Strata Extensions

Sliding Tile Picture Puzzle

Ken Kaczmarek — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:05:27 +0000

The Sliding Tile Picture Puzzle extension is an implementation of the classic sliding tile game. The object is to place each tile in its proper order by moving the pieces around. The catch is that there is only one empty space to which you may slide the tiles. This extension enables you to play with [...]

Lokad Forecasting Plug-in

Ken Kaczmarek — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:03:46 +0000

The Lokad Forecasting extension enables you to create ad hoc business forecasts directly from within Strata using time-series data. This extension utilizes the Lokad forecasting web service, which uses advanced algorithms to generate forecasts with better accuracy than traditional forecasting methods.

Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection Analysis

Ken Kaczmarek — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:56:27 +0000

The Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection Analysis enables you to graph a data set against a Benford’s law curve to find abnormalities within the data. This enables you to quickly ascertain the accuracy of the data, which is particularly helpful for detecting fraud in various business data such as check payment amounts.

Date Range Analysis

Ken Kaczmarek — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:57:21 +0000

This date range utility takes a table and, for any date fields within that table, shows the distribution of dates by month and year. A date range summary is useful when you need to know the overall time period covered by a data set. It is also useful to determine if the data contains [...]

Apache Log Import

Ken Kaczmarek — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:25:29 +0000

This extension enables you to quickly import your Apache web logs into Strata. This tool imports and appends multiple, raw Apache web logs into a single table and parses the data into the appropriate columns. It works with both the Apache common and combined log formats.

Hello, World Wide Web

Ken Kaczmarek — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:44:39 +0000

This is our extended take on the classic “Hello World” application to show an aspect of how extensions can interact with the web. The extension opens a separate web browser window and enables you to select “Hello World” from Google, Yahoo or Wikipedia in four different languages. It is meant to be an example [...]