Table of Contents SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook Credits Foreword About the Author Acknowledgments About the Author Acknowledgments About the Reviewers www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more Why subscribe? Free access for Packt account holders Instant updates on new Packt books Preface What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support Downloading the example code Downloading the color images of this book Errata Piracy Questions Staying in Control Introduction Understanding the dashboard workspace Using the Object Browser Getting ready How to it How it works Searching for components Getting ready How to it… How it works… Grouping the canvas components Getting ready How to it How it works Making the spreadsheet more readable with colors Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Making the spreadsheet more readable with comments Getting ready How to it How it works Making the spreadsheet more readable with borders Getting ready How to it There's more Using the toolbar border button Using multiple worksheets Placing your Excel logic wisely Using named ranges Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Defined named ranges The Name Manager Copying the format of one cell to another cell or range How to it How it works There's more Debugging the spreadsheets How to it How it works There's more Navigating between worksheets How to it How it works Data Visualization Introduction Adding a line chart to your dashboard Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Manually binding data Hide/show series Other charts Bar chart and column chart Area chart Stacked charts Marimekko chart Using a bullet chart Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using sparklines Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Header labels Low and high values Using a combination chart Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using a waterfall chart Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using a pie chart Getting ready How to it How it works Using a scatter plot chart Getting ready How to it How it works Using a bubble plot chart Getting ready How to it How it works Using a radar chart Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using an OHLC chart and a candlestick chart Getting ready How to it How it works Sorting series Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Zooming in on charts Getting ready How to it How it works Scaling the y-axis Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Variable maximum limits Allow Zoom Out Only Using a tree map Getting ready How to it How it works Showing a trend without a chart Getting ready How to it How it works Displaying raw data Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Illustrating single values Getting ready How to it How it works There's more From a Static to an Interactive Dashboard Introduction Selecting your data from a list Getting ready How to it How it works There's more See also Drilling down from a chart Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using the Filter selector component for hierarchies Getting ready How to it How it works There's more An alternative hierarchy selection method Getting ready How to it How it works See also Using the Hierarchical Table Getting ready How to it… How it works There's more… Using Filtered Rows How to it How it works Using maps to select data of an area or country How to it How it works There's more Adding a Mac OS X-looking dock to your dashboard How to it How it works There's more Resetting your data (the reset button) How to it How it works Making selections from a custom image (the push button and image component) How to it How it works See also Inputting data values Getting ready How to it How it works See also Using the Play Selector / Play Control component Getting ready How to it How it works See also Opening up a Web Intelligence report using dashboard parameters Getting ready How to it How it works There's more See also Selecting calendar dates Getting ready How to it How it works See also Using sliders to create a what-if scenario Getting ready How to it How it works See also Dynamic Visibility Introduction Switching between different charts Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Building a pop-up screen Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Creating a mouseover help text popup Getting ready How to it How it works Password protecting your dashboard Getting ready How to it How it works Using Alerts Introduction Adding alerts to a column chart Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Making alert ranges dynamic Getting ready How to it How it works There's more See also Displaying alerts on a map Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Displaying alerts of different thresholds on a map Getting ready How to it How it works See also Using bindable colors to control alert coloring from a central location Getting ready How to it How it works See also Using alerts in a Scorecard Getting ready How to it How it works See also Advanced Components Introduction Printing your dashboard Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Grouping and organizing components with the Canvas Container Getting ready How to it How it works Using dashboard scenarios Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using the Grid component Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Creating a slideshow Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using the Panel Set component Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Linking to files instead of embedding Panel behavior Using the History component Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Inserting data with the Source Data component Getting ready How to it How it works Analyzing trends Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Dashboard Look and Feel Introduction Changing the look of a chart Getting ready How to it How it works Adding a background to your dashboard Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Using color schemes Getting ready How to it How it works There's more Sharing a color scheme Getting ready How to it How it works Working with themes How to it How it works Making component colors dynamic How to it How it works There's more graphomate website URL / Getting ready, There's more Grid component using / Using the Grid component, How to it , How it works versus List View component / Using the Grid component versus Spreadsheet Table component / Using the Grid component H Hierarchical Table using / Using the Hierarchical Table, Getting ready, How to it… hierarchy selection alternative method / An alternative hierarchy selection method, Getting ready, How to it , How it works History component using / Using the History component, How it works , There's more I IdeaCrop reference link / Getting ready image component used, for making selections from custom image / Making selections from a custom image (the push button and image component), How to it , How it works Infoview about / How to it Inovista URL / Getting ready, There's more L line chart adding, to dashboard / Adding a line chart to your dashboard, How to it , How it works about / Adding a line chart to your dashboard data, binding manually / Manually binding data series, hiding / Hide/show series series, displaying / Hide/show series List View component about / There's more Live Office Connection about / Using Live Office Connection using / How to it working / How it works , There's more M Mac OS X looking dock adding, to dashboard / Adding a Mac OS X-looking dock to your dashboard, How to it , How it works map alerts, displaying / Displaying alerts on a map, How to it , How it works alerts, displaying of different thresholds / Displaying alerts of different thresholds on a map, Getting ready, How to it , How it works map coordinates reference link / How it works maps using / Using maps to select data of an area or country, How to it , How it works about / Using maps to select data of an area or country Marimekko chart about / Marimekko chart master data loading performance, connections checking / Checking master data loading performance of connections, How to it…, There's more… micro charts presenting, in Tree Grid / Presenting micro charts in a Tree Grid, How to it , How it works Micro Chart Suite component about / Presenting micro charts in a Tree Grid MicroChart Table component about / There's more mobile dashboard creating / Going mobile, Getting ready, How to it , How it works Mobile Compatibility panel / The Mobile Compatibility panel sharing, from SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app / Sharing and annotating dashboards from the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app annotating, from SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app / Sharing and annotating dashboards from the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app Mortgage Calculator creating / What-if scenario – Mortgage Calculator, How to it , How it works mouseover help text popup creating / Creating a mouseover help text popup, How to it , How it works multiple worksheets using / Using multiple worksheets N named ranges using / Using named ranges, How to it , How it works defined named ranges / Defined named ranges Name Manager / The Name Manager Name Manager about / The Name Manager news ticker creating, with Excel XML Maps / Creating a news ticker with Excel XML Maps, Getting ready, How to it , How it works O Object Browser about / Using the Object Browser using / Using the Object Browser, How it works components, searching / Searching for components, Getting ready, How it works… Object Browser, versus Canvas Container grouping pros / Grouping from the Object Browser versus grouping with a Canvas Container cons / Grouping from the Object Browser versus grouping with a Canvas Container OHLC chart about / Using an OHLC chart and a candlestick chart using / Using an OHLC chart and a candlestick chart, Getting ready, How to it , How it works P Panel Container using / Using the Panel Container, How to it Panel Set component using / Using the Panel Set component, How to it , How it works files, linking / Linking to files instead of embedding Zoom Speed option, setting / Panel behavior password protection for dashboard / Password protecting your dashboard, How to it , How it works PDF file dashboard, exporting / Exporting to SWF, PPT, PDF, and other file types, How it works performance cause issues identifying, with Fiddler / Using Fiddler to identify the cause of performance issues, Getting ready, How to it…, How it works… pie chart about / Using a pie chart using / Using a pie chart, How to it , How it works Play Control component