Infoveave Glossary
In this section, you will find a concise definition of key terms used in Infoveave. Familiarize yourself with the key terminology used in Infoveave with this comprehensive glossary. Understanding key terms will be crucial for efficient navigation and utilization of the platform.
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Address Book
Address Book gives you an option to manage your contact information arranged based on category or sub-category. The Address Book stores the dimension items and addresses (contact information), which allows you to send the reports to a specific address.
Alerts
Alerts can be setup on targets and thresholds to indicate if the data has met the set target or not. When a target and threshold is created, Infoveave automatically creates 1 target alert and 3 threshold alerts on each of them. These alerts can be provided meaningful names and configured to appear on the user’s device to indicate if the desired target has been achieved or not. You can also trigger a subsequent action based on the alert.
All Audit Logs
Infoveave All Audit Logs feature provides a comprehensive overview of user statistics. It includes Source, Module, Action, Date, Username, Entity Name, Item Name, and IP Address. This offers detailed insights into user activities, enhancing transparency and accountability. The feature allows you to apply a date range filter to analyze specific periods by selecting start and end dates with granularity options.
Audit Log
Audit Log is a feature offered by Infoveave that details all activities or actions that occur under a tenant. Under Audit Log, you can obtain statistics on user activity, login statistics, Infoboard statistics, and widget statistics.
Automation
The process of automating repetitive activities and processes within Infoveave, such as workflow scheduling and alerts.
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Business Analysis
It involves studying data and processes within a business to understand how it operates, identify areas for improvement, and make informed decisions to achieve business goals. It focuses on improving efficiency, profitability, and overall performance.
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Calculated Columns
Calculated columns in Infoveave allow you to create new data columns based on existing data. By using JavaScript, you can perform complex transformations and clean column values directly within Infoveave. This enables you to manipulate and refine your data to meet specific analysis requirements.
Calculated Measures
Calculated Measures in Infoveave are custom metrics that you create by applying formulas to existing data fields. These measures allow you to perform complex calculations and uncover new insights from your data. Unlike standard measures that are directly derived from the dataset, calculated measures are designed to meet specific analytical requirements.
Catalogues
Infoveave’s Catalogues feature provides a convenient and organized way for you to access detailed information about your Infoveave assets such as Datasources, Infoboards, Reports, Lists, Workflows, NGauge Forms, Alerts, What-If Analysis, Workflows, or Connections.
Client
A client in Infoveave is used to authenticate external applications or services when accessing Infoveave’s APIs securely. By creating a client, you allow authorized applications to interact with data in Infoveave.
Color Palette
The Infoveave color palette lets you customize the appearance of your data. You can assign specific colors and icons to individual dimensions and measures. This improves readability and ensures consistent visual representation across all widgets in the Infoboard.
Common Dimension filters
Common dimension filters apply across an Infoboard when multiple sources share a common column or dimension. This helps you apply consistent filters and simplifies data analysis.
Component Panel
The Component panel in Infoveave Designer is your central hub for adding and managing widgets on the Infoboard canvas. You use it to arrange widgets and control their visibility through layer management. The panel includes two tabs the Component tab and the Layers tab. The Component tab lists all the available widgets in Infoveave. The Layers tab helps you group and arrange widgets on the Infoboard.
Conditional Expressions
Infoboard expressions are special rules that allow you to create dynamic and customized data visualizations by setting conditions over widget measures and dimension values. These expressions enable you to control the behavior and appearance of other widgets in your Infoboard based on specific conditions, making Infoboards more interactive and visually effective.
Connections
Connections in Infoveave let you establish links to various services and databases. They enable seamless data communication and workflow automation. Each connection type serves a specific purpose. You can use these connections for various workflow activities. This enhances the flexibility and functionality of Infoveave for Datasource management and automation.
Control Centre
The Infoveave Control Centre acts as the operational hub for monitoring the platform’s health and performance. This vital sub-module provides you with real-time visibility into the status of various Infoveave services and system components.
Cron trigger
The Cron trigger helps you schedule the time at which a Workflow automatically runs. Infoveave executes the Workflow according to the scheduled time assigned by you. You can schedule the Workflow based on the day and time.
