Spoon: Controlling geometry of step editing dialogs?
Is there any setting that can be adjusted in Spoon to control the geometry of the step editing dialog that opens when you double-click a step? I'm having significant issues with screen real estate, and...
View ArticleHow to set permissions to enable SQL List Prompts in Dashboard Designer 5.0
I have a Dashboard Designer xdash I migrated using the migration utility from Pentaho 4.8 to 5.0.1 that uses the SQL List Prompt Type. When I try to edit the dashboard in 5.0.1 and save it I get an...
View ArticleHow to set up background color based on the field's value
Hey I have a query that will return the status of performance. the field will return 'red' 'green' and 'normal'. For the entry return value 'red', I want it to have a background color red. Does it...
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Using the Pentaho Reporting Output step
Hi everyone, im new with the tool and i came here for advice. So i have a Transformation that gather information from two tables and dumps it into a diferent Excel Files depending on a value, then i...
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Use Weka to clean-up / deduplicate dirty location data?
I have a database with dirty data like this example, where 26 distinct combinations below actually all refer to the same real building address/location. I have a need to produce reports that are...
View ArticleWhat is the correct Date Format for mongodb when using date paramters?
Hi, I'm using date parameters in PRD 5 that I used before and the format isn't working when querying mongodb. here is my json { time: {$gte: {$date : "${startDate}"}, $lte: {$date: "${stopDate}"}},...
View ArticleWhat is the correct Date Format for mongodb when using date parameters?
Hi, Posted in the kettle section of forum instead of reporting Reposting. :o I'm using date parameters in PRD 5 that I used before and the format isn't working when querying mongodb. here is my json {...
View ArticleThe question about pentaho BI server performance
I'm new in pentaho and use the version 3.5.When one user access one report, the CPU is 30-40%. If 10 users access the reports,the CPU is 100% and crash computer:(.How can I make some seeting and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Excel Input - org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException:
I am getting the below error.. Microsoft Excel Input - org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException: java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid entry size (expected 160170 but got 160221 bytes) invalid entry...
View Articleerror msgs when starting spoon from ubuntu shell
Hi there, when starting PDI Build version : 5.0.1-stable Build date : 2013-11-15_16-08-58 from the shell in Ubuntu: Linux my-laptop 3.8.0-33-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 23 09:16:58 UTC 2013 x86_64...
View ArticleCan't save Dashboards
Hi community, I just downloaded BI Server CE 5.0.1 yesterday and I installed CDF, CDA, CDE, CDG via marketplace. Now it occurs that when I open a new CDE Dashboard and try to safe it nothing happens....
View ArticleModeler not able to access table
(Unsure if this post must go to BI or here.) Hi, we have a mix of postgress and SQL Server databases that we access succesfully from Kettle doing all kinds of transformations. When creating a model, we...
View ArticleLDAP configuration migration to Pentaho 5.0.1 CE
Hi, I'm trying to migrate working Pentaho 4.8 LDAP configuration to Pentaho 5.0.1 CE. The results so far are proper authentication of users but ACLs settings seem to have a problem. Neither users nor...
View Articlebi-server 5.0.1 error!!!
Hi all, I have a error when I start the server with the command: sh /opt/pentaho/biserver-ce/start-pentaho.sh the terminal output is: The Pentaho BI Platform now contains a version checker that will...
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Change line chart aspect
Hi, in my dashboard I have several line/bar charts and then I would "lighten" the whole.... Is there a way to remove the external lines and leave only the one below (the x axis)? line.jpg I hope for...
View ArticleMigration Tool... where I can find it ????
Hi! According to the Pentaho InfoCenter (http://infocenter.pentaho.com/help/i...migration.html), in order to migrate the reports and files created on versions prior to 5.0, we need to use the...
View ArticleNewbie Question:
I'm trying to build a report that will allow the user to select one of three fields and the report will display records with null values in the selected field. For example, I want a list of all...
View ArticleOld Community Page
Is there an old Community site page still available? I found it very helpful and simple especially when wanted to go examine the sprints for the various releases...I didn't save any of the links since...
View ArticlePentaho bi platform
Hi i am facing this error while adding a data source like the following org.pentaho.platform.dataaccess.datasource.beans.connection@3eb there is no addition of data source in the dialog box kindly help...
View ArticleFormatting in Drill Through
Hi, Can anybody tell me how can I format values in Drill Through table? i.e. I am seeing value as 6.000000 instead of 6. My datatype is Number and there is 0 precision defined for it. But still in...
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