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April 19, 2013
Web Intelligence on SAP
Mobile BI
Author : Roopali Misal
Web Intelligence on SAP Mobile BI
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 3
LEGEND ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
AUTHOR BIO .................................................................................................................................................. 3
A. REPORT ELEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 4
1. Table .................................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Cell..................................................................................................................................................... 4
3. Section............................................................................................................................................... 4
4. Chart + Others +Tools ....................................................................................................................... 5
5. CHART PROPERTIES - ......................................................................................................................... 6
6. Position ............................................................................................................................................. 9
7. Linking ............................................................................................................................................... 9
8. Table Layout ...................................................................................................................................... 9
9. Cell Behaviors .................................................................................................................................. 10
B. FORMAT .................................................................................................................................................. 11
1. Font ................................................................................................................................................. 11
2. Alignment ........................................................................................................................................ 11
3. Numbers .......................................................................................................................................... 11
4. Borders ............................................................................................................................................ 11
5. Cell................................................................................................................................................... 11
6. Size .................................................................................................................................................. 12
7. Tools ................................................................................................................................................ 12
C. DATA ACCESS .......................................................................................................................................... 13
1. Edit .................................................................................................................................................. 13
D. ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................. 14
1. Filters ............................................................................................................................................... 14
2. Data Tracking .................................................................................................................................. 15
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3. Display ............................................................................................................................................. 15
4. Conditional Formatting ................................................................................................................... 16
5. Interact ............................................................................................................................................ 17
6. Functions ......................................................................................................................................... 17
E. PAGE SETUP............................................................................................................................................. 18
DISCLAIMER................................................................................................................................................. 19
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INTRODUCTION This document describes the compatibility of Web Intelligence BI 4.0 SP5 elements on SAP BI Mobile app
Version 4.4.18 Build 11. The document is divided by the five major menu options namely Report
Element, Format, Data Access, Analysis and Page Setup.
LEGEND
Supported
Unsupported
AUTHOR BIO Roopali works at Visual BI Solutions as a Developer Analyst. She has experience in Dashboards, Web Intelligence and BEx Query Designer.
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A. REPORT ELEMENT
1. Table
Comments
Vertical Table, Horizontal Table, Cross Table
Form
2. Cell
Type Comments
Blank Yes (http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-21184 to configure blank cells)
Not visible on iPad if not configured
Pre-defined
Yes Not visible on iPad if not configured
3. Section Sections is supported, embedding of sections is also supported.
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-21184
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4. Chart + Others +Tools
Type Bar Bar chart, stacked bar 100% stacked bar
Box Box Plot
Column Column chart, stacked column chart, Combined column and line chart (if region type is explicitly specified)
Column Chart with Dual Value, , Combined column and line chart with dual axes, 100% stacked column chart, 3D Column chart,
Line Line chart, Line chart with dual axis, Area chart
Map Tree map, Heat map
Pie Pie chart Pie with variable slice depth, Donut chart
Point Bubble chart Scatter chart, Polar scatter plot, Polar Bubble chart
Radar Radar Chart
Tag Cloud Tag Cloud chart
Waterfall Waterfall chart
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5. CHART PROPERTIES -
Table 1 Global Category
Global Category
Bar, Stacked Bar
Column, Stacked Column
Line Pie Bubble Waterfall
General
Width, Height
Width, Height
Width, Height
Width, Height
Width, Height
Width, Height, Calculate and show total
Horizontal orientation
Horizontal orientation
Horizontal orientation
Rotation Horizontal Orientation
Area Display Title (location – top+ bottom), Category Axis, Value Axis, Legend
Title (location – top+ bottom), Category Axis, Value Axis, Legend
Title (location – top+ bottom), Category Axis, Value Axis, Legend
Legend Value Axis, Value Axis 2, Legend
Category Axis, Value Axis
Data Label Display
Data Label Display
Data Label Display
Title, Data Values
Title, Data Values
Title, Data values
Region Type N/A N/A
Lines, Surfaces
Lines, Surfaces
Lines, Surfaces
N/A N/A
Data Values
All All All All All All Palette and Style
Color Palette Color Palette Color Palette Color Palette
Color Palette
Color Palette
All All All 3D Look, Pie Chart Effects, Light and Shadow Effects
Color Options, Marker, Scatter Plot Chart Effects, Light and Shadow Effects
Light and shadow effects, Bar Effects
Background
All All All All All All Border
All All All All All All Layout
Relative position
Relative position
Relative Position
Relative Position
Relative Position
Relative Position
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Table 2 Title Category
Title Category
Bar, Stacked Bar
Column, Stacked Column
Line Pie Bubble Waterfall
Design General, Layout (location –top and bottom)
General, Layout (location –top and bottom)
General, Layout (location –top and bottom)
Layout (orientation, spacing), Text, Border and Background
Layout (orientation, spacing), Text, Border and Background
Layout (orientation, spacing), Text, Border and Background
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
General, Layout , Text, Border and Background
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
Table 3 Legend Category
Legend Category
Bar, Stacked Bar
Column, Stacked Column
Line Pie Bubble Waterfall
Design General General General General General N/A
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
N/A
Title N/A
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
N/A
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Table 4 Category Axis/ Value Axis Category
Category Axis / Value Axis Category
Bar, Stacked Bar
Column, Stacked Column
Line Pie Bubble Waterfall
Design General General General N/A General General
Layout, Text, Color Options
Layout, Text, Color Options
Layout, Text, Color Options
N/A Scaling, layout, color, text, number
Layout, Color Options, Text
Title General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
N/A General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
N/A Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Table 5 Value Axis/ Value Axis 2 Category
Value Axis / Value Axis 2 Category
Bar, Stacked Bar
Column, Stacked Column
Line Pie Bubble Waterfall
Design General General General N/A General General
Stacking, Scaling, Layout, Text, Color Options, Number
Stacking, Scaling, Layout, Text, Color Options, Number
Stacking, Scaling, Layout, Text, Color Options, Number
N/A Scaling, layout, color, text, number
Scaling, layout, color, text, number
Title General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
N/A General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
N/A Layout, Text, Border and Background
Layout, Text, Border and Background
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Table 6 Plot Area Category
Plot Area Category
Bar, Stacked Bar
Column, Stacked Column
Line Pie Bubble Waterfall
Design/ Title
Spacing within Groups, Spacing between Groups
Spacing within Groups, Spacing between Groups
Spacing within Groups, Spacing between Groups
General, Layout, Text, Border and Background
Bubble Scale, Bubble Scaling mode
Background
All All All All All All
6. Position
Comments
Align, Order
7. Linking
Type Comments
Hyperlink Yes Both current and new target window takes to the browser; not able to go back to report without going back to the SAP BI app.
