User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS EXPLORER FOR IPHONE-IPAD V1.0 GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] With the intuitive and easy-to-use interface of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, mobile users can answer business questions on-the-fly, and can access, explore, and analyze decision-quality information on the go. 7 2011-03-04 What Is SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for iPhone/iPad? 8 2011-03-04 Getting Started Getting Started 3. 1 Device Requirements The SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for iPhone/iPad app has the following device requirements: · Compatible devices: iPhone and iPad · OS: iOS 3. 3 or later 3. 2 Prerequisites for Configuring Your Device Ensure that your administrator performs the following tasks before you configure your device: 1. Make sure that you have installed the following products on your server to work on SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for iPhone/iPad: · SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3. 1 Service Pack 3 · SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 3. 2 Service Pack 2 · SAP BusinessObjects Mobile XI 3. 1 Service Pack 3 · SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Fix Pack 3. 4 · SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Fix Pack 3. 4 2. Deploy the MOBIServer. war file onto an application server of your choice. You can find the MOBIServer. war file at the following location of your SAP BusinessObjects Mobile installation: <INST_DIR>\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12. 0\java\applications\ Note: The MOBIServer. war file is delivered as part of SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Fix Pack 3. 4 and later releases. [. . . ] Special characters other than hyphen and underscore are not supported for username, password or any other connection page fields. 3. 4. 2. 2 Automatically Adding the Explorer Connection Using a Custom URL This feature is helpful for marketing, field, and top level executives who wants to create the Explorer connection in a few clicks without having to fill in the connection details manually. To automatically add the Explorer connection, perform the following steps: 1. The "Explorer connections" page appears with all the fields populated from the custom URL. Enter the password and tap Done. 12 2011-03-04 Getting Started 4. You can switch between the single pane and dual pane by tapping the pane icons located at the top right corner of an exploration view. Related Topics · Saving an Exploration View · Sharing an Exploration View 15 2011-03-04 SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for iPhone/iPad at a Glance 4. 2 Adding Filters The dimensions most relevant to your search are displayed in the facet of the exploration view. For example, within the facet for the dimension Year, select 2001, 2002. As you select specific values, the chart changes dynamically to reflect your data selection. By default, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer generates the chart type (for example, bar, line, surface, cloud, treemap, radar, or pie chart) most suitable for your data selection. iPad Specific: On an iPad device, to filter the data for exploration, you must select the required dimension from the facet. To select multiple values, zoom out the facet, select the required values, and tap the drill icon. Related Topics · Drilling Down to Details 4. 3 Selecting Measures You can analyze different measures in an exploration view. The measures can be selected by tapping the legend header of the measure. When you open an Information Space, one measure is already selected and used in the facet and the visualization pane. Note: You can select a maximum of three measures for the data analysis. Tap the legend header of the current measure. 16 2011-03-04 SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for iPhone/iPad at a Glance The "Show Me" screen appears with the list of measures. The change is immediately visible in the facet and the visualization pane. iPad Specific: On an iPad device, to select a different measure, tap the Measure header, and select the required measure. To select multiple measures, tap the + icon beside Measure header, and select the required measure. To remove a measure, tap the measure, and tap the Remove `<measure>' from selection option. Note: You cannot remove the primary measure (the first selected measure in the exploration) from the exploration. 4. 4 Drilling Down to Details Charts are dynamic. Each displayed value is an aggregate of any detailed data that makes up that value. [. . . ] https://cw. sdn. sap. com/cw/community/docupedia Docupedia Docupedia provides additional documentation resources, a collaborative authoring environment, and an interactive feedback channel. https://boc. sdn. sap. com/ Developer resources https://www. sdn. sap. com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-sdklibrary 21 2011-03-04 More Information Information Resource Location SAP BusinessObjects articles on the SAP Community Network https://www. sdn. sap. com/irj/boc/businessobjects-articles These articles were formerly known as technical papers. https://service. sap. com/notes Notes These notes were formerly known as Knowledge Base articles. 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