Cube Designer
Cube Designer in Infoveave is a tool that empowers users to define dimensions, measures, and relationships/hierarchies within their datasets. It enables customization of measures, dimensions and hierarchies based on specific analytical needs.
Custom Calendar
A Custom Calendar is a unique feature of Infoveave that lets you define custom calendars. This enables you to create separate timelines, a Financial Calendar, or an Annual Calendar with custom quarters, instead of the standard Gregorian calendar, for which all aggregations, filtering, and visualizations are calculated. Calendars can be customized at a weekly or monthly level.
Custom Email
Efficiently manage custom emails in Infoveave by creating, editing, or deleting them as needed. Use these emails to trigger workflows or upload data, ensuring a more tailored and effective workflow.
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Database Connections
The Database Connections helps you effectively manage and configure your database connections within the Infoveave Control Center. This ensures that your data retrieval and analysis processes are optimized and aligned with your requirements.
Datasources
Datasources in the Infoveave Studio module serve as the foundation for data connectivity and integration. They enable you to establish a link to various external Datasources such as databases, cloud services and APIs. With a Datasource, you efficiently import, manage and manipulate data. This sets the stage for effective data analysis, visualization and reporting.
Data Governance
Policies, processes, and controls that ensure data quality, integrity, security, and compliance within an organization.
Data Ingestion
Data ingestion is the process of importing data from different sources into Infoveave for analysis and visualization. It can involve extracting data from various sources, transforming it as needed, and loading it into Infoveave. Data ingestion enables users to access and work with relevant data for business intelligence purposes
Data Mining
Data mining refers to the process of extracting valuable insights, patterns, and knowledge from large volumes of data. It involves using various computational techniques, algorithms, and statistical methods to explore and analyze data sets with the aim of uncovering hidden patterns, relationships, and trends that can be used to make informed decisions.
Data Transformation
The process of converting and modifying data to meet specific requirements, such as aggregating, filtering, or joining datasets.
Data Visualization
The graphical representation of data using charts, graphs, maps, or other visual elements to facilitate understanding and analysis.
Date Range Filter
Infoboard date range filters allow you to specify the date range of your Infoboard over a period or progression. You have the flexibility to define the granularity of the date range, including options such as years, quarters, months, weeks, or days. By customizing the filters, you can effectively control the time frame displayed on your Infoboard.
Designer Canvas
The Infoveave Designer Canvas is a versatile and user-friendly interface that lets you create engaging and informative Infoboards with ease. Whether you add charts, text, shapes, or images, the Designer Canvas gives you essential tools to build visually appealing Infoboards. This section explains the key actions and features available in the Designer Canvas.
Designer Layout
A designer layout is a type of Infoboard layout/canvas to visually presents important data insights and metrics. It enables analysts to incorporate designs and templates into the Infoboard, making it more visually appealing, easier to navigate, and capable of telling a story.
Dimensions
Dimensions are attributes or categories that help organize and provide context to the data. They are non-numeric and typically include data like time, geography, product categories, or customer names.
Domains
Domains serve as pivotal frameworks for organizing and categorizing data. They provide a structured approach to managing data, allowing for easier access and retrieval. Domains define specific categories of information such as customer details, product specifications, or financial records. By delineating these domains, you can manage your data assets effectively, enabling smoother operations and more informed decision-making.
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Emailhook trigger
The Emailhook trigger initiates the Workflow based on incoming emails. You can set up specific email addresses. This allows for automated processing of email-based activities or notifications. This trigger is useful for Workflows that involve email notifications or processing of data received via email.
Expression
In a What-If formula, an expression is a customized calculation defined using specific fields. It involves mathematical or logical operations to derive results based on variables and conditions specified in the formula.
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Fixed Filters
Fixed filters in Infoveave allow you to enhance the filtering capabilities of your widgets by adding dimension filters and measure filters. These filters help you refine the displayed data based on specific conditions and values.
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Grid Layout
A grid layout is a type of layout that is used to organize your widgets and charts. The grid layout can be used to display a variety of data types, including numerical data, text, and images. Grid layouts allow users to easily place widgets to fit the grid size. It avoids the complexity of widget overlapping and supports proper spacing and positioning.
