Data exploration and dashboarding app
Silzila is an open source tool (License information here) which enables you to create meaningful visual charts in four easy steps
- Connect to your Database
- Define your Dataset
- Visualize the data
- Present charts in dashboard
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Make sure you have Python version 3.7 or higher.
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Open command line or terminal and check your version of python by using the following code
python --version
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Verify that you also have setupTools by typing
pip list
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Install virtual environment if you don't have it already
pip install virtualenv
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Navigate into the folder of your choice where you want to install silzila project
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Create a new virtual envronment
python -m venv <envName>
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Install silzila package
pip install silzila
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Activate the new virtual environment
.\<envName>\Scripts\activate
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Once the environment is active, you can then start the silzila app by typing the following command in prompt
silzila
. A new browser window will open up with an instance of silzila app
Note: When connecting to Database please check if Database service is up and running. For MS SQL Server, please check if you have installed ODBC Driver and TCP/IP is enabled for the database.
Create connections to the databases which you need
Select a subset of tables from one of the Data Connections, define relation between tables and create a dataset
Visualize the data in one of the many charts available
Charts created in each of the tiles can be then displayed as required in the dashboard