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1Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Slice and
Dice
Module 6
2Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Slice and Dice Button
Hitting the Slice and Dice Button brings up the . . .
3Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Slice and Dice PanelA pop-up window that provides a graphical representation of the structure of the report you are working on.
4Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
• Slice and Dice lets you do many of the same things you can do outside of slice and Dice.
• Many of the graphic functions are collected here to help you with your report structure.
5Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)
ca ba Shows or hides
the different areas of the Slice and Dice Panel.
b Apply breaks, filters, sorts, rankings and calculations.
c Lets you Apply (accept), Reset (resets all formatting to the original default style), or Undo (cancel operations you performed).
6Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)
d
f
e
d Shows the variables that are available in the data provider.
f Shows the name and type (table, chart, or cross-tab) of each block in the report.
e Shows the variables displayed and the structure of the active table, chart, or cross-tab.
7Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)
g
g Provides
information on the
tasks you perform.
You can rename,
transform, reset or
delete a block by
clicking its tab with
the right mouse
button, then
clicking a
command on the
pop-up menu that
appears.
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Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)
By clicking this buttonyou can show or hide the
available variables
9Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Aggregations• Aggregation is a process that adjusts and displays measurable quantities at various requested levels.
• Only objects that measure quantities can be aggregated.
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Applying AggregationsThis document has 5 objects selected. . .
When the query is run you get . .
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Applying Aggregations (cont.)
Drag and dropDrag an object from the Block Structure area over to the Available Variables area.
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Viewing Data In Different Presentation Styles
• With slice and dice you can change the block style in which you view the data.
• By dragging and dropping icons in the Block Structure box of the Slice and Dice Panel, you can convert between the block types: Tables; Charts; Cross-tabs; & Financial blocks.
13Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Cross-tabWhere you have at least two dimensions and a single measure object in a block, it is often easier to analyze the data in a cross-tab.
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Converting to a Cross-tab (cont.)
Note: To convert back to a table, drag the object back down to where it was and click Apply.
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Converting to a Chart
and 1 measure object in a
block.
Note:
Need at least 1 dimension
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Charts• Pie charts show a few dimensions well.
• Bar charts show more dimensions better.
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Converting to a Chart (cont.)
Right click the tab.
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Converting to a Chart (cont.)
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Converting to a Chart (cont.)
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Applying FunctionsThe Slice and Dice Panel Toolbar makes some of
the core features of BOA easy to access.
Apply Break
Apply Filter
Apply Sort
Apply Ranking
Insert Calculation
21Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Sorting Data• With slice and dice you can re-sort
the rows of your data block.
• The sort function can order rows
alphabetically or numerically and
can be ascending or descending.
22Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Sorting Data (cont)
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To sort in descending order, double click the icon.
Sorting Data (cont)
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Filtering Data
Sometimes you may want to view only the data you need and hide the data you do not want to view.
25Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Filtering Data (cont)
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Applying Calculations to Data
You can insert calculated values into your report block.
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Applying Calculations to Data (cont)
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Applying Calculations to Data (cont)
CountSum
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Applying Calculations (cont)
CountAll
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To insert a calculation on a cross-tab:
Double click the button.
Applying Calculations (cont)
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Applying Calculations (cont)
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Applying Breaks to Data• With slice and dice you can
break your report block into logical parts; or according to selected data and values.
• This function displays subtotals.
33Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Applying Breaks to Data (cont)
Select Japan
Hit Run
Hit Slice & Dice
34Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Applying Breaks to Data (cont)
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Ranking Data• You may only want to show the extreme ranges
of the data (the largest numbers and the smallest numbers in a report). Like filtering, it hides the data you do not want to display.
• You can rank data contained in tables, cross-tabs or master cells in master/detail reports.
36Modified, with permission, from Business Objects S.A. copyrighted materials - Introduction to Reporting
Ranking Data (cont)
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To total positions for the top 3 UICs of each CPAC.
Ranking Data (cont)
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Sectioning a Report
Is a way of breaking a table affecting the entire report rather than only a data block.
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Creating a Sectioned Report