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Learning Pentaho CTools
Learning Pentaho CTools

Learning Pentaho CTools: Acquire finesse with CTools features and build rich and custom analytics solutions using Pentaho

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Learning Pentaho CTools

Chapter 1. Getting Started with CTools

We will start this chapter with a brief overview of the history of the CTools, and from there we will jump into the general concepts involved when building a dashboard. When building a dashboard, it's not enough to just start developing the dashboard—there is a process to follow and some tasks that you should know about in order to produce better work.

First, you will need to have a good understanding of the requirements, such as who is going to use the dashboard, what is the purpose, what it will be used for, and so on. The next step will be preparing a mock-up or design of the dashboard. It is essential that you understand the best way to display data on the dashboard, and of course there are some techniques that provide a clean and simple dashboard that is very informative and intuitive at the same time. Doing a functional breakdown of the entire dashboard will make a big difference when developing both the back end and front end of the dashboard.

When working in a team, you always need to know the responsibilities of each element of the project. This chapter will touch a little on each of these points. You can see this chapter as a way to demystify what you probably need to know and do before starting the development of the dashboard.

To be able to use the CTools, you need to install them, or if you already have the CTools, you need to learn how to update them, and how to check what version you have. To be able to follow the remaining chapters, we will also provide a brief introduction to the most important technologies and frameworks that the CTools use. This is really important, because for you to become an expert at developing dashboards using the CTools, you will need to know these technologies and frameworks, and have an idea what they are used for. You don't need to know the details about how they work just yet, so this chapter will not give you in-depth knowledge on each one of them.

Understanding these concepts and applying them will make all the difference while developing dashboards, so you should not consider this chapter as optional.

We will cover the following topics:

  • A brief introduction to the CTools
  • Considerations when creating the design of a dashboard
  • The difference between dashboard design and mock-up
  • Frameworks and libraries used when developing dashboards
  • External tools to use while developing dashboards
  • The processes available to install the CTools, and how to install them
  • The process of developing a dashboard from beginning to end
  • Interacting with clients and getting their requirements
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Key benefits

  • Learn everything you need to know to make the most of CTools
  • Create interactive and remarkable dashboards using the CTools
  • Understand how to use and create data visualizations that can make the difference
  • The author of our book works for Pentaho as a Senior Consultant
  • Acts as a follow-up to Packt's previously published products on Pentaho such as Pentaho Business Analytics Cookbook, Pentaho Analytics for MongoDB, Pentaho Data Integration Cookbook - Second Edition, and Pentaho Reporting Video
  • Our book is based on the latest version of Pentaho, that is, 6.0

Description

Pentaho and CTools are two of the fastest and most rapidly growing tools for practical solutions not found in any other tool available on the market. Using Pentaho allows you to build a complete analytics solution, and CTools brings an advanced flexibility to customizing them in a remarkable way. CTools provides its users with the ability to utilize Web technologies and data visualization concepts, and make the most of best practices to create a huge visual impact. The book starts with the basics of the framework and how to get data to your dashboards. We'll take you all the way through to create your custom and advanced dashboards that will create an effective visual impact and provide the best user experience. You will be given deep insights into the lifecycle of dashboards and the working of various components. Further, you will create a custom dashboard using the Community Dashboards Editor and use datasources to load data on the components. You will also create custom content using Query, the Freeform Addins Popup, and text components. Next, you will make use of widgets to create similar sections and duplicate components to reproduce other components on a dashboard. You will then learn to build a plugin without writing Java code, use Sparkl as a CPK plugin manager, and understand the application of deployment and version control to dashboard development. Finally, you will learn tips and tricks that can be very useful while embedding dashboards into other applications. This guide is an invaluable tutorial if you are planning to use custom and advanced dashboards among the solutions that you are building with Pentaho.

Who is this book for?

If you are a CTools developer and would like to expand your knowledge and create attractive dashboards and frameworks, this book is the go-to-guide for you. A basic knowledge of JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is highly recommended.

What you will learn

  • Install Community Tools on Pentaho; and understand the necessary concepts and considerations when creating an exciting dashboard design
  • Get data from many different Pentaho datasources and deliver it in different formats (CSV, XLS, XML, or JSON)
  • Use the Community Data Access (CDA) as the data abstraction layer and understand the concepts in the Community Dashboard Framework (CDF)
  • Create a Community Dashboard Editor (CDE) dashboard and make the most of the main components
  • Create and make use of widgets and use duplicate components to have data-driven sections on the dashboard
  • Customize and create interaction between all components, including charts, using the Community Charts Components
  • Create and embed dashboards in a better and new way
  • Create plugins and make use of parameters inside Pentaho without writing code

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Table of Contents

11 Chapters
1. Getting Started with CTools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Acquiring Data with CDA Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Building the Dashboard Using CDF Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Leverage the Process with CDE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Applying Filters to the Dashboard Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Tables, Templates, Exports, and Text Components Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Advanced Concepts Using CDF and CDE Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Visualizations Using CCC Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Pentaho App Builder Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Embed, Deploy, and Debug Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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