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Hierarchies
In Infoveave Cube Designer, hierarchies are used to establish a logical relationship between dimensions that are available in a data source. A hierarchy essentially defines the levels of granularity that exist between different dimensions.
Holiday Calendar
The Holiday Calendar lets you specify holidays in Infoveave and use them while creating an activity or running a workflow. The Holiday Calendar allows you to select and add individual holidays or upload all holidays in a prescribed format as a CSV file or an Excel file.
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Infoboards
Infoboards transform data into impactful visualizations and compelling stories. They empower businesses to communicate their data clearly and effectively. Infoboards cater to a wide range of industries, offering tailored visualizations that address unique business needs with its industry-specific and customizable templates.
Infoboard Setup
The Infoboard Setup tab provides key options for configuring your Infoboard. You can name your Infoboard, connect it to data sources, apply filters, manage color palettes, and configure page settings.
Infoboard statistics
The Infoboard statistics feature in Infoveave provides a comprehensive overview of user activities and engagement patterns on Infoboards. It includes details such as Name, Average Visit, Total Visitor, Total Visits, and Visitor Name. You can also apply a date range filter to analyze specific time periods by selecting the start and end dates with granularity options.
Infoveave
Infoveave is an advanced business intelligence platform that empowers you with efficient data analysis and automation capabilities. It serves as a comprehensive solution that seamlessly integrates six core modules. These include Insights, Analysis, Automation, Data Apps, Data Quality, and Data Governance. These modules work together to deliver a wide range of features and functionalities that help you unlock the full potential of your data.
Infoveave menu
The Infoveave menu is the central hub of the Infoveave platform, offering easy access to various modules, each designed to serve a specific purpose.
Insights
The Insights module helps you organize, analyze, and visualize data effectively. It provides a dynamic layout to access and view Infoboards (interactive dashboards), Reports (detailed data analysis), and Lists (structured data sets) in an organized and user-friendly way.
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Lists
Lists in Infoveave allow you to organize, analyze, and maintain datasets more efficiently. They enable you to generate custom views of your data using SQL queries on any Datasource within Infoveave. You can update, enrich, or selectively modify your data using different ingestion methods. This provides flexibility in managing data without compromising the structure of your queries. Lists make it easier to handle live data, conduct deeper analysis, and share insights in downloadable formats.
List Views
List View is a feature that allows users to visualize and interact with data in a tabular format. It presents data in a structured list-style layout, where each row represents a data record and each column represents a data attribute or field.
Linked Reports
Get your template or query report linked to your Infoboard on the widget of your choice. It helps you to access the report with ease directly from the Infoboard.
Login statistics
The Login statistics tab in Infoveave provides a quick and comprehensive view of user login activities. You can track login frequencies, distinguish between active and inactive users, and gain detailed insights into user behavior. This includes information such as the Module, Action, Date, Username, and IP Address.
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Measures
Measures are numerical values that represent quantifiable data. They are typically the data points that you want to analyze, such as sales revenue, profit margins, or the number of products sold.
ML Analysis
A Machine Learning (ML) analysis is using machine learning algorithms to extract insights from data, enabling predictions, classifications, and pattern identification for data-driven decision-making.
ML Model
Infoveave ML Model is a powerful tool that helps you create machine learning models. It simplifies the process of building, modifying, and refining these models, enabling you to make effective data-driven decisions.
My Organization
My Organization, provides a centralized hub for the resources shared within an organization. It allows users to collaborate with team members and control access to shared resources.
My Workspace
Each user’s personal workspace in Infoveave, is called My Workspace. It allows them to the easy access to their own Reports, Infoboards, and Lists.
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NGuage Agents
NGauge Agents are bots, that facilitate automated data fetching and processing activities through voice or text commands. NGauge Agents act as intelligent data collectors, capable of connecting to various data sources, fetching data, and performing specific operations.
NGuage Forms
Infoveave’s NGauge Forms module provides a streamlined approach to data collection and workflow automation. It empowers users to create customized, web-based forms for various data entry needs, eliminating the inefficiencies of manual processes and paper-based systems.
