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The Web Intelligence Report Viewer Component

The Web Intelligence Report Viewer component enables the user to view the selected SAP BusinessObjects report.

Tip When you want to include a Web Intelligence Report Viewer or Web Intelligence Static Report Viewer component in a Dashboard page, it is recommended to include only one report on each page.

ClosedTo access:

You can view the report in the relevant page in the Dashboard.

To configure the component, where possible, click the Configure Component button in the component to display the component filter, or click here in Click Here to configure in the center of the component.

Tip A Web Intelligence Report Viewer component displays only one SAP BusinessObjects report.If you want to display more than one Web Intelligence Report Viewer in the Dashboard, you can create multiple Web Intelligence Report Viewer components and rename each component.

ClosedImpact of the size of Web Intelligence reports

The size of Web Intelligence reports can impact how the reports are displayed in the Dashboard page. The sizes are 374 pixels (width) x 199 pixels (height), 583 pixels (width) x 204 pixels (height), or 374 pixels (width) x 324 pixels (height). The description of each Web Intelligence report includes its size.

Main task: Dashboard Display

ClosedAdd a Component to a Dashboard Page

To add a component to a page that is already formatted:

  1. In the Dashboard, select the relevant page (click the Page Gallery button if the page you want does not already appear in the Dashboard).
  2. Click the Components button.
  3. In the Component Gallery page that opens, click or double-click the component to place it in the layout area, or select the component and drag it to an area on the page.

    Note that double-click only works if you open the Component Gallery from the layout itself and not from the toolbar.

    • If the target area is hidden by the Component Gallery dialog box, click the Component Gallery dialog box title bar and drag it to another location on your screen.
    • If you are dragging a new component to a target area that already has a component defined, drag the new component to the title bar of the target area, and not to the part of the component that is colored white.
  4. Close the Component Gallery page. For user interface details, see Component Gallery and Component Categories.

  5. In the component, click the Configure Component button or click here in Click Here to configure in the center of the component.

  6. In the component Filter dialog box that opens, select the information you want to display and click OK.

    The component displays the required information.

For more information, see Page Layout and Components.

ClosedWire the Web Intelligence Report Viewer component to the Page Filter component

To wire the Web Intelligence Report Viewer component to the Page Filter component, make sure that the report that you create to included in the Web Intelligence Report Viewer component includes a prompt with a name that uses the <entity>;<dimension> format. The entity and dimension correspond to the entity and dimension the user selects in the Page Filter Component.

For details about the Page Filter, see The Page Filter Component.

ClosedWeb Intelligence Report Viewer Component

ClosedComponent Toolbar

Note The component toolbar description is common to all components. Some of the elements might be disabled in some of the components.

User interface elements are described below (when relevant, unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element

Description

Component Menu. Opens a menu where you can select:

  • Preferences. Depending on the component you are current configuring, opens the <component_name> Preferences dialog box where you can change the name of the component in the page by changing the name in the Name field and clicking OK.
  • Wiring. Depending on the component you are currently configuring, opens the Wiring dialog box where you can wire the current component to other components. For details, see Wiring Between Components.
  • Refresh. Refreshes the display. The button is disabled in the Page Filter component.

  • Open in a New Window. Opens the component in a new window.

Configure Component. Opens the Configure Component dialog box for the relevant component. For details, see the relevant section below.

Note  

  • The button is disabled in the Breakdown View component, as the component is filtered by the relevant automatically wired components on the same Dashboard page. When you select an item in one of these wired KPI View, Historical View, or Rolodex components, the Breakdown View component displays the values of the KPI Breakdown for the selected KPI.
  • The button is disabled in the Forecast component, as the component is filtered by the relevant automatically wired components on the same Dashboard page. When you select an item in one of these wired Historical View, the Forecast component displays the forecast data for the selected KPI.

Note You can also click here in Click Here to configure it in the center of the component

Opens the online documentation page relevant to the component you are currently configuring.

Collapse component. Collapses the component.

To expand the collapsed component, click the button on the collapsed component.

Drag the Resize handle to enlarge or reduce horizontally the area occupied by the component.
Remove Component. Removes the component from the page.

ClosedWeb Intelligence Report Viewer - Configure Component Dialog Box

User interface elements are described below (when relevant, unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element

Description

<Report List>

Select the BO report you want to display in the Web Intelligence Report Viewer component.