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<p>BI View Editor is a tool integrated in Odoo that allows users define and
<p>BI View Editor is a tool integrated in Odoo that allows users define and
execute their own reports without the need to code.</p>
execute their own reports without the need to code.</p>
<p>Purpose:</p>
<p>Purpose:</p>
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<p>To graphically design your analysis data-set:</p>
<p>To graphically design your analysis data-set:</p>
<ulclass="simple">
<ulclass="simple">
<li>From the Dashboards menu, select “Custom BI Views”</li>
<li>From the Dashboards menu, select “Custom BI Views”</li>
<li>Browse trough the business objects in the Query tab</li>
<li>Browse trough the business objects in the “Query Builder” tab</li>
<li>Pick the interesting fields (Drag & Drop)</li>
<li>Pick the interesting fields (Drag & Drop)</li>
<li>For each selected field, right-click on the Options column and select whether it’s a row, column or measure; if you want to remove the field from the list view, unflag the checkbox ´List´ in the Options column</li>
<li>For each selected field, right-click on the Options column and select whether
it’s a row, column or measure; if you want to remove the field from the list
view, unflag the checkbox ´List´ in the Options column</li>
<li>Save and click “Generate BI View”</li>
<li>Save and click “Generate BI View”</li>
<li>Click “Open BI View” to view the result</li>
<li>Click “Open BI View” to view the result</li>
<li>If module Dashboard (board) is installed, the standard “Add to My Dashboard” functionality would be available</li>
<li>Click “Create a menu” to create a new menu item directly linked to your new BI view (this feature is available in developer mode); when the BI view is reset back to draft this menu will be removed, and you will need to re-create the menu entry.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p>To access the created BI View with a dedicated menu:</p>
<ulclass="simple">
<li>If module Dashboard (board) is installed, the standard “Add to My Dashboard”
functionality would be available</li>
<li>Click “Create a menu” to create a new menu item directly linked to your new
BI view (this feature is available in developer mode); when the BI view is
reset back to draft this menu will be removed, and you will need to re-create
the menu entry.</li>
</ul>
<p>A more advanced UI is also available under the “Details” tab. It provides extra
possibilities for more advanced users, like to use LEFT JOIN instead of the
<li>Non-stored fields and many2many fields are not supported</li>
<li>Provide graph view for table relations</li>
<li>Extend the capabilities of the tree views (e.g. add sums)</li>
<li>Provide a tutorial (eg. a working example of usage)</li>
<li>Implement a more advanced UI, with possibilities to use LEFT JOIN as default instead of INNER JOIN</li>
<li>Find better ways to extend the <em>_auto_init()</em> without override</li>
<li>Possibly avoid the monkey patches</li>
<li>Data the user has no access to (e.g. in a multi company situation) can be viewed by making a view</li>
<li>Store the JSON data structure in ORM</li>
<li>Would be nice if models available to select when creating a view are limited to the ones that have intersecting groups (for non technical users)</li>
<li>Non-stored fields and many2many fields are not supported.</li>
<li>Provide a tutorial (eg. a working example of usage).</li>
<li>Find better ways to extend the <em>_auto_init()</em> without override.</li>
<li>Possibly avoid the monkey patches.</li>
<li>Data the user has no access to (e.g. in a multi company situation) can be
viewed by making a view. Would be nice if models available to select when
creating a view are limited to the ones that have intersecting groups.</li>
<li>Odoo Community Association: <aclass="reference external"href="https://github.com/OCA/maintainer-tools/blob/master/template/module/static/description/icon.svg">Icon</a>.</li>
<p>The development of this module has been financially supported by:</p>
<p>The development of this module for Odoo 11.0 has been financially supported by:</p>
<ulclass="simple">
<ulclass="simple">
<li>IDEAL Connaissances SAS <aclass="reference external"href="https://www.idealconnaissances.com">https://www.idealconnaissances.com</a></li>
<li>IDEAL Connaissances SAS <aclass="reference external"href="https://www.idealconnaissances.com">https://www.idealconnaissances.com</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<p>OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose
<p>OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose
mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and
mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and
promote its widespread use.</p>
promote its widespread use.</p>
<p>This module is part of the <aclass="reference external"href="https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/tree/11.0/bi_view_editor">OCA/reporting-engine</a> project on GitHub.</p>
<p>This module is part of the <aclass="reference external"href="https://github.com/OCA/reporting-engine/tree/12.0/bi_view_editor">OCA/reporting-engine</a> project on GitHub.</p>
<p>You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit <aclass="reference external"href="https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute">https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute</a>.</p>
<p>You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit <aclass="reference external"href="https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute">https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute</a>.</p>