In Design mode of Web Intelligence, you can change the sort order of columns in a block. However, this option is not available in Reading mode. We can accomplish some basic sorting tasks using an input control and the steps below will detail how this is done. We’ll start off ...
Read More »Tech Tip: How to Use Chart Ranking with Dynamic Visualization in Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards)
Tip: How to use Chart Ranking with Dynamic Visualization in Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards) Trick: Creating Dynamic Visualization that works with Chart Ranking Are you wanting the dynamic visibility to work with the values corresponding rank on a chart? This can actually be achieved in a couple simple steps and excel ...
Read More »Migrating to 4.2 SP7: Use patch 400 for SAP Dashboards/Xcelsius
SAP Dashboards/Xcelsius has long been favored as a tool that creates interactive applications without the need for coding knowledge. Although sold under “dashboarding”, its use of Excel as a development mechanism made it an instant hit for non-coders who already knew how to use Excel to manipulate data arrays and ...
Read More »Five Cool Techniques to Keep up Your Sleeve to Design Visually Appealing and Dynamic Webi Reports
First: To capture the value selected in Input Control/ Element Link in a cell Goal: Input Control and Element Linking are very frequently used WebI features to create highly interactive WebI reports or dashboards. The goal is to display the user selected option from the radio button/drop down/list box or ...
Read More »Tech Tip: Content Validation for Reports Scheduled via Email
Business(s) and their units send hundreds to thousands of emails out via report scheduling. Delivering the correct reports to the right person is mission critical for efficient business process. Currently, a recall email feature exists for incorrect emails sent within network, but the recipients are notified of the email recall. ...
Read More »Tech Tip: How to stop Windows 10 Update from breaking Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards)
Tip: How to stop Windows 10 Update from breaking Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards) Trick: Easy install of a patch or Service Pack Has a recent windows update caused your SAP Dashboards to stop working? It may well be a recent Windows update for Windows 10 which includes some security updates for ...
Read More »Tech Tip: Merging on Variables in Web Intelligence
One of the often overlooked additions given to us in the 4.2 SP3 release was the ability to merge data on variables, not just dimensions. For many years we have lived with these restrictions in Web Intelligence: 1.) You could only merge on dimensions, not on variables. 2.) The data ...
Read More »The Dashboard Salsa Dance
On a recent vacation in Mexico, I attended a class to learn how to dance salsa. Now, I have two left feet when it comes to learning any structured dances. I can do the count in my head and I can do the steps with my feet, but I can ...
Read More »Tech Tip: Understanding Same Level Break – New Feature Added in Web Intelligence 4.2 SP05
Same Level Break is a new feature added in the Web Intelligence 4.2 service pack – SP05. With this type of break, the aggregate is displayed at the same level whenever multiple objects are selected for a break. The breaks depend on the layout of the table, meaning that the ...
Read More »The Future of BusinessObjects Dashboards – Lessons from Egypt
On a recent trip to Egypt, I was amazed at the number of older vehicles I saw on the road dating back to the 1960’s and even older. These are not the beautifully conserved collectors’ items that you see here in the US but are mostly pretty beaten up with ...
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