close menu
Bookswagon-24x7 online bookstore
close menu
My Account
Home > Computing and Information Technology > Business applications > Enterprise software > SAP (Systems, applications and products in databases) > Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide: (English)
10%
Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide: (English)

Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide: (English)

          
5
4
3
2
1

Out of Stock


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Notify me when this book is in stock
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

Create interactive dashboards with the tool also known as Xcelsius Understand how to use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards in an SAP environment Explore new features such as Query Browser, sparkline chart, and Universe connectivity Impress your audience with eye-catching, informative, and easy-to-navigate dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards! In this book, you ll quickly learn the basics of building your own dashboard and move on to customize your creations with themes, data connections, and other essential features. SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Basics Build a strong foundation by understanding the features, options, themes, and commands at your disposal, and benefi t from comprehensive examples and practical exercises. Visualize the Process Benefit from numerous screenshots that show how different features will look in a dashboard (and view them in color in the online version!). Custom Options Tailor and enhance your dashboard by using SDK tools, data connectivity with options like SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Live Office, and both SAP and non-SAP tools. Bonus Online Information Download source code from all examples and find color figure downloads at www.sap-press.com. Updated and Revised for Release 4.0 Find all changes in the move to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0, from small menu changes and what they mean, to new developments in location intelligence and more.

