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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

Zooming in on charts


If you are visualizing a dataset with a large number of values on the x-axis (the category axis), the chart might be a bit hard to use. To see a section of such a chart in more detail, we can use the range slider to zoom in on the data.

Note

The range slider option is available in the following chart components: line chart, OHLC chart, candlestick chart, column chart, bar chart, stacked column chart, stacked bar chart, combination chart, area chart, stacked area chart, and waterfall chart.

Getting ready

You can reuse any of the dashboards you have already made, which include one of the components mentioned previously. In this recipe, we will use the dashboard created in the Adding a line chart to your dashboard recipe.

How to do it...

  1. Select the chart then go to the Behavior tab and select the Common sub-tab.

  2. Select Enable Range Slider.

  3. Under Beginning Range Value select Category Label and enter value Q1.

  4. Under End Range Value also select Category Label and enter value Q3.

  5. Bind...