using / Using the Play Selector / Play Control component, How to it , How it works Play Selector component using / Using the Play Selector / Play Control component, How to it , How it works popup screen building / Building a pop-up screen, How to it , How it works Info push button / There's more PPT file dashboard, exporting / Exporting to SWF, PPT, PDF, and other file types, How it works push button used, for making selections from custom image / Making selections from a custom image (the push button and image component), How to it , How it works Q QaaWS about / Using Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) creating / How to it , There's more prompts, using / Using prompts runQueryAsAService method / Methods runQueryAsAServiceEx method / Methods valuesOf_parameter method / Methods quadrants using / Using quadrants smartly, Getting ready, How it works , See also Query Browser about / Using the Query Browser using / Getting ready, How to it working / How it works Query Refresh Button, using / Query Refresh Button Query Refresh Button / SAP BW BEx Query SAP HANA system, using as data source / Using SAP HANA as a data source SAP ECC tables, using as data source / Using SAP ECC tables as a data source querying time saving, with scheduled Webis / Using scheduled Webis to save on querying time, How to it…, How it works… R radar chart about / Using a radar chart using / Using a radar chart, Getting ready raw data displaying, with spreadsheet table component / Displaying raw data, How to it displaying, with List View component / There's more displaying, with Scorecard component / There's more real-world dashboard examples Mortgage Calculator, creating / What-if scenario – Mortgage Calculator, How to it Sales/Profit dashboard, creating / Sales/Profit dashboard example, Getting ready, How to it , How it works report versus dashboard / Opening up a Web Intelligence report using dashboard parameters Reset button used, for resetting data / Resetting your data (the reset button), How it works RSS / How to it RSS link URL / How to it , How it works S Sales/Profit dashboard creating / Sales/Profit dashboard example, Getting ready, How to it , How it works Salesforce.com connecting to / Connecting to Salesforce.com with DashConn, How to it , How it works Salesforce.com Data Manager connection / Salesforce.com Data Manager Connection Salesforce.com Developer URL / Getting ready SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform dashboard, publishing / Publishing to SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform, How to it , How it works , There's more SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards BI Web Service connection, creating / Creating a BI Web Service connection in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards add-ons, managing in / Managing add-ons in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, How to it SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 about / Introduction workspace / Understanding the dashboard workspace URL, for OpenDocument guide / See also online resources / Online resources supported Microsoft Excel functions / Supported Excel functions software requisites / System and software requirements hardware requisites / System and software requirements roadmap / What is the SAP roadmap for dashboarding? URL, for roadmap / What is the SAP roadmap for dashboarding? SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio about / What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio? features / What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio? versus SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards / SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards versus SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio roadmap / What is the SAP roadmap for dashboarding? SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app mobile dashboard, annotating / Sharing and annotating dashboards from the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app mobile dashboard, sharing / Sharing and annotating dashboards from the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app SAP BW dashboard, publishing to / Publishing to SAP BW, How to it , How it works SAP NetWeaver BW Connection about / Using the SAP NetWeaver BW Connection using / Using the SAP NetWeaver BW Connection, How to it working / How it works variables, using / Using variables and filters filters, using / Using variables and filters Output Values area / Other Output Values returned data format / Returned data format SAP Store URL / How to it scatter plot chart about / Using a scatter plot chart using / Getting ready, How to it , How it works scheduled Webis used, for saving on querying time / Using scheduled Webis to save on querying time, How to it…, How it works… Scorecard component about / There's more SHP files reference link / Getting ready single values illustrating, with gauges / Illustrating single values, How it works illustrating, with progress bars / Illustrating single values illustrating, with value component / Illustrating single values single values, auto-scaling options value-based / There's more zero-based / There's more zero-centered / There's more alert-based / There's more sliders used, for creating what-if scenario / Using sliders to create a whatif scenario, Getting ready, How to it , How it works