Yellowfin is an easy-to-use report writer for non-technical users, delivering drag-and-drop simplicity for formatting and data selection.
Yellowfin connects to your data through a Source Connection which is set up by an Administrator. From here, Advanced Users design and create Views which are meta-data layers used to specify relationships in the database and field availablitiy.
Views provide the Report Writer with fields to build their reports, without the need to understand all the technical aspects of database relationships. The Report Writer is then free to build content through the drag and drop interface.
When a user runs a Report, it uses logic defined in the View, and connects to a database via the Source Connection in order to return results.
Using Yellowfin, a Report Writer can create many different types of reports. These vary from basic tabular reports, charts, and KPIs, to advanced geographical maps and reports that can combine results from multiple sources.
Some of the functionality available in reports includes:
Continue to the Getting Started page to begin using Yellowfin.