GoodData has a lot of APIs to help manage your GoodData domain, workspaces, and other components. To help navigate through these APIs via gray pages, GoodData’s Services team member Michal Hauzirek developed a useful GoodData Chrome Extension! You can download the extension tool here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gooddata-extension-tool/ifcamcjkflbbalnmnbnlkiehbieknjog?hl=en-US
Once the extension tool is downloaded, you will be able to use it when you visit a GoodData hostname URL (i.e. ‘secure.gooddata.com’ or ‘analytics.yourcompany.com’). Let’s look at all of the options that can be enabled with this tool:
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The Toolbar: All of the buttons included in toolbar are described in depth here: chrome-extension://ifcamcjkflbbalnmnbnlkiehbieknjog/gd_help.html
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The Magic Buttons: You can add up to five additional buttons to link to other gray pages. This is a handy tool to bookmark sites you frequently visit while navigating through your GoodData projects. You can configure these magic buttons on this page: chrome-extension://ifcamcjkflbbalnmnbnlkiehbieknjog/options.html. Here are a few examples of buttons you can implement:
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ADS: https://${HOSTNAME_URL}/gdc/datawarehouse/instances
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This ADS link will show you what ADS instances your user login has access to
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FeatureFlags (FF): https://${HOSTNAME_URL}/gdc/projects/${PID}/config
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This button will allow you to view all feature flag settings configured in the workspace
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MAQL DML: https://${HOSTNAME_URL}/gdc/md/${PID}/dml/manage
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This DML button will take you to the gray pages for DML MAQL management. You can use this page to commit DML MAQL like MAQL deletes.
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Clone: https://${HOSTNAME_URL}/labs/apps/clone_project/index.html#/clone-project
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Quick button to clone workspaces your user login has access to
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Labs: https://${HOSTNAME_URL}/labs/apps/
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Quick button to access all tools in GoodData labs
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SLI: https://${HOSTNAME_URL}/gdc/md/${PID}/etl/mode
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This link directs you to prune unused values in the SLI hash within the project. This is a great tool to clean up and make space in your SLI hash.
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More information related with the extension tool and its version history is located here: chrome-extension://ifcamcjkflbbalnmnbnlkiehbieknjog/gd_help.html. Remember, if you want to enable magic buttons in the extension, don’t forget to press ‘Save options’!