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This is a type of field that does not come directly from the database. It is created from a formula that may use database fields.
See Calculations for more information

These are folders that are used to group content. Views, Reports, and Fields all use categories, with Reports using a Category > Sub Category structure to group and assign security.
See Content Categories for more information

A visual representation of data. Yellowfin has a wide range of chart types available.
See Report Builder - Charts Step for more information

Yellowfin has functionality called Client Organisations which allows multiple virtual instances of Yellowfin to reside in the same server instance. This provides a way to create content isolated within one organisation, hidden from other organisation users logging into the same server. This is Yellowfin's Multi-Tenancy solution.
See Client Organisations for more information.

This is a report output option that allows metrics to be aggregated by multiple categories, displayed as Row and Column headers.
See Table Layouts for more information.

This function allows you to display multiple reports on the one Report Preview page.
See Co-Display Reports for more information

This is when users work together to share insights into their data and the decision making process. Yellowfin provides features to assist the collaborative process including Comments, Discussions, and Annotations.
See Collaboration for more information.

This is a note attached to a report in order to discuss its design or results.
See Comments for more information.

This is formatting that is triggered when a condition is met. A rule is applied to a field in the report and special formatting, such as highlighting, is applied if the data matches the rule.
Basic rules can also be applied to charts.
See Conditional Formatting for more information

This is a filter that limits the rows returned from a table, set at the view level. This filter cannot be seen or removed at the report level.
See Table Conditions for more information.

This aggregation returns the total number of records in a field in a report.
See Aggregation for more information

This aggregation returns the total number of unique records in a field in a report. This means that if a record is found twice, it will only be counted the first time.
See Aggregation for more information

This method of linking two tables matches each row from the first table in the join to each row in the second table, multiplying the number of rows returned in the result.
Note: this join should be used with extreme caution, as it's only appropriate in a handful of cases, and has negative effects on performance if used incorrectly.
See Joining Tables for more information on Yellowfin's use of Cross Joins, and this blog: Visual Explanation of SQL Joins for general join information.

Create, Read, Update, Delete. These options are used to define role permissions and relate to SQL statements, allowing the user to create (INSERT records), read (SELECT records), update (UPDATE records), and delete (DELETE records).
See Roles for more information

Cascading Style Sheet. This is a type of file used by Yellowfin to define style options for the system that cannot be configured through Administration. Yellowfin's CSS files can be customised during the integration process.
See Custom Images & CSS for more information on customising CSS files for Yellowfin integration purposes, and http://www.w3schools.com/css/ for general CSS information.

Comma Separated Values. These files store data in plain text form, with each value, or column, separated by a comma character. Yellowfin allows you to import these files in order to report off their data.
See CSV Data Imports for more information.