WebFOCUS Designer

You can change the format of any field except a Sort field. You can change the format of measure fields, as well as any calculated fields.

You can access the Field Format Options dialog box from the following locations:

• Define and Compute dialog boxes.
• Edit Format option when you right-click a measure in the Query pane (all modes), right-click a column in a chart, or a measure column in a report.
• Format group on the Field tab.

The following image shows the Field Format Options dialog box.

You can apply custom styling to specific areas of a report. When creating a report, you can perform the following styling customization.

You can use the following procedures to create a basic report in the WebFOCUS Home Page and InfoAssist.

Procedure: How to Create a Report

After you have signed in to WebFOCUS, you can work with an existing folder, or create a new folder in the WebFOCUS Home Page to store your reports.

1. Open InfoAssist in Report mode.
2. Drag fields onto the canvas or into the Query pane to begin building your report.

   A basic report is shown in the following image.

Before you can begin creating infographic templates, you must first activate your WebFOCUS Infographics account. This activation requires you to register the site code associated with your Information Builders account that is licensed for WebFOCUS Infographics, as well as the corresponding email address and a password.

An infographic is a way to convey an idea or metric in a compelling visual format. It uses images to share information and present complex concepts, such as business analytics, in a simple and approachable manner. Through the narratives of infographics, you can go beyond dashboards and visualizations, and extend your communication to the level of data storytelling, increase understanding of the subject matter, and make a lasting impression.

The Storyboard feature allows you to capture and preserve snapshots of your visualizations as you create them.

Each time you add something to the storyboard, it is placed onto a unique PowerPoint slide. When you click Show, you can open and review your slides in PowerPoint.

Since storyboards give you the ability to turn your visualizations into a PowerPoint presentation, you can modify your storyboard to create a customized demo. For example, you can rearrange or delete slides, or add titles and text.

A workbook is a compound page that makes it possible for users to create charts and incorporate these embedded charts along with external content into a compelling display. The ability to create workbooks extends the role of the advanced user, empowering this user to build data narratives while employing the powerful combination of chart and page modes of WebFOCUS Designer. Workbooks can be run as content items directly from a browser, they can be published or shared with specific users and groups.

The GEO configuration editor In the Reporting Server Console provides a tool for editing or adding properties for geographic roles.

Click Workspace on the sidebar. Click Settings, point to Geo Services, then click Edit Configuration. The GEO configuration editor opens displaying the configured geographic roles, as shown in the following image.

Using WebFOCUS Designer with the Esri integration, you can create maps that help you illustrate or identify trends so you can take action quickly. WebFOCUS architecture provides the framework in which this system operates. Using a JavaScript map viewer, you can navigate the interface easily, as shown in the following image.

An early example of how maps can be used to illustrate trends is the case of Dr. John Snow, an epidemiologist who was one of the first to use data to map occurrences of cholera to find the cause of infection. By plotting the cholera data on a map of a town, Dr. Snow was able to visualize a trend that showed higher incidences of cholera closest to water pumps. This example is shown in the following image.