Drill and Hyperlink.

Can we have both working on same column?

No , drill and hyperlink cannot be applied on same column. We cannot apply both simultaneously. If
we want apply Drill and then Hyperlink only Hyperlink will be considered.

What is a section in a business objects report?

Section is use to divide the entire reports in the different parts depending upon different values of the
same object.
o perform section on "year", then after applying section u will get data of 2000, 2001,2002 yr
seperatly on report pannel.

Section: when you use section,the Column which you have applied section on it It comes out of the
box and make as a Heading of the Block. Also have a Good Advantage that you can have separate
Charts for every Section in your report. you can also Navigate your section in your report via Map
option in Query Manager.
Note: Last two option is not support in Breaks.

[Sections are as below:

1. Report Header
2. Page Header
3. Details
4. Report Footer
5. Page Footer]
[Section divides the Report in various parts based on the simillar entities.If we want report for US and
France Seperately, we can apply sections to view different reports for both.]

How do you link different data providers in a single report?

The simply way is create universes individually using the data providers.Then link the universes.
Linking of data from two queries is a typical case where data is extracted from two different sources,
which do not have a predefined cardinality (normally from two different data providers). It is
necessary that the dimension you use to link data providers be the same type (numeric or
alphanumeric) in both data providers.

Go to data tab -> new data provider -> access new data in different way, link the common
dimensions .

To my understanding, you are talking about two Different Query which is fetching data to 2 different
Source(like Universe). so, that means you need to MERGE the result into One Report. If yes, then you
need to use Merge Dimension option. In order to use this option you should have at least one

common dimension in both Queries with same data type . 

We can link different data providers in a single report by merged dimension. It will give you a dialog
for the selection of the dimensions in both data providers. select the dimensions which are alike and
merge.

If you are using two objects/variables from two different dataproviders and if that is a dimension then you will
not able to drag that object/variable into the report that will automatically hides itself and if you drop into the
report itconverts into master detail.Solution is to link the two dataproviders with the same object/variable then it
can be includedinto the report.If you are talking about two different then there is some work around.

[we can link the data coming from 2 different dataproviders through sync option available in
Reporting environment.One can link a dimension from one Data provider with the other using "LInk
to" and "Unlink" options provided there.]
How to join two reports in for webi when they are on two different tabs?
Data from two different tabs can be merged using the merge dimension fuctionality in BO. When a report is
generated with 2 queries BO automatically merges the common dimension and then gives the resultant values.
But sometimes if Bo cannot identify common objects then it propmps the user to merge the common
dimensions.

What are the user requirements in a universe?

universe name and then connection type and database connection ,DSN i.e. the database which ur
company is using, key column, joins.
1. Parameters that define database connectivity and SQL options.
2. Classes and objects that users see when building queries and reports.
3. Tables that are pointers to the physical tables in the source database.
4. Joins/ relationship that define the relationship between the tables.
5. Resolve loops, define hierarchies, Export the universe.

First of all, Get ifnormation to Client what kind of data he wants to see in the report.
who will use this Report and how it looks like and which department it will use for.
then you need to start gether all the information related to the end user(s) requirements.
contact to DBA asked that I need that field information along with Table Names. 
Findout/Create the Connection b/w the Universe and Datasource. 
Start Building Schema. Resolve RDBMS related issues.
create sematic layer along with Classes and Objects.
Define predefine filters or prompts which end user(s) needs.
and then export Universe along with connection to repository to make resources available for end
user.

[Universe is used for Importing tables, Creating classes, Creating objects, Creating joins, Loops, Fan
trap, Chasm trap, Creation of hierarchies, Dimensions, Filters, Breaks, Sections.]

What happens to business objects report if the cardinality is not specified?

Loops cannot be detected, hence you cannot justify the structure while checking integrity. Result
would be Cartesian product,hence incorrect data and duplicate data.
Without cardinality we have trouble to solve problem of chamtrap, fantrap.

Please explain about Alerter in Bo's, under what situation we need to use alerts?
It is used to highlighted data in a particular report.in every report we can apply alerts situtation like,
sales revenue per city wise.here city field we can apply alert,condition like sales revenue >=50,000.