What are the supporting export formats in dashboard?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the supporting export formats in dashboard?

Dashboard metrics can be exported in Excel, CSV, PNG, PDF

What are all the possible inputs for creating datasource in pentaho to use it in cube?

Database Tables, CSV file, SQL query are the inputs to create data source

Can I view reports dashboards created in Pentaho in any other portal like sharepoint etc?

Yes, Pentaho allows to embed visuals as widgets in 3rd party portals as well as provides necessary API’s to get necessary data alone in JSON format. In addition graphs could be generated and stored as images and then published to portals too

What is CDF?

An Open source framework that allows the creation of highly customizable dashboards on top of the Pentaho Business Intelligence server. Its based on web development standards such as CSS, HTML5 and JavaScript (leveraging some commonly used frameworks like jQuery or Bootstrap)

Is it possible to Integrate 3rd Party Visualizations into Pentaho and view it?

Pentaho provides flexible API with full documentation to integrate visualizations from third party libraries such as D3 or Fusion Charts

Whats the difference between Dashboard designer and CDF in Pentaho?

Dashboard designer is for end users, without any programming knowledge. The Dashboard Designer is Drag & Drop or at least no coding is required. CDF is without a GUI, you need some basic HTML and JavaScript knowledge to build dashboards

Which data source does Pentaho Reporting supports?

Standard data source like SQL, MDX, Pentaho Metadata, etc, apart from this it also supports Kettle Transformations on the fly, so there are no limits to where your data comes from or how source data are combined together

If user changes any data in Analyzer will it affect the data in the source system?

Pentaho Analyzer is currently a visualization and presentation experience, there is no option to edit the data in Analyzer, in-turn it does not have the ability to modify the underlying data source

Does Pentaho support for multiple languages?

Yes, in Pentaho its very easy to translate all resources (User console, Menu, Labels etc., except data being displayed from database) from English to other languages. 13 Translations are available currently, there is also an option to propose a new translation. Pentaho’s Language pack is applicable to both Community and Enterprise Edition

Does Pentaho filter supports to display lakhs of records?

Yes, multiple selection filter in Pentaho supports to display lakhs of records