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Query
A query is a request for data or information from a database table or a combination of tables. SQL queries are used to retrieve or manipulate data from the Datasource. You can visualize the results of these queries as charts, graphs, or complex datasets. This section explains how to create SQL queries in Infoveave.
Query Builder
The Query Builder in Infoveave is a UI-driven tool designed for writing and executing SQL queries over various Datasources. It offers a user-friendly interface where you can drag and drop columns, apply filters, perform operations such as JOIN operations and aggregation functions, and set conditions without needing extensive SQL knowledge.
Query Report
SQL query reports in Infoveave offer a powerful way to access and analyze data from various Datasources using customized SQL queries. These reports allow you to retrieve specific datasets based on your unique requirements.
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Reports
In Infoveave, a report is a structured document that presents data and insights in a formatted manner. It provides a concise summary of data analysis. It often includes visualizations such as charts and tables. Reports in Infoveave help you communicate data-driven insights effectively. They support informed decision-making processes.
Retention Settings
Retention Settings is a new feature in Infoveave that streamlines log management and enhances data flow efficiency. With Retention Settings, you can easily optimize your data retention requirements for logs and Workflow status. It also helps you instantly clear cache on the Infoveave Datasource, ensuring that data is up to date and improving overall system performance.
Roles
Infoveave Roles allow you to create custom roles, control access to features in detail, and tailor user privileges based on your organization’s needs. Here is a step-by-step guide to managing roles within the Administration section of Infoveave.
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SciPyR
SciPyR in Infoveave provides advanced analytics for custom analysis using programming languages such as Python and R. This capability enables you to run large statistical models and enhance various operational components. It helps you build plans, strategies, and campaigns with greater accuracy and foresight.
Server Statistics
Infoveave Server Statistics provide you with real-time information on the server unit. The server statistics display data on Infoveave CPU utilization, indicating the percentage of processing capacity currently in use. The processor count helps ensure efficient multitasking and workload distribution. You can also view the allocated and in-use Infoveave Memory and System Memory.
SMTP Settings
Infoveave uses its own SMTP server to send reports and other email-based services. Setting up a custom SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) connection in Infoveave enables you to send emails from the platform using your preferred email server. This feature is particularly useful for notifications, alerts, and sharing reports.
Statistical Analysis
It is the process of using math and statistics to study data and find patterns or relationships within it. It helps in making predictions and drawing conclusions based on the data.
Studio
Studio is a powerful module for creating and managing data sources, Infoboards, and reports. It provides a central hub for designing and integrating data, creating interactive Infoboards, and generating visually appealing reports. Studio empowers users to leverage data effectively for analysis and visualization purposes.
Studio User
Studio user has advanced access and capabilities. They can create and manage data sources, design interactive Infoboards, and generate reports. Studio users have extensive privileges for in-depth data analysis and visualization.
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Tags
Tags help you organize and categorize Infoveave assets by assigning specific attributes or characteristics. Tags offer a flexible way to label items, helping you manage the assets effectively. You can use tags to categorize items based on a wide range of attributes such as status, priority, topic, or any other relevant characteristic. Tags allow you to quickly filter and analyze data, helping you gain valuable insights and make informed decisions.
Targets and Thresholds
In Infoveave, Targets and Thresholds help you define significant points in your data and notify you when a measure reaches a specific level. A Target enables you to visualize the difference between the desired score and the actual measure of an indicator on a certain date. Thresholds define a normal range of measures for an indicator and alert you when specific events occur, such as when a measure reaches an all-time high or low.
Template Reports
Use the Infoveave Add-in for MS Office to simplify the process of creating template reports. You can import all widgets and Infoboards directly from Infoveave into your Microsoft Office tools and build template-based reports using your data.
Tiers
Tiers in Infoveave play an important role in helping you manage your data effectively. They ensure that sensitive information is protected and that resources are allocated appropriately based on the importance of the data. By assigning data to different tiers, you can apply specific policies, controls, and protections to each tier based on its classification. Tiers also help you prioritize your data management efforts. Additionally, tiers streamline data management processes such as data retention and disposal by providing clear guidelines for how long each tier of data should be retained.
