User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS EXPLORER XI 3.2 AT A GLANCE

[. . . ] 2009-11-30 Contents Chapter 1 What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Searching for specific data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Adding filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Selecting and calculating measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Drilling down to details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Applying sorts and rank results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Changing the chart type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Saving an exploration view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sharing an exploration view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Exporting an exploration view to other applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Creating an Information Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Appendix A More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 Contents 4 What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer? What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer? SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is a web-based search and exploration application that enables business professionals to explore and search through business information. By selecting from available values, you can focus the data set to the set of KPIs that interests you for a specific business question. By default, a ready-formatted chart displays the application's best guess data selection. As your data selection evolves, when you ask yourself further questions, so does the graphical representation of the results. [. . . ] You can add up to two measures in the visualization pane. To select additional measures, click the arrow on the right of the main measure and select on or two measures. With the available measure of an Information Space, you can define new measures for exploration. Select Add Caclulation in the measure panel. Enter a name for the new measure. 7 What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer? 3. Select OK. Related Topics · Drilling down to details Drilling down to details Charts are dynamic. Each displayed value is an aggregate of any detailed data that makes up that value. In the chart area, press your cursor and keeping the cursor pressed, select the chart bar(s), data point(s) or segments on which you require more details. This takes you to one level of detail below your selection. To move back up to the summary data, click the arrow next to the drop-down list at the top of the chart and select the level of detail you want to display. Related Topics · Applying sorts and rank results Applying sorts and rank results To make charts easier to view, you can sort or rank the values they display. In the pane to the right of the chart, select the legend header of the values you want to sort. 8 What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer? The sort and rank icons appear. Alphabetical character strings are sorted from A to Z or from Z to A; Numerical values are ranked from top to bottom or bottom to top. To limit the displayed values to the top/bottom "n" number of values, select the arrow to the right of the sort/rank icon and then select the number of values you want to display. Related Topics · Changing the chart type Changing the chart type By default, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer presents the data in the exploration view in the chart type that best presents the selected values. You can easily apply a different chart type if you prefer. To the left of the chart, select the drop-down arrow next to the chart type you want to select. The available formats for that chart type appear. The new chart type and format is applied. Related Topics · Saving an exploration view Saving an exploration view You can save your exploration view as a bookmark (or URL) so that you can return to your personalized exploration space and view updated results over time. Select Bookmark at the top of the exploration view. 9 What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer? 2. In the dialog box, enter an appropriate name for your bookmark and specify in which of your favorites folders you wish to save it. Related Topics · Exporting an exploration view to other applications Sharing an exploration view You can easily share your exploration view with colleagues and business partners. Send a URL by email To send an email containing the URL to an exploration view: 1. Select Email at the top of the open exploration view. Type your message, and then send the email as normal. Save the current chart view as an image To save a chart as an image: 1. If you don't want to include the legend, uncheck Show Legend. 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