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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

By : David Lai
Book Image

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

By: David Lai

Overview of this book

If you are a developer with a good command and knowledge of creating dashboards, but are not yet an advanced user of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, then this is the perfect book for you. Prerequisites include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel as well as knowledge of basic dashboard practices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

Advanced printing with Xcelsius Dashboard Printer

The standard Print Button component in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards has pretty basic functionality: it prints your dashboard as it is displayed on the screen. It's all or nothing; you can't select a specific part of the dashboard. The only setting you can make is whether the dashboard should be scaled to fit the page or to a certain percentage. When you click the button, the default Windows Print window appears and you can start printing.

The Xcelsius Dashboard Printer add-on by DataSavvyTools has a lot more options. It lets the user select a portion of the dashboard, queue up multiple snapshots before printing, format the output, and add annotations. Instead of printing, it can also send the screenshot to the clipboard or save as a file.

Getting ready

You can find the Xcelsius Dashboard Printer add-on at the DataSavvyTools website, http://www.datasavvytools.com/.

How to do it...

  1. Open an existing SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards file...