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Key Concepts
- Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 (5:06) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 Feature Pack 3 (2:33) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 SP5 Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 SP5 (0:41) interactive / video
- NEW for 4.1 Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 (2:08) interactive /video
- Concept: Navigate the interface (3:20) interactive /video
- Concept: Create a dashboard (2:45) interactive /video
- Concept: Use selectors (1:51) interactive /video
- Concept: Make components visible based on conditions (1:45) interactive /video
- Concept: Set up alerts (1:57) interactive /video
Getting Started
- Change the layout of the interface (3:18) interactive /video
- Define the canvas size or global font for a dashboard (1:35) interactive /video
- Set preferences for all dashboards (2:29) interactive /video
- Open a dashboard (0:55) interactive /video
- Import an Excel spreadsheet (1:39) interactive /video
- Add a component to the canvas (3:21) interactive /video
- Create a dashboard based on a template (1:56) interactive /video
- Resize the canvas (1:10) interactive /video
- Preview a dashboard (1:08) interactive /video
- Save a dashboard (0:52) interactive /video
- Save a dashboard to the BI platform (1:33) interactive /video
- Export a dashboard (1:49) interactive /video
Connecting to Data Sources
- Connect to a universe with the Query Browser (3:01) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Connect to an SAP BW BEx query using the Query Browser (3:12) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Connect to an OLAP universe using the Query Browser (3:00) interactive /video
- Bind a query to the embedded spreadsheet (3:27) interactive /video
- Bind a query directly to a component (1:37) interactive /video
- Manage query prompts (2:04) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Manage query prompts for hierarchical data in OLAP universes (2:48) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Manage query prompts for hierarchical data in BEx queries (3:57) interactive /video
- Connect to a web service (3:11) interactive /video
- Connect to a new XML definition (3:44) interactive /video
- Connect to an external interface (6:33) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Create a Web Dynpro Flash Island connection (5:24) interactive /video
Working with Charts
- Display a range of data in a chart (2:48) interactive /video
- Customize a chart (3:55) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.1 SP5 Display a pie chart as a donut chart and detach the selected segment (0:53) interactive / video
Working with Other Components
- Display a single value on a dashboard (3:19) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Display hierarchical data in a dashboard (2:29) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.0 FP3 Configure a jump destination (1:58) interactive /video
- Customize a component (1:32) interactive /video
- Add a graphic to a dashboard (1:02) interactive /video
- Group components in a container (2:24) interactive /video
- Add text to a dashboard (1:32) interactive /video
- Add a hyperlink to a dashboard (1:24) interactive /video
- Add a hyperlink to open a document in the BI platform (2:40) interactive / video
Setting up Interactive Elements
- Change the data that displays based on user selection (4:33) interactive /video
- Select an image to filter data in a dashboard (4:12) interactive /video
- Select a region on a map to filter data in a dashboard (3:35) interactive /video
- Select an item in a chart to filter data in a dashboard (2:17) interactive /video
- Select an item in a table to filter the data in a dashboard (3:02) interactive /video
- Make components visible based user selection (3:43) interactive /video
Applying Formatting
- Set up alerts (1:52) interactive /video
- Change the appearance of components in a dashboard (1:24) interactive /video
- Change the color scheme for components in a dashboard (2:10) interactive /video
- Change the formatting for text on a dashboard (1:57) interactive /video
- Localize date, number, and currency formats (2:36) interactive /video
- Define translation settings (1:27) interactive /video
- NEW for 4.1 Apply dynamic positioning and sizing to components (1:13) interactive /video
Creating Dashboards for SAP BusinessObjects Mobile
- NEW for 4.0 SP5 Save a dashboard for access in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:44) interactive / video
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