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Learning SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards

By : Taha Mahmoud
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Learning SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards

By: Taha Mahmoud

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Grouping components


Grouping components is used to group multiple dashboard components to make it easier to move and control them. Usually, the grouped components are already configured, and all of their properties are already set. We can use a group of components to perform any of the following actions:

  • Move them together on the canvas

  • Control dynamic visibility for the entire group, instead of configuring it for each dashboard component inside the group

  • Group dashboard components in an object browser and lock, show, and hide the entire group, instead of doing this for each dashboard component member

Now let's see how to use this feature:

  1. Navigate to Object Browser.

  2. Hold down Ctrl and select the following items:

    • The Sales by Product pie chart

    • The Sales and Quantity by Product combination chart

    • Radio Button 1

  3. Right-click and select Group from the menu that opens.

    You can see these steps marked here:

    The created group is shown in the Object Browser panel like this:

    You can see the properties of the...