Release Features

In order to build charts and reports, you use fields from a selected data source to define the data that appears in your content. When you open WebFOCUS Designer and select a data source, the fields and variables defined in it appear in the Data pane, which is shown in the following image.

The Variables tab contains a set of predefined parameters that you can use to add information to the chart header or footer, build dynamic calculated fields, or quickly create filters based on conditions defined in the data source.

The available variables are divided into two sections, System Variables and Query Variables, as shown in the following image.

System Variables are predefined variables that are always available for use. These are:

The new generation Business Intelligence (BI) Portal is an analytical content management system that provides a flexible and interactive environment for both authors and consumers of data analytics. It allows users to access and share content, customize their portal experience, collaborate, and build sophisticated structures for data storytelling.

The key benefits of the BI portal are:

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.

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

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 use the following custom features when creating reports.

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.