The Birst User Group (BUG) will be hosting our third Birst Fridays Event on the first Friday in March. By popular demand, this month the session will be held a few hours earlier, on March 5, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET, in order to accommodate our colleagues in other time zones. And since […]
The Birst User Group (BUG) will be hosting our second Birst Fridays Event on the first Friday in February, February 5, from 12 to 2 PM ET. This online monthly two-hour community virtual forum is facilitated by current and legacy Infor Birst Services resources. Each forum will take place on the first business Friday of […]
When editing a Birst Query Language (BQL) query or viewing Birst processing logs, my preferred text editor is Notepad++. One of the many handy features it has is the ability to highlight text appropriately for dozens of programming languages, plus it allows users to create their own language files. Download this file and follow the […]
Announcing Agile Dragon Consulting’s Dragon Grid, a set of embeddable, customizable grids (tabular reports) for use with Birst Some Early Introductions and Features If you are an experienced Infor Birst Developer or end user, you by now have a huge appreciation for Birst’s ability to integrate data from multiple sources, support thousands of users, and […]
Announcing Agile Dragon Consulting’s Ziptelligence, a zip code-level map data visualization tool Some Early Introductions and Features As a Birst Services resource I have worked on many projects and, as I’ve implemented again and again, I’ve found that there are certain things that seem like they should be easy to the client or user but, […]
Part 4: How was it done? This post will describe, step-by-step, the methods we used to develop this solution in Birst. Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series laid out the client’s requirements for the project and showed each of the dashboards, described why Infor Birst was the right tool for the job, and […]
Part 2: Why Infor Birst? This post explores why Birst was uniquely qualified to meet the needs of this specific project. In Part 1 of this blog series laid out the client’s requirements for the project and showed each of the dashboards. Parts 3 and 4 will explore why we were able to succeed in […]
Part 3: Why did we succeed? This post will examine Birst’s Big 6, the key drivers of analytics success, and how the presence of these elements helped to ensure this project’s success. Parts 1 & 2 laid out the client’s requirements for the project, showed each of the dashboards, and described why Infor Birst was […]
If you have spent any time creating an Infor Birst dashboard I would bet that you have spent hours fiddling with trying to get everything lined up to the pixel (or maybe that’s just me?). I’ve found a free Chrome extension that makes the process of lining up all my reports, KPI’s, and embedded filters […]
Part 1: An Overview of the Project and the Birst Solution. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been in the news every day throughout the COVID-19 crisis. America has seen a critical shortage of items such as masks and gloves. So when the Infor Birst Services group approached Agile Dragon Consulting to ask for our help […]