Select the business area you want to use from the drop down list at the top of the

6-20 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus ■ Selecting a numeric item automatically includes its default aggregates for example, Sum, Count, Max. You can also expand a numeric item list and select individual aggregates. Having specified the folders and items to include in the worksheet, you can add other features to the worksheet or close the Worksheet Wizard to start analyzing the worksheet data. 7. Click Next to display the Edit Worksheet dialog: Table Layout tab or Edit Worksheet dialog: Crosstab Layout tab , where you can change the default position of worksheet items. 8. Click Next to display the Edit Worksheet dialog: Sort tab , where you can change the default sort order of worksheet items. 9. Click Next to display the Edit Worksheet dialog: Parameters tab , where you can add parameters to the worksheet that prompt Discoverer end users to enter dynamic values to customize the worksheet. 10. Click Finish to save the layout and close the worksheet wizard. Discoverer displays the new worksheet. Now you are ready to begin analyzing data using Discoverer 11. optional You can add new items to the worksheet as required. For example: ■ parameters for more information, see Using parameters ■ sorts for more information, see Sorting data ■ totals for more information, see Using totals ■ percentages for more information, see Using percentages ■ conditions for more information, see Using conditions ■ calculations for more information, see Using calculations Now that you have created a worksheet, you might want to do one or more of the following: ■ edit the worksheet using Oracle Portal for more information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Guide to Publishing Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Portlets ■ print the worksheet for more information, see Printing worksheets and graphs ■ share the workbook with other Discoverer users for more information, see Sharing workbooks ■ export the worksheet to a different format for more information, see Exporting data to other applications ■ create a graph for the worksheet data for more information, see Creating graphs in Discoverer ■ publish the worksheet using Oracle Portal for more information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Guide to Publishing Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Portlets Notes ■ Before you publish a Discoverer workbook, ensure that the workbook is designed for maximum performance for more information, see About designing workbooks for maximum performance .