Report not showing data but the view is

Tara Wilson (new) shared this question 6 years ago
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We just connected to a new data source and I am able to see the data while in the view under the model > view data tab. There are not source filters currently but when I go to create a report the results are not returned.

The logs say YF:2018-07-12 11:07:34: INFO (DBType:createJDBCInfo) - Unknown database type: driver=cdata.jdbc.mongodb.MongoDBDriver

I understand mongo is not supported but is this a common error? The data source connection is good, the view seems good, maybe I am just overlooking something?

Thanks!

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I also noticed that the report will bring back the data if I use the freehand sql option, rather than drag and drop.

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Hi Tara,

I recently did a bit diving into the Mongo connection and have had quite good results with the ODBC driver. (Also it is free) Can you try to set this up using these instructions instead:

https://community.yellowfinbi.com/knowledge-base/article/how-to-connect-to-mongodb-from-yellowfin

It is worth noting that if you make changes to the collections you are using, you will need to run the REFRESH MAP command. I am currently looking for a way to get this into the application, but for now you can simply drag a virtual table into the view, type that command and hit validate (you will need to refresh after).

Nathan

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Interesting info on the refresh! I will review your docs and see what that entails. Thanks!

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Hi Tara,

Sounds good, let me know how it goes.

Nathan

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Is there a workaround for being on java version 8 on osx? I am getting the error described in your article but it appears that I have to downgrade java according to this: https://www.yellowfinbi.com/resources/forum/yfforum-connecting-to-odbc-source-in-yellowfin-installed-on-java-8-thread-200634

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Hi Nathan, When I try to run REFRESH MAP via virtual table it just gives an error. Is this normal?

SQL statement is invalid.

The error message returned from the database was:

[DataDirect][MongoDB JDBC Driver]No ResultSet set was produced.

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Hi Tara,

Yes that is normal. It is a bit of a hacky workaround and since the call just runs and doesnt return a dataset, Yellowfin fails at creating a virtual table for it. However it will still be executed so if you refresh the browser page, you should see the changes.

Nathan

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Thanks Nathan! That did what we needed to get things refreshed. Appreciate the tip..

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No problem! Closing this for now but let me know if you run into any other problems here.

Nathan

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