What is the BIMachine Sandbox?
The BIMachine Sandbox is an isolated approval environment dedicated to carrying out tests, validations and simulations without impacting the production environment. It allows analysts, administrators and business areas to explore BI improvements with confidence, using real or controlled data, in a secure space that is synchronized with production.
The Sandbox is designed to reduce risks, promote innovation and guarantee more stable deliveries through good analytical governance practices.
Purpose of the Sandbox
Organizations that are constantly evolving their BI projects face challenges such as:
- Insecure deploys made directly in production.
- Lack of control over changes made by different areas.
- Risk of errors that lead to rework and loss of confidence.
BIMachine Sandbox solves these problems by offering:
- A safe environment for testing before publishing.
- Formal validation with key users.
- Optional synchronization with production.
- Freedom to simulate, innovate and train without affecting end users.
How it works
- Isolated environment: The Sandbox replicates the production structure, but operates separately, without affecting official data.
- Replication Manager: Tool that allows you to synchronize production-based environments or create specific copies.
- Flexible and manageable: Users can be invited or removed, permissions adjusted and objects tested freely.
- Total governance: Version control, object history and traceability for more reliable deliveries.
Sandbox environment limitations
- Scheduling loads and shipments: Only manual or via API.
- Computed loads: Are accounted for within the contracted daily transfer quota.
- Scheduling notifications: Automatic shipments are not allowed (only immediate execution).
Main benefits
- Isolated environment with no risk to production
- Reduction of failures and rework
- Secure validation with business teams
- Stimulation of controlled innovation
- Governance with version control
- Support for the organization’s analytical maturity
Investment
BIMachine Sandbox is contracted as an additional module to the main plan, with a fixed monthly fee.
It includes:
- Creation and configuration of the environment
- Technical support
- Access to Replication Manager
- User management
- Multiple replicated environments
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
1. What is the difference between the BIMachine Sandbox and the production environment?
The Sandbox is a test environment that replicates the structure of production, but without impacting end users or critical data. It is ideal for experimentation, training and validation.
2. Is the Sandbox environment automatically updated?
The structure can be synchronized with production using Replication Manager, the extension responsible for integrating the environments. It is also possible to keep isolated copies with specific data for testing.
3. How is the BIMachine Sandbox charged?
BIMachine Sandbox is billed as an additional extension to the usage plan, with a fixed monthly recurring fee for the duration of use.
4. Can I have more than one environment in the BIMachine Sandbox?
Yes. Organizations with multiple project fronts can enable multiple additional environments to separate phases, areas or teams.
5. Are there any limitations to the Sandbox environment?
Yes. Schedules for sending and loading data can only be triggered manually or via API.
6. Why should I pay for an approval environment?
The Sandbox is not just a copy of production – it represents stability, governance and security in deliveries. It avoids errors in production, reduces rework and increases the confidence of staff and users in analytical processes.