Connection Tool - Programmatically Remove Unused Datasource Connections, and List All Connections
Managing connections within your Sisense environment can become complex over time, if there are a large number of connections, and connections are often added, and replace earlier datasource connections. In some scenarios unused connections can accumulate, potentially cluttering the connection manager UI with no longer relevant connections. Although unused connections typically represent minimal direct security risk, it's considered best practice to maintain a clean, organized list of connections, and in some scenarios it can be desired to remove all unused connections. Sisense prevents the deletion of connections actively used in datasources, safeguarding your dashboards and datasources from disruptions. However, inactive or "orphaned" connections remain after datasources are deleted or a connection is replaced, potentially contributing to unnecessary UI complexity in the connection manager UI. Connections can be of any type Sisense supports, common types include various SQL connections, Excel files, and CSV files, as well as many data providers, such as Big Panda. This tool can also be used to list all connections, with no automatic deletion of unused connections.UserReplaceTool - Automating Dashboard Ownership Transfers - Useful for Deleting User Accounts
Managing and deleting user accounts in Sisense can create manual processes when users leave an organization or change roles. A frequent issue is the reassignment of dashboard ownership to prevent losing Sisense dashboards when a given user account is deleted, as deleting a Sisense user will delete all dashboards owned by that user. The UserReplaceTool addresses this task by automating the transfer of dashboard ownership of all dashboards owned by a given user, ensuring continuity and data integrity. UserReplaceTool is a Python-based, API-based Tool solution designed to seamlessly transfer the ownership of dashboards and data models from one user to another in Sisense. This tool simplifies and automates this process, allowing organizations to reassign dashboard ownership without manual processes or the risk of losing dashboards and widgets. All components are accomplished by using Sisense API endpoint requests.
Export a table from the elasticube to a CSV
* Disclaimer: This works for Windows only. It will work in future with Linux versions as well. Once it does, I will update the post. Sometimes, we need to export a table from the Elasticube to a CSV file. We can then import it to the next build, to send it to a colleague, to back up or any other usage. (In the Sisense Desktop version, we could have done it using the export to CSV post plugin. However, this is not available in the WEB ECM). The method described below utilities the API call: http://localhost:8081/api/datasources/LocalHost/ECName/sql?query=select%20*%20from%20TableName&format=csv If there are spaces in the name of the EC or of the table name, use %20. Happy exporting 🙂
