Vicky Lozovsky WF InfoAssist Product Manager

December 18th, 2013

The Best of InfoAssist in WebFOCUS 8

Subquery example created by Matthew Lerner

Agenda

Core Features: Hold Files Subqueries Within (Aggregation)

Document: Multi Page Documents & Dashboards

Chart: HTML5 Preview Interactive Chart Options New Chart Types (Parabox, Mekko, Streamgraph, and TagCloud) Lightweight Mapping

Hold Files

Hold Files

HOLD file is the output of a report request stored in a file that you can

use as input to another WebFOCUS procedure.

You can then create new report requests that extract data from the HOLD file, resulting in multi-step report.

Why use a HOLD file? Store virtual field values or summary values calculated in one request

for further processing in another request. Extract fields from a large data source for faster and more efficient

retrieval in subsequent requests.

Examples: Extract fields into a HOLD file and then create multiple components in

a Document from the HOLD file.

Hold Files Example

Objective:

Hold Files Example 1

Select the WF_RETAIL master

Hold Files Example 1

Add fields that need to be extracted for use in

subsequent requests

Hold Files Example 1

Click File

Hold Files Example 1

Name the file HOLD

Click Save

Hold Files Example 1

Select Create Document

Hold Files Example 1

Click on Insert tab

Click on chart

Hold Files Example 1

Add fields

Hold Files Example 1

Insert another chart

Hold Files Example 1

Add fields

Hold Files Example 1

Click on Format tab

Select Pie

Hold Files Example 1

Click on Insert tab

Click on report

Hold Files Example 1

Add fields

Hold Files

HOLD File options can be configured via InfoAssist Global Preferences:

WF Admin ConsoleUtilitiesInfoAssist Properties

Hold Files

Subqueries

Subquery Definition & Usage

Queries Embedded in Other Queries

Filters

Calculations

Subquery Definition & Usage

Alternate way of returning data from multiple data sources Complex queries can be created with minimal effort Create new or use existing subquery Example: List of Customers who bought High Priced Products

WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER WF_RETAIL_SALES

Subquery Example

1. Get a list of High Priced Products from WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT 2. Get a list of customers from WF_RETAIL_SALES 3. Get customer’s names from WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER

High Priced Products from WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT

Customers from WF_RETAIL_SALES

Customer’s names from WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER

WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER WF_RETAIL_SALES

Filter HOLD FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT

ON TABLE HOLD AS script_name FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT Get a list of High Priced Products from WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT

TABLE FILE WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT

PRINT WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT.DIM_PRODUCT.ID_PRODUCT

WHERE WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT.DIM_PRODUCT.PRICE_RANGE_HL LIKE 'C:%';

ON TABLE HOLD AS HighPriceProducts FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT

END

Creates highpriceproducts.sql highpriceproducts.mas highpriceproducts.acx

Filter HOLD FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT

highpriceproducts.sql

SELECT (T1."ID_PRODUCT") AS E01 FROM wrd_product T1 WHERE (T1."PRICE_RANGE_HL" LIKE 'C:%')

highpriceproducts.mas

FILENAME=HIGHPRICEPRODUCTS, SUFFIX=SQLMSS , $ SEGMENT=PRODUCT_CODES, SEGTYPE=S0, $ FIELDNAME=ID_PRODUCT, ALIAS=E01, USAGE=I9, ACTUAL=I4, $

highpriceproducts.acx

SEGNAME=HIGHPRICEPRODUCTS, CONNECTION=retail, DATASET=RETAIL/HIGHPRICEPRODUCTS.SQL, SUBQUERY=Y, $

Filter DB_INFILE

Use the output from HOLD FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT as the target file for the DB_INFILE function.

The DB_INFILE function compares one or more field values in a source file to values in a target file. DB_INFILE(target_file, s1, t1, ... sn, tn) where: target_file Is the synonym for the target file. s1, ..., sn are fields from the source file. t1, ..., tn are fields from the target file. It returns the value 1 (TRUE) if the set of source fields matches a set of values from the target file. Otherwise, the function returns 0 (FALSE).

Filter List of Customer who bought High Priced Products

TABLE FILE WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT PRINT WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT.DIM_PRODUCT.ID_PRODUCT WHERE WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT.DIM_PRODUCT.PRICE_RANGE_HL LIKE 'C:%'; ON TABLE HOLD AS HighPriceProducts FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT END

TABLE FILE WF_RETAIL_SALES PRINT WF_RETAIL_SALES.FACT_SALES.ID_CUSTOMER WHERE DB_INFILE('HighPriceProducts',ID_PRODUCT,ID_PRODUCT); ON TABLE HOLD AS Customers FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT END

TABLE FILE WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER PRINT WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER.DIM_CUSTOMER.ID_CUSTOMER WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER.DIM_CUSTOMER.FIRSTNAME WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER.DIM_CUSTOMER.LASTNAME WHERE DB_INFILE('Customers',ID_CUSTOMER,ID_CUSTOMER); END

Filter List of Customer who bought High Priced Products

SQL (MS SQL Server, Generated by FOCUS): SELECT T1."ID_CUSTOMER", T1."First_Name", T1."Last_Name" FROM wrd_dim_customer T1 WHERE (T1."ID_CUSTOMER" IN ( SELECT (T1."ID_CUSTOMER") AS E01 FROM wrd_fact_sales T1 WHERE (T1."ID_PRODUCT" IN ( SELECT (T1."ID_PRODUCT") AS E01 FROM wrd_product T1 WHERE (T1."PRICE_RANGE_HL" LIKE 'C:%')))));

High Priced Products from WF_RETAIL_PRODUCT

Customers from WF_RETAIL_SALES

Customer’s names from WF_RETAIL_CUSTOMER

Live Demo

Within (Aggregation)

Within Aggregation

Handle specific aggregation features at different report levels by utilizing WITHIN phrase.

WITHIN phrase manipulates a display field values as they are aggregated within a sort group, rather than a report group.

Menu is located in the Display group on the Field tab.

Feature available in Release 8.0.0.4

Live Demo

Multi Page Documents & Dashboards

Multi Page Documents & Dashboards

In Document mode, content can now be created on multiple pages

Available output formats are: PDF, HTML, Active Report, PowerPoint, Excel, Active PDF, and Active Flash

Active Report and Active Flash output formats: Combines multiple reports and charts into one document, resulting in

Active Dashboard

Excel: Combines multiple reports as different sheets in a workbook.

PowerPoint: Combines multiple reports, charts in a single slide.

Multi Page Documents & Dashboards

In Document mode, ability to create multiple pages

Create Demographics Page

Multi Page Documents & Dashboards

In Document mode, ability to create multiple pages

Create Sales Page

Multi Page Documents & Dashboards Active Dashboard

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HTML5 Preview

HTML5 Preview

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

New properties surfaced in InfoAssist specific to HTML5 output

Intro Animation

Controls the display and duration of animation When enabled, risers and markers are animated when the chart

is drawn Mouse Over

Controls whether riser highlights when the mouse hovers over a particular riser.

Interactive Chart Options

Create a chart

Interactive Chart Options

Select HTML5 format Interactive Opitons

button appears

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Mouse Over effect enabled

Interactive Chart Options

Mouse Over effect disabled

New Chart Types (Parabox, Mekko, Streamgraph, and TagCloud)

Live Demo

Lightweight Mapping

Interactive Chart Options

Mouse Over effect disabled

Select Map

Select Type and Location

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Interactive Chart Options

Questions?