FAQ Kyubit Business Intelligence

Frequently asked question related to Kyubit Business Intelligence software product. What are software and hardware prerequisites, licensing models, product support, etc.

Licensing

With the permanent license, it is required to have a valid Kyubit 'Software Assurance' annual plan for product upgrades. Kyubit subscription-based license already includes product upgrades.

With the permanent license, it is required to have a valid Kyubit 'Software Assurance' annual plan for product support. Kyubit subscription-based license already includes product support.

Yes, please contact our sales at info@kyubit.com for special quotes.

No, only one Kyubit Self-Hosted BI Tools license is required for one Kyubit Business Intelligence software installation. There are several licensing models that offer different numbers of users that connects to Kyubit Business Intelligence software.

Yes, please contact us at support@kyubit.com to send you a temporary license up to 90 days of evaluation.


Product setup and configuration

Prerequisites to install Kyubit Self-Hosted BI Tools are: - Operating system: Windows (any edition)
- .NET Framework 4.5.1
- IIS 6 or higher
- MS SQL Server 2005 or higher

Yes

No. Using Active Directory is default setting, but Kyubit Business Intelligence could be used on a stand-alone machine.

Yes, Kyubit BI is like any other web application that could be exposed to be used over the web. We recommend using HTTPS protocol in Internet usage scenario.

Kyubit BI supports 'Windows integrated' authentication (default), 'Windows Login Form' authentication and 'Kyubit Users & Groups' authentication.


OLAP Features

No, Kyubit BI is designed to work with MS SQL Server Analysis services (SSAS). Additionally, Kyubit is designed to create 'Analytic Models' from CSV/SQL/ODBC data sources as well.

Yes, Kyubit BI support 'In-memory' tabular models, while 'DirectQuery' is currently not supported.

Yes, analysis could be published to 'Folders'. For each 'Folder' administrator can define set of users that are allowed to work with 'Folder' analysis content.

Absolutely, right click on chart and chart elements shows menu of available actions that are allowed in that moment. By selecting any of available action, chart is refreshed with new data and again right click gives further available actions. In that manor user can "play" with data drilling deep and wide as he/she likes.

Kyubit Business Intelligence is supported on: IE, Safari, Chrome, and Firefox browsers.


Dashboard Features

Elements for dashboard could be based on data from MS SQL Server, MS Analysis Services, CSV files or ODBC connections.

Yes, existing analysis could be data source for dashboard elements (charts and KPIs). If dashboard element is based on existing analysis, OLAP analysis could be continued with a click on related dashboard element for further analysis.

Dashboard could be opened in browser with defined URL, exported to PDF file, delivered via subscription service at scheduled time as email message with embedded dashboard images or delivered as PDF file within email message using subscription service.