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Bring your data presentations into focus with this comprehensive guide to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. Updated for Webi 4.2, this book will teach you to create, design, and share your reports, while exploring the fundamentals of Webi and its extended capabilities. This fourth edition includes information on data source options for building new documents and queries, and a new HTML5-based viewing interface. Punch up your reporting and analysis!
a. SAP BI 4.2 SP4
Dive into Web Intelligence 4.2 enhancements and platform improvements, including a new HTML5 user interface, support for geomaps, and access to additional data sources.
b.Webi from A to Z
Get the complete picture of working with Web Intelligence, from creation to publication. From the first step to the last, learn how to design reports that make an impact with this comprehensive guide.
c.Web Intelligence Interactive Viewer
Discover the HTML5-based Web Intelligence Interactive Viewer and BI launchpad, a fully integrated interface for organizing, viewing, analyzing, and sharing business intelligence content.
Updated for release 4.2, SAP HANA, and more
Autorentext
Heather Callebaut Sinkwitz gained her expertise while working as a business intelligence consultant, specializing as a certified SAP BusinessObjects instructor and solution provider. She currently dedicates herself to building innovative Business Intelligence solutions using a variety of technologies. A data junkie, she enjoys presenting meaningful information in new and unique ways to aid customers in making informed decisions. She remains actively involved in the BI community through participation in user groups and speaking engagements, both locally in her home state of Arizona or nationally. Currently, Heather is the Analytics and Reporting Product Manager for Trax Technologies (www.traxtech.com).
Inhalt
1 ... Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence ... 25
1.1 ... Features of Web Intelligence 4.2 ... 26
1.2 ... Web Intelligence Clients ... 32
1.3 ... Web Intelligence Preferences ... 36
1.4 ... What's New in Web Intelligence 4.2 SP 3 and SP 4 ... 41
1.5 ... Summary ... 43
2 ... Creating New Documents and Queries ... 45
2.1 ... Creating a Web Intelligence Document from a Universe ... 45
2.2 ... The Query Panel in Web Intelligence ... 51
2.3 ... Query Filters ... 61
2.4 ... Prompted Queries ... 67
2.5 ... Saving Your Document in the BI Platform Repository ... 71
2.6 ... Other Data Sources ... 76
2.7 ... Document Options ... 89
2.8 ... Summary ... 92
3 ... Creating a Report in Web Intelligence ... 95
3.1 ... Adding Data to Report Elements ... 96
3.2 ... Sections and Breaks ... 99
3.3 ... Outline Navigation ... 105
3.4 ... Enhanced Sorting and Ranking ... 109
3.5 ... Conditional Formatting ... 118
3.6 ... Headers, Footers, and Background Images ... 122
3.7 ... Summary ... 126
4 ... The Web Intelligence Report Panel ... 129
4.1 ... The Web Intelligence Reporting Interface ... 129
4.2 ... Reporting Toolbars ... 132
4.3 ... The Side Panel ... 143
4.4 ... Report Panel ... 147
4.5 ... Report Property Categories ... 151
4.6 ... Summary ... 159
5 ... Displaying Data with Tables ... 161
5.1 ... Using Tables ... 164
5.2 ... Table Types ... 180
5.3 ... Converting Table Formats and Types ... 183
5.4 ... Blank Cells, Predefined Cells, and Comment Cells ... 185
5.5 ... Summary ... 188
6 ... Displaying Data with Charts ... 191
6.1 ... Adding Charts to a Report ... 192
6.2 ... Chart Types ... 198
