SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

Over 100 simple and incredibly effective recipes to help transform your static business data into exciting dashboards filled with dynamic charts and graphics

About This Book

• Create impressive dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 (formerly known as Xcelsius)
• Find solutions for everyday development challenges using Dashboard Design components
• Step-by-step recipes with practical real-world examples

Who This Book Is For

If you are a developer with a good command and knowledge of creating dashboards, but are not yet an advanced user of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, then this is the perfect book for you. Prerequisites include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel as well as knowledge of basic dashboard practices.

What You Will Learn

• Become fully equipped with best practices when using the SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards spreadsheet
• Present data using a wide variety of data visualization components
• Discover how to make dashboard components interactive for an enhanced user experience
• Take advantage of Dynamic Visibility features
• Connect your dashboard to live data sources
• Export and publish the SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards model into several environments
• Improve the performance of your dashboards and increase your productivity as a dashboard developer

In Detail

The widely used SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards software lets you transform data from any source into interactive dashboards.

The recipes begin by covering best practices for using the SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards spreadsheet. The book then guides you through the exploration of various data visualization components and dashboard interactivity, as well as using alerts, dashboard connectivity, publishing the dashboard, and making the most of the aesthetics of the dashboard. Finally, the recipes conclude by considering the most important add-ons available for SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, performance tuning, and tips on increasing development productivity.

超過100個簡單而極其有效的食譜，幫助您將靜態業務數據轉化為充滿動態圖表和圖形的令人興奮的儀表板。

關於本書
- 使用SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1（前身為Xcelsius）創建令人印象深刻的儀表板
- 使用儀表板設計組件解決日常開發挑戰
- 逐步的食譜，附有實際的實例

本書適合對創建儀表板有一定掌握和知識的開發人員，但尚未成為SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards的高級用戶。先決條件包括對Microsoft Excel的良好工作知識以及對基本儀表板實踐的了解。

您將學到什麼
- 在使用SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards電子表格時，掌握最佳實踐
- 使用各種數據可視化組件呈現數據
- 發現如何使儀表板組件具有互動性，提供增強的用戶體驗
- 利用動態可見性功能
- 將儀表板連接到實時數據源
- 將SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards模型導出並發布到多個環境中
- 提高儀表板的性能，增加作為儀表板開發人員的生產力

詳細內容
廣泛使用的SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards軟件可讓您將來自任何來源的數據轉化為互動式儀表板。

食譜首先介紹了使用SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards電子表格的最佳實踐。然後，本書引導您探索各種數據可視化組件和儀表板互動性，以及使用警報、儀表板連接性、發布儀表板和充分利用儀表板美學。最後，食譜考慮了SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards的最重要的附加組件、性能調整以及提高開發生產力的技巧。