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SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

By : Yoav Yohav
Book Image

SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

By: Yoav Yohav

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Applying a simple filter


The first type of filter is a basic one that enables us to implement quick and simple filter logic, which is similar to the way we build it on the query panel.

Getting ready

We have created a query that retrieves a dataset displaying the Net Sales by Product, Line, and Year. Using a simple filter, we would like to filter only the year 2008 records as well as the Sports Line.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps to apply a simple filter:

  1. We will navigate to the Analysis toolbar, and in the Filters tab, click on the Filter icon and choose Add Filter, as shown in the following screenshot:

  2. In the Report Filter window, as shown in the following screenshot, we will be able to add filters, edit them, and apply them on a specific table or on the entire report tab:

  3. By clicking on the Add filter icon located in the top-left corner, we will be able to add a condition. Clicking on this button will open the list of existing objects in the report; by choosing the Year object,...