“Click to Abort” Not Canceling Report Execution in Helical Insight

Technical queries
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#1

Hello team,

In open source BI Helical Insight 5.2.1 enterprise edition, while a report is running, I see a “Click to Abort” option. However, clicking on it does not stop the execution. Is this expected behavior or am I missing something?

Thanks,
Vema.

#2

Hello Vema,

This behavior is due to a UI limitation in the current version of Helical Insight.

The abort action is actually triggered only when clicking on the top animation/progress bar, not on the “Click to Abort” text itself.

Additionally:

• Earlier versions showed a hand cursor (pointer) when hovering over “Click to Abort,” indicating it was clickable
• From the current version 6.1.0.852 GA, the cursor remains default, which can be misleading
• Clicking the text does not trigger the abort action, making it appear non-functional

Workaround:
• Click on the top animation/progress bar to cancel the report execution

This issue has been reported to the product team, and a fix is planned in future releases so that clicking on the text will also properly trigger the abort action.

Thanks,
Helical Insight.