Choose Tools | Percentages. Click the New button.

5-22 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop Figure 5–30 Select Data for Percentages

6. Enter a column heading for the percentages column.

7. Select the check boxes at the bottom of the dialog box to display subtotals and

their percentages, or subtotals as a percentage of the Grand Total.

8. Enter labels for the subtotal and Grand Total percentages, or click the drop-down

menus for labels and choose additional options. Figure 5–31 Create Labels for Percentage Columns The options from the drop-down menu produce labels that can change as the data changes by adding text codes such as “Item” and “Value” where you insert them in the label text. In the actual labels on the table or crosstab, the ampersand will not appear, and appropriate names from the table or crosstab will be inserted in place of the words “Item” or” Value”. The table below shows some examples. Option Example Sample labels Insert Item Name Percent of Profit from Item Percent of Profit from Region Insert Data Point Name Top Performers of Data Top Performers of Profit Sum Working with Discoverer Desktop 5-23 To remove options from the labels, click in the label text on the dialog box and edit it as you would regular text.

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Click the Format button next to the different label definitions to format the percentages. The Format dialog box appears. 2. Click OK to return to the Percentages dialog box with the new definition.

5.4.3 Editing a Percentage Definition

To edit a percentage definition:

1. Select the definition you want to edit on the Percentages dialog box.

2. Click the Edit button. The Percentage dialog box appears.

3. Make the changes you want.

4. Click OK. The percentage definition is now edited.

5.5 Finding Data that Meets Conditions

A typical data analysis task is to filter the data to find only that data that meets certain conditions. For example, you might want to limit the display of data to the last two years of sales. Or, you want to see the data for only two types of sales items. Each of these tasks involves filtering the data to find the specific data that meets the conditions. Some sample conditions are: ■ Year = 1998 or 1999—The displayed data applies to 1998 and 1999 only. The workbook may contain data from other years, but it will not be displayed. ■ Profit SUM 3000—The worksheet displays Profit SUMs greater than 3000. ■ City ‘Boston’—The worksheet displays data for all cities, except Boston. Note that the value Boston is enclosed in single quotes. Text values in conditional expressions must be in single quotes. Conditions can be similar to Exceptions. The differences between conditions and Exceptions, however, are significant. ■ An Exception finds data that meets the Exception definition and highlights it in the tables and crosstabs. All other data remains visible. ■ A condition finds data that meets the condition and removes the rest of the data from the display so you see only the data that meets the conditions. Insert Value Yearly Percent for Value Yearly Percent for Central Note: Several features for creating conditions involve advanced analysis techniques. For example, instead of creating a condition for a defined data element, you can specify a condition based on a calculated value that computes which data can meet the condition. The advanced features are covered in Chapter 8, Advanced Discoverer Desktop Features . Option Example Sample labels