CROA Video tutorials

2015

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Key Concepts

• NEW for 4.1 SP6 What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1 SP6 (5:49)     interactive/ video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1 SP5 (1:40)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1 SP4 (1:10)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1 SP3 (1:37)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1 SP2 (3:02)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1 (5:27)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.0 SP5 (2:04)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.0 Feature Pack 3 (4:20)     interactive / video
• What’s new in Web Intelligence 4.0 (6:25)     interactive / video
• Navigate the interface (6:24)     interactive / video
• Concept: Describe how the semantic layer works (1:35)     video

Getting Started

• NEW for 4.1 SP5  Scenario: Creating reports with tables, charts and images* (9:35)     video
• Create a query (1:24)     interactive / video
• Run and save a query (1:30)     interactive / video
• Edit a query (0:59)     interactive / video
• View or change the properties for a query (1:06)     interactive / video
• View the SQL or MDX script for a query (1:00)     interactive / video
• Set up preferences for the Web Intelligence Rich Client interface (1:01)     interactive / video
• View the properties of a document (1:20)     interactive / video
• Drag and drop objects to create a report (1:33)     interactive / video
• Duplicate a report object (1:19)     interactive / video
• Add a report to a document (0:40)     interactive / video
• Add a row or column in a table (0:56)     interactive / video
• View the metadata for objects (0:32)     interactive / video
• Publish a document to the repository (1:22)     interactive / video
• Save a document as other formats (1:51)     interactive / video
• Copy and paste content in Web Intelligence and other documents (2:01)     interactive / video

Connecting to Data Sources

• Add another query to a document (1:22)     interactive / video
• Change the data source on which a query is based (1:27)     interactive / video
• Create a query based on an Excel file (0:58)     interactive / video
• Combine multiple queries (2:20)     interactive / video
• Create a query within a query (1:48)     interactive / video
• Merge dimensions from different universes (1:47)     interactive / video
• Connect to a web service (2:15)     interactive / video
• Create a query based on an OLAP universe (1:45)     interactive / video
• Connect to a BEx query with hierarchical data (1:32)     interactive / video
• Connect to an Analysis view (1:11)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3  Work with scaled values in BEx queries (1:59)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3  Perform level or prompt member selection on hierarchical data (2:30)     interactive / video
• 4.1  Work with hierarchy and hierarchy node variables in BEx queries (3:11)     interactive / video
• 4.1  Set up query stripping for an SAP HANA data source (2:40)     interactive / video

Working with Tables and Crosstabs

• Create a table (2:07)     interactive / video
• Change the layout of a table (1:24)     interactive / video
• Delete columns and rows from a table (1:05)     interactive / video

Working with Charts

• Create a chart (1:51)     interactive / video
• Turn a table into a chart (1:12)     interactive / video
• Create a chart for hierarchical data (1:22)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3  Create charts with hierarchical dimensions (1:31)    interactive / video
• 4.1  Set default chart series colors (1:34)     interactive / video
• 4.1 SP2  Format a data series in a chart (1:03)     interactive / video

Setting up Interactive Elements

• Add a hyperlink to a document (1:03)     interactive / video
• Create a link between documents (DHTML client) (1:33)     interactive / video
• Drill down into a table (2:48)     interactive / video
• Drill down into a chart (2:11)     interactive / video
• Fold and unfold sections in a document (1:09)     interactive / video
• Create an input control for a document (1:46)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3  Create an input control on a hierarchy (1:58)    interactive / video

Selecting, Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing Data

• Select a subset of data based on a predefined filter (1:00)     interactive / video
• Select a subset of data based on a custom filter (1:16)     interactive / video
• Remove a filter from a document (0:45)     interactive / video
• Create a prompt to select a subset of data (1:31)     interactive / video
• Select a subset of data based on multiple filters (2:17)     interactive / video
• Define the order in which multiple filters are applied (2:07)     interactive / video
• Create breaks between groups of data (0:55)     interactive / video
• Calculate totals and subtotals for data (1:10)     interactive / video
• Sort the data in a document (2:05)     interactive / video
• Change the order and format of breaks between groups of data (1:53)     interactive / video
• Select a subset of data in a report (0:59)     interactive / video
• Add a ranking to data (1:01)     interactive / video
• Divide a report into sections (1:22)     interactive / video
• Calculate totals and subtotals for sections in a report (1:08)     interactive / video
• Navigate a document using the Report Map pane (0:51)     interactive / video
• Set a filter on a section or a block in a document (1:53)     interactive / video
• Sort the sections in a document (0:56)     interactive / video
• Create a prompt for hierarchical data (1:24)     interactive / video
• Divide a report with hierarchical data into sections (1:01)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3   Apply simple and complex sorting (1:44)     interactive / video
• 4.1 SP2  Group the values of a dimension (1:43)     interactive / video

Working with Formulas

• Create a formula to display a filter selection (1:48)     interactive / video
• Create a formula to calculate a value (1:22)     interactive / video
• Create a variable based on a formula (0:59)     interactive / video

Applying Formatting

• Add text to a document (0:59)     interactive / video
• Change the format of text or numbers in a document (0:54)     interactive / video
• Track changes to data (1:28)     interactive / video
• Conditionally format data based on defined thresholds (1:37)     interactive / video
• Add a background to a document (1:22)     interactive / video
• Add page numbers to a document (0:50)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a table (1:50)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a cell (2:21)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for sections (1:59)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a chart  (5:04)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3  Modify the default style sheet (2:30)     interactive / video
• 4.0 FP3  Format charts (2:11)     interactive / video
• 4.1  Freeze header rows or columns (0:56)     interactive / video
• 4.1  Create a custom color palette (1:27)     interactive / video
  
• 4.1  Change the locale settings for right-to-left document or interface layout (2:25)     interactive / video

Creating Documents for SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

• Save documents for access in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:09)     interactive / video
• Format sparkline charts to display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:05)     interactive / video
• Format trend or status icons to display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (3:48)     interactive / video
• Format blank cells and images for SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (3:50)     interactive / video
• 4.0 SP4  Select charts for display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (3:09)     interactive / video
• 4.0 SP4  Link report elements using input controls (1:58)     interactive / video
• 4.0 SP4  Format microcharts to display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:23)     interactive / video
• 4.0 SP4  Format bullet charts to display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (3:05)     interactive / video
• 4.0 SP4  Format geomaps to display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (3:15)     interactive / video
• 4.1 SP3  Format geomap documents to display measure colors or conditional formatting in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:43)     interactive / video
• 4.1 SP3  Set a default view for a geomap document in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (1:41)     interactive / video

* This tutorial follows the scenarios available in the "Getting Started with Web Intelligence" guide, available on the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com/bowebi41/

To view the full Web Intelligence 4.0 playlist on Youtube, click here.

Article ID: 701
Created On: Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 10:02 AM
Last Updated On: Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 9:59 AM

Online URL: https://kb.mc3.edu/article/croa-video-tutorials-701.html