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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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