slideshow creating / Creating a slideshow, How to it , How it works Sliding Picture Menu about / There's more sorting, charts about / Sorting series, How it works category labels / There's more by data / There's more Source Data component used, for inserting data / Inserting data with the Source Data component, How to it , How it works sparklines about / Using sparklines using / Using sparklines, How to it , There's more header labels / Header labels high value, displaying / Low and high values low value, displaying / Low and high values spreadsheet customizing, with colors / Making the spreadsheet more readable with colors, How to it , How it works customizing, with comments / Making the spreadsheet more readable with comments, How it works customizing, with borders / Making the spreadsheet more readable with borders, How to it debugging / Debugging the spreadsheets, There's more spreadsheet borders creating, toolbar border button used / Using the toolbar border button multiple worksheets, using / Using multiple worksheets Excel logic, placing / Placing your Excel logic wisely spreadsheet table component used, for displaying raw data / Displaying raw data, How to it Spreadsheet Table component used, for debugging / Using the Spreadsheet Table component to debug, How to it…, How it works… working / How it works… stacked charts about / Stacked charts SUCCESS principle, by Hichert URL / SUCCESS with graphomate charts SUCCESS principle, with graphomate charts / SUCCESS with graphomate charts, How to it , How it works SWF file about / Introduction reference link / Introduction dashboard, exporting / Exporting to SWF, PPT, PDF, and other file types, How it works T tables customizing / Making tables look pretty, How to it , How it works Tab Set container using / Using the Tab Set container, How to it , How it works , There's more templates / Copying objects from another dashboard themes using / Working with themes, How to it time-saving tips, dashboard development about / Time-saving tips during dashboard development Global Font, using / Global Fonts Object Browser, versus Canvas Container grouping / Grouping from the Object Browser versus grouping with a Canvas Container multiple components, editing / Editing multiple components at once alignment button, using / Using the alignment, sizing, and spacing buttons sizing button, using / Using the alignment, sizing, and spacing buttons spacing button, using / Using the alignment, sizing, and spacing buttons arrow keys, using / Using the arrow keys for precise placement of components Grid, using / Using the Grid to help with relative positioning objects, copying from one dashboard to another / Copying objects from another dashboard toolbar border button using / Using the toolbar border button Tree Grid micro charts, presenting in / Presenting micro charts in a Tree Grid, How to it , How it works tree map using / Using a tree map, How to it , How it works about / Using a tree map trend displaying, without chart / Showing a trend without a chart, How to it Trend Analyzer component used, for analyzing trends in data / Analyzing trends, How to it , How it works U User Account Control (UAC) / Getting ready V variables using / Using variables and filters volatile functions avoiding / How to it… W waterfall chart using / Using a waterfall chart, How it works about / Using a waterfall chart values / There's more Web Intelligence integrating, with Antivia XWIS Advantage Express / Integrating Web Intelligence with Antivia XWIS Advantage Express, How to it , How it works Web Intelligence report opening, dashboard parameters used / Opening up a Web Intelligence report using dashboard parameters, How to it , See also Webi report consuming, with BI Web Services / Using BI Web Services to consume a Webi report, How to it , Creating the BI Web Service, Creating a BI Web Service connection in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, How it works… what-if scenario creating, sliders used / Using sliders to create a what-if scenario, Getting ready, How to it , How it works worksheets navigating between / Navigating between worksheets, How to it X Xcelsius Dashboard Printer used, for advanced printing / Advanced printing with Xcelsius Dashboard Printer, How to it , How it works XWIS Export component about / XWIS Export component XWIS Slice and Dice component about / XWIS Slice and Dice component Y y axis, charts scaling / Scaling the y-axis, Getting ready, How it works variable maximum limits / Variable maximum limits Allow Zoom Out Only option / Allow Zoom Out Only Z zooming, charts about / Zooming in on charts, How it works range slider option, using / Zooming in on charts ... with SAP Design Studio What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio? SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards versus SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio What is the SAP roadmap for dashboarding? Index SAP BusinessObjects. .. What is the SAP roadmap for dashboarding? Index SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook Copyright © 2015 Packt Publishing All rights reserved No... supported by SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Appendix C, The Future of Dashboarding with SAP Design Studio, introduces you to a new SAP tool: Design Studio A comparison with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards