Default space properties
You can view and make changes to your space’s information in Space Properties.
All delivered spaces have this information and default settings. The properties are separated into two categories.
General
| Property | Description | Default value/setting |
|---|---|---|
| Name | By default, the name of a space is the name provided when the space was created. You can change the name here by resting your mouse pointer on the name and selecting . | Varies per space |
| Id | The unique space identifier that was generated when the space was created. This cannot be changed. The space ID is in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx where x is any hex-a decimal value (0-9, a-f). The space ID is used for Web Services and when embedding Birst viaan SSO URL. | Varies per space |
| Type | The type of space, either Automatic, Advanced, or Discovery | Advanced |
| Logo Image | This property displays in the upper left corner of the Home page, Admin, and Designer for a space. You can browse to select a replacement image and click to add it. Click and refresh your browser to see the change. | InforBirst |
| You can change the default email address and subject line for scheduled reports in the space | delivery@birst.com | |
| Report From Birst | ||
| Process Engine Version | The property is a component of Birst that handles the data processing that occurs when source data is pulled into the Birst data store(warehouse) | Default |
Caution:
You must always test a new Process
Engine version before upgrading a production environment. |
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| Enable Single-Sign-On | Birst can be embedded in external applications using single sign-on. select this box to enable single sign-on for this space | Disabled |
| Allow usage statis-tics extracts | Usage statistics can be available for the reports and dashboards in the space and for space us-age in general. A Space Administrator can check this box to enable a space to have usage statistics extracted, but cannot run the actual statistic | Disabled |
| Use Dynamic Groups for Access | You can manage users and groups dynamically if you upload a table of users and groups that defines which users participate in which group | Enabled |
| Map Nulls to Zero inquiries | Enabling this property causes Birst to translate null values to zero values in queries | Disabled |
| Production Space | Enabling this property allows use of production specific features such as tracking key metrics. | Disabled |
| Usage Tracking | Enabling this property allows use of usage tracking specific features, such as the Usage Tracking task in Orchestration. | Disabled |
| Asynchronous Ex-traction | Enables a new queuing infrastructure for extractions to improve performance. | Disabled |
| Asynchronous Re-porting | Enables a new queuing infrastructure for reports that are either scheduled, exported through the API, or are Designer/Original HTML5 Dashboards in Description mode. By default, this is enabled. Access to this feature is enabled at the Account level | Disabled |
| Centralized Context | Uses a centralized cache of your space's repository to improve consistency with loading times | Enable |
| Centralized Query Cache | Uses a centralized cache of your space's queries to improve consistency with loading times. | Enable |
| Testing Mode | Test mode limits processing to Mode 10000 rows for testing purposes | Disabled |