webinar: free inquiry and ad hoc reporting with spagobi

Free inquiry and Ad hoc reporting withSpagoBI

11th April 2012

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Agenda

• SpagoBI Query By Example – Basics

– Create a query

– Advanced functions

• Ad hoc reporting– Document layout

– Widgets

– A complex document

Query By Example (Qbe)

Query By Example

Qbe: query creation

Qbe: query creation

Qbe: query creationYou can give aliases to your columns:

You can use aggregation functions and grouping on your columns:

You can order your results:

Qbe: query creationQbE gives the possibility to add filters to your request :

�Select the field you want to filter

�Select the operator to use

� Select the Operand which can be either a fix value(or a set of values) or another field

Qbe: query creation

Qbe: query creation

Qbe: Calculated Fields & Ranges

Qbe: Calculated Fields & Ranges

Qbe: Calculated Fields & Ranges

Qbe: save a query

Qbe: export the result

From Qbe to Worksheet

Ad Hoc Reporting

AHR: document creation

AHR: document creation

AHR: document creation

AHR: filters

2 types of filters

– Not editable by the user• For 1 sheet (A)

• For all sheets (B)

– Editable by the user (C)• Single/multi value

• Mandatory or not

AHR: filters

AHR: save a document

AHR: execute a document

AHR: execute a document

AHR: execute a document (filters)

AHR: Crosstab

AHR: Crosstab (CF)

• Ad hoc-reporting– Technical focus:

• Power user and simple user

• Design and usage via web

• Modular usage

– Functional focus:

• Excel style

• Free and easy to use to create your own report

– Evolutionary guideline:

• More widgets in the palette (chart types, formatting options)

For more information:

spagobi.orgContact:

alberto.ghedin@eng.it

or spagobi@eng.it