Excel Input Adapter - XLSX file format
Has anyone been able to successfully read an XLSX file with version 5.3 or later ?
View ArticleShape to postgis table
Hi, I would like to built a transformation where I've a shape file as an input and than insert/update the geometry in a postgis table. In Kettle I used "ESRI Shapefile reader" to read the Shapefile but...
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[Useful Tips] Making Pentaho CDA use a DynamicSchemaProcessor
Long time no blogging. Gotta change that. Here's a quick and useful tip for those wanting to set up row level securing in Pentaho using mondrian Dynamic Schema Processors. Mondian Dynamic Schema...
View ArticleWaiting for Multiple Files
Hello, I will be receiving daily files that will use the following naming convention: YYYYMMDD_datatype.txt. The date will change on each file, but the datatype.txt will remain consistent I would like...
View ArticleXML output
Hi, I am new in Kettle. I request your help in the achieving XML output in the I have a requirement where the output should be in XML format, with a hierarchical structure as shown below: <P1>...
View ArticleS3 Pipe Not Connected
Hi, I am using a CSV file to copy gzipped file to S3 bucket. Even with files as small as 7MB I sometimes get "Pipe not connected" error in the log and the kettle job terminates without returning...
View ArticleCDE Button doesnt recognise JSON.stringify() on second use
I have a CDE button component that gets some data off the page, pushes it into an array and then lastly updates a parameter with: Dashboards.fireChange("param1", JSON.stringify(selectedPayload) ); The...
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Encrypt file with PGP
Hi Folks, Purpose : I have created an text file (the content is testing) which i want to encrypt it by PGPwin. I have created a job with only "Encrpyt file with PGP" The process can run successfully...
View Articlerefresh data in cde dashboard
Hello, i novice at pentaho and i am using pentaho(5.3) just from the stock. So, i created CDE pie dashboard, with data from postgresql db. And set property refreshPeriod to 10 seconds in Component...
View ArticleHow to execute a periodic refreshment job in Kettle?
Hi, everyone, Can I set a timer to execute a periodic refreshment job in Kettle? In other words, can Kettle automatically execute the ETL job at a certain time which I set?
View ArticleCDE - PDI transformation as a data source for component
Hi all, I am trying to use PDI transformation as a data source in a dashboard. Unfortunately, there is a problem when I relate the data source to a component (table component). Error message in...
View ArticleDashboard Designer Data Table Pagination
I've been going some research to see if it is possible to disable the pagination for data tables in a dashboard. By default it paginates in groups of 20 but there does not seem to be anyway to increase...
View ArticleURL Parameters to CDA Parameters
Hello, I am a fairly experient developer but a beginner in Pentaho. My question is as follows. I have a URL that opens a CDE in a popup window. In this URL i have extraparameter that i want to pass to...
View ArticleHow to handle csv files with varying meta data between 1 to 7 columns
How to handle csv files with varying meta data between 1 to 7 columns CSV file-1 : a , b ,c ,d, e, f, g, value ------------------------ ----------------------- -------------------------- CSV file 2 :...
View ArticleContributing to PRD development
Hi there, I wonder if anyone can guide me in the right direction, I'm looking into contributing to PRD development. My main interest is in trying to advance how the reporting engine handles HTML (as I...
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insert update error in pdi ce-5.3
Hi, i am using table input step to retrieve data and inserting into target step using INSERT/UPDATE step. upto last week there was no issue but no it is throwing error as inserting duplicate key. is...
View ArticleReading tuples from aggregates?
Hello, i turned aggregates ON and it looks like Mondiran 4.X uses aggregates only for Segment loading, not for tuples As example, here is a part of log of the same request: 22254...
View ArticleHow to force use of aggregates?
How to configure Mondiran schema if the database contais very large fact table and relatively small aggregates? If i want to NEVER read data from fact table, just use aggregates? How to better...
View ArticleData from two different inputs one SQL and other flat file
Hi, I am trying to get data from two input, one is SQL and other is flat file. The flat files has 20 fields and the SQL returns just one fields. I need an output with 21 fields that include both flat...
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Pentaho CTools and support for RequireJS
CTools and RequireJSThis is huge. I mean - really huge. One of the biggest advances in Ctools in it's history. A complete refactor has been made to provide support for RequireJS. From that page page:...
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