The Java Web Panel

The Java Web Panel looks like this:

It has four parts:

• The Classes and Objects Panel to the left displays the data objects that belong to the universe you selected from the available universe list.
• The Section and Block (in the image above, labeled Table to reflect the default block type) panels to the right contain objects that have been added to the query from the Classes and Objects panel. These objects define both the data the query will retrieve from the database, and how that data is arranged in the document.
  See Including Objects in a Query.
• The Help area at the bottom left displays any description the universe's designer provided about a selected object in the Classes and Objects panel.
• The Java Web Panel Toolbar at the top gives you instant access to a variety of formatting and query-building features with just a click of the mouse.

The Classes and Objects Panel

The Classes and Objects panel contains a list of the classes and objects from the selected universe that you can use to build your query. The classes and objects are arranged into hierarchies. For example, a universe might contain these classes and objects:

Notice the order: the Customer class contains objects like Country of Origin and Region, but it also contains the Sponsor sub-class, which in turn contains objects. Furthermore, sub-classes like Customer and Sponsor contain detail objects. This order becomes especially important if you make the document drillable and use the Scope of Analysis feature (see Making a Document Drillable and Planning the Scope of Analysis).

Note: For information about the types of data objects a universe can contain, see Dimension objects, measure objects and detail objects.

By default, the Classes and Objects panel is set to All objects. You can click the down arrow to change its display:

• All Objects

Displays all the classes and objects in the universe. Unless you're viewing a document in cube mode, this is the default.

• Hierarchies

Displays only folders containing dimension objects, as well as those objects. When you select a Scope of Analysis, the Classes and Objects panel automatically changes to Hierarchies display.

• Query objects

Displays only the objects used to generate the document. If you have only cube mode rights and are editing a document, this is the default setting, and you cannot change it.

Note: If you're creating or editing your own document, you have full rights to edit the query (i.e. change the data to be retrieved from the database and included in the document).
If you're editing a document created by another user, you may not see a hierarchy displayed in the Classes and Objects panel. Instead, you may only see a list of the actual dimension objects used to build the query. This means you can only work with the data in the document -- you cannot edit the query.

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The Java Web Panel Toolbar

This toolbar is divided into three bars:

• The Format bar impacts both the format of your document and the layout of the Web Panel. From left to right:
  • Section and Block view
    Lets you toggle between a Section and Block work area, and a Block only work area.
  • Scope of Analysis
    Adds a Scope of Analysis area to the Web Panel.
  • Document Settings
    Brings the Settings tab to the front of the Web Panel with Document Settings displayed, so that you can specify settings such as the title, or whether or not the document is drillable.
  • Block Settings
    Brings the Settings tab to the front of the Web Panel with Block Settings displayed.
  • Show SQL
    Displays the SQL structure for the query, if you have the appropriate user rights.
• The Block Type bar contains options for creating different block types. From left to right:
  • Tables
  • Bar Charts
  • Line Charts
  • Area Charts
  • Pie Charts
  • Radar Charts

For information about different document formats and how to create them, see Working with Block Types.

• The Feature bar lets you change data's presentation and limit query results. From left to right:
  • Add Ascending Sort
    Sorts the data in ascending order.
  • Add Descending Sort
    Sorts the data in descending order.
  • Add Break
    Breaks the data up into separate blocks.
  • Add Calculation
    Adds a calculation function to an object.
  • Add Condition
    Adds a condition to the object that further restricts the data retrieved.

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