WebFOCUS is a complete information control system with
comprehensive features for retrieving and analyzing data that enables
you to create reports quickly and easily from real-time transactional
systems, relational data warehouses, cubes, and any ERP or legacy
source.
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InfoAssist is a powerful report generation tool that
enables business users to leverage state of the art ad hoc functionality.
With InfoAssist, you can generate highly complex reports, charts,
and documents from any enterprise information source without IT intervention.
You can also analyze multiple reports and charts simultaneously
and output report data in a variety of formats.
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InfoAssist Report, Chart, and Document
Release 8.0 Version 10
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Multi-selecting Fields for Deletion in the Query Design Pane. In
the Query Design pane, you can select and delete multiple data fields
at one time. Press the Ctrl key, select two or more data fields,
right-click, and then click Delete.
Release 8.0 Version 09
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New Indicator in Query Design Pane. When working
with fields in the Query Design Pane, you can drag fields to rearrange
the order in which they display in your report or chart. When you
drag a field to a different location, an indicator line displays.
This line provides guidance as to where the field will be placed.
Release 8.0 Version 08
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Support for PowerPoint PPTX Format. The
PowerPoint 2007 (*.pptx) format is available in InfoAssist.
Release 8.0 Version 07
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InfoAssist Drill Down, Optional Where Clauses, and Portal Refresh. In
InfoAssist, you can use new drill-down functionality which allows
one report or chart to filter another report or chart in the BI
Portal. You can also use Optional Where clauses to enable reports
and charts to accept the filter.
Release 8.0 Version 05
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Lightweight Mapping. The
Lightweight Mapping chart type has been added to enable the regional
display of underlying data. Using the Geographic Information System
(GIS) capabilities that are built into WebFOCUS 8, the map functionality
converts data values into maps that can be used for visualizing
patterns or trends. The Map button is located in the Chart Types
group on the Format tab.
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User Selection Output Type. The
User Selection output type has been added to allow users to change
the format output of a report at run time. The User Selection button
is located in the Output Types group on the Format tab.
Release 8.0 Version 04
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Within Support for InfoAssist. New
aggregation functionality is available in InfoAssist. Within functionality
allows you to use specific aggregation tasks at different report
levels. You can use the Within phrase to manipulate display field values
as they are aggregated within a sort group, rather than a report column.
Release 8.0 Version 02
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Subquery Filter Using a HOLD File. You
can create a subquery using a HOLD file. A subquery is a nested
query, which is added to the Where clause of an SQL statement. A
subquery is valuable, because it is reusable.
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InfoAssist Basic. InfoAssist
Basic is a modern web-based facility that provides comparable functionality
to legacy reporting tools.
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Accessibility. You
can insert a title in a report, chart, or document that is 508 compliant.
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Field to Field Conditional Styling and Drilldowns. Conditional
Styling has been enhanced to allow field to field comparison and
drilldown on conditional styling.
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Missing Data. You
can control the display of missing data values for charts.
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Release 8.0 Version 02
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Restarting Page Numbering After a Page Break. You
can specify that page numbers should restart at 1 after a page break
occurs.
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Active Technologies Report Styling Options. The
active report styling options available in Report Assistant Releases
7.7.x are available in InfoAssist. You can style active reports,
charts, and documents.
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Default Currency Symbol. You
can set the default currency symbol in reports.
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Release 8.0 Version 02
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Multi-Page Documents and Dashboards. In
Document mode, content can be created on multiple pages. The available
output formats are PDF, HTML, active report, PowerPoint®, Excel®,
active PDF, and active Flash.
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Relative Positioning. You
can specify that report components should be relatively positioned.
This means that based on the length of one report component, another
report component may be positioned immediately after it.
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WebFOCUS Active Technologies reports and dashboards
provide business intelligence (BI) for any computer or mobile device
running a web browser. Active Technologies present data with a variety
of interactive analytic capabilities in a single portable document,
deliverable to any type of mobile device. Users of rich interactive applications
created with Active Technologies can easily manipulate the data,
intuitively explore information, and uncover critical trends and
patterns using device-specific user interface characteristics and
gestures for multi-touch screens.
With Active Technologies, you can quickly develop completely
portable BI applications, deliver interactive reports and dashboards
to any user, and reduce the load on the database and server systems
by allowing users to work in disconnected mode. The built-in analytics include
sorting, filtering, performing data calculations, charting, and
much more.
Release 8.0 Version 09
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Exporting an Active Technologies Report to an Excel Worksheet. You
can use the SET AREXPEXCEL command to export an active report to
an Excel worksheet with the specified format. At run time, you can
make a selection from a column drop-down menu on the active report
to open the Excel worksheet with all records displayed.
