Product |
Type |
Recent version |
Description
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Ctools |
Server plug-in suite |
Various |
Known as the Community tools, it includes a growing array of features usually contained in a package with an abbreviated name where the first C always stands for community and simultaneously represents its status as being both free of cost and open-source. The tools are produced and managed by Webdetails.[15] Documentation on the tools is found at ctools.webdetails.org. Most often the Ctools suite is installed by using a linux script.,[16] but there are plans in an upcoming release to have a package manager included in the BA Server that helps with installation.[17]
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Community Charting Components (CCC) |
Server plug-in |
Various |
A charting library on top of Protovis,[18] a very powerful free and open-source visualization toolkit. The aim of CCC is to provide developers with a way to include into their dashboards the basic chart types without losing the main principle: Extensibility. The charts created with CCC become components that appear in dashboards.
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Community Build Framework (CBF) |
Build Script Framework |
3.7 |
Focused on a multi-project/ multi-environment scenario, the Community Build Framework (CBF) provide a way to set up and deploy Pentaho-based applications. It is an Apache Ant, Java build-script that allows a user to create a template of their Pentaho BA Server installation, including patches and any customizations or special content and roll it out quickly. It can help migrations to new versions of the BA Server, and with rapidly producing customized Pentaho servers for clients.
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Community Data Access (CDA) |
Server plug-in |
latest |
Acts as a common layer for accessing data on the Pentaho BA server. CDA files can contain SQL, MDX, Pentaho Data Integration transformation files, scripted data sources and more.[19] CDA also provides a REST API for directly calling the Pentaho BA server and receiving the results of a query back as JSON, XML, XLS, HTML or CSV. The default is JSON.[20] HTML output makes it easy for MS Excel users to perform Web queries and pull results directly into an Excel workbook without additional software in the middle. CDA comes bundled in all of Pentaho’s servers.
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Community Data Browser (CDB) |
Server plug-in |
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Community Data Browser uses a visual OLAP browser called Saiku to create a query which can be used by R for performing analytics on the result set.
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Community Distributed Cache (CDC) |
Server plug-in |
latest |
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- CDA distributed cache support
- Mondrian distributed cache support
- Ability to switch between default and CDC cache for cda and mondrian
- Gracefully handles adding / removing new cache nodes
- Allows selectively clearing the cache of specific CDE dashboards
- Allows selectively clearing the cache of specific schemas / cubes / dimensions of Mondrian cubes
- Provides an API to clean the cache from the outside (e.g.: after running ETL)
- Provides a view over cluster status
- Supports multiple pentaho servers using the same cluster (e.g.: stage and production)
- Supports several memory configuration options
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Community Data Generator (CDG) |
PDI Jobs |
N/A |
CDG is a data warehouse generator that helps create sample data for creating proof of concept dashboards. Given the definition of dimensions that we want, CDG will randomize data within certain parameters and output 3 different things:
- Database and table for the fact table.
- A file with inserts for the fact table.
- Mondrian schema file to be used within Pentaho.
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Community Data Validation (CDV) |
Server plug-in |
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CDV adds the ability of creating validation tests on the Pentaho BA server for the purpose of verifying both the integrity of the server itself and also the data being used by the server.
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Community Graphics Generator (CGG) |
Server plug-in |
latest |
Pentaho circuit board that allow the user to export CCC/CDE chart equally double, enabling the inclusion body of CDE chart inside Pentaho report graphic designer report. indiana short-change, this circuit board be able to translate server-side precisely the lapp chart that cost give on the browser by CDE/CDF. independent characteristic :
- Executes a CCC chart definition server-side and outputs the chart as an image or a svg file.
- Exposes the chart as an url
- Seamless integration with CDE.
- Can also be used to render custom-made svg transformations and javascript files server side and output them as images.
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Community Dashboard Editor (CDE) |
Server plug-in |
20120719 |
CDE is an advanced user tool for creating dashboards in the Pentaho BA server. CDE and the technology underneath (CDF, CDA and CCC) allows users to develop and deploy dashboards in the Pentaho platform in a fast and effective way. It is not as user friendly as Pentaho Dashboard Designer plug-in, but enables users to create much more sophisticated designs.
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Community Dashboard Framework (CDF) |
Server plug-in |
4.8-stable |
CDF comes bundled in all of Pentaho’s servers. It is the framework used both by CDE and Pentaho’s Dashboard Designer to create dashboards on the system.[21]
- It separates logic (JavaScript) of the presentation (HTML, CSS)
- It features a life cycle with components interacting with each other
- It uses AJAX
- It is extensible, which gives the users a high level of customization
- Advanced users can extend the library of components.
- They also can insert their own snippets of JavaScript and jQuery code.
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Community Startup Tabs (CST) |
Server plug-in |
1.0 |
Out of the box a Pentaho BA Server comes with a user interface called the Pentaho User Console (PUC) which show all content by opening tabs within itself. Community Startup Tabs provide an easy way to define and show specialized content to users by automatically opening tabs when they sign in.[22]
- It allows you to define different startup tabs for each user that logs into the PUC. It is easy to configure.
- It allows users to define startup tabs based on user names or user roles.
- For the definition of the startup tabs it allows you to specify user names or roles using regular expressions.
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Saiku |
Server plug-in |
latest |
Saiku is a modular open-source analysis suite offering lightweight OLAP which remains easily embeddable, extendable and configurable. It is similar in form and function to the Pentaho Analyzer plug-in.
angstrom restful server connect to existing OLAP system, which then world power user-friendly, intuitive analytics via ampere lightweight frontend.
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Saiku-Reporting |
Server plug-in |
1.0-GA |
A rapidly developing AD HOC reporting tool, similar to Pentaho’s Interactive Reporting plug-in. Key Features:
- Drag & drop report-design
- Export to: PDF, CSV, XLS, CDA, PRPT
- Uses Pentaho Report Designer PRPT-Templates
- Grouping
- Aggregation
- Totals
- OpenFormula Support
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