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April 19, 2013

Web Intelligence on SAP

Mobile BI

Author : Roopali Misal

Web Intelligence on SAP Mobile BI

Visual BI Solutions Inc. http://www.visualbis.com

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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



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


Border


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



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



General, Layout, Text, Border and Background

General, Layout , Text, Border and Background


Table 3 Legend Category

Legend Category

Bar, Stacked Bar



Design General General General General General N/A

Layout, Text, Border and Background





N/A

Title N/A






N/A



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Table 4 Category Axis/ Value Axis Category

Category Axis / Value Axis Category

Bar, Stacked Bar



Design General General General N/A General General

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)


N/A General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)





N/A Layout, Text, Border and Background


Table 5 Value Axis/ Value Axis 2 Category

Value Axis / Value Axis 2 Category

Bar, Stacked Bar



Design General General General N/A General General

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)



N/A General (Title, Title label – automatic +custom)





N/A Layout, Text, Border and Background




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Table 6 Plot Area Category

Plot Area Category

Bar, Stacked Bar



Design/ Title

Spacing within Groups, Spacing between Groups




Bubble Scale, Bubble Scaling mode

Background


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.

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