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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (26 chapters)
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Creating/using a dashboard template


To ensure consistency among dashboards within an organization, it is good to create a dashboard template. This also saves time on having to redevelop recurring objects.

Getting ready

Set up a dashboard that contains components and colors that would be common among dashboards in the organization. In our example, we have a common background and color scheme, as shown in the following screenshot:

How to do it…

  1. Go to File | Save as….

  2. Browse to <Installation Path>\Xcelsius 4.0\assets\template.

  3. Create a folder with a name or category of your choice.

  4. Save the file with a filename of your choice.

  5. Exit and reopen SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards.

  6. Go to File | Templates… or press Ctrl + T.

  7. Select the folder that you created from the category selection.

  8. Select the dashboard that you saved earlier.

How it works…

As you can see, dashboard templates are stored in <Installation Path>\Xcelsius 4.0\assets\template. Once you create a dashboard template, you can easily access...