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Running the application
Alpana Update File Dependency » Running the application
The application runs as a Windows service called “AlpanaDependencyUpdate”. This allows to run jobs even when no user is logged in. To start configuring Jobs and start/stop the Service, run the “Alpana Update File Dependency” shortcut : When…
Running jobs
Alpana Update File Dependency » Jobs » Running jobs
Run Automatically Jobs can be run automatically when Enabled. *Jobs are not Enabled by default. To Enable a Job, check the Enabled box : To Disable a Job, uncheck the Enabled box : Run Manually To manually force the update now, click the Upload button…
The data Buffer
Alpana Designer » Connecting to Data » The data Buffer
Introduction : What is the Buffer ? The primary source for data in Alpana is a database (SQL Server, Oracle). When a Dashboard requires data from a Data Source that is based only on database Connections, the query is composed by Alpana and executed directly on the…
Configuring the query
Alpana Designer » Aveva Insight » Querying Insight » Configuring the query
Insight allows many ways to query the data. To make users feel at home, Alpana replicates these configuration options in the query configuration. See the next chapters for details.
Browsing the Dashboards
Alpana Server » Dashboards » Browsing the Dashboards
The Dashboards list is composed of : a Search bar at the top the list of Categories on the left the list of Dashboards from the selected Category on the right Browsing Categories and listing Dashboards Click on a Category to select it. The Dashboards from…
Browsing the Tenants
Alpana Server » Administration » Tenant Management » Browsing the Tenants
Tenants list The Tenants list shows all Tenants : Tenants can be searched by name and/or creation time by using the search bar at the top. The paginated list can be sorted by : Tenancy code name Tenant name Active status Creation time Actions menu Each…
using the Data Preview
Alpana Designer » Transforming Data » Fetching Data » using the Data Preview
Previewing data When the Data Source definition is updated, the bottom main area shows a data preview : Loading more data rows In order to improve performance while editing the Data Source, only a few data rows are fetched. By default, only the first 100 data…
Opening the Filter Editor
Alpana Designer » Transforming Data » Filtering Data » Opening the Filter Editor
Add or Edit Filters To add Filters to a Data Source or edit existing filters, press the “Open Filter Editor” funnel icon in the top toolbar : See the presence of Filters When a filter is applied on a DataSource, the Filter button is colored : Each…
HTML in the Grid
Alpana Designer » Widget Properties Reference » Grid » HTML in the Grid
Introduction The Grid Widget will display any text content as HTML (provided there is no conflict with the page structure, styles, scripts, etc). There is no clear boundaries of what is supported and what might break a dashboard, and you should make tests for the…
using the Widget Preview
Alpana Designer » Configuring a Widget » Widget Data Binding » using the Widget Preview
Widget Preview When editing a Widget, the middle part of the window contains a live Widget preview. Every time you make a change to the Widget configuration, the Widget Preview is refreshed to reflect that change. This preview is interactive and can be used to…
Opening the Filter Editor
Alpana Designer » Configuring a Widget » Widget-level Filtering » Opening the Filter Editor
Add or Edit Filters To add Filters to a Widget or edit existing filters, press the “Open Widget Filter Editor” funnel icon in the top toolbar : See the presence of Filters When a filter is applied on a Widget, the Filter button is colored : …
Configuring the Historian Query
Alpana Designer » Wonderware Historian » Creating Queries to Wonderware Historian » Configuring the Historian Query
Wonderware Historian allows many ways to query the data. To make users feel at home, Alpana replicates these configuration options in the query configuration. See the next chapters for details.
