Display the graph you want to analyze.

Drilling to analyze data 10-7 1. optional Select the worksheet item you want to drill on. 2. Choose Tools | Drill to display the Drill dialog . Hint : You can also display the Drill dialog by right-clicking on a worksheet cell and selecting the Drill option.

3. If you did not select a worksheet item in step 1, use the Where do you want to

drill from? drop down list to select the worksheet item you want to drill from. 4. Select Drill UpDown from the Where do you want to drill to? drop down list.

5. Select an item from the list.

For example, to drill from Region to City, select City.

6. optional To change the default advanced drill options, click Show Advanced to

display the extra options and select as required.

7. Click OK.

Discoverer updates the worksheet with the options you selected. For example, if you drill down from Region to City, Discoverer adds City data to the worksheet. About drilling to related items You drill to a related item to add a related item to the worksheet. For example, if you select Department, the Department item is added to the worksheet. Related items are items that are not currently in the worksheet but are in folders used by the worksheet. The item you drill to does not have to be in the same drill hierarchy as the item you drill from. In the example below, you want to add information on sales bands to a worksheet. Although you could do this by editing the worksheet to add the Sale Band item to the worksheet, you can also use the drill menu to quickly add this information. 10-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Plus Figure 10–4 Drilling to a related item You can drill to a related item from worksheet data, but not from graph data. For more information, see How to drill to a related item . How to drill to a related item You drill to a related item to add a related item to the worksheet. For example, if you select Department, the Department item is added to the worksheet. Related items are items that are not currently in the worksheet but are in folders used by the worksheet. Discoverer sets up the drill to related item options automatically. You can drill to a related item using: ■ a drill icon for more information, see How to drill to a related item using a drill icon ■ the Drill dialog for more information, see How to drill to a related item using the Drill dialog How to drill to a related item using a drill icon To drill to a related item using a drill icon:

1. Click the drill icon next to the heading of the worksheet item you want to drill

from. A pop up list is displayed. If there are too many items to display in a drop down list, you choose the drill item from the Select item to drill dialog . 2. From the pop up list, select the Drill to Related option. Drilling to analyze data 10-9 Discoverer displays a list of related worksheet items.

3. Select a worksheet item from the pop up list to drill to that item.

Discoverer adds the related item that you selected to the worksheet unless you changed the advanced settings on the Drill dialog. How to drill to a related item using the Drill dialog To drill to a related item using the Drill dialog: 1. optional Select a worksheet cell or the heading of the item you want to drill from. 2. Choose Tools | Drill to display the Drill dialog . Hint : You can also display the Drill dialog by right-clicking on a worksheet cell and selecting the Drill option.

3. If you did not select a worksheet cell or item heading in step 1, use the Where do

you want to drill from? drop down list to select the worksheet item you want to drill from.