1. Riding the Wave of Innovation
Web Intelligence Advanced #1
Dan Souliere
Application Specialist

2. Input Controls One of the several ways to filter data in reports
Allows the end user to interact with the report
Can be used with dimensions, measures, details, variables, and report blocks
Can also be used to change variable values

3. Multiple value list box
Simple slider
Multiple value check boxes

4. Combo box
Double slider

5. to filter the employee list
Click on a month

6. Right-click menu

7. Adjusting the slider changes the salary increase percent.

8. Ranking
Allows you to only show the top and/or bottom records in a table
Ranks are based on measure objects
You can use a count or a percent, or a cumulative sum/percent

9. Top 3 Jobs based on the FTE Total

10. Top 5% of jobs based on the FTE total

11. Top jobs with a cumulative FTE sum of 1800 or less

12. Top jobs with a cumulative FTE percent of 70 or less

13. Top 3 Job/Year combination based on the FTE total

14. Top 3 Jobs based on the FTE total
Ranked by can be used if you want to display more columns, but do not want to include those columns in the ranking combination.

15. Sub Queries
A sub query is a query placed inside the where clause of another query
In Web intelligence, sub queries are placed within the Query Filters
A sub query is used to return data that will be used in the main query as a condition to further restrict the data

16. From this sample set of records, we want to list the employees that do NOT have a ded/ben code of “WIS”
We should end up with:
Abney, Krystal H
Adams, Carol R

17. If we try this query:
We get:
This is because Billie Abel and Derek Adams have other ded/ben codes, which are not equal to “WIS”

18. Instead, we can use a sub query to get a list of employees that DO have “WIS”, and then list the employees who are not in the sub query results
We then get:

19. From these sample sets of records, we want to list employee job and pay information for employees that have a ded/ben code of 1201 or WIS.
We should end up with:
Ables-Smith, Leon J
Alexander, Judith G

20. If we try this query:
We get:
Because of how the tables need to be linked (when using a measure), the query is being split into two SQL statements, and the filter on the ded/ben code is only being applied to one of the queries. So we still see all the employees that come from the non-filtered query.

21. Instead, we can use the following sub query
We then get:
If we didn’t use a sub query, and the query was not split automatically, we would get the correct records. However, the FTE amounts would most likely be inflated because of using multiple one-to-many relationships.

22. From this sample set of records, we want to list employee ded/ben information for the “Benefit Deductions for 1202 Report” group.
We should end up with:
1201
1314

23. If we try this query:
We get:
Because of how the tables need to be linked (when using a measure), the query is being split into two SQL statements, and the filter on the group is only being applied to one of the queries. So we still see all the codes that come from the non-filtered query.

24. Instead, we can use the following sub query
We then get:

25. Before completing a payroll, we can check to see if any of the check keys already exist in check history.
We could use the following query, but the employee numbers have to match as well:
To make sure that it compares with all check history records, we need to use a subquery. It will then display check keys that match, even if they are for different employees:

26. To get a list of employees that have had a job in common with a specific employee (even if the employee has multiple jobs), we can use the following sub query.

27. Fold/Unfold
The fold/unfold toolbar can be used to show or hide specific elements of a report.
They can be used in conjunction with:
Sections
Breaks
Entire blocks/tables

28. This report shows a list of employees, with sections on the birth month and day.

29. Click on “Show/Hide Fold-Unfold Toolbar”
Notice the vertical toolbar along the left side
Each section can be folded or unfolded individually
Or, all sections can be folded or unfolded at once

30. All sections folded
February Unfolded
February 5 Unfolded

31. Similar example, using breaks instead of sections
with February 5 unfolded

32. This report contains 4 different tables Each table is currently folded
Each table can be unfolded individually to reveal the records

33. Drilling Through Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks can be created in a report to allow a user to view another report with more information specific to the record they click on
Hyperlinks are much easier to create in the interactive mode
Hyperlinks can pass values through to prompts on the secondary report

34. Go to Preferences
Expand Web Intelligence
Select HTML for the view and Modify format

35. Create the secondary report, to include at least one prompt Example: Employee No

36. Open the main report in view mode (not in edit/modify mode)
Right-click on a field
Select hyperlink
Select New
Click Browse and select the secondary report
Change other settings when appropriate

37. Miscellaneous
Multiple browser windows/tabs

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