Actian Data Intelligence Chrome Extension

About

Actian provides a Google Chrome extension for dashboard and BI report consumers to quickly access standardized KPI and business term definitions, as well as report documentation, directly within their favorite BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.), without switching context.

This extension automatically loads and highlights your glossary terms on any webpage and automatically retrieves the report documentation from the Data Intelligence Platform into a side panel.

Key Benefits:
Faster Insights – No need to leave reports to look up definitions or report documentation.
Better Data Literacy – Ensure teams understand KPIs consistently.
Governance & Compliance – Maintain consistency in business definitions.
Boost Productivity – Reduce interruptions and confusion in reporting.

Core Capabilities:
Automatically search and retrieve reports and dashboards documentation from the Data Intelligence Platform.
Auto-highlight KPI terms in BI dashboards and reports.
Instantly view definitions on hover, sourced from your business glossary.
Works across major BI platforms seamlessly.
Simple integration with your business glossary.

How It Works:
Install – Click "Add to Chrome" and sign in with your Actian account.
Sync Your Glossary – The extension syncs business definitions, including synonyms and acronyms, from your glossary in the Actian Data Intelligence Platform.
Activate – Toggle the extension to highlight KPI terms in reports.
View Definitions – Hover over terms for instant definitions or click "View more" for more details.
Click the “About this report” button to get the full documentation of the report from the Actian Data Intelligence Platform.
Manage Preferences – Save preferred domains for automatic activation.