BW 3.1C Reporting Features
May 2003
David Ranieri
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Purpose
• Build awareness of the new features
• Explain how some of the new features can
be used
• Demonstrate several of the new features
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References and
Further Information
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Access
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BEX
Web (faster)
Portals
Mobile (PDA, Palm, etc)
Infoset
Managed and Formatted
Alerts, Exceptions, and Messaging
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Web
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Query development
Variable development
What If Prediction
ABC Classification
Faster than BEX for data access
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History
• Recently accessed Workbooks, Queries, …
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Query Toolbar Functions
• 3 new options
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Query Properties
• Display Document Links (see next slide)
• Suppress Zero Rows/Columns
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Linked Documentation
• You can now have linked documentation
associated with just about anything and
display it.
• Requires set up
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Characteristic Properties
• Control sort sequence
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Variables
Text variables
Attributes
Can change titles (like key figures)
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Variables
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Context and Wizard
Multiple Single Values
Precalculated Value Set (list)
Presonalization
See Bernd’s note for additional information
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Split Titles
• Characteristics
• Associated Attributes
• Key Figures
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Key Figures
• Hierarchies
• Cell Calculations
• Blanks vs. Zero
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Hierarchies
• Multiple Active
• Can now drill down on additional
characteristics
• Key Figures
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Formula Collision
• Key Figure property
– Nothing Defined
– Result of this Formula
– Result of Competing Formula
• See page 69
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Functions
• Delta being phased out, use NOT
• IF-THEN_ELSE
<Logic Expression> * <Expression 1>
+ NOT <Logic Expression> * <Expression 2>
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Cell Calculations
• Intersection of two structures
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Exception Reporting
• Red, Yellow, Green
• With Variables
• Separate report
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Conditions
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Set threshold values
Users can set thresholds now
Top/bottom n
With Variables
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Sorting
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Based on variable entry sequence
Key
Description
Key Figure
Defined in query (selection sequence)
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Tabular Query Display
• Mix Characteristics and Key Figures
• Changes reporting options
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Stored Query Views
• Jump (similar to BW 2.1)
• Global (new, access directly)
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Graphical Display
• Charts
– Excel
– Web
• Maps
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Exporting Data
• Now have the ability to export data
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