How-to's

1. In the Reporting Server Web Console, go to the Connect to Data page by clicking Connect to Data on the sidebar.
2. Click New Datasource on the menu bar, the right-click PYTHON. Note that PYTHON can be found in the Statistics category on the Available drop-down list.

   The Add PYTHON to Configuration page opens, as shown in the following image.

   

You can join and blend data from multiple tables into a single view. This enables you to create a larger integrated data structure from which you can report in a single request. Using this blended data source, you can create charts that show integrated content, providing you analytical and comparative capabilities.

The Options menu, invoked from the Options button on the toolbar, presents preferences that help you manage your code.

You can selectively turn these preferences off or on in a file, as shown in the following image.

Preferences include:

In Document mode, you can:

• Build a new document.
• Open an existing document.
• Generate a new document from an existing single report.

A blank InfoAssist canvas in Document mode is shown in the following image.

Procedure: How to Access Document Mode to Build a New Document

You can build new documents by accessing Document mode from the InfoAssist splash screen.

Designing documents in Document mode allows you to add text, images, active form controls, reports, and charts to create documents that can be used to generate presentation-ready reports based on your data.

Document mode combines the features of report building with the ability to style and present customized documents.

This topic describes how to create a report, chart, or dashboard that is enabled for Active Technologies using InfoAssist.

These reports, charts, and dashboards use the full capabilities of Active Technologies. They are also referred to as active reports, charts, and dashboards.

Creating an Active Technologies Report

An active report is a self-contained report that is designed for offline analysis.

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.

You can apply styling to specific areas of a report to customize its appearance and functionality. You can also use the many optional reporting features to add custom functionality and output formats to reports.