The Analysis Editor allows users to create and modify the analyses. These analyses are going to be the building blocks of the dashboards. The analyses can be saved into the Presentation Catalog and can be published in the dashboards. They are reusable presentation objects.
We're going to learn how to construct the analyses in this recipe. Also some of the advanced features are going to be covered in the next chapter.
When we first access Presentation Services, you'll see Create section. Clicking on Analysis in the Create section will pop up the Select Subject Area pane. You're going to select one of the existing subject areas that you're interested in. Also, you can click on the New button on the toolbar to access the Analysis link. So you can access Analysis Editor in both ways.
After you click on the Sales subject area, Analysis Editor is going to be opened as it's displayed in the following screenshot. You'll see the Subject Areas pane on the left...