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What You Need To Know To Start Using The New Version of Eddie (Infoview Xi Release 3.1)
What You Need To Know To Start Using The New Version of Eddie (Infoview Xi Release 3.1)
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This presentation shows the things you need to know to start working with the new version of EDDIE (InfoView). To keep this presentation shorter, not all options are covered. To find information on options that arent covered here, use the built-in Help in EDDIE (InfoView).
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Log On to InfoView
Header Panel and Workspace Panel Header Panel options Workspace Panel Document List Folders vs. Categories Tree Panel and Detail Panel Document List Toolbar options Sorting the Document List Selecting Document Type
Setting Preferences
General Preferences Start Page Seeing the Inbox Document Navigation View Number of objects per page Setting your password Desktop Intelligence Viewer Crystal Report Viewer
Viewing Reports Viewing History Searching Organizing Documents Creating Folders/Categories Setting Folder/Category Properties Adding Documents Assigning Documents to a Category Copying or Moving Documents Creating Shortcuts Deleting Documents
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To log on to InfoView:
If you dont have a Business Objects account, have your departments Unit Security Contact (USC) submit an access request.
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By default, the first page you see will be the Home Page. The Home Page gives you basic navigation options. You can change the first page that is displayed after you log on. This is covered later in the Preferences section.
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InfoView has a 30 minute timeout. After the 30 minutes with no activity, the first action will take you to the screen to the right. Click the Back near the right edge of the screen to continue working.
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NOTE: Click in the dotted-line box to enlarge that part of the screen. Click the enlargement to remove it.
The Back button will allow you to continue working after a timeout.
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Home Document List Open Send To Dashboards Help
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Displays the Start Page specified in Preferences. Displays the Document List. Opens components My InfoView and Encyclopedia (not used). Sends a report to one of the following destinations: Business Objects Inbox, Email, FTP Location, File Location Allows you to access dashboards and analytics. Disabled. Displays the online help. There are additional topics in the online Help that are not covered in this overview.
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Clicking either Document List option will display the Document List page.
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Lets say you have access to the Finance and HR public folders. Each folder contains three documents. Each document is assigned one category.
If you view by folder and select the Finance folder, the Document List will include documents: FIAP_Bank_Activity_Detail UR_FIFA_Fixed_Asset_By_Org FIAP_Invoice_Exception If you view by folder and select the HR folder, the Document List will include documents: HPAY_Adjustment_Register HR Name Change Report HRES_Academic_FTE If you view by category and select the Accounts Payable category, the Document List will include documents: FIAP_Bank_Activity_Detail FIAP_Invoice_Exception If you view by category and select the HR Pay category, the Document List will include only document HPAY_Adjustment_Register.
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UR_FIFA_Fixed_Asset_By_Org
Fixed Assets
FIAP_Invoice_Exception
Accounts Payable
HPAY_Adjustment_Register
HR Pay
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HR Change
HRES_Academic_FTE
HR Salary Planner
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To see the list of documents in your Inbox, you must first switch to the Folder view.
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Switch to Folders Switch to Categories Refresh New Add
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Displays folders in the Tree Panel. Displays categories in the Tree Panel. Refreshes the view of the Document List. Allows you to create new documents. Allows you to add existing Crystal Reports or files.
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Allows you to Cut, Copy, Copy Shortcut, Paste, and Delete documents.
Allows you to perform actions on the selected document. Allows you to search for documents. Allows you to navigate between pages in the Document List.
(seen while viewing a document) Displays the current document in a new window. Hides / Shows the Header Panel.
Closes the currently displayed document and returns to the Document List.
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Click OK
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Click Preferences either in the Header Panel toolbar or from the Home Page under Personalize.
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Home My InfoView
Favorites Inbox Folder: Most like the default view in the previous version Category: Dashboard: InfoView Page Layout:
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To change your Business Objects password, use the Password Management application at:
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https://appserv7.admin.uillinois.edu/ds pwdmgmt
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If you select the Web viewer, the choices for "Select printing control" are: PDF - the viewer exports the report to PDF format when you click Print. You can then print the PDF.
