Use this tutorial to connect to and use Yellowfin on your iOS device. Download and Install the Yellowfin AppYou can download the Yellowfin app from the Apple App store:
Set Up a ConnectionHere's how you can set up a connection to your Yellowfin instance on your iOS device. - Open the Yellowfin App.
- Tap on the main menu icon in the top-left corner.
- Choose Connections.
- Tap on the Add button in the top-right corner.
Next, you need to provide details of your Yellowfin instance. Use the following table to understand each of the connection fields:
Field name | Description |
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Connection name | Name the connection to your Yellowfin instance. | User name | The user name or email address of your Yellowfin account. | Password | Your account's password. | Server address | The IP address of your Yellowfin instance. | Organization | The client reference ID, to identify a specific client organization in case of a multi-client set up. | Connection timeout | Establish a connection timeout limit. |
- To test out your connection, tap on the Test button. You should see a success message if a connection was established with your Yellowfin instance.
- Next, tap on Save to save this connection.
- A new connection setting will appear in the connection settings screen.
- To connect to this new connection, select its checkbox and then tap on Done.
- You will be taken to your home screen.
Logging InUse this simple procedure to log in to your account. (Note: This is in case you ever got logged out due to missing or incorrect credentials.) - Open the app.
- Tap on the main menu icon in the top-left corner.
- Tap on the Login option.
- Enter your login credentials in the login screen and tap on the Log In button.
- A success message should appear. Tap on OK.
- You will then be taken to the home screen.
- Now you can get a better understanding of the app screens, or directly jump into managing your data.
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