From 4e41da2add95b90555087fd6373e9e0a193d854c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jbeficent Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:39:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [IMP] improve README.rst --- bi_view_editor/README.rst | 30 ++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/bi_view_editor/README.rst b/bi_view_editor/README.rst index 8d569646..c8617df4 100644 --- a/bi_view_editor/README.rst +++ b/bi_view_editor/README.rst @@ -6,27 +6,20 @@ BI View Editor ============== -The module BI View Editor is user-friendly tool (Query Builder) integrated in Odoo. -It creates views for Odoo 9, allowing the user to specify graphically the sources -and the attributes of the data-set to analyze, automating all the operations for -creating all the necessary low level Odoo objects. +BI View Editor is a tool integrated in Odoo that allows users define and +execute their own reports without the need to code. +Purpose: -It is intended for: +* The BI View Editor is used to create reports not already contained in the + standard Odoo, combining data from existing sources. -- Graphically define your analysis data-set -- Add new computed information to your data set -- Specify the visualization attributes -- Create the basis for a new data exploration method in Odoo - - -Benefits would be: - -- More freedom to consultants or end users to customize views -- No more external tools for data analysis -- Easy update of your BI reports -- No more external tools for data analysis +* It has been designed to be used by users with little or no knowledge of + the technical architecture of Odoo. Users visually link business objects + and select the fields to visualize. +* The BI View Editor offers users different types of representations, + including tree, graph, pivot views. Usage @@ -51,7 +44,7 @@ Known issues / Roadmap * Non-stored fields are not supported * Provide graph view for table relations -* Use the same concept (dinamically create list views) to build reports: generate an ad-hoc query object that displays the fields that you want for the report, for a given join query +* Extend the capabilities of the tree views (e.g. add sums) * Add possibility to store the BI view in user dashboard, like any other graph or cross table * Provide a tutorial (eg. a working example of usage) @@ -74,6 +67,7 @@ Contributors * Richard Dijkstra * Andrea Stirpe * Antonio Esposito +* Jordi Ballester Alomar Maintainer ----------