This presentation discusses the advantages of the newly integrated Sheetster UI from within the Alfresco ECM.
Sheetster Charting is also demo-ed with an example showing some product benchmark data on a web site.
The benefits of re-using Sheetster charts on websites and in portals is discussed as the web spreadsheet is easily created and modified by Excel users, without the need for web development and graphics design skills.
Sheetster + Alfresco: An Open Source Java Solution for Web Spreadsheet Editing and Management
1. Alfresco + Sheetster An Open Source Java solution for Web Spreadsheet Editing and Management Presented by:
2. This session covers: Uploading an Excel spreadsheet to Alfresco Web Content Management system Open the Spreadsheet in the Sheetster editor from within the Alfresco WCM Create actionable charts and graphics from existing content Publish chart with live data to a web portal using JavaScript or a REST API call Presented by:
3. About Extentech Inc. Founded 1999 Headquartered in San Francisco Customers include IBM, AT&T, JPMorgan, Nielsen Corp. Extentech Inc. is the developer of: ExtenXLS Java Spreadsheet SDK – a leading Java spreadsheet component and class library Sheetster Server – an innovative, open source web spreadsheet built on top of ExtenXLS Presented by:
4. Introducing Open Source Java Synergy Online spreadsheet editing peanut butter meets doc management chocolate Perfect for: Statistical data visualization Business Intelligence apps Spreadsheet web apps SharePoint / Excel alternative Presented by:
6. WCM + Inline Spreadsheet Editing Retains Control of your data (vs. SaaS) Collaborative online editing enables teamwork Lowers development costs and frees up staff Presented by:
7. Web Spreadsheet for Developers Spreadsheet Web Services and REST api Forms and Macros Embeddable spreadsheet charting components Today’s example will demonstrate Embedding Sheetster Charts Presented by:
8. Benefits: Live Sheetster Charts Sheetster Charts: “Live” Data SVG + XHTML: No browser plug-ins Easily modified in spreadsheet 100% Excel-compatible Accurate Business Graphics Presented by:
9. EXAMPLE: Benchmark Data Charts Product performance data: Always changing Actionable Critical to customer decision-making Communicates product differentiation Presented by:
10. Our Benchmark Data Spreadsheet Performance Data in XLS: Our example uses a basic input data spreadsheet. This is a picture of that spreadsheet in Excel. We will add our own product data and a chart using Sheetster… Presented by:
11. Uploading Spreadsheet to Alfresco Log into Alfresco Browse to space Upload Files “Edit Spreadsheet” Presented by:
12. Creating Sheetster Charts Select Cell Range Click Chart Button Chart Dialog Appears Edit Chart Name Select Chart Type Customize Ranges Serve Presented by:
13. Working With Sheetster Charts Edit Chart data Mouse-over bars View Chart in new tab Resize Chart View updated tab Presented by:
15. Next Steps To get started, download your free copy of Sheetster Server and the Sheetster + Alfresco Web Client Extensions Free Sheetster Server Downloads: http://extentech.com/estore/download_center.jsp Sheetster + Alfresco Integration Guide: http://extentech.com/nimbledocs/4520/2009/September/15/sheetster_and_alfresco_wcm_integration http://extentech.com Sales@extentech.com (415) 759-5292 http://twitter.com/extentech Presented by: