Official Product Tutorials – SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards

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Key Concepts

• Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 (5:06)     interactive / video
• Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 Feature Pack 3 (2:33)     interactive / video
• Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 SP5 (0:41)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.1  Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 (2:08)     interactive
• Concept: Navigate the interface (3:20)     interactive / video
• Concept: Create a dashboard (2:45)     interactive / video
• Concept: Use selectors (1:51)     interactive / video
• Concept: Make components visible based on conditions (1:45)     interactive / video
• Concept: Set up alerts (1:57)     interactive / video

Getting Started

• Change the layout of the interface (3:18)     interactive / video
• Define the canvas size or global font for a dashboard (1:35)     interactive / video
• Set preferences for all dashboards (2:29)     interactive / video
• Open a dashboard (0:55)     interactive / video
• Import an Excel spreadsheet (1:39)     interactive / video
• Add a component to the canvas (3:21)     interactive / video
• Create a dashboard based on a template (1:56)     interactive / video
• Resize the canvas (1:10)     interactive / video
• Preview a dashboard (1:08)     interactive / video
• Save a dashboard (0:52)     interactive / video
• Save a dashboard to the BI platform (1:33)     interactive / video
• Export a dashboard (1:49)     interactive / video

Connecting to Data Sources

• Connect to a universe with the Query Browser (3:01)     interactive / video
• Connect to an SAP BW BEx query using the Query Browser (3:12)     interactive / video
• Connect to an OLAP universe using the Query Browser (3:00)     interactive / video
• Bind a query to the embedded spreadsheet (3:27)     interactive / video
• Bind a query directly to a component (1:37)     interactive / video
• Manage query prompts (2:04)     interactive / video
• Manage query prompts for hierarchical data in OLAP universes (2:48)     interactive / video
• Manage query prompts for hierarchical data in BEx queries (3:57)     interactive / video
• Connect to a web service (3:11)     interactive / video
• Connect to a new XML definition (3:44)     interactive / video
• Connect to an external interface (6:33)     interactive / video
• Create a Web Dynpro Flash Island connection (5:24)     interactive / video

Working with Charts

• Display a range of data in a chart (2:48)     interactive / video
• Customize a chart (3:55)     interactive / video

Working with Other Components

• Display a single value on a dashboard (3:19)     interactive / video
• Display hierarchical data in a dashboard (2:29)     interactive / video
• Configure a jump destination (1:58)     interactive / video
• Customize a component (1:32)     interactive / video
• Add a graphic to a dashboard (1:02)     interactive / video
• Group components in a container (2:24)     interactive / video
• Add text to a dashboard (1:32)     interactive / video
• Add a hyperlink to a dashboard (1:24)     interactive / video
• Add a hyperlink to open a document in the BI platform (2:40)     interactive / video

Setting up Interactive Elements

• Change the data that displays based on user selection (4:33)     interactive / video
• Select an image to filter data in a dashboard (4:12)     interactive / video
• Select a region on a map to filter data in a dashboard (3:35)     interactive / video
• Select an item in a chart to filter data in a dashboard (2:17)     interactive / video
• Select an item in a table to filter the data in a dashboard (3:02)     interactive / video
• Make components visible based user selection (3:43)     interactive / video

Applying Formatting

• Set up alerts (1:52)  interactive /video
• Change the appearance of components in a dashboard (1:24)     interactive /video
• Change the color scheme for components in a dashboard (2:10)     interactive /video
• Change the formatting for text on a dashboard (1:57)     interactive /video
• Localize date, number, and currency formats (2:36)     interactive /video
• Define translation settings (1:27)     interactive /video

Creating Dashboards for SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

• Save a dashboard for access in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:44)     interactive / video

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