Release 8.0 Version 08
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Filtering an Active Technologies Report on a Dashboard Using Chained Form Controls. You
can use the ARFILTER_ONCHANGE = ON property in a compound layout
report to filter a target active report or chart on an active dashboard with
the values selected in chained active form controls. When the value
of the first active form control in a chain changes, the report
or chart is filtered with the initial value in the second and subsequent
active form controls in the chain.
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Defining Custom Styles for an Active Technologies Report or Dashboard: Chart Classes. The
Active Technologies .arChart class has been extended to include
support for a gradient background for an active chart. It applies
to FLEX and APDF output formats.
Release 8.0 Version 07
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Controlling the Generation of the Active Technologies for HTML Output File. The
SET AROUTPUT command enables you to control how and where the Active
Technologies for HTML output file is generated. For example, because
all JavaScript processing is performed in the memory of the web
browser, an active report has a processing limit of approximately
5,000 records or 100 pages of output. The SET AROUTPUT = EXTJS command
enables you to use external JavaScript files instead of embedding
the JavaScript within the HTML output file, in order to improve
performance at run time.
Release 8.0 Version 05
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Using an Active Technologies Form Control to Show or Hide Columns in a Report or Chart. You
can use a check box control to display a list of column names from
a source report. At run time, end users can check the name of each
column that they want to show in a target report or chart on an
active dashboard, and uncheck the name of each column that they
want to hide. All target reports and charts that contain columns
from the list are updated with the choice of columns as end users check
and uncheck names.
Release 8.0 Version 02
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Release 8.0 Version 09
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Adding Images From Within a Data Source BLOB Data Type to a PDF, DHTML, or HTML Report. You
can add Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) to a PDF, HTML, and DHTML formatted
report, using the Object Inspector, in the Report canvas.
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Save Display Value Property. You can access the Save
Display Value property in the HTML canvas, to save the display values
of a report to a save selection file.
Release 8.0 Version 07
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Autosize Children. You
can use Autosize Children to change the size of any component added
to the canvas to fit the maximum size of your available screen space.
You can access the Autosize Children option from the Properties
panel, in the Miscellaneous section, in the HTML canvas. For example,
one component will take up one hundred percent of the available
space, while two components will take up fifty percent each. This
option is used so that when your HTML page is run on different devices,
components and controls do not appear off the screen and have to
be scrolled to in order to use them.
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Mobile Design for HTML Pages. You
can use access mobile design options from the Properties panel,
in the HTML canvas. You can also enable this option from the HTML/Document
wizard. You can create HTML pages that are formatted specifically
to be used on a mobile phone. When an HTML page is formatted for
a mobile phone, components and controls are presented differently
so that they can be used in conjunction with touch-screen technology.
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jQuery Animations. You
can use the jQuery Animations section of the Tasks & Animations
panel to animate options in your HTML page. The jQuery Animations section,
in the Tasks & Animations panel, allows you to execute jQuery
animations on your HTML page. The animation effects in the Animations
section can be used individually or in conjunction with each other
to create more complex animations.
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Wizards. You
can use wizards to assist you in streamlining the creation of content.
A series of panes provide you with options relevant to the type
of content that you want to create. They are accessed from the Home
tab and from the Environments Tree panel shortcut menus, when you
are creating content. You can access the Report Wizard, the Chart
Wizard, the HTML/Document wizard, and the Data Source Definition
Wizard.
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Double Head Slider Control. You
can use a double-head slider control to select a range of values
for displaying data in a report or chart. Rather than having one slider
head, you have two. In order to use a double-head slider control,
you must have two variables in the report or chart that will be
controlled by the double-head slider control.
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JavaScript Canvas. You
can use the JavaScript canvas to create JavaScript functions. You
can access the JavaScript canvas from the New dialog box. The JavaScript
canvas allows you to create JavaScript code. Here you can create
your own API code to be used later.
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Cascading StyleSheet Canvas. You
can use the Cascading StyleSheet canvas to create cascading style
sheets. You can access the Cascading Style Sheet canvas from the
New dialog box. The Cascading Style Sheet canvas allows you to create a
cascading style sheet. The Cascading Style Sheet canvas uses the
Microsoft IntelliSense® feature to assist in the creation of code segments.
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Developer Studio provides intuitive
GUI tools that enable you to concentrate on interface design, business
logic, and data manipulation.
Release 8.0 Version 07
Release 8.0 Version 02
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Source Control Enhancements. You
can use Microsoft Team Foundation Server as a source control provider
in Developer Studio Release 8.0 Version 02 and higher. In order
to use this as a source control, you must have the Microsoft Visual
Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 MSSCCI Provider 32-bit plug-in installed.
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Developer Studio Viewer. When
an application is run in Developer Studio, it opens in the Developer
Studio Viewer. The Developer Studio Viewer functions similar to
a web browser. It has forward, back, stop, and reload buttons. It
also has an address bar for entering application names and locations.
