User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS EXPLORER XI 3.2 AT A GLANCE

[. . . ] 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 easily switch chart formats, sort or rank the presented data depending on your preferred analysis. It is easy to export results of your personal exploration view either as an image or into other applications such as SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence or CSV-compatible office applications to continue further calculations or build reports. Note: This document is designed to provide an overview of the key features available in the application and the instructions necessary to use those features. [. . . ] When you open an Information Space, one measure is already selected and used in the facet and visualization pane. If you want to explore another measure, select this measure in the measure panel. The change is immediately visible in the facet and 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. 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. 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. To the left of the chart, select the drop-down arrow next to the chart type you want to select. 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. 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. Select OK and then select OK again to confirm you want to download the image file. When the save dialog appears, specify the file name and folder location where you want to save the image. Note: The default file format for images is . PNG. You can open the image in an image editor and then save it in any of the formats available in that editor. 10 What is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer? Related Topics · Exporting an exploration view to other applications Exporting an exploration view to other applications You can easily export an exploration view to other applications in order to add custom calculations and build your data selection into a formal report. Export the data selection to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Note: Exporting an exploration view to a Web Intelligence document is only possible if you are a registered SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence user. If you want the results to be refreshed by the latest data on the underlying database each time the report is opened, check Refresh On Open. 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