6.3 ... Chart Properties ... 225
6.4 ... Zone Formatting ... 229
6.5 ... Custom Elements ... 230
6.6 ... Summary ... 234
7 ... Making an Impact with Charts ... 237
7.1 ... Properties That Enhance the Display of Data ... 238
7.2 ... Hierarchical Charting with Relational Data ... 244
7.3 ... Reports Functioning as Dashboards ... 246
7.4 ... Formatting Tips ... 248
7.5 ... Custom Color Enhancements ... 252
7.6 ... Summary ... 258
8 ... Report Properties, Tools, and Formatting ... 259
8.1 ... Formatting Report Properties ... 259
8.2 ... Document Summary ... 261
8.3 ... Navigation (Report) Map ... 265
8.4 ... Input Controls ... 266
8.5 ... Web Services Publisher ... 274
8.6 ... Available Objects (Design Mode Only) ... 277
8.7 ... Document Structures and Filters ... 279
8.8 ... Data ... 280
8.9 ... Style Sheet Modification ... 282
8.10 ... High Precision Numbers ... 287
8.11 ... Geolocalizing a Dimension ... 288
8.12 ... Summary ... 295
9 ... Filtering Data in the Query Panel and Report Panel ... 297
9.1 ... Filtering in the Query Panel ... 298
9.2 ... Complex Filtering Options ... 310
9.3 ... Filtering in the Report Panel ... 323
9.4 ... Conditionally Hiding Report Elements ... 342
9.5 ... Element Linking ... 344
9.6 ... Summary ... 350
10 ... Scope of Analysis and Drill Functionality ... 351
10.1 ... Setting the Scope of Analysis in the Query Panel ... 352
10.2 ... Drill-Down Setup in the Report Panel ... 359
10.3 ... Drilling on Tables ... 360
10.4 ... Drilling on Charts ... 366
10.5 ... Taking a Snapshot ... 370
10.6 ... Drill Options ... 371
10.7 ... Summary ... 374
11 ... Using Formulas and Variables ... 375
11.1 ... Formulas and Variables ... 376
11.2 ... Custom Grouping ... 383
11.3 ... Reporting Functions and Operators ... 386
11.4 ... Formula Syntax ... 404
11.5 ... Input, Output, and Calculation Contexts ... 407
11.6 ... References ... 414
11.7 ... Summary ... 417
12 ... Advanced Query Panel Functionalities ... 419
12.1 ... Cascading and Optional Prompts ... 420
12.2 ... Saving Prompts Answers in BI Variants ... 424
12.3 ... Querying Multidimensional Data Sources ... 427
12.4 ... Editing Auto-Generated SQL Scripts ... 440
12.5 ... Support of Query Stripping ... 442
12.6 ... Partial Results, Purged Data, and Cancelled Queries ... 444
12.7 ... Summary ... 447
13 ... Access to SAP BW and SAP HANA ... 449
13.1 ... SAP BW and SAP HANA Access Overview ... 449
13.2 ... SAP BEx Query through Direct Access ... 452
13.3 ... SAP BEx Query through Multidimensional Universe ... 459
13.4 ... SAP BW through Relational Universe ... 462
13.5 ... SAP HANA Direct Access ... 464
13.6 ... SAP HANA Online Mode ... 471
13.7 ... SAP HANA View through Relational Universe ... 477
13.8 ... SAP HANA through Free-Hand SQL ... 479
13.9 ... Summary ... 479
14 ... Using Multiple Queries and Data Sources ... 481
14.1 ... Setting Up a Combined Query ... 481
14.2 ... Adding a New Query ... 484
14.3 ... Managing Queries ... 491
14.4 ... Running Multiple Queries ... 492
14.5 ... Merging Dimensions ... 494
14.6 ... Merging Variables ... 506
14.7 ... Changing Source ... 507
14.8 ... Summary ... 515
15 ... Adding Hyperlinks in Web Intelligence Documents ... 517
15.1 ... Linking to Document with the HTML Client ... 518
15.2 ... Linking to the Web Page URL ... 527
15.3 ... OpenDocument Syntax ... 536
15.4 ... Summary ... 540
16 ... Working in the BI Launch Pad ... 541
16.1 ... Navigating in BI Launch Pad ... 541
16.2 ... Setting BI Launch Pad Preferences ... 550
16.3 ... Organizing in Folders and Categories ... 553 …