WebI - Basics

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Web Intelligence - I


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Web Intelligence Overview

Creating a New Webi document

Restricting data returned by Query

Report Design (Formatting Reports covered in this Part)

Session 1: Basics

Agenda


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Session1 - Agenda



Saving a Webi document

Modifying a Query

Restricting Data returned by a Query

Working with tables

Presenting data in free-standing cells

Presenting data in charts

Formatting of Charts


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Web Intelligence provides an easy to use user interface for building and

analyzing reports.

You can access information without much database knowledge.

It allows you to perform the below tasks in a single tool

- Querying

- Reporting

- Analyzing

- Sharing


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Click on New in the Infoview Home page

Select Web Intelligence document Select the Universe

Web Intelligence automatically launches the document editor

Select the universeby clicking on it


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Building a Query Drag the objects from Data tab and drop in Result Objects pane.


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Running a Query & Viewing the Report

Click on Run Query

View the Report


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Saving a Webi documentClickon

Save

button

Provide theReport Title

Select theFolder wherethe report isto be saved

Click onOK button

Provide theReport

Description


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Edit Query Interface Elements

New Document button

Edit Query button

Edit Report button

Run Query button

Purge Data button

User Settings button

Help button

Configure View button

Show/Hide Filter Pane

button

Show/Hide Scope ofAnalysis button

Add Query button

Add Quick Filter button

Add Subquery button

Add Database RankingAdd a Combined Query

View SQL button


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Modifying a Query

Click on Edit Query

Adding one more object Store

name to the query

Run Query

Query Result


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Restricting data returned by a Query

Limit the amount of data

Improving the Performance

You can restrict the data by the following

- Query Filters

- Prompts

3 elements of a filter :

an object

an operator

a value(s)

Operators


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Example for a Query Filter

To see the Sales revenue of California state only

Drag the object from

Data tab to the

Query Filters pane

Select the Operator

Select the required

value from List of

values

Run Query


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Query Filter Result

Results are displayed for California state only


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Types of Query Filters

Predefined Query Filters

Single and Multi-value Filters

Prompts

Complex Filters


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PromptsAllows user to select values while refreshing the document.

Drag and drop the object from data tab to Query filter pane Select prompt from drop down list

Click on the button to set prompt properties

Click on OK buttonafter setting the

prompt properties


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Prompts Click on Run Query

Double click the required values and click on Run Query

The Prompt

Result


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Removing Query filters

Drag the filter you want to remove and drop it onto the Universe pane.

Or

Select the filter, right click then press the Remove key.


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Displaying data in Tables

Vertical Table

Horizontal Table

Form Table

Crosstab


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Creating Tables

Creating a Vertical Table from the Template

After creating a report, Right click the Report tab

Select Insert Report option

Drag and drop the Vertical Table template from Templates tab to Report Tab

Drag and drop the objects from Data tab over blue column headingReport

tab

Placing the object on Template


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Creating Horizontal Table Right click the Report tab

Select Insert Report

Drag the Horizontal Table template from Templates tab to Report tab

Drag and drop the objects from the data tab over blue column header

HorizontalTable


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Creating a Crosstab

Drag the Crosstab Table template from Templates tab to Report tab

Drag and drop the dimension objects from data tab over blue headers

Drag and drop the measure objects from data tab over body cell

Crosstab


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Creating a Form Table

Drag the Form Table template from Templates tab to Report tab

Drag and drop the objects from data tab over blue header

Form Table


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Working with Tables

Changing table formats

Duplicating tables

Delete tables, rows or columns


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To change a Table Format To change from Vertical table to Crosstab, drag the required template from

Templates tab and drop on the Vertical table


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Duplicating tables

Position the cursor at the edge of table Click on the border

Hold down the CTRL key and drag to an empty area.

Duplicate table


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Deleting tables, rows or columns

Deleting Table

Deleting Row

Deleting Column

Clearing Cell contents


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Inserting Blank cell in the Report

Using Last Refresh Date

Presenting data in Free-Standing Cells

Display text in a Blank cellSelect

theblank

cell andtypethe

required text

informula

box

Setting theDate/Time

Format


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Changing

Background Color

Modifying the default Report Properties

Select the backgroundcolor

Applying Background Image

Select Background Image Property

Specify the Image and click OK button


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Modifying the default Table Properties

Select the table

Select the Properties tab Changing Header cells Format

Specify CourierNew as Font

Name and changebackground colorto (153,51,102)

Click on +

sign to

expand the

Properties


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Modifying the default Cell Properties

Select the Column from table

Select the Properties tab

Changing body Cells format

Applying

yellow

color

Applying

Padding

Adjusting

Cell

Height


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Changing the Column Header Text

Select the Column Header

Select the Formula Toolbar

Type the required Text

Press Enter

Delete the default Textand provide the required

Text in the box


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Presenting data in Charts

Bar Chart

Line ChartArea Chart

Pie Chart

Radar Chart

Chart Types


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Bar Charts2D Bar Chart

3D Bar Chart


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Creating a Chart Drag the chart template from Templates tab onto the empty area of the document

Place the dimensions on X-axis and measure objects on Y-axis from data tab

Click the View Results button

BarGraph


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Creating a Chart from a Table

Select the Table and Right click Select the required chart format

Click

on OKbutton

Click on Turn To option

ResultantPie Chart


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To change back chart into a Table

Select the Chart and Right clickSelect the required Table format

Clickon OKbutton

Click on Turn To option

ResultantVerticaltable


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Formatting a Pie Chart

Showing Data Values

Showing DataValues as

Percentage


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Formatting a Bar Chart

Showing Legend

Changing the X-axis LabelOrienting the Y-Axis values


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Palette Editor

Click on Palette option in Data tab

Click on Edit palette Select each color box and modify to

required color

Palettes can be customized by

changing each color in Palette editor

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References Click on the following link

http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/product_guides/default.asp

SelectWeb

Intelligence from

drop down

list

Click onthe

items to

download

D l d d PDF f R f 1
http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/product_guides/default.asphttp://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/product_guides/default.asp


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