This video introduces you to a number of useful functions and concepts that will help you get started with Zoho Analytics. Learn how to connect your data, edit settings and start building reports and dashboards.
Zoho Analytics installs the Zoho Analytics windows service on the host server. To start Zoho Analytics, open your Windows Services and navigate to the Zoho Analytics service. Right click the service name and select Start or Stop, to start and stop the application accordingly. Refrain from setting the startup mechanism of this services to Automatic.You can also start the application from the command prompt by executing the run.bat file found under the <Zoho Analytics home>\bin folder.
Navigate to the directory where Zoho Analytics is installed in your computer or server. Launch a terminal from the <Zoho Analytics home>/bin folder, and use the following commands to start and stop the application:
Start the application by executing these commands (from the command prompt/terminal): sh app_ctl.sh run or sh run.sh
Stop the application by executing these commands (from the command prompt/terminal): sh app_ctl.sh StopServer or sh StopServer.sh
Zoho Analytics can be accessed from the server on which it is installed or from other workstations on the network using one of the recommended web browsers (refer system requirements).
URL format to access the application: https://<hostname>:<port number>
Replace <hostname> with the host name of the server on which Zoho Analytics is installed.
Replace <port number> with the port number on which Zoho Analytics is installed.
The default port number is 8443, unless changed at the time of installation.
The Zoho Analytics web-client can be accessed only over an HTTPS connection. Your browser may issue a security warning when you access the application due to a self-signed certificate. It is perfectly safe to bypass the security warnings and access the web-client.
Apply an SSL certificate to permanently avoid such security warnings. Click here for steps to apply a certificate.
The email server setting is one of the first few configurations you should set up. A working email server configuration is essential to -
Adding new users into the application.
Sharing visualizations.
Resetting or retrieving forgotten passwords. You can retrieve forgotten passwords only through email.
To configure email server go to, Settings → Mail configuration.
A fresh installation of Zoho Analytics comes with a 30 day trial period. A license extension for a period of 15 days is provided to evaluators on request. Please contact sales@zohocorp.com or our local resellers/partners for extensions.
To access your license information, go to Settings → License Management. This page can be used to track usage summary and apply new licenses.
It is recommended to take a regular backup of your Zoho Analytics data and configuration.
Stop the Zoho Analytics service.
Open the command prompt (as administrator) and change the directory to <Zoho Analytics home>\bin
Run the command backupDB.bat and wait for the script to take a complete backup of your installation.
The following are some additional parameters that can be included with the backupDB command:
-t d : By including this parameter with the backupDB.bat command, you can specify the backup to be a dump file.
-t b : By including this parameter with the backupDB.bat command, you can specify the backup to be a binary file.
-t fb : By including this parameter with the backupDB.bat command, you can specify the backup to be a file backup.
-f : This parameter allows you to provide a name for the backup file.
-d : This parameter allows you to specify the directory that the backup file has to be saved in.
-p : This allows you to specify a password for the backup file.
Here are some examples of the above scripts:
backupDB -f test -d ../Backup -t b -p Test123
backupDB -p Test123
backupDB -f test
Install a new copy of Zoho Analytics. The new copy should be of the same build number as your original installation.
Start the Zoho Analytics service and make sure the application is accessible.
Stop the Zoho Analytics service.
Open the command prompt (as administrator) and change the directory to <Zoho Analytics home>\bin
Run the command restoreDB.bat <full directory path of your backup ZIP file>
Note:
By default, Zoho Analytics sets a password for the backup file. For Zoho Analytics builds 4550 or above, the default password will be 'Analytics'. For older versions of Zoho Analytics, the default password will be the reverse of the file's name. For instance, the 'Test123' backup file would have '321tesT' as its default password. This default password can be modified while taking a backup, using this command.
Therefore, while restoring a backup, the following command has to be included with the restoreDB command:
-p : This parameter, followed by the password, allows you to restore the password protected backups.
Here are some examples:
restoreDB test.ezip -p 321tseT
restoreDB OfflineBackup235161 -p 321tseT
restoreDB test.ezip -p tset
Once the restoration is complete, start the Zoho Analytics service.
In most cases, you wouldn't need to increase the memory used by the Zoho Analytics processes. But if you feel the application is slowing down, you can increase the heap memory allocated to it.
Open the Wrapper.conf file present in the <Zoho Analytics home>\reports\conf directory and search for the string Maximum Java Heap Size (in MB). Change the value of wrapper.java.maxmemory= from 1024 to a maximum of 4096. This allocates 4GB of memory to the Zoho Analytics processes.
Make sure that you do not allocate all available memory on the server to Zoho Analytics.
It is recommended to upgrade to newer versions of the software at least once every 2 months. For announcements on latest versions, click here.
To upgrade to the latest version, stop Zoho Analytics, take a folder backup of the Zoho Analytics installation directory and then run UpdateManager.bat file present in the <Zoho Analytics home>\bin directory.
Important Note: Open the command prompt as administrator and then run the UpdateManager.bat script to avoid upgrade failures due to insufficient permissions.
Online Demo: https://demo.zohoanalytics.com/ZDBHome.cc
Compare Editions: https://www.zoho.com/analytics/onpremise/compare-on-premise-editions.html
Zoho Analytics Assist Program: https://www.zoho.com/analytics/onpremise-zoho-analytics-assist-program.html
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