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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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Yoav Yohav Yoav Yohav
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

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

Filtering the query results


Every query is built to retrieve a specific set of results.

When we define a query, the data can be processed and analyzed in several possible contexts:

  • Time: This gives information about when an event occurred; for example, the sales for the current week (a "when" business question)

  • Data type and specification: This gives the model specifications of the cars that were rented or sold (a "which" business question)

  • Measure: This gives a range or a value that is greater or less than (a "how much" business question)

Without a filtering context, a query is somewhere between serving a meaningless purpose and answering a very general question. The main idea when creating query filters is to fetch only the data that is relevant to the business question. The rule of "garbage in garbage out" applies here. By defining all the relevant conditions, we ensure that we will get accurate results as well as better performance.

Every condition is structured from the following three...

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