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Slice and

Dice

Module 6

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Slice and Dice Button

Hitting the Slice and Dice Button brings up the . . .

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Slice and Dice PanelA pop-up window that provides a graphical representation of the structure of the report you are working on.

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• Slice and Dice lets you do many of the same things you can do outside of slice and Dice.

• Many of the graphic functions are collected here to help you with your report structure.

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Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)

ca ba Shows or hides

the different areas of the Slice and Dice Panel.

b Apply breaks, filters, sorts, rankings and calculations.

c Lets you Apply (accept), Reset (resets all formatting to the original default style), or Undo (cancel operations you performed).

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Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)

d

f

e

d Shows the variables that are available in the data provider.

f Shows the name and type (table, chart, or cross-tab) of each block in the report.

e Shows the variables displayed and the structure of the active table, chart, or cross-tab.

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Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)

g

g Provides

information on the

tasks you perform.

You can rename,

transform, reset or

delete a block by

clicking its tab with

the right mouse

button, then

clicking a

command on the

pop-up menu that

appears.

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Slice and Dice Panel (cont.)

By clicking this buttonyou can show or hide the

available variables

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Aggregations• Aggregation is a process that adjusts and displays measurable quantities at various requested levels.

• Only objects that measure quantities can be aggregated.

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Applying AggregationsThis document has 5 objects selected. . .

When the query is run you get . .

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Applying Aggregations (cont.)

Drag and dropDrag an object from the Block Structure area over to the Available Variables area.

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Viewing Data In Different Presentation Styles

• With slice and dice you can change the block style in which you view the data.

• By dragging and dropping icons in the Block Structure box of the Slice and Dice Panel, you can convert between the block types: Tables; Charts; Cross-tabs; & Financial blocks.

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Cross-tabWhere you have at least two dimensions and a single measure object in a block, it is often easier to analyze the data in a cross-tab.

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Converting to a Cross-tab (cont.)

Note: To convert back to a table, drag the object back down to where it was and click Apply.

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Converting to a Chart

and 1 measure object in a

block.

Note:

Need at least 1 dimension

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Charts• Pie charts show a few dimensions well.

• Bar charts show more dimensions better.

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Converting to a Chart (cont.)

Right click the tab.

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Converting to a Chart (cont.)

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Converting to a Chart (cont.)

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Applying FunctionsThe Slice and Dice Panel Toolbar makes some of

the core features of BOA easy to access.

Apply Break

Apply Filter

Apply Sort

Apply Ranking

Insert Calculation

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Sorting Data• With slice and dice you can re-sort

the rows of your data block.

• The sort function can order rows

alphabetically or numerically and

can be ascending or descending.

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Sorting Data (cont)

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To sort in descending order, double click the icon.

Sorting Data (cont)

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Filtering Data

Sometimes you may want to view only the data you need and hide the data you do not want to view.

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Filtering Data (cont)

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Applying Calculations to Data

You can insert calculated values into your report block.

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Applying Calculations to Data (cont)

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Applying Calculations to Data (cont)

CountSum

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Applying Calculations (cont)

CountAll

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To insert a calculation on a cross-tab:

Double click the button.

Applying Calculations (cont)

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Applying Calculations (cont)

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Applying Breaks to Data• With slice and dice you can

break your report block into logical parts; or according to selected data and values.

• This function displays subtotals.

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Applying Breaks to Data (cont)

Select Japan

Hit Run

Hit Slice & Dice

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Applying Breaks to Data (cont)

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Ranking Data• You may only want to show the extreme ranges

of the data (the largest numbers and the smallest numbers in a report). Like filtering, it hides the data you do not want to display.

• You can rank data contained in tables, cross-tabs or master cells in master/detail reports.

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Ranking Data (cont)

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To total positions for the top 3 UICs of each CPAC.

Ranking Data (cont)

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Sectioning a Report

Is a way of breaking a table affecting the entire report rather than only a data block.

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Creating a Sectioned Report