SAP Businessobjects Design Studio: The Comprehensive Guide (Hardcover, 2)

'... Foreword ... 17 ... Introduction ... 19 ... Acknowledgments ... 25 ... Part I: Getting Started ... 27 1 ... Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio ... 29 1.1 ... What Is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio? ... 30 1.2 ... SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio and Existing SAP BusinessObjects BI Environments ... 37 1.3 ... Recent Developments ... 46 1.4 ... Summary ... 48 2 ... SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio vs. SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards vs. BEx Web Application Designer ... 49 2.1 ... SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards ... 49 2.2 ... BEX Web Application Designer ... 58 2.3 ... Key Differences ... 64 2.4 ... Summary ... 68 3 ... Usage Scenarios ... 69 3.1 ... Real-Time Production Dashboard ... 69 3.2 ... Sales Dashboard Application ... 75 3.3 ... OLAP Application ... 81 3.4 ... Summary ... 89 4 ... Installation and Configuration ... 91 4.1 ... Architecture, Components, and Prerequisites ... 92 4.2 ... Preparing for Installation ... 96 4.3 ... Installing the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Add-On ... 100 4.4 ... Configuring the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform ... 108 4.5 ... Configuring SAP Enterprise Portal and SAP Business Warehouse ... 124 4.6 ... Configuring SAP HANA ... 131 4.7 ... Configuring Connections via Universes and Custom Data Sources ... 133 4.8 ... Installing the SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Client Tool ... 135 4.9 ... Summary ... 140 ... Part II: The Basics ... 141 5 ... The Integrated Development Environment ... 143 5.1 ... Menu ... 143 5.2 ... Toolbar ... 177 5.3 ... Layout Editor ... 179 5.4 ... Summary ... 193 6 ... The Application Design Process ... 195 6.1 ... Setting Up the User Interface and Visualizations ... 197 6.2 ... Adding the Data ... 202 6.3 ... Making It Interactive ... 208 6.4 ... Formatting and Fine-Tuning ... 211 6.5 ... Executing the Application ... 214 6.6 ... Summary ... 216 7 ... Components and Properties ... 217 7.1 ... Application Component Properties ... 217 7.2 ... Data Source Alias Component Properties ... 227 7.3 ... Visual Component Properties ... 229 7.4 ... Technical Component Properties ... 293 7.5 ... Summary ... 302 ... Part III: Advanced Concepts ... 303 8 ... Scripting for Interactivity ... 305 8.1 ... BI Action Language ... 305 8.2 ... Creating a Script ... 313 8.3 ... Methods ... 322 8.4 ... Example: Building Navigation Items ... 350 8.5 ... Example: Manipulating Data Output ... 359 8.6 ... Example: Building a Scorecard ... 370 8.7 ... Example: Building an OLAP Application ... 373 8.8 ... Summary ... 383 9 ... Planning Applications ... 385 9.1 ... Prerequisites for Planning ... 385 9.2 ... Adding a Planning Connection ... 387 9.3 ... Manual Planning: Crosstab and Spreadsheet Components ... 390 9.4 ... Automated Planning: Planning Functions and Sequences ... 392 9.5 ... Planning Functionality Options ... 394 9.6 ... Building a Planning Application ... 395 9.7 ... Summary ... 399 10 ... Enhancing Applications with CSS ... 401 10.1 ... CSS Themes ... 401 10.2 ... Using CSS Classes and Styles ... 404 10.3 ... Adding Custom CSS Classes ... 408 10.4 ... Making Applications Responsive ... 414 10.5 ... Modifying Standard Components ... 421 10.6 ... Summary ... 427 11 ... Design Principles and Visualization Options ... 429 11.1 ... General Design Principles ... 429 11.2 ... Choosing a Visualization Method ... 434 11.3 ... Building Complex Applications ... 453 11.4 ... Designing for Performance ... 463 11.5 ... Summary ... 465 ... Part IV: The Software Development Kit ... 467 12 ... Using SDK Extensions in SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio ... 469 12.1 ... Extensions: What They Are and How They Work ... 469 12.2 ... Installing, Updating, and Removing SDK Extensions ... 471 12.3 ... Moving an SDK through the System Landsca