Renaming the Query Table
Alpana Designer » Wonderware Historian » Creating Queries to Wonderware Historian » Renaming the Query Table
The Query Table can be renamed so that it has a meaningful name inside the Data Source configuration :
Renaming the Query Table
Alpana Designer » Aveva Insight » Querying Insight » Renaming the Query Table
The Query Table can be renamed so that it has a meaningful name inside the Data Source configuration :
Configuring the query result
Alpana Designer » Aveva Insight » Querying Insight » Configuring the query result
The Insight Connection presents its Result in a table. Some default fields are always displayed, and some additional fields can be added, to help add more context to the data. Data Fields The following fields are returned by default : FQN : the fully qualified name…
Authentication to the API
Alpana Server » API » Authentication to the API
Getting code snippets for authentication Getting an authentication token Authentification to the API is documented in each Tenant under the menu API > Authentication Perform the documented query with a valid username/password combination in order to get an…
Editing the Homepage Layout
Alpana Server » Homepages and Pinning Widgets » Editing the Homepage Layout
After Pinning Widgets to the Homepage, you can manually arrange the layout. *Note : If a full Dashboard is pinned, the layout cannot be modified. Moving a Widget To move a Widget to the desired place, grab it by the title and drag it : Resizing a Widget To…
Browsing the Runtime Connections
Alpana Server » Runtime Connections » Browsing the Runtime Connections
The Runtime Connections list is composed of : a Search bar at the top the list of Folders on the left the list of Runtime Connections from the selected Folder on the right Browsing Folders and listing Runtime Connections Click on a Folder to select it. The…
Opening the Parameters Editor
Alpana Designer » Using Dashboard Parameters » Managing Parameters » Opening the Parameters Editor
How to open From the Dashboard activity tab In the top bar, use the Edit Filters icon : From a “Use Parameter” configuration In many places where a Parameter can be used, a list icon acts as shortcut to open the Parameters Editor : This appears…
Configuring Widgets on the Layout
Alpana Designer » Dashboard Layout » Configuring Widgets on the Layout
Layout canvas Widgets are laid out on a bi-dimensional (2D) canvas. In Alpana Designer, the layout is configurable in the center part of the Dashboard activity tab : This is where you will configure the Widget’s position and size. Navigating the…
getting and browsing the Connection schema
Alpana Designer » Transforming Data » Fetching Data » getting and browsing the Connection schema
Browsing the Connection schema In order to get data from an object in the Connection, you will need to browse the Connection schema. To do so, click on the Connection on the left, and use the + icons to navigate the schema tree : Selecting the database…
Configuring the aggregation of number fields
Alpana Designer » Configuring a Widget » Widget Data Binding » Configuring the aggregation of number fields
Introduction Most Widgets have configuration fields that require to generate a single number for each corresponding shape in the Widget. Examples : Chart : the chart line Y position of each point TreeMap : the rectangle relative size for each…
Configure the grouping of category fields
Alpana Designer » Configuring a Widget » Widget Data Binding » Configure the grouping of category fields
Introduction Most Widgets have configuration fields that are used to generate separate shapes. These fields are used to group numerical fields together and generate a single shape for each context combination. Examples : Chart : the chart column category (x…
Selecting a Tenant or the Host
Alpana Server » Login and User Profile » Selecting a Tenant or the Host
The login screen allows to select which Tenant to connect to, or allows to connect to the Host. Selecting a Tenant To login to a Tenant, you must first enter that Tenant’s name on the login screen. Click on “Current Tenant” : Change : In the…
Removing a table from the Data Source
Alpana Designer » Transforming Data » Fetching Data » Removing a table from the Data Source
You can remove an object (Table, View, etc, …) from the Data Source by clicking the cross on the top right of the table : If the table is in a relationship with other tables and removing it breaks Join conditions, a confirmation dialog appears : All…
Binding to Real-Time Data
Alpana Designer » Configuring a Widget » Widget Data Binding » Binding to Real-Time Data
Introduction Instead of binding Widget data to a Alpana Data Source, you can configure it to accept Real-Time Data. Instead, it lets you create a Widget with no Data Source, and then you can push data directly into the Widget, using the Alpana web API. The general…
Components and Architecture of Alpana
About Alpana » Components and Architecture of Alpana
Installable components Alpana Platform is composed of : Alpana Designer : the development tool for creating Data Sources, Widgets, Dashboards Alpana Server : the website deployed for sharing content Alpana Mobile : the mobile app used for viewing on mobile…
General API help and troubleshooting
Alpana Server » API » General API help and troubleshooting
