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General


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titleHow does Sigma work?

Reports are configured in Sigma Studio by operation or IT users. Report consumers log-on to Sigma Application (portal) and generate or schedule the reports that they have access to based on their entitlement.

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titleI want to use Sigma. Whom to contact?

You need to clear online Sigma assessment with minimum 75% score. Reach out to ravikumar.babu@intellectdesign.com for training and assessment.

The assessment will have 30 questions (multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank). The duration for assessment is 30 minutes. A maximum of three attempts are provided to clear the assessment.


The users and roles must be defined in the authentication and authorization system. The roles must be re-defined and mapped to the entitlements in Sigma Studio. The entitlement must be configured for the reports. Sigma provides role-based access to reports in Sigma Application based on the entitlements configured for the reports. When users log-on to Sigma Application (portal), they get to see the reports that they are entitled to view.
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titleHow does user entitlement for reports work in Sigma?
What is Sigma Studio and Sigma Application?

Sigma Studio is for configuring the reports and their functional data entities. Sigma Application is a portal for report consumers to generate and schedule reports that were configured in Sigma Studio. Typically, Sigma Studio is used by the operational or IT staff who have access and aware of the functional data entities and need to create reports for end-users. Sigma Application is used for end users (report consumers) who need to generate ad-hoc reports or schedule reports. Sigma Application can be used by operational staff who need to generate reports on behalf of customers. 


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titleWhich formats of reports can be generated using Sigma?

Sigma enables generation of reports in following formats - CSV, DOCX, HTML, PDF, TXT, XLS, and XML.

Sigma Studio


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titleAre all the formats automatically enabled for all reports?

No. The report designers (Sigma Studio users) can configure or enable specific formats for each reports. Report consumers or generators (Sigma Application users) can generate the reports in the enabled formats only.


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titleHow does user entitlement for reports work in Sigma?

The users and roles must be defined in the authentication and authorization system. The roles must be re-defined and mapped to the entitlements in Sigma Studio. The entitlement must be configured for the reports. Sigma provides role-based access to reports in Sigma Application based on the entitlements configured for the reports. When users log-on to Sigma Application (portal), they get to see the reports that they are entitled to view.


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titleWhat are the integration options Sigma provides for functional data required for reports?

Sigma Studio provides following integration options for fetching functional data - Database, JNDI, REST Web Services, Excel Import, and Google Sheets.

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titleCan we include a report in another report?

Yes. Refer Sub-Reports for more information.


Sigma Application (Portal)



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titleWhat actions report-consumers can perform on Sigma Application (portal)?

Report consumers can perform the following on Sigma Application (portal):

  • Generate and download reports
    • Choose report formats from among those configured
    • Change column positions
    • Add or remove configured columns
    • Change column-level configurations
    • Change report orientation and page size
    • Use sort and group by columns if configured
    • Choose contacts and notification channels
  • Save base reports with customizations
  • Regenerate executed reports
  • Schedule reports
    • Configure multiple schedules for a report
    • Configure retry frequency in case of failures
    • Pause, resume and delete report schedules
  • Create group reports

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