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4. To rename the new column, click the More Options button, select Format
Headings
and in the Edit Format dialog, enter a value in the Caption field.
Defining Section Sliders in Graphs and Gauges
A section slider displays members of one or more attribute or hierarchical columns as values on a rectangular bar and provides mechanisms to select a value. You use a
section slider to limit the data that is shown in a graph or gauge.
Figure 3–11 shows an example of a section slider. It displays the members of the
Product Type column. Using this slider, for example, you can limit the data that is shown in a graph or gauge to a particular product type, such as Cell Phones.
Figure 3–11 Example of a Section Slider
A section slider consists of the following components:
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Slider bar
— Displays the members of one or more attribute or hierarchical columns as values along a rectangular bar.
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Slider thumb — Indicates the current value of the section slider. The thumb in
Figure 3–11 indicates that the current value is Cell Phones. You can drag the thumb
to the desired value.
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Decrease button — Moves the slider thumb to the value to the left of the current
value. For example, in Figure 3–11
, clicking the decrease button the second button from the left on the slider moves the slider thumb to the value Camera.
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Increase button — Moves the slider thumb to the right of the current value. For
example, in Figure 3–11
, clicking the increase page button the right-most button on the slider moves the slider thumb to the value Fixed.
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Play button — Sequentially moves the thumb through the slider values. For
example, in Figure 3–11
, clicking the play button the left-most button on the slider moves the slider thumb to the value Fixed and then to Install, and so on.
After being clicked, the play button changes to a pause button to allow you to stop on a particular value.
To define a section slider in a graph or a gauge: 1.
Open the analysis that contains the graph or gauge in which you want to define a section slider.
2.
Click the Analysis editor: Results tab
.
3. Click the Edit View toolbar button in the graph, funnel, or gauge view.
Note: The Show Data As option is available only for items that are
stored or calculated measures.
Note: The administrator configures the maximum number of values
that can be displayed on the slider bar. However, you can set a maximum lower than the system maximum by setting the Maximum
number of section slider values field in the
Section Properties dialog
.
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The Results tab: Graph editor
, Results tab: Funnel editor
, or Results tab:
Gauge editor is displayed.
4.
For each column to be displayed on the section slider, in the Layout pane
of the Graph or Gauge editor, drag and drop the column to the Sections drop target.
5. Select Display as Slider.
6. Click Done to close the editor and return to the Results tab.
7. Click the Save Analysis toolbar button to save your changes.
Modifying Values and Performing Write Back
Users of a dashboard page or an analysis might have the ability to modify the data that they see in a table. This ability is often referred to as write back. Users can update a
value in the view that is written back to the record in the data source or is used in other views in the analysis.
For example, you can create an analysis that has Sales Quota Amount defined as a write back field, Sales Amount as a field from the data warehouse, and Percentage of
Quota as a calculated field Sales AmountSales Quota Amount. When viewing the analysis a user can modify the Sales Quota Amount and the Percentage of Quota field
recalculates appropriately.
About Modifying Values and Various Types of Users
The ability to modify values affects the following types of users:
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Administrators of the repository configure the columns in the repository to allow for write back.
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Administrators set privileges for write back and prepare a write-back template, and administrators and content designers configure for write back from table
views in dashboards and analyses.
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End users modify records in table views.
Process for Write Back
The following list describes the steps in the process of write back:
1.
As the content designer, you work with the administrator of the repository to assess the reporting needs in the organization and make a list of write-back
columns needed and the analyses in which they should be displayed.
Hierarchical columns do not support the write-back capability but attribute columns, measure columns, and double columns do support the write-back
capability. For double columns, you can write back to the display column. No automatic translation of the code column is provided.
2.
The administrator of the repository configures the Oracle BI Server and the columns that should be available for write back, as described in Oracle Fusion
Middleware Metadata Repository Builders Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.
3.
The administrator performs the following tasks:
a.
Prepares a file of SQL code to use as the template for write back.
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b.
Grants appropriate privileges for setting up and using write back. For example, the administrator gives you the privileges to set up views in which
users can modify values.
For information on the write-back template and on privileges, see Configuring for Write Back in Analyses and Dashboards in Oracle Fusion Middleware System
Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.
4.
As the content designer, you enable one or more columns for write back, as described in
Adding the Write-Back Capability to a Column .
5.
As the content designer, you enable a table view for write back, as described in Adding the Write-Back Capability to a Table View
.
6.
As the content designer, you provide users with information on working with write back, as described in
Modifying Data in a Table View in a Dashboard Page or Analysis
.
7.
Users modify the values in views as appropriate.
Adding the Write-Back Capability to a Column
To enable the write-back capability for a column, administrators and content designers use the Write Back tab on the Column Properties dialog. Correct privileges must be set,
and the attribute, measure, or double column must be set as writeable in the repository. Ensure that the column relates to the write-back template that the
administrator prepared. All the table views that include that column can display it as available for write back.
To enable the write-back capability for a column: 1.
Open the analysis for editing in the Criteria tab.
2. Click the Options button beside a column on which you want to enable write back