Table of Contents:
Foreword 17 1 Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 19 1.1 What Is SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards? 19 1.1.1 Who Works with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards? 19 1.1.2 Installation 20 1.1.3 Relationship with Excel 21 1.2 What Can SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Do? 22 1.2.1 Data Visualization Capabilities 23 1.2.2 Data Connectivity Capabilities 27 1.2.3 Distribution 28 1.2.4 Changes in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 29 1.2.5 Extensibility 33 1.3 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards in the SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio 33 1.4 Summary 34 2 Becoming Familiar with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 35 2.1 Menu 36 2.1.1 File 36 2.1.2 SAP 58 2.1.3 Edit 62 2.1.4 View 63 2.1.5 Format 68 2.1.6 Data 71 2.1.7 Help 74 2.2 Toolbar 77 2.2.1 Standard 78 2.2.2 Export 78 2.2.3 Themes 79 2.2.4 Format 79 2.2.5 Start Page 80 2.2.6 Summary 80 2.3 Components Browser 82 2.3.1 Category 82 2.3.2 Tree 83 2.3.3 List 84 2.4 Canvas 84 2.5 Embedded Excel Spreadsheet 85 2.6 Property Panel 85 2.7 Object Browser 88 2.8 Query Browser 89 2.8.1 Select a Universe 90 2.8.2 Build Query 90 2.8.3 Preview Query Result 92 2.8.4 Usage Options 92 2.9 Summary 93 3 Dashboard Tutorial 95 3.1 Introduction 95 3.2 Choose the Right UI Components 96 3.3 Bind Data 98 3.3.1 Bind Data for Pie Chart 99 3.3.2 Enable Drill-Down for the Pie Chart 100 3.3.3 Bind Data for Label 103 3.4 Connect to External Data 103 3.5 Formatting 104 3.6 Distribute the Output 106 3.7 Summary 108 4 UI Component Basics 109 4.1 Working with Charts 110 4.1.1 Pie Chart 110 4.1.2 Column Chart 133 4.1.3 Line Chart 155 4.1.4 Bar Chart 163 4.1.5 XY Chart 164 4.1.6 Bubble Chart 168 4.1.7 Area Chart 171 4.2 Selectors 174 4.2.1 Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Selectors 174 4.2.2 Select a Single Item 175 4.2.3 Filter 181 4.2.4 Checkbox 185 4.2.5 Ticker 186 4.2.6 Picture Menus 188 4.2.7 List Builder 192 4.3 Represent a Single Value 194 4.3.1 Introduction to Single-Value Components 195 4.3.2 Slider 195 4.3.3 Progress Bar 200 4.3.4 Dial and Gauge 200 4.4 Use Containers to Wrap Several Components 206 4.4.1 When to Use a Container 207 4.4.2 How to Use a Container 207 4.5 Build Backgrounds to Assist Layout 210 4.5.1 When to Use Backgrounds 211 4.5.2 How to Use Backgrounds 211 4.6 Universe Connectivity 214 4.6.1 Query Refresh Button 215 4.6.2 Query Prompt Selector 216 4.7 Summary 219 5 Advanced UI Components 221 5.1 Advanced Charts 221 5.1.1 Stacked Column Chart 222 5.1.2 Stacked Bar and Area Chart 227 5.1.3 Combination Chart 227 5.1.4 OHLC Chart 229 5.1.5 Candlestick Chart 239 5.1.6 Radar Chart 240 5.1.7 Filled Radar Chart 243 5.1.8 Tree Map 245 5.1.9 Sparkline Chart 247 5.1.10 Bullet Chart 251 5.2 Advanced Selectors 255 5.2.1 Accordion Menu 255 5.2.2 Icon 261 5.2.3 Play Selector 263 5.2.4 Calendar 270 5.3 Advanced Single-Value Components 273 5.3.1 Dual Slider 273 5.3.2 Spinner 275 5.3.3 Play Control 276 5.3.4 Value 278 5.4 Displaying Data in a Table 280 5.4.1 List View 280 5.4.2 Spreadsheet Table 285 5.4.3 Grid 289 5.5 Using Art 292 5.5.1 Image Component 292 5.5.2 Shapes 294 5.5.3 Lines 298 5.6 Use Maps for Geographical Representation 299 5.7 Web Connectivity 304 5.7.1 Connection Refresh Button 304 5.7.2 URL Button 307 5.7.3 Slide Show 312 5.7.4 SWF Loader 314 5.8 Others 315 5.8.1 Local Scenario Button 315 5.8.2 Trend Icon 317 5.8.3 Trend Analyzer 318 5.8.4 History 321 5.8.5 Print Button 324 5.8.6 Reset Button 324 5.8.7 Source Data 325 5.8.8 Panel Set 328 5.9 Summary 333 6 Data Connectivity Basics 335 6.1 Embedded Excel Spreadsheet 336 6.1.1 Role of Excel 337 6.1.2 How to Use Excel 337 6.2 Import Data from an Excel File 340 6.2.1 When to Import Data from an Excel File 340 6.2.2 How to Import Data from an Excel File 341 6.3 Security Issues Related to Accessing External Data 341 6.3.1 Run Locally 342 6.3.2 Run on a Web Server 343 6.4 XML Data 343 6.4.1 When to Use XML Data 346 6.4.2 How to Use XML Data 347 6.4.3 Practice 357 6.5 Web Service Connection 364 6.5.1 When to Use a Web Service Connection 364 6.5.2 How to Use a Web Service Connection 365 6.6 Excel XML Map 369 6.6.1 When to Use an Excel XML Map 370 6.6.2 How to Use an Excel XML Map 370 6.7 Summary 373 7 Advanced Data Connectivity 375 7.1 Query as a Web Service 376 7.1.1 When to Use Query as a Web Service 376 7.1.2 How to Use Query as a Web Service 377 7.2 SAP NetWeaver BW Connection 385 7.2.1 When to Use SAP NetWeaver BW Connection 386 7.2.2 How to Use SAP NetWeaver BW Connection 387 7.3 Live Office Connection 388 7.3.1 When to Use Live Office Connection 389 7.3.2 How to Insert SAP BusinessObjects Reports in Excel 391 7.3.3 How to Use Live Office Connection 391 7.3.4 Practice 397 7.4 Crystal Reports Data Consumer 399 7.4.1 When to Use the Crystal Reports Data Consumer Connection 401 7.4.2 How to Use the Crystal Reports Data Consumer Connection 401 7.4.3 Practice 408 7.5 Flash Variables 411 7.5.1 When to Use Flash Variables 412 7.5.2 How to Use Flash Variables 412 7.6 FS Command 417 7.6.1 When to Use FS Command 417 7.6.2 How to Use FS Command 418 7.6.3 Practice 421 7.7 External Interface Connection 424 7.7.1 When to Use an External Interface Connection 424 7.7.2 How to Use an External Interface Connection 425 7.7.3 Practice 427 7.8 LCDS Connection 431 7.8.1 When to Use an LCDS Connection 432 7.8.2 How to Use an LCDS Connection 433 7.9 Portal Data 435 7.9.1 When to Use Portal Data 436 7.9.2 How to Use Portal Data 436 7.10 Summary 440 8 Special Features 441 8.1 Drill-Down 441 8.1.1 When to Use Drill-Down 442 8.1.2 How to Use Drill-Down 443 8.1.3 Drill Down from One Chart to Another 444 8.1.4 Drill-Down on