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Oracle9iASDiscoverer End User
Oracle9iASDiscoverer End User
Oracle9iASDiscoverer End User
End Users
Student Guide
D10823GC40
Production 4.0
October 2002
D37370
Authors
Nikos Psomas
Technical Contributors
and Reviewers
Aydin Gencler
Jasmin Robayo
Joel Turkel
Kasturi Shekhar
Meredith Stern
Minsoo Lee
Neil Cochrane
Phil Slater
Piet van Zon
Rhonda Bassett
Sanjay Kumar K
Sue Helmy
Publisher
Hamsa Venkatachalam
Contents
Preface
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3 Managing Queries
Objectives 3-2
Building and Executing a Query 3-3
Caching Data 3-4
Summary Table Redirection 3-5
Viewing SQL Statements for a Worksheet 3-6
Viewing the Execution Plan of a Query 3-7
Controlling Query Execution 3-8
Governing Queries 3-9
Workbooks Versus Worksheets 3-11
Managing Worksheets 3-12
Managing Workbooks 3-14
Opening Saved Workbooks 3-15
Administering Workbooks 3-16
Sharing Workbooks 3-17
Query Management Options 3-18
Modifying the Wizard Window 3-19
Advanced Options 3-20
Selecting a Default EUL 3-22
Summary 3-23
Practice 3-1 Overview 3-24
4 Customizing Display Properties
Objectives 4-2
Customizing Display Properties 4-3
Setting Default Worksheet Layout Options 4-4
Setting Default Format Options 4-5
Applying Custom Format Options 4-6
Formatting Headings 4-7
Editing Item Headings 4-8
Data Display Formats 4-9
Formatting Data 4-10
Formatting Data: Text 4-11
Formatting Data: Date 4-12
Formatting Data: Number 4-13
Summary 4-14
Practice 4-1 Overview 4-15
5 Applying Conditions and Using Parameters
Objectives 5-2
Conditions Overview 5-3
Predefined Conditions 5-4
Viewing Predefined Conditions 5-5
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Summary 11-17
Practice 11-1 Overview 11-18
12 Introducing Oracle9iAS Discoverer Viewer
Objectives 12-2
Connecting to Discoverer Viewer 12-3
Opening a Workbook Using Discoverer Viewer 12-4
Viewing Worksheet Results 12-5
Discoverer Viewer: Main Features 12-6
Drilling in Discoverer Viewer 12-7
Pivoting 12-8
Changing Layout 12-9
Sorting 12-11
Setting Query Execution Options 12-13
Setting Presentation Options 12-14
Exporting Results to Other Applications 12-15
Exporting Results to Other Applications: HTML Example 12-16
Summary 12-17
Practice 12-1 Overview 12-18
13 Integration of Oracle9iAS Discoverer with Oracle9iAS Portal
Objectives 13-2
Enterprise Information Portal 13-3
Portlets and Portlet Providers 13-4
What Is Oracle9iAS Portal? 13-5
Discoverer Portlets 13-6
Publishing Discoverer Content in Oracle9iAS Portal 13-7
Creating a Portal Page Using the Oracle9iAS Portal Interface 13-8
Adding and Arranging Regions on a Portal Page 13-10
Adding a Discoverer Portlet to a Portal Page 13-11
Selecting Default Portlet Settings for a List of Workbooks Portlet 13-14
Selecting Default Portlet Settings for a Worksheet Portlet 13-18
Customizing a Discoverer Worksheet Portlet 13-25
Customizing a Discoverer List of Database Workbooks Portlet 13-27
Opening a Workbook in Discoverer from Oracle9iAS Portal 13-29
Summary 13-30
Practice 13-1 Overview 13-31
Appendix A: Practice Solutions
Product Category Sales A-5
Yearly Revenue Details A-6
Stores in Regions A-7
Product Categories by Region A-12
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