Recently I was asked to coach a team of 9 year-old boys in a recreational soccer league. I had retired from soccer coaching several years ago after my youngest daughter went to college, but the league said they would have to cancel this age group if they could not find ...
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I currently drive an Alfa Romeo Stelvio and, like most vehicles today, it notifies me on the dashboard when it is due for a service. The service message popped up a few weeks ago so I went online to make an appointment. The website guided me through an easy to ...
Read More »Customizing Report Content Using Input Controls and Conditional Formatting
Many business users require similar report content with minor formatting differences. Rather than create individual, customized reports for each business user the report writer can leverage input controls and conditional formatting to put the power of customization back into the hands of the business users. Below is a sample of ...
Read More »Business Intelligence and the COVID-19 Pandemic
With news, social media and conversation completely dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, I was hesitant to write a blog that even mentions it. At the same time because I am so passionate about Business Intelligence and can see how it is being both used and abused in this situation, I ...
Read More »Tech Tip: How to use System Configurations
Tip : How to use System Configurations A system configuration defines a set of datastore configurations that can be used at job runtime. System configurations are used to execute the same logic against different datastore environments. Migration is faster between environments. Steps: Right click an existing data store and click ...
Read More »Tech Tip: Sometimes just because you can…The IDT Lemming Rule
Sometimes just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Although sometimes it pays to break that rule, in many cases it is the one rule that we pass on to our kids that we most hope they follow. And so, it follows that maybe it was the one rule our ...
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