Click the New toolbar button in the Definition Pane to access the prompt type Select a column and click OK. The Click the New toolbar button in the Definition Pane to access the prompt type

Prompting in Dashboards and Analyses 6-9 3. Prompts whose scope is the dashboard page. The precedence order of dashboard page prompts is unspecified. 4. Prompts whose scope is the whole dashboard. 5. Prompts, either inline or named, whose scope is the analysis. Creating or Editing a Column Prompt A column prompt enables users to select the values for populate a column in a dashboard or analysis. Use the following procedure to create or edit a named column prompt that you can apply to one or more dashboards, or to create or edit an inline column prompt that is embedded in an analysis. This procedure does not include information about selection steps or hierarchical columns. For information about column prompts and selection steps, see Overriding a Selection Step With a Column Prompt . To create or edit a column prompt: 1. To create a dashboard prompt, use the following sub-procedure. a. Navigate to the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition Home page, locate the global header, hover the mouse pointer over the New menu to access the menu, and select Dashboard Prompt. From the Select Subject Area menu, select the subject area for which you want to create a prompt. The Definition pane is displayed.

b. Click the New toolbar button in the Definition Pane to access the prompt type

selection list. From the list, select Column Prompt. The Select Column dialog is displayed.

c. Select a column and click OK. The

New Prompt dialog displays. If your repository is configured for double columns, then ensure that you select the correct display column. For information on double columns, see Understanding the Double Column Feature . The number of columns that you include in a prompt can affect performance. In general, you should limit the number of columns to as few as possible. If you are creating a dashboard prompt and want to add or remove related subject areas, then click the Select subject area button in the Select Column dialog to display the AddRemove Subject Areas dialog . 2. To create an inline prompt, use the following sub-procedure. a. Create a new analysis or access an existing analysis for which you want to create a prompt. Click the Prompts tab. The Definition pane is displayed.

b. Click the New toolbar button in the Definition Pane to access the prompt type

selection list. From the list, select Column Prompt. The analysis selected columns are displayed in the cascading menu that is adjacent to the Column Prompt selection item. c. Select a column. The New Prompt dialog displays. Note: If the appropriate column is not available from the list, then you can click the More Columns options in the cascading list and select the appropriate column from the Select Column dialog . 6-10 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition If you want to create the prompt for a column that is not displayed in the column list, then select the More Columns... option. The Select Column dialog is displayed where you can browse for and select a column. If your repository is configured for double columns, then ensure that you select the correct display column. For information on double columns, see Understanding the Double Column Feature . The number of columns that you include in a prompt can affect performance. In general, you should limit the number of columns to as few as possible. If you are creating a dashboard prompt and want to add or remove related subject areas, then click the Select subject area button in the Select Column dialog to display the AddRemove Subject Areas dialog .

3. Optional Click the Edit Formula button to display the