Permissions To work with the API, the user must have the required permissions on the Tenant : API permissions desired object permissions : for example, for API queries on Schedules, the user must have permissions on Schedules API location The API responds on the…
Pre-Requisites
Alpana Server » Installation » Pre-Requisites
This section explains the system requirements to run Alpana Server. Alpana Server Pre-Requisites : Software Operating System Windows OS (x64) : Windows Server : 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 (see note below) Windows 10 (Version 1607+) !Important : A server OS is…
Start / Stop IIS websites
Alpana Server » Maintenance and Migration » Start / Stop IIS websites
Alpana Server deploys websites in Microsoft IIS : Alpana3App : the back-end site Alpana3Client : the front-end site You can start/stop/restart those websites by using the IIS management tools. When the machine restarts, the started/stopped state of the sites is…
Background Jobs
Alpana Server » Administration » Background Jobs
(new in version 2020 R1) Introduction Long-running tasks are managed by a Background Jobs manager : manual dashboard exports, manual data import from files, etc If the job fails, it is retried once. Results are communicated through the Notifications. This allows a…
Login
Alpana Mobile » Usage » Login
Login screen The login screen allows you to enter your login credentials. From there, you can also change the tenancy name and reset the server address. Login behavior After your fist connection, the application will securely save your credentials and will…
Settings
Alpana Mobile » Usage » Settings
Accessing In the Alpana application, Settings can be accessed from the menu icon Choose My settings option. Settings menu The settings menu allows to change : Account password Application language : Changing server interface language. *Le language…
Tenancy
Alpana Mobile » Usage » Tenancy
Single tenancy In the case of single tenancy, the application will try to set “Default” as tenancy name at first launch as is it the default tenant in the Alpana solution. If your company changed the “Default” name for something else you will…
Deleting a Job
Alpana Update File Dependency » Jobs » Deleting a Job
To delete a Job, click the Remove button in front of it : !This will remove the Job permanently. If instead you want to disable it temporarily, just Disable it.
Anti-virus and Firewall set up
Alpana Designer » Installation » Anti-virus and Firewall set up
Ports Port 5001 must be available for Alpana Designer. This is where the previews are running. Anti-virus Alpana Designer may make queries to external IP addresses (for fetching data from data sources, for example on port 1433 for SQL). This may be detected as…
Un-Installing
Alpana Server » Installation » Un-Installing
Tips Don’t lose your license ! Before un-installing, perform a license de-activation in order to be able to re-use your license later. Avoid a reboot If you don’t stop the application, Windows will probably require you to reboot. If you don’t want…
Client-Side Hooks
Alpana Server » API » Client-Side Hooks
Alpana provides hooks to let you implement custom behavior when you embed inside your application. You can subscribe to be notified of the event in Javascript, and get event properties. !Authentication is not explained here, and should be managed by your application…
Source File
Alpana Update File Dependency » Jobs » Configuring a Job » Source File
Selecting the Source file means selecting the path where you want to fetch the new file that will replace the current dependency. To configure the Source File, click the “…” button and browse for a desired file : !Important : If you plan to…
Architecture
Alpana Server » About Alpana server » Architecture
This chapters explains the components of Alpana Server. Alpana Server is a website that deploys on Microsoft IIS and stores data to databases in Microsoft SQL Server. Websites Alpana Server runs two websites on Microsoft IIS : the Back-End Site the Front-End…
Alpana Server
Alpana Server
Alpana Server is a website application that allows to make use of the content created with Alpana Designer : display and interact with visualizations, export, notify, socialize. Securely share your Dashboards and Widgets to any modern web browser. Dashboards can be…
Refreshing / Updating Filters
Alpana Server » API » Remote Actions » Refreshing / Updating Filters
Scenarios Refreshing You want to remotely force a refresh on any widget from any dashboard currently open in a browser. This can be because you want event-based refresh. This can be because you want very fast refresh (almost “live”) on some widgets. You…
Multitenancy
Alpana Server » About Alpana server » Multitenancy
Alpana Server is a multi-Tenant application. This means that a single instance of Alpana Server can manage any number of customer-facing isolated instances. What Is Multi-Tenancy? The term “software multitenancy” refers to a software architecture in…
Troubleshooting
Alpana OMI App » Troubleshooting
Migrating Updating Alpana may cause visual change in Alpana dashboard embeded inside OMI View. If you encounter some visual trouble, you will have to: Close all OMI Clients connected to the view app Undeploy OMI View App Object Deploy OMI View App Object Restart…
Login and User Profile
Alpana Server » Login and User Profile
Alpana Server allows users to login to the application to share content. This section explains how to login and how to use the user-specific features.
