1. Active HTML Rediscovered
June 2, 2015
Active HTML Rediscovered
Dorota Badiere

2. What is Active Technology?
Active Technology dashboards and reports consist of data and an embedded analytic engine that provides interactive capabilities bound together in a single file. They are easily distributed to large numbers of users who can then perform common analytic functions, such as sorting, filtering, calculating, and charting.
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3. Active Technology – Features and Benefits
Minimize the backlog of report requests in the IT queue by delivering a single report that can be transformed again and again, without repeated connections to the data.
Reduce network costs by enabling users to work in disconnected mode.
Solve the dilemma of how to provide enterprise data to outside users
Simplify distribution of sophisticated reports, using the same delivery vehicle for users inside and outside the enterprise.
Give field workers access to information at the exact moment they need it on their mobile device.
Eliminate dependence on third-party software that may not be available to users outside the enterprise.
Offer an intuitive user interface, enabling data analysis for report consumers not highly skilled with spreadsheets.
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4. Example – Active HTML Report
Open Opportunities detail file with a number of records included in the linked file. When clicked opens a separate window with a html file in Active Technology format.

5. Example – Active HTML Report
Funnel Adds detail file with a number of records included in the linked file. When clicked opens a separate window with a html file in Active Technology format.

6. Example – Active HTML Report
Open Opportunities detail file… when there’s a bad news:
“I don’t believe the summary, the indicators, etc.”
“How can I fix my numbers?”
“Show me the details!”

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User Levels:
Default
Power
Analytical
Business

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13. Et Voila!

14. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
The following image shows an active report with the available menu options for the Product Category column.
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15. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
Definition
Sort Ascending
Sorts the column in ascending order.
Sort Descending
Sorts the column in descending order.
Filter
Filters the data. Options are:
Equals
Not equal
Greater than
Greater than or equal to
Less than
Less than or equal to
Between
Contains
Contains (match case)
Omits
Omits (match case)
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16. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
Definition
Calculate
Calculation types that you can apply to the column:
Clear
Clear all
Count
Count distinct, which counts the number of distinct values within a field.
For numeric fields you can also apply:
Sum
Avg
Min
Max
% of Total
Chart
Creates a chart from the report. Options are Pie, Line, Bar, and Scatter.
Rollup
Lists the fields available to create a Rollup table.
Pivot (Cross Tab)
Lists the fields available to create a Pivot table.
-SET &MONTH_01 = &DATEtMYY;
-SET &M = DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-1),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY');
-SET &MONTH_02 = DATETRAN(&M02, '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_03 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-2),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_04 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-3),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_05 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-4),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_06 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-5),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_07 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-6),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_08 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-7),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_09 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-8),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_10 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-9),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_11 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-10),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_12 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-11),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
-SET &MONTH_13 = DATETRAN(DATECVT(DATECVT(DATEADD(DATECVT(&YYMD,'I8YYMD','YYMD'),'M',-12),'YYMD','A8YYMD'),'A8YYMD','MYY'), '(MYY)', '(t)', 'EN', 20, 'A20');
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17. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
Definition
Visualize
Adds or removes visualization bars to the selected column. The Visualize option is available for numeric data columns.
Hide Column
Suppresses the display of the selected column in the report.
Show Columns
Lists the names of the columns that are hidden in the report, allowing you to individually restore a column.
Select the name of a specific column in the hidden columns list to restore that column to the report.
Freeze Column
Freezes the report at a particular point so that columns to the left of the freeze point remain in view while the user scrolls through the other report columns.
Note: If the report can be fully viewed in the browser window, freeze is not applied. The Freeze column option is not available for expandable report (Accordion) views.
Unfreeze All
Unfreezes the columns.
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18. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
Definition
Grid Tool
Opens the Grid tool which you can use to change the column order, select multiple columns to sort ascending or descending, hide and show columns, add a calculation result to a column, and add subtotals in the active report.
Chart/Rollup Tool
Opens the Chart/Rollup Tool which you can use to select multiple group fields to generate the chart or rollup table. The Chart/Rollup Tool contains a list of columns available in the active report to add to Group By and Measure fields. Click and drag the columns into the field that you want.
Pivot Tool
Opens the Pivot Tool which you can use to select multiple group fields to generate the chart or pivot table. The Pivot Tool contains a list of columns available in the active report to add to Group By, Across, and Measure fields. Click and drag the columns into the field that you want.
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19. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
Definition
Show Records
Opens the Show Records menu option to list the number of records available for display per page in the report. Select a number (for example, 10) to display, per page. Default displays the number of records (lines) per page that is specified in the WebFOCUS report procedure.
Comments
Options to display comments under cells or hide indicators for comments in the active report output.
Send as
Sends report as .
Note: To use this feature you must have ActiveX enabled in your browser security settings.
This feature is only supported in Internet Explorer.
Save Changes
Saves changes.
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20. Active Technologies – Report Menu Options
Definition
Export
Exports all records or filtered only records to HTML, CSV, XML. Note: To use this feature you must have ActiveX enabled in your browser security settings.
Print
Prints all records or filtered only records.
Window
Displays reports in a cascade or separate tabs.
Restore Original
Restores the active report to its default state specified in the report procedure.
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21. A Few Filtering and Formatting Examples
Past Due opportunities are clearly listed on top of the list as the report is originally sorted by the close month.
Forecast Category are indicates higher probability for the deals to close in a month.

22. A Few Filtering and Formatting Examples
Velocity indicators – is this deal moving along fast or slow in its stages?
High Impact Opportunities – the highest values to be closed in the next few months.

23. Creating a hyperlink in the FEX file
Oppty ID fields are linked with Salesforce.com allowing users to immediately access the main source of sales data and make necessary updates.
DEFINE FILE SALES_DATA
OPPTY_A/A10=FPRINT(OPPTY_ID,'I10','A10');
OP_LNK/A100='<' || 'a href="
|| SFDC_OPPORTUNITY_ID || '" target="_blank">‘ || OPPTY_A || '</a>';
END

24. Demo Time!

25. Thanks.
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