Previewing a Report Click Insert to insert system variables such as Date, Time, or Worksheet name etc

6-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop Graph —Sends a graph if a graph is displayed. The graph is sent as an attachment to the e-mail. Send this as —These options are available for the appropriate types of reports. For example, graphs can only be sent as attachments, not as message text. ■ An Attachment —The selected worksheet or graph is attached to your e-mail message. ■ Message Text —The current worksheet or selected portion of a worksheet is placed in the body of the e-mail message. This option is not available for graphs and the All Sheets option. Note: To send the workbook in a Discoverer format, select All Sheets and send the workbook as An Attachment. What format do you want —Click the drop-down arrow and choose a format appropriate for your e-mail application. The options on the list correspond to the type of worksheet you want to send. For example, the only format for a graph is Windows Meta File WMF, which is the proper format for sending a graph. Therefore, the drop-down menu is not available for graphs. Similarly, to send a selected portion of a worksheet as attachment text, the drop-down menu provides the appropriate options. The following figure shows some available options for attachments: Figure 6–8 E-Mail Attachment Format Options If you select Oracle Report Definition File .rdf, a Next button appears at the bottom of the dialog box so you can select additional formatting for the report. See Section 6.3.1, Exporting to Oracle Reports for details.

3. Click the Send button.

Your e-mail application starts. Based on your selections on the Prepare Mail dialog box, the worksheet or workbook is either an attachment or the message text of the e-mail message. Reporting Results 6-9

6.3 Exporting to Other Applications

You can export tables and crosstabs in a variety of formats to open them in other applications. For example, you can export a table to a Microsoft Excel workbook or a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet and then use Excel or Lotus 1-2-3 to open the table. To export to other applications:

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Display the worksheet that you want to export. 2. Choose File | Export. The Export dialog box appears. See the previous section for a description of the export options. Figure 6–9 Export Dialog Box 3. Choose an export format from the drop-down menu. 4. Choose a directory to save the export file.You can also type the directory path in the box. Click the Browse button to see other directories. 5. Enter a name and directory path for the report. For example, in the dialog box shown above, the name and directory path is C:\Video Stores Analysis.xls. 6. Click Finish. The report is saved in the new format in the directory you specified.

6.3.1 Exporting to Oracle Reports

If your computer includes the Oracle Reports application, you can export tables and crosstabs from Discoverer Desktop as an Oracle Report. Having this capability means Note: Exporting a table or crosstab exports the data, formatting, and layout of the table or crosstab. Exporting does not export the calculations, conditions, or other tools that you define in Discoverer Desktop. In other words, you can view the exported data in another application, but you cannot apply the Discoverer Desktop tools to it in that application.