1. BW 3.1C Reporting Features
May 2003
David Ranieri

2. Purpose Build awareness of the new features
Explain how some of the new features can be used
Demonstrate several of the new features

3. References and Further Information

4. Access BEX Web (faster) Portals Mobile (PDA, Palm, etc) Infoset
Managed and Formatted
Alerts, Exceptions, and Messaging

5. Web Query development Variable development What If Prediction
ABC Classification
Faster than BEX for data access

6. History
Recently accessed Workbooks, Queries, …

7. Query Toolbar Functions
3 new options

8. Query Properties Display Document Links (see next slide)
Suppress Zero Rows/Columns

9. Linked Documentation
You can now have linked documentation associated with just about anything and display it.
Requires set up

10. Characteristic Properties
Control sort sequence
Variables
Text variables
Attributes
Can change titles (like key figures)

11. Variables Context and Wizard Multiple Single Values
Precalculated Value Set (list)
Presonalization
See Bernd’s note for additional information

12. Split Titles
Characteristics
Associated Attributes
Key Figures

13. Key Figures
Hierarchies
Cell Calculations
Blanks vs. Zero

14. Hierarchies Multiple Active
Can now drill down on additional characteristics
Key Figures

15. Formula Collision Key Figure property See page 69 Nothing Defined
Result of this Formula
Result of Competing Formula
See page 69

16. Functions Delta being phased out, use NOT
IF-THEN_ELSE <Logic Expression> * <Expression 1> + NOT <Logic Expression> * <Expression 2>

17. Cell Calculations
Intersection of two structures

18. Exception Reporting
Red, Yellow, Green
With Variables
Separate report

19. Conditions Set threshold values Users can set thresholds now
Top/bottom n
With Variables

20. Sorting Based on variable entry sequence Key Description Key Figure
Defined in query (selection sequence)

21. Tabular Query Display Mix Characteristics and Key Figures
Changes reporting options

22. Stored Query Views Jump (similar to BW 2.1)
Global (new, access directly)

23. Graphical Display
Charts
Excel
Web
Maps

24. Exporting Data
Now have the ability to export data