Sorting’s back. Many versions ago (7 or so) OSIS supported user sorting in it’s reports. Of course back then reports were completely different than they are now. Finally, this simple ability is back so that end users can once more re-sort a report on the fly. Download the full resolution video of this feature here: [...]
This will be the first post in a series highlighting up and coming features in our next release of OSIS (currently identified as OSIS 2.8.) We are excited about the next release as we introduce new functionality to streamline access to data, continue to polish features, and further enhance the core of the application (behind [...]
In this article we will learn how to turn the report we created in Part II into a OSIS Portlet. An OSIS portlet is simple in structure and consists of the following pieces: A database record describing the portlet (stored in the osis_portlets table) A file stored in the osis/cfm/portlets directory that acts as a [...]
OSIS has many ways in which different aspects can be tailored for specific uses. Some are set per project, for the application, or per component. One of the methods for customization is to use URL based switches to quickly alter the appearance of reports for use in email links or other direct linking scenarios. For [...]
In Part I I introduced the concept of custom reports and how they are implemented in OSIS 2.6. In Part II I’ll outline the actual customization (ie., code content) of the report. The sample provided with osis 2.6 generates a Tag Cloud of the count of rooms per division. The larger the division text on [...]
Recently, while working on a feature for next release of OSIS I started thinking about how similar functionality could be achieved via existing versions of OSIS. In this case I am refering to the ability to add a quick pick type filter to an OSIS report. Here is what I came up with. Requirements OSIS 2.4 [...]
OSIS provides a flexible system for managing the look and feel of floor plans. One example of this is using the hover/label tools to present information to users. We could literally explore your options here for hours, but let’s at least start with a basic scenario – changing a Rooms by Department layer to show [...]
OSIS Direct Links (ODL) allow users to create specific URLs for every feature of the system. These ODLs can also include some additional parameters to further specify how the page should look and behave. The following is a list of URL parameters for reports. Note that these can be added to the end of the [...]
Idisis is extending access to ODL with some new management tools to help you share information and spatial data in OSIS. ODL or OSIS Direct Linking was introduced in v2.4 but we quickly realized that we needed to improve access to this feature. Now users can easily create these direct page links and share OSIS [...]
OSIS 2.6 includes the ability to create custom report content utilizing the standard reporting frame work. This allows you to format a report page utilizing data returned by the OSIS reporting engine in a any way you wish while preserving security, VPA/IAC, UDFs, searching and report restrictions. This tutorial is intended for Advanced Admin users [...]