Designer-level Settings
Alpana Designer » Dashboard Settings and Publication » Designer-level Settings
Alpana Designer maintains some application settings. See the below chapters for more details.
About Alpana server
Alpana Server » About Alpana server
Alpana Server is a web server that allows to share and manage your Alpana content (Dashboards, Widgets, Data Sources). After creating content in Alpana Designer, you simply push it to Alpana Server. This is called Publishing. Securely share your Dashboards and Widgets…
General upgrade procedure for v3
About Alpana » Upgrading » General upgrade procedure for v3
Introduction : limits of applicability This procedure only applies if you are upgrading from Alpana Server v3.0 or newer. Upgrading from older versions requires manual steps detailed elsewhere. Some v3 upgrades may still require specific attention or manual steps.…
Alpana Designer
Alpana Designer
Alpana Designer is used to create the content of Alpana (Widgets, Dashboards, Data Sources). Drag and drop widgets into the interface and manipulate your data right away. The desktop application allows you full autonomy. Once the Dashboard ready, share with your…
Settings
Alpana Update File Dependency » Settings
Opening Settings To manage application settings, click the tab Settings : Starting the Service and the Engine When you start the application for the first time, you need to start the Windows service, and the update engine. The Settings window also allows to see…
Installing
Alpana Server » Installation » Installing
Important !Before installing, make sure you meet the Pre-Requisites. *Alpana Server will create folders and SQL databases. Download installer See here to download the installer. Running the Alpana Server installer Login with administrator rights to the machine…
Alpana Update File Dependency
Alpana Update File Dependency
Alpana dashboards rely on dependencies when they use an external file. Sometimes, you need to update one such dependency. For example : when you need to update the content of an Excel file on a published dashboard without having to re-publish the dashboard. You have…
Jobs
Alpana Update File Dependency » Jobs
The application will run Jobs that update the file dependencies of Dashboards, based on conditions. To access the Jobs configuration, click the tab Configuration and log in if necessary :
Value-based Colors
Alpana Designer » Transforming Data » Value-based Settings » Value-based Colors
Goal The “Value-based color” mechanism allows to bind a central unique value for a color based on a Data Source field value. For example, you may want to associate colors to values in the “Machine State” field : value “Downtime”…
Email (SMTP)
Alpana Server » Administration » Host-level Settings » Email (SMTP)
Alpana can send e-mails to users, and requires to configure the e-mail sending for the following usage : user activation recovering forgotten passwords sending exports through Schedules receiving notifications To manage e-mail settings, go to the Host, in…
Connecting To Alpana
Alpana Update File Dependency » Connecting To Alpana
To log in or log out to your Alpana Server, click the tab Configuration : Log in Fill in the login information and click Connect : These credentials will be remembered by the application and will be used to run the Jobs. Host URL of the Alpana Server with…
External Login
Alpana Server » Administration » Host-level Settings » External Login
You can let users login using external authentication authorities, through SSO. This allows : to create Alpana Server accounts from external authorities, and from a single click to login to those Alpana Server accounts by relying on external authorities, and from a…
Dashboard Page
Alpana Mobile » Usage » Dashboard Page
Once logged in, the application navigate you to the dashboard page. Here, you can browse through all the dashboard saved into your server. This page is divided into five different tabs in appearing order: Favorites Recent Categories Public All The dashboard…
Real Time Widgets Data
Alpana Server » API » Remote Actions » Real Time Widgets Data
Scenario You want to instantly send values inside a Widget, but you don’t want to configure this Widget with a Data Source. For example, the data does not exist in storage, but your application holds it and sends it live into the published Widget. Example : You…
Host-level Features
Alpana Server » Administration » License Management » Host-level Features
