Using the Color Palette Parameter of Sisense Dashboards in Scripts and Plugins Like many other dashboard parameters, the color palette of a Sisense dashboard can be accessed and modified in scripts and plugins for customization and addi...
How to Install Sisense Add-ons This article provides instructions on how to install plugins if you have access to the server where Sisense is installed. Before installing any add-on, please review the README.md file, plugin manual, or guide on the ma...
An overview of Sisense Linux microservices and what they doThis article provides an advanced description of Sisense’s Microservices and how they work internally. This is mainly for Administrators responsible for supporting Sisense in their organizati...
Migrating Blox Custom Actions When relocating Sisense resources from one server to another, the Sisense Rest API is a possible method for transferring Sisense components and objects like dashboards, users, groups, and data sources. Similarly, Blo...
Plugin - Hide Widget Type in Chart Type Dropdown From User Groups This plugin hides widget types from the widget selection dropdown menu, for user groups set in the config of the plugin. The widget types hidden are set in the config. Widgets o...
Using the "desc" Description Parameter of a Sisense Dashboard via the REST API and the Dashboard Javascript Object The description parameter ("desc") of the Sisense dashboard object is notable for its somewhat unique characteristic – it's not access...
Sync Blox Input Element with Current Filter State When creating a Blox widget and altering a filter within a dashboard or widget, it is sometimes advantageous to modify the default behavior, so that upon activating a Blox action, the Blox widget in...
Animating Sisense Title Elements and Widgets Using CSS Animations Animating Sisense widget elements and dashboard/widget titles is a possible way to enhance the visual appeal and user experience of a Sisense dashboard or highlight a particul...
Debugging Server Side External Sisense Plugins using HTTP Requests Sisense external plugins are server-side Sisense plugins that run on the Sisense server itself, rather than in the client-side browser like standard non-external Sisense plugins. Th...
Relocating /var/lib/docker directory Introduction Docker uses /var/lib/docker to store images, containers, and locally named volumes. Deleting this can result in data loss and possibly stop the engine from running. However, in case it is needed to f...
Update and add new Highcharts modules for use in Sisense plugins The JavaScript library framework Highcharts is natively included in Sisense and is utilized in many native Sisense widgets as well as in numerous Sisense plugins. Although Sisense typic...
Adding additional dimensions to the Scatter Map widget tooltip Additional dimensions can be added to the hover tooltip of the Scatter Map widget type, beyond the default limit of three, to include more information from other dimensions about a locati...
Configure Dynamic Elasticubes PluginWe have created this step by step guide for users that are looking to configure the Dynamic Elasticubes plugin without a URL parameter.https://www.sisense.com/marketplace/dynamic-elasticubes/Step 1: Install the plu...
Clean cached RAM This article will discuss how to clean cached RAM on a Linux system. We’ll see how to carry out the clean-up process manually. We’ll make use of tools such as Grafana and echo. Linux is borrowing unused memory for disk caching. Thi...
Cleaning /opt storage In this article, we'll discuss how we can clean a Linux system of unused files and directories to free up disk space. We’ll see how to carry out the clean-up process manually. We’ll make use of tools such as du and sort. 1. Log...
Intended Audience If you'd like to replace the stock Sisense emailing service with an Outlook365 SMTP server, this guide is for you. Steps to set up: 1. Run POST v1.0 /settings/email_server With the following body: { "host":"smtp.offic...
You might need to check the network performance between the nodes of the multi-node cluster or between a Linux server and a remote database on Linux. 1., Install the following tool on each node: For Ubuntu: sudo apt install iperf3For Red Hat / C...
If you see the following errors in the installation log: failed: [node1] (item=10250) => {"changed": false, "elapsed": 2, "item": "10250", "msg": "Timeout when waiting for 127.0.0.1:10250 to stop."} failed: [node1] (item=10248) => {"changed": fal...
Some OS related issues could be fixed by installing a different Linux Kernel. In this article we will review how to install a new kernel and make it bootable by default.Installing a new kernelDisplay version of currently running Kernel: uname -r Exam...
EKS Kubernetes Version Upgrade Below are steps on how to upgrade the Kubernetes version in AWS Kubernetes Service (EKS). First, ensure that the current version is compatible with the K8S version you will upgrade to. If not, upgrade the Sisense versi...