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ActiveX one click printing lets you print the report directly from the Crystal report viewer. Note: This option requires the installation of a small ActiveX component. If you selected the Web viewer, you must choose the resolution that you want to use in the "Select a rendering resolution" area.
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This section explains how to work with documents regardless of the type. Later sections will describe options specific to a document type.
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In the Tree Panel, select the location where you want to add the new folder/category
Clicking the New button allows you to add a personal folder or personal category in addition to other types of documents.
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You can move documents within your personal folders by cutting them from their current folder and pasting them into a different folder. Cutting a document copies it to a clipboard and deletes it simultaneously. You must then paste it. You cannot move documents within the Public Folders.
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This section describes additional features that are unique to working with Desktop Intelligence Documents.
Note: The information in this section is applicable only if you are viewing Desktop Intelligence documents in Web format. For more information, see Setting Preferences.
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Option Document
Action The Document menu enables you to close the document and return to the Document List, Edit the document in Desktop Intelligence, Save your changes to the document, or choose Save as to create a copy of the document. You can also choose Save to my computer as to save a version to your local computer in comma separated value, Microsoft Excel, or PDF format. Page Mode displays the document in a paginated view. Draft Mode displays the document in a non-paginated view. PDF displays a PDF of the document. Left panel Status bar
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Save Document Export to PDF for Printing Find text in tables and cells on this page Undo Zoom Page Navigation Edit Refresh Data Redo
Saves the document. Creates a PDF of the document so that you can print it.
Allows you to search for text within the page of the document that you are viewing. Undoes or Redoes your most recent actions. Allows you to zoom in or out on a report. Allows you to navigate between pages of the report. Allows you to edit the document in Desktop Intelligence. Gets the most recent data from the data source.
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You can find text within Desktop Intelligence documents using the "Find" panel.
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This section describes additional features that are unique to working with Crystal Reports. Note: The information in this section is applicable only if you are viewing Crystal Reports in Web format. For more information, see Setting Preferences.
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Export report Print report Group tree Parameters
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Exports the Crystal report to your local machine or to a location on a network. Exports to PDF format to print. Shows/hides the "Group Tree". When the "Group Tree" is displayed, you can use it to navigate through the data in your report. Shows/hides the "Parameter Panel". You can only access the "Parameter Panel" from the Web viewer. For current Crystal Reports this panel will be empty. Obtains the most up-to-date data from the report's data source. You must have the necessary rights, and the server must contain the necessary data source information, before you can refresh the report. Allows you to move through the pages of a report. Go to First Page, Go to Previous Page, Go to Page, Go to Next Page, and Go to Last Page are available options. Allows you to search for the specific instance of a text. Allows you to zoom in or out on a report.
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This section describes additional features that are unique to working with Web Intelligence Documents. Note: The information in this section is applicable only if you are viewing Web Intelligence documents in Interactive format. For more information, see Setting Preferences.
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Document Actions. Allows you to edit or save the document.
Allows you to choose the way the viewer displays the document. Quick Display Mode displays the document in the default view. Page Mode displays the document in a paginated view. Draft Mode displays the document in a non-paginated view. PDF displays a PDF of the document.
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Export to PDF for printing Edit Query Purge Data Activate Data Tracking Show/Hide Report Filter toolbar
Allows you to track changes for one refresh of the data to the next. For more information, see the online Help.
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Document Summary Data Summary Chart and Table Types Available Objects Document Structure and Filters Navigation Map User Prompt Input Input Controls Find
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Displays general information about the document including creator, description, properties, and prompt values. Displays a summary of the data sources and objects. Allows you to insert tables and/or charts into the report. Displays a list of the objects in the document. Displays the queries and their filters plus the filters that have been applied to the report(s). Displays the reports and sections within the document as bookmarks. Allows you to view and change the prompt values. Allows you to add input controls such as combo boxes, list boxes, and radio buttons to the report to be used to add filters. Allows you to find text within the document.
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