the Same Chart 447 8.2 Make Smart Use of Dynamic Visibility 452 8.2.1 When to Use Dynamic Visibility 453 8.2.2 How to Use Dynamic Visibility 456 8.2.3 Practice 458 8.3 Alerts 464 8.3.1 How to Use Alerts 464 8.3.2 Practice 465 8.4 Direct Data Binding 472 8.4.1 One-Dimensional Binding 473 8.4.2 Two-Dimensional Binding 474 8.5 Export 474 8.5.1 Flash 475 8.5.2 AIR 475 8.5.3 HTML 476 8.5.4 SAP BusinessObjects Platform 476 8.5.5 PDF 477 8.5.6 PowerPoint Slide 478 8.5.7 Outlook 479 8.5.8 Word 479 8.6 Themes and Colors 479 8.6.1 How to Apply a Theme 480 8.6.2 How to Apply a Color Scheme 482 8.6.3 How to Create a Customized Color Scheme 483 8.7 Summary 488 9 A Comprehensive Hands-On Example 489 9.1 Planning the Dashboard 491 9.1.1 Plan the Workflow 491 9.1.2 Plan the UI 492 9.2 Preparing Data 493 9.2.1 The US Map 494 9.2.2 The Gauge 495 9.2.3 The Column Chart 495 9.2.4 The Line Chart 497 9.2.5 The Radio Button 500 9.2.6 The Pie Chart 500 9.3 Organizing Data in Excel 501 9.4 Designing the Dashboard 505 9.4.1 Position the UI Components 505 9.4.2 Import the Excel File 506 9.4.3 Connect to External Data 508 9.4.4 Adjust the Appearance 509 9.5 Summary 510 10 Introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SDK 511 10.1 About the SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SDK 511 10.2 About Flex 512 10.3 When to Use the SDK 513 10.4 How to Use the SDK 515 10.5 What Can I Do with the SDK? 518 10.5.1 Flex Applications 520 10.5.2 Data Processors, Connections, and Functions 521 10.6 SDK Best Practices 521 10.6.1 Use Only What You Need 521 10.6.2 Bindings 522 10.6.3 Use Custom Property Sheets 522 10.6.4 Don t Repeat Yourself 522 10.6.5 Develop Test Containers 522 10.6.6 Trace and Alert 523 10.6.7 Development Approaches (MXML versus ActionScript) 523 10.6.8 Styling 523 10.7 SDK Pitfalls 524 10.7.1 Flash Shared Local Objects are Unreliable 524 10.7.2 XLPs and XLXs Should Be Archived 524 10.7.3 Common Component Classes First in Wins 525 10.8 Summary 525 11 Get Started with Custom Component Basics 527 11.1 Developing Basic Add-On Property Sheets 527 11.1.1 Property Sheet Data Binding 528 11.1.2 Explicitly Setting Property Values 531 11.1.3 Explicitly Getting Property Values 532 11.1.4 Property Sheet Styling 532 11.1.5 Basic Property Sheet Overview 532 11.1.6 Proxy.Bind Explained 542 11.2 Developing Basic Add-On Components 543 11.2.1 Main Component Initialization Event Handler and Import Statements 544 11.2.2 Private Variables 544 11.2.3 Public Chart Color Variable xcChartColor 545 11.2.4 Public Chart Series Variable 545 11.2.5 Public Chart Data Variable 546 11.2.6 Chart Building Function 548 11.2.7 Tooltip Function 551 11.2.8 MXML Markup: Grid Lines and Cartesian Chart 552 11.3 Creating Basic Component Packages 552 11.3.1 Basic Component Packaging Steps 553 11.3.2 Packaging for Special Components 554 11.3.3 Packaging Best Practices 555 11.4 Summary 555 12 Implement Advanced Custom Add-On Component Features 557 12.1 Implementing Advanced Property Sheet Features 557 12.1.1 Subelement Binding 558 12.1.2 Persisting Property Sheet Values 560 12.1.3 Retrieving Persisted Property Sheet Values 561 12.1.4 Setting Custom Component Property Values 562 12.1.5 Retrieving Custom Component Property Values 562 12.1.6 Generating Reusable Property Sheet Patterns 563 12.1.7 Communicating with External Data Services 565 12.1.8 Implementing Advanced Component Features 566 12.1.9 Communicating at the Application Level 577 12.1.10 Additional Packaging Features 578 12.2 Where to Go from Here: Tips, Tricks, and Resources 579 12.3 Summary 579 13 Hands-On: Develop Your Custom Add-On Component 581 13.1 Creating the Chart 581 13.2 Creating the Flex Component and Property Sheet Project 582 13.2.1 Creating the Flex Property Sheet 588 13.2.2 Creating the Flex Component 594 13.3 Creating the Flex Test Container 597 13.4 Creating the Packager and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards XLX Add-On 597 13.5 Creating the Data Sharing Component 598 13.5.1 Model Locator 599 13.5.2 Component Files 600 13.5.3 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Component Files 602 13.5.4 Property Sheet 603 13.6 Summary 608 Appendices 609 A Location Intelligence 611 A.1 What Makes Up Location Intelligence? 612 A.2 Why Location Intelligence Is Important 614 A.3 How Does Location Intelligence Fit into SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards? 615 A.4 Location Intelligence Options in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 617 A.5 Common Location Intelligence Use Cases 621 A.6 Location Intelligence Best Practices 626 A.7 Summary 633 B Tips for Using SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 635 B.1 Using SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards in an SAP BusinessObjects Environment 635 B.2 Deployment and Migration 643 B.3 How to Use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards with SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP NetWeaver Portal 644 B.4 Supported Excel Functions 647 B.5 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Editions 659 B.6 Tips for Creating a Good Dashboard 662 C The Authors 669 Index 671


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781592294107
  • Publisher: SAP Press
  • Publisher Imprint: SAP Press
  • Edition: New edition
  • No of Pages: 650
  • Series Title: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592294103
  • Publisher Date: 27 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1404 gr


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide: (English)
SAP Press -
Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide: (English)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide: (English)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!
    ASK VIDYA