Put the pointer on the icon next to the data that you want to drill. In this example, Move the cursor over the row icon for the data that you want to drill. In this

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b. To drill back up, select one of the levels above the current drill level.

c. To drill down, select one of the levels below the current drill level.

If you select a level that has already been drilled down, you can collapse the levels back to their previous state. Figure 4–19 Sample Collapse Drill Data Menu Key to Figure 4–19 :

a. The current drill level is ticked.

b. To drill back up, select Collapse.

Note that the Quarter level does not appear on the sample menu because the data is already drilled to that level and you cannot collapse a level into itself. Hint: Use Collapse after you drill data down several levels and want to get back to the original level in one step. You can also collapse drilled data by selecting the level to collapse to and then choosing Sheet | Collapse. Figure 4–20 Drill to All Rows At the Same Level on the Side Axis Key to Figure 4–20 :

a. Select the Region level by clicking on the selection box for the Region data item. All

the rows of Regions in the entire worksheet are selected. b. Now click on any drill icon on any one of the selected Region rows. Then choose a drill level from the options displayed, in this case drill down to City. Alternatively, you could drill further down to Store Name level. 4-16 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop

c. When City is selected, City data is displayed for all Regions.

d. Note that a selection box has been added on the side axis for the City data item.

Figure 4–21 Drill to a Single Row on the Side Axis Key to Figure 4–21 :

a. Put the pointer on the drill icon of the row from which you want to drill, in this case

the East Region. b. Select the level to drill to, in this case, drill down to City.

c. The resulting drill shows Cities for the East Region only.

d. Note that a selection box has been added on the side axis for the City data item.

The data on the side axis in the Discoverer Desktop sample data is organized in the hierarchical sequence of Region, City, and Store Name. Typically, you would drill from Region to City and then from City to Store Name. However, in some instances, you may want to drill from Region directly to Store Name. The following figure shows how to drill to a sub-level on the side axis. This can also be thought of as skipping a hierarchical level.