Depending on your license type, some features may be activated at the Host level. Login to the Host and browse to Features : Check the required Features and click Save : !Important : After changing the allocated features, you must restart the application (from IIS…
Setup
Alpana Mobile » Installation » Setup
Address At first launch you will be prompted to enter Alpana Sever address. The format of your input should exactly match the address set for your server. For instance, if your server has been set to ignore the “www”, you should ignore them in your…
Importing in WSP 2017 U3
Alpana OMI App » Importing » Importing in WSP 2017 U3
This page details importing the Alpana app for InTouch OMI 2017 Update 3. Upgrading !Important Notes – Please read carefully! If you already have the Alpana App installed, please follow the below instructions to upgrade. Backup the App Back up your current…
Widgets
Alpana Server » Widgets
Widgets are basic bricks of construction for Dashboards.. They are created using Alpana Designer. “Publishing a Widget” means pushing it to Alpana Server to make it available to other users on the platform. Publishing Widgets can be useful for several…
Login to Alpana Server
Alpana Designer » Dashboard Settings and Publication » Designer-level Settings » Login to Alpana Server
Alpana Designer can log in to Alpana Server. This is useful for importing/exporting objects to Alpana Server from the Alpana Designer interface. Logging in To login, click the profile icon on the top right of the Alpana Designer Window and click Log In : The Login…
Actions
Alpana Server » Schedule Management » Creating a Schedule » Actions
The Action defines what will be executed when the Trigger happens. There are two types of Actions : Refresh open dashboards This will force open the Dashboards of the Target users to refresh. This is useful for implementing even-based refresh : You have a…
API Origins Whitelist
Alpana Server » Administration » Host-level Settings » API Origins Whitelist
Why Querying or embedding a content from Alpana into another website requires to be allowed from Alpana. This is called Cross-origin resource sharing , see also Same-origin policy. If you fail to do so, you won’t be able to query or embed Alpana content from…
Installation Troubleshooting
Alpana Server » Troubleshooting » Installation Troubleshooting
installation logs After Alpana installation, you will be prompted with a windows that ask you if you want to save installation log file : *If you get any trouble during the installation, the support will need the installation log file. Get the Alpana Server…
Troubleshooting
Alpana Update File Dependency » Troubleshooting
Logs Application logs are available in the tab Logs : They contain the history of run jobs and useful messages upon failure. Common Issues Buffer refresh settings Since Alpana v3.2, it is no longer necessary to set the Connection with Buffer refresh settings…
2020 R2 Patch 1
About Alpana » Release Notes » 2020 R2 Patch 1
Release notes of items completed between Alpana 2020 R2 and 2020 R2 Patch 1 Alpana Server and Alpana Designer have been upgraded from 3.3.1.17 to 3.3.1.20 Alpana Update File Dependency has been upgraded from 1.1.0.2 to 1.1.1.0 Introduction Version 2020 R2 Patch 1 is…
Creating / Editing Stories
Alpana Server » Stories » Creating / Editing Stories
In order to show Stories, you will have to create or modify them. Creating New Story using the Add new story button will open the creation popup. The popup contains : Name : The name that will be displayed in the Stories list. Theme : What theme will be…
Getting Started
About Alpana » Getting Started
Getting started with Alpana is easy, and the summary below should help you follow the steps. Getting Alpana Contact your official Distributor to get a license. If you don’t know who is your official Distributor, get in touch with us at information@code192.com…
2020 R2
About Alpana » Release Notes » 2020 R2
Release notes of items completed between Alpana 2020 R1 and 2020 R2 Alpana Server and Alpana Designer have been upgraded from 3.3.0.25 to 3.3.1.17 Alpana Update File Dependency has been upgraded from 1.1.0.2 to 1.1.1.0 Introduction Version 2020 R2 is a minor release…
Post-Installation
Alpana Server » Installation » Post-Installation
The steps required to activate and configure the application after installation are listed below. Startup If you didn’t start the website during the installation procedure, manually start the Alpana3App and Alpana3Client websites from Microsoft IIS Management…
Pre-Requisites
