Select one of the options to calculate a percentage of. If you select the option Each

Working with Discoverer Desktop 5-23 To remove options from the labels, click in the label text on the dialog box and edit it as you would regular text.

1.

Click the Format button next to the different label definitions to format the percentages. The Format dialog box appears. 2. Click OK to return to the Percentages dialog box with the new definition.

5.4.3 Editing a Percentage Definition

To edit a percentage definition:

1. Select the definition you want to edit on the Percentages dialog box.

2. Click the Edit button. The Percentage dialog box appears.

3. Make the changes you want.

4. Click OK. The percentage definition is now edited.

5.5 Finding Data that Meets Conditions

A typical data analysis task is to filter the data to find only that data that meets certain conditions. For example, you might want to limit the display of data to the last two years of sales. Or, you want to see the data for only two types of sales items. Each of these tasks involves filtering the data to find the specific data that meets the conditions. Some sample conditions are: ■ Year = 1998 or 1999—The displayed data applies to 1998 and 1999 only. The workbook may contain data from other years, but it will not be displayed. ■ Profit SUM 3000—The worksheet displays Profit SUMs greater than 3000. ■ City ‘Boston’—The worksheet displays data for all cities, except Boston. Note that the value Boston is enclosed in single quotes. Text values in conditional expressions must be in single quotes. Conditions can be similar to Exceptions. The differences between conditions and Exceptions, however, are significant. ■ An Exception finds data that meets the Exception definition and highlights it in the tables and crosstabs. All other data remains visible. ■ A condition finds data that meets the condition and removes the rest of the data from the display so you see only the data that meets the conditions. Insert Value Yearly Percent for Value Yearly Percent for Central Note: Several features for creating conditions involve advanced analysis techniques. For example, instead of creating a condition for a defined data element, you can specify a condition based on a calculated value that computes which data can meet the condition. The advanced features are covered in Chapter 8, Advanced Discoverer Desktop Features . Option Example Sample labels 5-24 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer Desktop Conditions are essentially powerful data filters that find the specific data you’re looking for and displays only that data. You can define numerous conditions and turn them on and off to filter the data in the tables and crosstabs. Note: Applying a condition to a table or crosstab does not remove the data from the workbook. It merely filters the data to show the precise data you want to see. To return the rest of the data to the table or crosstab, turn off the condition. To find data that meets certain conditions: 1. Choose Tools | Conditions. The Conditions dialog box appears. Figure 5–32 Conditions Dialog Box Key to Figure 5–32 :

a. These are the conditions that you have already defined, or have been made available

to you by your Discoverer manager. b. Selected check boxes in front of a condition definition indicate that the condition is active and is being applied to the data already.

2. To find data that meets a condition, select the check box in front of the condition

definition. That turns on the condition. In the example above, the condition “Department is Video Rental or Video Sale” is selected.

3. Click OK. Discover now filters the data, finds the data that meets the condition,

and displays it. To see conditions for specific data items:

1. At the Conditions dialog box, choose an item from the drop-down list, View

Conditions For . You can display all the conditions defined in a workbook, or only those that apply to particular data items. Note: If you select two or more conditions that conflict, a warning appears. For example, the two conditions “Year = 2000” and “Year = 1998 or 1999” applied to the same layout conflict, because the first condition removes all years except 2000 and the second condition tries to display 1998 and 1999 at the same time.