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SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

You're reading from   SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook Over 80 recipes to help you build, customize, and distribute reports using SAP BusinessObjects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782172437
Length 380 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Working with the BI Launch Pad FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating New Queries 3. Working Inside the Report 4. Working with Tables 5. Working with Charts 6. Formatting Reports 7. Filtering the Report Data 8. Merging Data 9. Using Formulas and Variables 10. Using Hyperlinks 11. Using Drill 12. Scheduling Reports 13. Working with BI Workspaces 14. Web Intelligence Rich Client Index

Creating BI workspaces

It is possible to create a BI workspace through the Applications menu:

Creating BI workspaces

Getting ready

In the BI workspace screen, there are several main parts. The entire idea, in a nutshell, is to select the modules required and drag them into the empty workspace area:

Getting ready

On the left-hand side of the screen, we can find the main Module Library, which is divided into the following main module subjects:

  • Templates: This contains the basic template frames, such as Viewer (good for data display based on reports), Navigation List, Text Module, and Web Page Module
  • BI Launch Pad Modules: This contains the main report custom folders, such as My Recently Run Documents, My Recently Viewed Documents, My Alerts, and My Applications (most of them already exist in the BI launch pad main welcome window)
  • Public modules: This is a shortcut to the reports and objects that are located in the public folders
  • Private modules: This contains shortcuts to the user's private folders and reports
  • BI workspaces: This...
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