Alpana Designer » Installation » Pre-Requisites
This section explains the system requirements to run Alpana Designer. Software Requirements The following minimum software requirements are necessary to run Alpana Designer : Operating System Windows OS (x64) : Windows 10+ Windows Server 2012R2+ Microsoft .NET…
2021 R1
About Alpana » Release Notes » 2021 R1
Release notes of items completed between 2020 R2 Patch 1 and 2021 R1 Alpana Server and Alpana Designer have been upgraded from 3.3.1.20 to 3.4.0.3 Alpana Update File Dependency has been upgraded from 1.1.0.2 to 1.2.0.1 Introduction Version 2021R1 is a major release…
Widget Auto-refresh
Alpana Designer » Dashboard Settings and Publication » Dashboard-level Settings » Widget Auto-refresh
What is Auto-Refresh At runtime, when the Dashboard loads in the browser, data is fetched from the data sources and Widgets are drawn. After this, if the user doesn’t interact with the Dashboard, no new data is fetched and the data displayed can become…
Update Mode
Alpana Update File Dependency » Jobs » Configuring a Job » Update Mode
Selecting the update Mode means choosing when you want the update to happen. *If you are updating a file data dependency (Excel, CSV), then since Alpana v3.2 you no longer need to configure a Buffer refresh on the Dashboard Connection. By default, each update will…
2021 R2
About Alpana » Release Notes » 2021 R2
Release notes of items completed between 2021 R1 and 2021 R2 Alpana Server and Alpana Designer have been upgraded from 3.4.0.3 to 3.4.1.19 Alpana Update File Dependency has been upgraded from 1.2.0.1 to 1.2.1.2 Introduction Version 2021R2 is a minor release and…
Server usage logs
Alpana Server » Troubleshooting » Server usage logs
From the Administration menu of Alpana Server, logs are available, both at the Host level and at the Tenant level. Operation logs The Operation Logs list all operations performed on the application : authenticating, changing settings, etc Operations Logs are located…
Configuring interactions
Alpana OMI App » Configuring » Configuring interactions
What are bindings In addition to just displaying a Widget or Dashboard, you can also let your InTouch application interact with it. Bindings allow you to define a relationship between a Alpana Parameter and a ArchestrA Attribute. To select configure interactions,…
v3.0.2.x
About Alpana » Release Notes » v3.0.2.x
Release notes of items completed between Alpana v3.0.1.1 and v3.0.2.2 Upgrading Alpana Server install upgrade from v3 To upgrade Alpana Server from v3.0.1.1, first un-install the previous version from Windows Control Panel, as documented here. License upgrade !An…
Upgrading from an older v2 to v3.0
About Alpana » Upgrading » Upgrading from an older v2 to v3.0
Introduction : limits of applicability This procedure only applies if you are upgrading from Alpana Server version number starting with v2 Dashboards migration Notice of incompatibility Due to internal changes for supporting new features, two component from…
2020 R1
About Alpana » Release Notes » 2020 R1
Release notes of items completed between Alpana v3.2.3.3 and 2020 R1 Alpana Update File Dependency has been upgraded from v1.0.2.1 to 1.1.0.2 Alpana Real Time Data has been upgraded from v1.0.2.1 to 1.1.0.2 Introduction Version 2020 R1 is the first big release of the…
v3.2.1
About Alpana » Release Notes » v3.2.1
Release notes of items completed between Alpana v3.1.2.1 and v3.2.1.5 Alpana Update File Dependency has been upgraded from v1.0.0.4 to v1.0.2.1 New Pre-Requisites IIS Express is no longer necessary as a pre-requisite of Alpana Designer. It may be uninstalled…
SQL Server
Alpana Designer » Connecting to Data » Connection types » SQL Server
Versions This connector can be used to get data from local or remote Microsoft SQL Server installations with the following versions : Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and later Microsoft SQL Server Express 2012 and later Selecting Connection Type In the “Create…
v3.1.0
About Alpana » Release Notes » v3.1.0
Release notes of items completed between Alpana and v3.0.2.2 and v3.1.0.7 Upgrading New Pre-Requisites Alpana Server and Designer v3.1.0.7 now require .NET Framework 4.8 Alpana Server install upgrade from v3 To upgrade Alpana Server from v3.0.2.2, see Upgrading…
Functions reference
Alpana Designer » Transforming Data » Calculating Expressions » Functions reference
*Important : the exact behavior of each function depends on the database engine that is running them. The same function can have a different behavior depending on whether it is used on an Oracle Connection, or MS SQL, or SQLite (Designer buffer). Below is a list of…
