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Save Time and Resources with Board
Featuring: Community Captain Sergi Fernández — Business Intelligence Consultant, Holistic Data Solutions SL. In today’s fast-paced business environment, efficiency isn’t just a luxury; it’s a necessity. Companies are constantly on the lookout for ways to optimize their processes and leverage technology to drive performance…
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How to allocate with a dynamic driver
1. Abstract In a complex application, we often face the need to perform allocations based on a different driver based on the situation, in most cases it is about cost allocation. We will see in this article a step-by-step example of how to implement such a process. 2. Context Cost allocation is an important process of any…
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Comparison between different versions or scenarios in the same report
1. Abstract During the implementation of any application, a typical request is to combine multi-scenario or multi-version information in the same view to promote delta analysis and quick data comparison. Board plays an important role due to its flexibility and allows a solution to be achieved in several ways to provide the…
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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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Rounding not working in dataflow with BOARD 12.5.1.1
Dear all, I am using a BOARD Cloud instance. I have a cube V10, type double. Since this cube manages quantity in a planning process, I need to first perform Qty: V10 = value\price then I need to round the value. I have tried this: 1. Define a dataflow with round(V10,0) 2. Copy the value from the cube V10 to another cube…
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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 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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Allocation with Board
1. Abstract Board is a great platform for building a planning and budgeting model and it accommodates large and complex allocation models. Board can process a lot of data in a short amount of time. The platform is also very flexible and allows the full customization of your allocation model. 2. Context Board is a great…
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How to merge actual in planning cubes
1. Abstract Forecasting is a prediction or projection about a future event, depending on the past and actual performance and trend. A forecasting process uses historical data to predict future numbers and allows organizations to project future results for budgets, expenses, and other financial and operational data based on…
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Initialization process, Versioning and Simulation
1. Abstract Initialization process is a common topic on many projects. In its most common definition is the pre-population of a Scenario/Version with reference data so the planning/analysis can be quicker. This process can easily become challenging since it often deviates from a simple copy and includes also recalculations…