What is Yellowfin?
Yellowfin is an easy-to-use report writer for non-technical users, delivering drag-and-drop simplicity for formatting and data selection. With Yellowfin, you can access information from multiple data bases without special coding knowledge. This is easy because you work with data in business terms that are familiar to you without the need to understand complex technology principles.
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Here are some commonly used words that you will need to familiarize yourself with:
Dashboards
This is a space to display multiple reports and charts in one place, allowing for interactive features to be used across them all at once. See Dashboard Overview for more information.
Data Source
This is the database Yellowfin retrieves results from. Administrators create a Source Connection in order to access the data. See Data Sources for more information.
Instance
This is a single installation of Yellowfin running. Some systems may have multiple instances of Yellowfin running. In this case there is often a development instance, testing instance, and production instance. There may also be multiple instances for different production purposes, depending on requirements.
Integration
This is the process of combining Yellowfin with an existing OEM system to create a system that feels seamless to the end user. See Integration for more information.
Views
This is a metadata layer created by an administrator that sits between the source connection and Report Builder that defines the fields available to report writers and the join logic required to generate SQL queries. See Preparing Data using Views for more information.