Configuring Report Breadcrumbs Configuring Browser Padding

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2. In the Global Change Data Object dialog box, click Browse to select the currently

used data object the data object you want to replace.

3. Click Browse by the second field to select the replacement data object, and clock

OK .

3.6.10 Setting Active Data Retrieval Interval

When you create active data reports where the amount of changing data is large and changes often, you might want to set a time delay so that more data accumulates before each active data retrieval. This results in better display performance for the users viewing the report. The ideal setting depends on the data characteristics. If the report display is not keeping up with the active data and the client system CPU is completely used, adding a small amount of time provides a chance for more records to collect before being sent so that more records are sent each time. The short delay increases display performance. Determining the ideal amount of time requires displaying the report and testing which amount of time provides the best results. This setting applies to all the views in the report that display active data. To set a data retrieval interval: 1. In a report you are editing, click Change Report Properties text in the Actions list. The Report Properties dialog box opens. Figure 3–3 Report Properties Dialog Box Advanced Tab

2. Click the Advanced tab.

3. Select the second option under Active Data retrieval interval, and enter a number

for the refresh interval in milliseconds, such as 500 to represent half a second or 2000 for 2 seconds. By default, the active data interval is set by the administrator, and the default value is 1000 milliseconds. However, the administrator may have changed the default interval.

4. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.

3.6.11 Configuring Report Breadcrumbs

When you create a report that is configured for drilling across to other reports, you can enable the Show Breadcrumbs feature to display the drill path at the top of the report. This leaves a trail of visited reports so that a user can click back to a previous report as shown in Figure 3–4 . 3-22 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring Figure 3–4 Report Breadcrumbs This feature is only supported when the drill across type is configured with the Replace the Current Report option as shown in Figure 3–5 . For information about configuring drill across targets, see Section 5.3.4, Drilling Across. Figure 3–5 Drill Across Destination Type Selection This option is enabled in the Report Properties dialog box, as shown in Figure 3–3 . To access this dialog box in a report you are editing, click the Change Report Properties link in the Actions list.

3.6.12 Configuring Browser Padding

The Show Report padding in view mode feature places a small space between the edges of the views in a report and the edge of the browser window. This ensures that text that is flush with the left or right sides of a view is not at the edge of the window. This option is enabled in the Report Properties dialog box, as shown in Figure 3–3 . To access this dialog box in a report you are editing, click the Change Report Properties link in the Actions list.

3.7 Deleting Reports

You can delete any reports that you own. You cannot delete reports shared by other users unless the report owner gave you Delete permission for the folder containing the report. If a report is deleted that is referenced by an alert, there is no warning to the user. When the alert is triggered, the error message Error occurred while sending e-mail is given with no specific error regarding broken references to the deleted report. When deleting reports it is important to verify that the report is not referenced by an alert or this error will occur. To delete a report: 1. Select the report to delete.

2. Click Delete in the Actions list.

A dialog box opens to confirm the delete operation.

3. Click OK.