Using the Output Viewer Options tab from the Developer Studio Options
dialog box, you can choose to run applications in Internet Explorer.
You can also choose to run applications in a new window or refresh
in a currently open window.
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Sort Columns in Master File Dialog Boxes. Master
File dialog boxes accessed from the Developer Studio Data Servers
area and Managed Reporting are enhanced to allow sorting of the
files by clicking on the column header. The dialog box has also
been enhanced to allow resizing.
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Display Application Name in Master File Dialog Boxes. Master
File dialog boxes accessed from Developer Studio and BI Portal tools
are enhanced to display the Reporting Server application directory
name in addition to Description and Title. This enhancement allows
developers to identify the location where the Master File resides
and allows the Master File list to be sorted by the available columns.
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Stop Running Requests. An
option has been added to the Developer Studio main toolbar to allow
users to stop running requests. Users can stop running requests
from multiple WebFOCUS Environments that are configured in Developer Studio.
A dialog box displays the environments where a user has made a connection when
pressing the Cancel running objects button.
The last environment used to run a job is selected by default.
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Controlling Screening Conditions Against Cross-Referenced Segment Instances in a Left Outer Join. You
can select the SHORTPATH command in the Set tool to control screening
conditions against cross-referenced segment instances in a left
outer join.
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Update Assist Enhancements. Enhancements
to Update Assist include live display for selecting navigation and
style, easier navigation for database functionality, and the ability
to reopen and edit .mnt files that are created by Update Assist,
if no changes have been made in the Maintain Development Environment (MDE).
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Release 8.0 Version 02
HTML Composer enables you to graphically
create an HTML page that incorporates forms, reports, graphs, and
web objects.
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URL File Action. The
URL File action, found in the Hyperlink Properties dialog box, will
create a hyperlink that invokes a Managed Reporting .url file. You
can select the .url file to link to from the Source section. This
action is only available when creating an HTML page hyperlink in
the Repository area.
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Function: IbComposer_getAllAmpersValues. The IbComposer_getAllAmpersValues
is used to get the current selected values from all the controls
on your page layout. It then takes those values and assembles them
as a string that can be added to the end of a URL call.
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Master File Parameter Support. If
you reference or import an existing report that uses a Master File
that contains a parameter, the New Parameters dialog box opens with
that parameter in the list, as well as any parameters from the report procedure.
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Default Theme Option and Additional Themes. You
can use the Default Theme option to set the default theme of the
HTML page. The Default Theme option is found in the HTML Page tab
of the Developer Studio Options dialog box. Additional themes have
been added.
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Inserting a Bulleted or Numbered List. You
can insert a bulleted or numbered list into a text object.
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Chaining for Maps. Maps
may participate in a chain. They can be anywhere in the chain. The
user interface for maps has been completely redesigned with properties
on the Property Sheet, as well as actions on the Properties and
Settings dialog box to accommodate this functionality.
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Bing Maps. Mapping
support has been expanded to include Bing® Maps. All the functionality
of Google® Maps integration is supported with Bing Maps.
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Using JavaScript Code With Maps. Multiple
JavaScript™ commands have been expanded upon in the maps chapter.
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Date Formats for Calendar Options. New
date formats are available for use by a calendar.
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InfoWindow Action. An
Action has been added for a hyperlink based on the Google Maps InfoWindow
concept, whereby a window pops up to display content.
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ESRI Flex Viewer Integration. You
can integrate the ESRI® Flex Viewer product with HTML Composer controls
in HTML Composer.
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ESRI Maps. Mapping
support has been expanded to include ESRI Maps. Functionality is
similar to Google Maps.
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Initial State of a RIA Window. When
using a RIA theme, there is a new option in the Property sheet that
allows you to control the initial state of a RIA window, when run.
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Populate a Control With Procedure Names. You
can populate a control with procedure names, which allows you to
select from a set of procedure names and run them in an output area.
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HTML Composer and Visual Discovery Integration Features
The following features are available
for HTML Composer users that license Visual Discovery.
Release 8.0 Version 02
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Values are VisDis Color By. The
Values are VisDis Color By option has been added to the Parameters
Properties and settings dialog box.
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Preselecting Values. You
can preselect values of a Visual Discovery control that display
at run time, by adding the onInitialUpdate() function to the Client JavaScript
tab of HTML Composer. When you run the HTML page, the values you preselected
will display.
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Passing a Parameter Between a Visual Discovery Control and a Report. You
can pass a parameter between a Visual Discovery control and a report,
so that when data is selected from the Visual Discovery control,
the same data is displayed in the report on the same page.
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Passing a Parameter Between a Report and a Visual Discovery Control. You
can pass a parameter between a report and a Visual Discovery control,
so that when data is selected in the report, the same data is displayed
on a new page that contains the Visual Discovery control.
