when structuring hierarchies in Board is to create an unbalanced hierarchy, Board facilitates this with a dedicated feature “Unbalanced Hierarchies”. 2. Context Unbalanced hierarchies can be a very useful addition to a Board solution; however, how to define and maintain them requires some…
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How to make multiple relationships coexist in the same hierarchy
1. Abstract Establishing and managing relationships effectively is crucial for the optimal performance of a Board implementation. In numerous instances, it becomes necessary to accommodate multiple relationships within the same hierarchy. Therefore, it is vital to make informed decisions when constructing the…
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Dummy entity elements for budgeting purposes
1. Abstract In planning processes, sometimes it is necessary to manage new occurrences that don’t exist in real life yet, which means creating provisional elements in the master data that will serve only for planning purposes. 2. Context Creating provisional elements in master data for planning purposes means creating new…
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How to allocate production by CM1
1. Abstract This technical article describes a way of dealing with row-by-row calculation in Board without using Nexel. Nexel can be used for small examples but does not have a good performance in mass calculations. Keep in mind that not all row-by-row calculations can be transformed into “dataflow-only” calculations. Even…
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Sending data between data models.
Hi Board, We have two different data models and we need to sedn data from the one data model to the other and vice versa. Currently what we have tried is the following: Extract the data from data model A, call a procedure in data model B that would import the extract through Azure using a data reader and paste the data…
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Sparsity
1. Abstract During the creation of a new cube, the question is usually about whether dimensions should be dense or sparse. A cube can store a value for any combination of its dimension’s members: for example, a three-dimensional Cube (e.g. month, product and customer), has a cell for any triplet. If every customer…
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How to compare 2 different cubes to show an alert?
Hi Community! I am working on figuring out a way to compare two different data entry cubes to show alerts. The goal is to have one DE cube to match the sum of by Month DE cube values, and if the sums don't match the alert or notification will appear. Are there any ideas on how would be best to approach this?
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How to do multi level allocation
1. Abstract A Multi-Level cost allocation is an important process of any business, it plays a huge role in the decision-making process, and that’s why we must design it in the best possible way. The Multi-Level cost allocation consists of applying a classic allocation but with the possibility that an element can be at the…
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How to manage mapping Data Entry
1. Abstract In many cases, mappings are used to control processes. Mostly, these are mappings between entities that cannot be implemented in the standard relationships (hierarchies) for various reasons (e.g. they are not n:1 relationships, or the hierarchical trees would become too large to be useful from a performance…