Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with SAP BO Dashboards; Introduction to SAP BO Dashboards; SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.x; SAP BO Dashboards; SAP BO Dashboard design history; Installing SAP BO Dashboards; The Dashboards prerequisites; Downloading SAP BO Dashboards; Installing SAP BO Dashboards; Exploring SAP BO Dashboards' capabilities; Accessing and using dashboard samples; Accordion menu dashboard sample; Chart Drill Down dashboard sample; Accessing and using dashboard templates; US Sales Map
Getting to know the SAP BO Dashboards interfaceUnderstanding SAP BO Dashboards panels; The Properties panel; The Components panel; The Object Browser panel; The Query Browser panel; Mobile compatibility; Understanding SAP BO Dashboards toolbars; The Standard toolbar; The Themes toolbar; The Export toolbar; The Format toolbar; The Start Page toolbar; Understanding SAP BO Dashboards quick views; Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding the Dashboard Creation Process; Phases in the project; The initiation phase; The planning phase; The execution/implementation phase; The control/testing phase
The closing phaseDetermining the needs; Gathering business requirements; The sales by state analysis; The sales trend analysis; The sales and quantity per product analysis; Determining the target audience and devices; Sketching our dashboard; Building the prototype; Dashboard creation process; Preparing the dashboard workspace; Summary; Chapter 3: UI Components; Before we start; Preferences; The Document tab; Grid tab; Excel options; Document properties; Adding our first chart component (pie chart); Linking chart with data; Configuring the main chart properties; Introducing other chart types
Line, column, bar and column line chartsBubble, scatter charts, and tree maps; OHLC and candlestick charts; Bullet charts; Radar charts; Adding a single value component to our dashboard; Gauge and dial; Progress bar and sliders; Value and spinner; Play; Summary; Chapter 4: Using Maps and Other Components; Maps; Using maps; Adding built-in map dashboard components; Installing, configuring, and using the CMap plugin; Using other SAP BO Dashboard components; Using a calendar dashboard component; Using the trend icon; Using a trend analyzer; Using the print, reset, and local scenario buttons
Using the history and source data dashboard componentsUsing other third-party plugins; Using dash printer; Using Micro charts; Summary; Chapter 5: Interactive Analysis with Dashboards; Using traditional selectors; Using radio buttons; Orientation; Insert On; Insertion types; Selected item; Using comboboxes and list boxes; Using checkboxes; List builder; Displaying tabular data; List view; Scorecard; Hierarchical table; The spreadsheet table; Grid; Using advanced menus; Label-based menu; Sliding picture fisheye menus; Accordion Menu; Using other selectors; Using the icon; Using Filter
