SUMMARY:
This article describes a situation where using a derived attribute based on an existing metric as a filter on a Visual Insight dashboard causes the Intelligence Server to crash. This behavior has been logged as a Defect by Strategy Technical Support for version 10.1, and it is currently being evaluated for a potential fix in a future version.
SYMPTOM:
When user takes a metric to create a derived attribute (Duplicate as attribute) in Visual Insight in version 10.1, adding the newly created derived attribute to visualization as a filter will suddenly cause a crash of the Intelligence Server. This issue is observed when the metrics and attributes used come from metadata objects instead of coming from a particular dataset such as an existing report.
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CAUSE:
This issue is currently being investigated by Strategy Technology and has been deemed as a Defect in the product for version 10.1.
ACTION:
This issue has been addressed in version 10.3 for newly created dashboards. For migrated dashboards from a previous version this issue has been fixed in version 10.4.
Please upgrade to take advantage of the fix.