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Brio Intelligence 8 Zero-Footprint Mode

Without a plug-in, how do I…?

Mark OstroffPrincipal Systems Consultant

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…Create My Own Personal Dashboard?

Goal:– Build an Active, Drillable Display of Charts, Pivots, etc.

Challenge:– Users only have web-based access

Solution:– Use the “new” Personal Pages module to assemble

zero-footprint content

Resources:– Brio v8.0 or higher

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…Export to Excel?

Goal:– Export a section to Excel from a zero-footprint BQY

Challenge:– The zero-footprint mode toolbar only has icons for

exporting to local BQY or to PDF.

EIS-based Solution:– Excel export to a virtual directory on your web server.– Use OpenURL() to fetch the Excel file into your

browser.

Resources:– Brio Intelligence v8.0 or higher

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…Pass Parameters?

Goal:– Pass parameter values to a zero-footprint BQY using a

SmartCut URL

Challenge:– Since zero-footprint mode runs the BQY at the server,

no Session object exists with which to examine the SmartCut URL

Solution:– Use the @HTML() pseudo-function to capture the URL

in a global JS variable

Resources:– Brio Intelligence v8.02 or higher– Any JavaScript command reference

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…Let Users Build Their Own Queries?

Goal:– Allow users to build queries from scratch

Challenge:– Zero-footprint mode does not currently provide a UI for

this functionality

EIS-based Solution:– Use EIS sections to provide the interface– Build queries, charts, pivots, etc. in JS code based on

user selections in the EIS sections

Resources:– Brio Intelligence v8.0 or higher

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Any Questions?