Scorecarding, Microsoft Excel compatibility, Mobile, Cloud, all new to IBM Cognos TM1 V10.2!
Benjamin Goewey
49 posts
Here is another little xaction that demonstrates the FTP capabilities of xactions. Just like the last one, make sure to save it in the workspace directory for Design Studio so that it displays properly when you try to edit it. Open the ftp_prpt_report_w_parm.xaction file in Design Studio (Eclipse). You will […]
There are moments when working with the BI server that you will desire functionality that isn’t necessarily available through the server itself or any plugin that is currently out there. In these situations, you will need xactions, which can be a little intimidating at first glance. For this reason, we’ll […]
Since we use gmail for our company email, we found it to be a bit trickier to enter the information through Enterprise Console unless you update your password. To get around this, we edited the serverbiserver-eepentaho-solutionssystemsmtp-emailemail_config.xml file as shown below. Make note to change it to your own email and […]
For those of you looking to add a little something extra to your Pentaho Report Designer reports, here are some steps to allow FusionCharts to be inserted directly into the report. Of course, this is very format specific, and will only work with HTML. Download, Setup, and Test on Pentaho […]
When running an ETL in Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle), logging is normally done in a log file on the local system. When running an ETL through Carte or the BI server, it will add the information to their own separate local log file. These directions will allow the log information […]
We get a lot of questions about the scheduling mechanism within the Pentaho BI Server and the differences between Public and Private Schedules. Update: Michael D’Amour of Pentaho informed me that the scheduling mechanism will be completely re-written in the Sugar release which is the next generation of the Pentaho Suite. The […]
Overview This document shows how an Open Source Database like MySQL can be used with Microsoft’s popular Excel plugin PoweverPivot. Many clients enjoy the familiarity of Excel and ease of use that PowerPivot brings but the clients do not want to married with any one particular vendor in their Business […]
Hello. This is the first Datamensional blog and personally the first blog I’ve ever wrote! Yes, I know I’m a little behind the times but our team aims to add useful and interesting knowledge for both Pentaho and the Business Intelligence communities. What I have here is a YouTube Video […]