Parameter dinamically fill in report
Hello, I was thinking about the possibility to "auto-fill" a parameter in a report. I try to explain better my idea, i have a report with a list of persons and I created another report that accept a...
View ArticleHas anyone seen Kettle transforms SQL Server's datetime2 into strings?
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had encountered an issue with using the type datetime2 in SQL Server? Or knew anything about it? When my ETL process tries and read a field in my db that's...
View ArticleHow to enable verbose LDAP logging in biserver v5? ... wiki has outdated info
Hi, So I had a look on the Wiki as well as the Infocenter on how to enable LDAP logging and it seems like both have outdated info: http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/Serv...curity+Logging...
View ArticleInstall Pentaho BI 5.2 CE on existing tomcat
Hi, Is it possible to install the community BI server (Pentaho 5.2 CE) on an existing Tomcat installation? If so, kindly direct me to an installation guide for such an install. I looked through all the...
View Articleunion not working
I upgraded from report designer 3.8.0 to 5.0.0.1 and a report that used to work fine with two unions is not working. There are three select statements that each run fine on their own but when I use...
View ArticleLarge gray space in report designer error box
When the report designer, both 3.8.0 and 5.0.0.1, encounters an error and you click the >> button to view details on the error there is a large amount of gray area before the text of the details...
View ArticleStacked bar chart with multiple similar queries to the table
Hello, I'm trying to resolve the following problem: create a stacked bar chart with user-defined series. I'm a rookie in PRD so maybe I've worded the problem wrong. I have the single fact table:...
View ArticleDeploy Kettle transformation from application interface
Hello, Is it possible to execute Kettle transformation from a stand alone application? For example I have an interface where I can select the required parameters for the ETL and I have a RUN button (...
View ArticlePerformance Measure If Logging Is Enabled
Hi, I wanted to know If I will enable the logging and run the job it will impact on overall performance ? Is there any way I can measure job performance other then feed the sample data and run the job...
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MongoDB Input variables
Hi, Everyone. I made a transformation using MongoDB Input. The query is like below { $match : { "time" : { $gte : { $date : "${START_DT}"},$lte : { $date : "${END_DT}"}}}} START_DT and END_DT are...
View ArticleLogging the ReportingOutput step
Hi, is there any possibility to have a more detailed log of what the reporting engine is doing when started via the PDI Reporting Output step ? We are trying to update from PDI 4.3 to 5.2 and getting...
View ArticleInstalling Pentaho on a Virtual Server
I was just wondering whether it is possible to install Pentaho on a virtual server. I have a Clous VPS with a virtual Ubuntu 12.10 installation on it. I have tried the following, to now avail: 1)...
View ArticleHow to disable mondrian automatic sub-totals
Hi, Is there any way to exclude parent's total from Mondrian's cellset? For example when querying over a Year/Month hierarchy, I will always have a "total per year" line. I'm using Mondrian 3.6. Thank...
View ArticleToo much number crunching error when running analyzer
Hi all. I am facing this erros when I start playing with Analyzer: Code: Oops. There is too much number crunching required to run your report. If you are using an "Excludes" or "Doesn't Contain"...
View ArticleProblems with unicode characters during Postgresql Bulk Upload
I have the following CSV file saved to my disk with UTF-8 encoding. Customer Name,City,Country,Contact Name My Name,My City,USA,Ńew Name I use the CSV text input in Pentaho to import it in. I then use...
View ArticleKettle Logging Variables
Hello, I enabled logging for the transformation I built and was able to log the transformation run results to the database. I noticed that for each run Kettle generates a Batch_ID. I have a requirement...
View Articlerefresh / update more than one panel with in same Dashboard
Hi Folks, How to refresh / update more than one panel in CDE. In brief, Upon clicking on bar of one chart, more than one panels / charts to be update with in the same dashboard. Below is the code which...
View Articlerefresh / update more than one panel with in same Dashboard
Hi Folks, How to refresh / update more than one panel in CDE. In brief, Upon clicking on bar of one chart, more than one panels / charts to be update with in the same dashboard. Below is the code which...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Configuring LDAP Security for Pentaho BI Server CE v5
This is possibility my most ambitious blog post for this year: Click here to read it
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Pentaho 5.2 Server Logs
How to disable startup scripts when i am starting pentaho BI server. For example "UpdateAuditData.xaction". These things are not neccessary to me to start the biserver. How can i disable it from which...
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