Note on data storage
Alpana Designer » Connecting to Data » Alpana data model » Note on data storage
Alpana generally doesn’t replicate data. Alpana Dashboards, Data Sources and Connections generally don’t contain the data itself. They only contain information on how to query the data sources and prepare the data on the fly. Each Dashboard contains the…
Backup
Alpana Server » Maintenance and Migration » Backup
Introduction Two elements of Alpana Server must be backed up : the Alpana Server database, named AlpanaDb by default the dashboards folder located in the installation folder, by default C:\inetpub\alpana3\, inside \app\App_Data\Published\ Backup *To perform a…
Link To URL
Alpana Designer » Configuring a Widget » Interactions » Link To URL
Introduction Most Widgets can be configured as a link to a URL : when the user clicks on the Widget, the URL is opened. It is possible to configure the URL to be generated dynamically : when the user clicks on different parts of the Widget, different URLs are…
Importing in WSP 2020
Alpana OMI App » Importing » Importing in WSP 2020
This page details importing the Alpana app for InTouch OMI 2020. For WSP 2020, the Alpana app is provided as an ArchestrA object .aaPKG. Adding the New App To import the Alpana app in ArchestrA : Start the ArchestrA IDE and connect to the galaxy. Import the…
Viewing Stories
Alpana Server » Stories » Viewing Stories
Once the Stories is opened, you will get the list of created Stories. You can Manage your Stories or launch them. In the action menu, you will manage the selected story : Launch : To start viewing the story Update : To edit the story Get Link : To get the URL…
Configuration
Alpana Designer » Widget Properties Reference » Static Widgets » PDF viewer » Configuration
Selecting PDF file There are two Modes for selecting a PDF file to display : Single file : a single file is displayed, always the same, and cannot be changed at runtime. Based on parameter value : a single file is displayed at a time, selected from a list of…
Visualizing Parameter binding
Alpana Designer » Using Dashboard Parameters » Managing Parameters » Visualizing Parameter binding
See the references to a Parameter There are many ways to use a Parameter (see the following chapters). To see a summary of all p laces where a Parameter is used, click on the Parameter name under the “Parameters Bindings” list : The list at the bottom…
Configuring style
Alpana Designer » Widget Properties Reference » Filter Widgets » RangeNavigator » Configuring style
Background Chart style The style of the background chart can be changed by selecting from the Basic Settings > Series Type list : Axis Interval Type (new in 2020 R1) This configures the labels that will be displayed on the time (X) axis : Years : only the…
Dashboard Preview
Alpana Designer » Dashboard Settings and Publication » Dashboard Preview
When working in Alpana Designer, you can easily preview your work in the Dashboard Preview. *This is useful for testing interactions and making sure the dashboard layout is correct before Publishing. This Dashboard Preview is local, so you don’t need access to…
Webhook Subscriptions
Alpana Server » Administration » Webhook Subscriptions
(new in version 2020 R2) Introduction You can use events in Alpana Server to trigger workflows in external tools, thanks to Webhooks. When the event happens, Alpana Server sends a query to your web API and includes information about the event. *Note : Hosting and…
License troubleshooting
Alpana Server » Troubleshooting » License troubleshooting
Alpana became “unlicensed” You may see the following message when logging-in to a Tenant : “Alpana is currently unlicensed. Please contact your administrator.” There are several possible explanations for this. License is managed at the Host…
CSV
Alpana Designer » Connecting to Data » Connection types » CSV
Formats Although “CSV” means “Comma-Separated Values”, Alpana supports other separators than comma : Comma : “ , “ Semicolon : “ ; “ Space : “ “ Tab : “ “ *The maximum file…
Browsing for Tags
Alpana Designer » Aveva Insight » Querying Insight » Picking Tags » Browsing for Tags
Start browsing for Tags Click on the Browsing tab (open by default) to start browsing for tags to pick : Navigating the Tag hierarchy The Insight Tag hierarchy is presented in a tree on the left, organized by the Location property of the Tag. Click on a +/- in…