Element Link Yes
8. Table Layout
Comments
Break, Header, Footer
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9. Cell Behaviors
Comments
Hide, Hide when Empty, Hide when
Page Break, Repeat 1. If the report consists of more than one page then all the pages are combined as one single report and shown with a scroll bar on iPad.
2. If the elements on the report canvas are arranged in a horizontal manner, then a series of pages are shown on the iPad
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B. FORMAT
1. Font
Comments
Font Color, Cell Color
Font Type, Font size, Bold, Italics, Underlined, Strikethrough
2. Alignment
Comments
Left, Right, Centre, Wrap Text
Align Middle, Align Top, Align Bottom
3. Numbers
Comments
Custom and Standard Formats
4. Borders
Comments
Border Type (full border for blank cells)
Border Color Border Type
5. Cell
Comments Clear Contents, Clear Conditional Formatting, Clear Formats, Clear All
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6. Size
Comments
Width , Height of cell
7. Tools
Type Comments
Format Painter Yes
Format Report – General
Name, Table footers, Table Headers, Hide when Empty, Hide when formula is true
Orientation , Margins
Format Report – Appearance
Color, Pattern, Spacing and Padding
Format Report – Layout
Horizontal and Vertical Relative Position
Clear Format Clear Formatting
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C. DATA ACCESS
1. Edit
Filter
Type Comments
Simple Filter Yes
Report Filter Yes
Query Filter 1. Prompts, Values from list, Constant (And operation, Or Operation)
2. Sub query
When Values from list or Constant is selected, the Filter symbol does not retrieve anything when clicked on the iPad.
Ranking
Type Comments
Database Ranking Yes
Report Ranking Yes
Others
Type Comments
Combined Query Yes
New Variable – Supported – Variable created shows expected values in iPad.
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D. ANALYSIS
1. Filters i. Filter
ii. Input Controls
Type Comments
Combo Box Yes Whichever block it applies to; need to double click on any row in that particular block and choose a filter value
Radio Button Yes Whichever block it applies to; need to double click on any row in that particular block and choose a filter value. Looks like a list box, no explicit radio button present.
Entry Field Yes Whichever block it applies to; need to double click on any row in that particular block and type a filter value
List Box Yes Whichever block it applies to; need to double click on any row in that particular block and choose a filter value
Multiple Values – check boxes
Yes
Multiple Values – List Box
Yes Multiple Values – Check Box and List Box look similar i.e. they look same as a list box in iPad. There is no explicit check box present.
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2. Data Tracking
Comments
Insertions
Deletions
Measures (increased values)
Measures (decreased values)
3. Display 1. Break and Section – both supported, can also be used in combination.
2. Sort
Comments
Ascending, Descending, Priority wise, Custom Sort
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4. Conditional Formatting
Type Comments
Text Font Color, Alignment (Horizontal)
Font size, Font type, Effects (Underline, Strikethrough), Alignment (Vertical)
Background Color, Skin, Image from file (Display – a. Normal b. Position – Left, Right, Centre)
1. Image from URL 2. Image from File
(Display – a. Tile b. Horizontal Tile c. Vertical Tile, Position – Top, Centre, Bottom)
Skin – does not show skin for the entire cell. A small square part of the cell has skin background.
Border Style (None), Thickness (None)
Style (Dashed, Dotted, Plain), Thickness( Thin, Medium, Thick)
Display 1. As Text, Formula
2. Format Number 3. Read Content
as – a. Hyperlink, HTML
Read content as – Image URL
Read content as – Image URL shows image in WebI but only the link text in iPad.
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5. Interact 1. Drill
Type Comments
Start Drill Yes All the text in the cross tab becomes blue
Snapshot Yes
End Drill Yes
2. Filter Bar – Simple Filter – supported.
3. Outline – Unsupported.
6. Functions
Comments Sum, Count, Average, Min, Max, Percentage
Note that there are numerous other functions available in the formula editor that have not been evaluated here.
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E. PAGE SETUP
1. Report
Comments
Duplicate, Delete
2. Rename – supported
3. Page
Comments
Landscape, Portrait, Sizes
4. Margins not supported.
5. Move Report Right or Left is supported.
6. Header and Footer are not supported.
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DISCLAIMER
Information provided in this document is intended to be used only as a learning aid. While Visual BI
Solutions has used reasonable care in compiling this document it does not warrant that this information
is error free. Visual BI Solutions assumes no liability whatsoever for any damages incurred by usage of
this documentation.
This is intended to be a living document with changes to be made over time.