Does Yellow Fin provides a mechanism for business users to perform true adhoc reporting via an OLAP-like mechanis?
26 December, 2013
Greetings,
I am trying to determine whether Yellow Fin provides a mechanism for business users to perform true adhoc reporting via an OLAP-like mechanism.
Ultimately we want users to be able to be given access to a cube and then slice and dice information, ie dimensions and measures.
I do see the ability to do something similar in Yellow Fin Views, but as far as dragging and dropping with instant visual updates without clicking (or equivalent) buttons, I cannot see this capability anywhere in Yellow Fin.
If you could please advise.
Thanks
I am trying to determine whether Yellow Fin provides a mechanism for business users to perform true adhoc reporting via an OLAP-like mechanism.
Ultimately we want users to be able to be given access to a cube and then slice and dice information, ie dimensions and measures.
I do see the ability to do something similar in Yellow Fin Views, but as far as dragging and dropping with instant visual updates without clicking (or equivalent) buttons, I cannot see this capability anywhere in Yellow Fin.
If you could please advise.
Thanks
Hi,
I believe Yellowfin 7 does what you're after.
The report builder page allows you to drage & drop rows/columns, which in turns gives an immediate update to the report results. Without having to click next etc..(see screenshot below)
However one thing to note, all reports are based on views, so the underlying view still needs to be there before creating the report.
An exception to this is using freehand SQL reports/Jasper/Birt reports.
Hope this covers what you were after, and please let us know if you have any questions on this.
Regards,
David
I believe Yellowfin 7 does what you're after.
The report builder page allows you to drage & drop rows/columns, which in turns gives an immediate update to the report results. Without having to click next etc..(see screenshot below)
However one thing to note, all reports are based on views, so the underlying view still needs to be there before creating the report.
An exception to this is using freehand SQL reports/Jasper/Birt reports.
Hope this covers what you were after, and please let us know if you have any questions on this.
Regards,
David