Category Archives: BI Server

Xaction Basics – FTPing a file

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Benjamin Goewey

Here is another little xaction that demonstrates the FTP capabilities of xactions. Just like the last one, make sure to save it in the workspace directory for Design Studio so that it displays properly when you try to edit it. … Continue reading →

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Xaction Basics – Sending an Email

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Benjamin Goewey

There are moments when working with the BI server that you will desire functionality that isn’t necessarily available through the server itself or any plugin that is currently out there.  In these situations, you will need xactions, which can be … Continue reading →

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Differences in Private versus Public Schedules using Pentaho User Console

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Benjamin Goewey

We get a lot of questions about the scheduling mechanism within the Pentaho BI Server and the differences between Public and Private Schedules. Update: Michael D’Amour of Pentaho informed me that the scheduling mechanism will be completely re-written in the Sugar release … Continue reading →

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Pentaho SSO with CAS and LDAP: Tips and Notes

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Gerrit Goewey

After hearing various comments and setting up some more production implementations, I figured I would share some tips beyond the straight setup here. I will reserve the other post for keeping the basic instructions and use this one for any … Continue reading →

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