Display the Discoverer connections page for more information, see Click Create Connection to display the Create Connection: Connection Details
6. Select the language you want to use from the Locale drop down list.
7. Specify the user name, password, and database details for the connection you want to create. Hint : If you are not sure what user name, password, and database details to enter, contact the Discoverer manager. 8. Save the details by doing one of the following: ■ Click Apply to save the details you have specified and return to the Connections list. ■ Click Apply and Connect to save the details you have specified and start Discoverer using the login details specified.9. If you selected Oracle Applications in the Connect To drop down list and the user
has multiple Oracle Applications Responsibilities, the Select Oracle Applications Responsibility page is displayed. Do the following:a. Select a responsibility from the Oracle Applications drop down list.
b. Click Apply to save the details that you specified. 10. relational data only If the user name has access to multiple End User Layers, the Create Connection: End User Layer page is displayed. Do the following:a. Select an End User Layer from the End User Layer drop down list.
b. Click Apply to save the details that you specified. If you clicked Apply, the Connect to Oracle BI Discoverer page is displayed. The new connection that you have created is included in the list of connections. To start Discoverer using the connection that you have created, click the new connection name in the Connection list. If you clicked Apply and Connect, Discoverer starts and prompts you to select a workbook and worksheet to open. How do I edit a Discoverer connection? You edit a Discoverer connection when you want to change the login details stored in that connection. For example, you might want to change the user name that you use to start Discoverer. To edit a Discoverer connection: 1. Display the Discoverer Plus connections page for more information, see How to display the Discoverer Plus connections page .2. Click the pencil icon in the Update column next to the name of the connection you
want to edit. Hint : To confirm that you are using the correct connection, click Show in the Details column to display more information about a connection. To hide additional information, click Hide. The Edit Connection page is displayed. 3. Change the connection details as required. 4. Save the details by doing one of the following:Parts
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» optional Enter a description of the connection in the Connection Description
» Select the language you want to use from the Locale drop down list.
» Select an End User Layer from the End User Layer drop down list.
» Click the trash can icon in the Delete column next to the name of the connection
» In the New Password field, enter a new database password for the current user
» In the Verify Password field, re-enter the new database password for the current
» Select an End User Layer from the End User Layer drop down list. Click Finish.
» The top axis. The left axis. Data points.
» Select the workbook you want to analyze from the Workbooks list.
» Click Open to display the selected workbook or set of results.
» Choose File | Save As. Enter a new name in the New name field.
» Text added to the worksheet title area.
» A text variable that is, Date, which displays the current date.
» Worksheet text. Select the workbook you want to delete from the Workbooks list.
» Use the Title check box to specify whether the worksheet title area is displayed at
» Enter the new name for the worksheet in the Name field. Click OK to save the details.
» optional Use the Find Previous and Find Next buttons to search for other Click Close to close the
» Click Create a workbook to display the
» Select the business area you want to use from the drop down list at the top of the
» Move the folders and items you want to include in the new worksheet from the
» Display the appropriate tab for the properties you want to edit as shown below.
» To remove an item from the worksheet, move the item from the Selected list to the
» Choose Format | Heading to display the
» Horizontal grid line. Click OK to save changes and return to the worksheet.
» The graph legend or key. Notice that the axis labels are underlined that is, linked,
» Display the graph you want to analyze.
» optional To change the default advanced drill options, click Show Advanced to Click OK.
» Select an item from the list. Click OK.
» Select Drill to Detail from the Where do you want to drill to? drop down list.
» Enter a value for each parameter by doing one of the following:
» Deactivate the condition or calculation used with the parameter:
» Click OK to close Edit Worksheet dialog.
» Open the Discoverer workbook containing the worksheet to which you want
» Click New Conditional Format to display the
» Click New Stoplight Format to display the
» Click OK to close the Conditional Formats dialog.
» To activate a condition, move the condition from the Available list to the Selected
» To deactivate a condition, move the condition from the Selected list to the
» A grand total defined on Profit SUM for all regions.
» To display an existing total, move the total from the Available list to the Selected
» To hide an existing total, move the total from the Selected list to the Available list.
» Under Which data point would you like to create a total on?, select the item you
» A grand total for all regions Total for All Values: £320,301.
» Use the Which data point do you want to base your percentage on? drop down
» The percentage values calculated by Discoverer. For example, using the new
» For example, the Video Rental department in the Central region contributes 41 of
» The Group field set to Group Sort.
» Display the worksheet you want to sort. Choose Tools | Sort to display the
» To display an existing calculation, move the calculation from the Available list to
» Enter a name for the calculation in the What do you want to name this
» Use the Click OK to apply the Page Setup options. Open the workbook you want to print.
» Select the Entire Workbook option.
» Follow the on-screen instructions to create the PDF file.
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» If parameters are required for the worksheets that you specify, use the
» Choose File | Scheduling Manager to display the
» Select the scheduled workbook you want to unschedule in the Scheduled
» Click Close to close the Scheduling Manager dialog.
» optional Select the Case sensitive check box to match upper and lowercase
» If the Displayed values list contains the value that you want, select the value from Display the
» select a type from the Type list enter changes in the Edit Type field
» Select the name of a connection name in the Connection column to start
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