1. SAP BusinessObjects Web
Intelligence 4.1 new features
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2. Freeze Header Rows
In reading mode, row or column headers can be frozen to ensure that they remain
visible while scrolling. Moreover, you can also specify a number of first rows or
columns to freeze:
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3. Custom colors pallets
You can create or edit custom color pallets to manage chart colors. Just push right-click and
choose Format Charts. For example, you have a chart and want to modify colors, then right
click->Format chart->Palette and Style->Color Palette->Custom
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4. Formating Footer/Header
Every report has Footer and Header:
In ver .4.1 report formatting
options have been
improved, with new property
panels, including border
settings, specifically for headers
and footers. If you want to open
properties then right click>format header/Footer
Besides that, you can hide it.
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5. New Operator -Values
Most of you
sometime create
formulas In case if
you work with If() or
where(), you deal
with values from
query, for
instance, name of
city or status. You
could write wrong
name and formula
won't work. For this
case in formula
editor, you could find
a Values objects in
the list of
operators, which
help you to choose
the desired value
from a list of values.
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6. Refresh on Open
In Webi report you have option to enable your document to automatically refresh when
needed.
In report choose Properties Tab
Check "Refresh on Open"
As a result, your report will be start refreshing when you will open it
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7. Add to Merge new dimension
If you like to use several queries in one report, than you would merge same
dimensions. But it was inconvenient to add additional dimension to merged
dimensions. And you have to unmerge all and create new merge based on all
dimensions. In 4.1 we got new feature – Add to current Merge. Just choose Merge and
additional dimension ->right click->Add to Merge
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8. Shortcut for edit query
If you want to change query you should got to
Data Access tab->Edit, SAP decided to add
shortcut for editing query in toolbar:
Moreover, if you have several queries and don't want to refresh them all, you could choose
only specific query in Query Builder:
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9. New supported Languages
If you like Arabic language or just study it, you can switch to Arabic
language
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