Trash
The Trash page serves as a centralized recovery area for all items deleted anywhere in Infoveave. Whenever a connection, a Datasource, a query, a workflow, or any other object is removed, it is moved here and retained for a configurable grace period.
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Value
In a What-If formula, a value refers to a numerical or percentage assigned to a specific element within the formula, allowing users to manipulate inputs and assess the resulting impact on calculations.
Variables
Infoboard variables are dynamic components that help you define and create custom types of data inputs. You can use these variables in calculated columns for enhanced data analysis, custom calculations, and interactive Infoboards or simulations.
Version history
The version history feature allows you to view and manage different saved versions of a workflow. You can compare any two versions side by side to identify the changes made. Each version is listed with a timestamp, and you can select, download, or delete a version as needed.
View
A View in Infoveave works as a custom tooltip that enhances data previews, transforming standard tooltips into dynamic insights. Unlike basic tooltips, a View allows you to use interactive widgets or visualizations for deeper analysis without leaving the page.
Viewer
A viewer user, is the user with limited access and primarily focuses on reviewing and consuming insights and information. They can view shared Infoboards, explore insights, and review shared elements without the ability to create or modify data sources, Infoboards, or reports. Viewer users are intended for decision-makers who need access to relevant information without the risk of unintended modifications.
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Webhook trigger
The Webhook trigger allows Workflows to be triggered by HTTP requests sent from external systems. This trigger enables seamless integration with other applications and systems. It allows Workflows to be initiated based on external events or data changes. You can configure the Webhook trigger to listen for specific HTTP requests and trigger the Workflow accordingly. This trigger is useful for building automated Workflows that respond to external events such as data updates or notifications from other systems.
What-If Analysis
Analysis of a What-If Formulae with applied filters is known as What-If Analysis. You have the ability to adjust or modify the values of the variables used in the What-If Formulae while performing a What-If Analysis. This also allows you to explore a broader range of scenarios by running various analysis conditions. What-If Analysis helps you define and manage the parameters for different scenarios and set alerts.
What-If Formulae
The What-If Formulae help you explore different scenarios using one or more formulas on measures, expressions, and fixed values. They use the goal-seeking method to provide suggestions. In other words, if you don’t know the input value for an expression but know the desired result, the What-If Formulae suggest inputs to help you achieve it. You can also apply filters to the What-If Formulae based on dimensions available in the Datasource.
Widget Configuration
The Widget Configuration tab in the Customize panel consists of four sections – Basic, Interactions, Fixed filters, and Linked reports.
Widget Customization
The Widget Customization tab in Infoveave enables you to tailor the appearance and behavior of widgets to suit your specific data visualization and analysis needs.
Widget statistics
The Widget statistics feature in Infoveave provides a comprehensive overview of detailed information about your widget activities. This includes the Name, Created by, Infoboards Count, and Infoboards. The feature allows you to apply date range filters to analyze specific periods by selecting start and end dates with granularity options.
Workflows
Infoveave workflows let you automate and streamline your data processes. These processes range from ingestion to visualization. A workflow is a sequence of connected activities that automates business-critical tasks such as data acquisition, analysis, and reporting.
Workflow Alerts
Workflow Execution Status
The Workflow Execution Status in Infoveave is your go-to resource for monitoring and staying updated on the status of various workflows within the system. It provides valuable information about the status of workflows such as success, failure, or running. You can take relevant actions on a workflow based on its execution status, such as providing corrected data or re-running the workflow.
Workflow alerts are essential components that help you ensure timely communication, monitor workflow performance, and maintain data integrity in workflows. They ensure timely communication by notifying users of important events through email.
Workflow Start trigger
The Workflow Start trigger allows you to start the Workflow manually through an interface. You can upload an array of JSON data or multiple files to initiate a Workflow. This functionality allows you to manually input data or upload files that contain the necessary information to start the Workflow process. Workflow Start triggers are ideal for Workflows that need to be initiated on demand.
Workflow Variables
Workflow variables are dynamic components that help you define and create custom types of data inputs that you can use in Workflow activities. These variables can hold different types of information such as text, numbers, dates, boolean values, or complex structured data (JSON). They allow you to store and manage data dynamically throughout the execution of Workflow processes.