Learning SAP BusinessObjects dashboards : create professional, stunning, and interactive visual dashboards for both desktop and mobile devices /
This book will help beginners to create stylish and professional looking dashboards in no time. It is also intended for BI developers who want to use SAP BO to facilitate BI in their organizations. No prior knowledge is required, however, you must have a basic knowledge of MS Excel and some analytic...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Birmingham, UK :
Packt Publishing,
2015.
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| Series: | Professional expertise distilled.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with SAP BO Dashboards; Introduction to SAP BO Dashboards; SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.x; SAP BO Dashboards; SAP BO Dashboard design history; Installing SAP BO Dashboards; The Dashboards prerequisites; Downloading SAP BO Dashboards; Installing SAP BO Dashboards; Exploring SAP BO Dashboards' capabilities; Accessing and using dashboard samples; Accordion menu dashboard sample; Chart Drill Down dashboard sample; Accessing and using dashboard templates; US Sales Map
- Getting to know the SAP BO Dashboards interfaceUnderstanding SAP BO Dashboards panels; The Properties panel; The Components panel; The Object Browser panel; The Query Browser panel; Mobile compatibility; Understanding SAP BO Dashboards toolbars; The Standard toolbar; The Themes toolbar; The Export toolbar; The Format toolbar; The Start Page toolbar; Understanding SAP BO Dashboards quick views; Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding the Dashboard Creation Process; Phases in the project; The initiation phase; The planning phase; The execution/implementation phase; The control/testing phase
- The closing phaseDetermining the needs; Gathering business requirements; The sales by state analysis; The sales trend analysis; The sales and quantity per product analysis; Determining the target audience and devices; Sketching our dashboard; Building the prototype; Dashboard creation process; Preparing the dashboard workspace; Summary; Chapter 3: UI Components; Before we start; Preferences; The Document tab; Grid tab; Excel options; Document properties; Adding our first chart component (pie chart); Linking chart with data; Configuring the main chart properties; Introducing other chart types
- Line, column, bar and column line chartsBubble, scatter charts, and tree maps; OHLC and candlestick charts; Bullet charts; Radar charts; Adding a single value component to our dashboard; Gauge and dial; Progress bar and sliders; Value and spinner; Play; Summary; Chapter 4: Using Maps and Other Components; Maps; Using maps; Adding built-in map dashboard components; Installing, configuring, and using the CMap plugin; Using other SAP BO Dashboard components; Using a calendar dashboard component; Using the trend icon; Using a trend analyzer; Using the print, reset, and local scenario buttons
- Using the history and source data dashboard componentsUsing other third-party plugins; Using dash printer; Using Micro charts; Summary; Chapter 5: Interactive Analysis with Dashboards; Using traditional selectors; Using radio buttons; Orientation; Insert On; Insertion types; Selected item; Using comboboxes and list boxes; Using checkboxes; List builder; Displaying tabular data; List view; Scorecard; Hierarchical table; The spreadsheet table; Grid; Using advanced menus; Label-based menu; Sliding picture fisheye menus; Accordion Menu; Using other selectors; Using the icon; Using Filter