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Chaining Into a Visual Discovery Control. You
can chain into a Visual Discovery control using a parameterized
procedure and a list box, double list box, or drop-down list. This
allows you to select values from a list and the data correlating
to that data will be displayed in the Visual Discovery control.
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Excluding and Restoring Data. You
can exclude and restore selected data in Visual Discovery controls
by using the Visual Discovery Exclude and Visual Discovery Restore
hyperlink actions. These actions are only available when a Visual Discovery
control is present on an HTML page.
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Document Composer enables you to design reports, and
to coordinate and distribute layouts made up of multiple reports
and graphics in a single document.
Release 8.0 Version 02
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Applying Pre-Process Code and Post-Process Code to a Document. You
can create pre-process code that applies to all objects added to
a document.
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Excel 2007 Output Format. The
Excel 2007 output format is available from the Output format property
in the Properties window.
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Apply Filter On Load Option. The
Apply filter on load check option is only available for active output
formats. It is available from the Properties and Settings dialog box
and causes the default value to be applied to the reports and charts
when the page is loaded.
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Inserting Pages Before and After the Current Page Layout. You
can insert new or existing pages before or after the current page
layout.
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Inserting Bulleted and Numbered Lists. You
can insert bulleted and numbered lists into a text object. You can
also nest those lists within themselves.
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Layering Objects. You
can layer objects in a page layout by using the object right-click
menu.
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Apply Filter on Load Property. The
Apply filter on load property is available from the Properties and
Settings window. This option causes the default value to be applied
to all reports and charts when the page is loaded.
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Page Color Property. The
Page Color property is available from the Property window. This
option lets you set the page color.
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Page Size E Property Option. The
E page size is available from the Page Size Property window option.
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Switching the Chart Engine. You
may switch between the default JavaScript charts and Fusion charts.
You can select the compound document from the Property Sheet and
then select active report from the Output format
property list. The Chart Engine property will now be available.
Select one of the options, <Not Set>, Standard, Dynamic, Flex,
or HTML5, from the Chart Engine property drop-down list.
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Page Numbering Options in the Page Master. The
following page numbering options are available from a page numbering
object in the Page Master Insert context menu: Page Number, Total
# of pages, Pages n of n, Date and Time.
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Report Painter provides you with many powerful reporting
features that enable you to create and style complex reports. You
can graphically paint the report on the Report Painter window, a
graphical representation of the report page.
Release 8.0 Version 02
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Validate Input Option. The
Validate Input check box is found in the Variable Editor dialog
box. When checked, at run time, this validates whether your data entry
is consistent with the definition of a parameter.
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Expression Builder. You
are presented with the Assist mode directly. You can create
multiple selection criteria statements in the dialog box without having
to exit and select New. An advanced area
within the dialog box is used for those who want to type code.
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Quick Prompt for Amper Variables. There
are three additional Compare Type choices, Parameter (Simple), Parameter
(Static), and Parameter (Dynamic), which automatically generate
the value clause, similar to InfoAssist, so you do not need to invoke
the Variable Editor dialog box.
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User Defined Function. A
tool has been created to generate Define Function syntax. The function
dialog boxes within Developer Studio have been enhanced to accommodate
their usage.
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Promote a Report to a Compound Document. You
can promote reports in Report Painter to a Compound Document, similar
to InfoAssist.
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VISDISAE Output Format. The
VISDISAE output format has been added to the unstyled formats and
can be selected from the Output Format drop-down list in the Report
Options dialog box.
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DFIX Output Format. DFIX
output format has been added to the unstyled formats and can be
selected from the Report Options dialog box.
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WebFOCUS is a complete information
control system with comprehensive features for retrieving and analyzing
data. It enables you to create reports quickly and easily. It also
provides facilities for creating highly complex reports, but its
strength lies in the simplicity of the request language.
The Reporting Server Release 8.0 Version 08 includes
the following Release 7.7 Version 05 Reporting Language new
features:
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PowerPoint PPTX Display Format. With
PowerPoint (PPTX), Microsoft® introduced enhanced functionality
in a new presentation file format. WebFOCUS Release 8.0 Version
08 introduces the capability to retrieve data from any WebFOCUS
supported data source and to generate a PPTX presentation for data analysis
and distribution. You can place report output on a specific slide
in a PowerPoint template. This enables you to populate existing
presentations with preset Slide Masters, styling, and other business
content. PowerPoint design templates (POTX) and PowerPoint macro-enabled
templates (POTM) are stored on the server and can be distributed
automatically with ReportCaster.
The Reporting Server Release 8.0 Version 06 includes
the following Release 7.7 Version 05 Reporting Language new
features:
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MDN. and MDE. Prefix Operators. You
can use the MDN. (median) and MDE. (mode) prefix operators, in conjunction
with an aggregation display command (SUM, WRITE) and a numeric or
smart date field, to calculate the statistical median and mode of
the values in a field.
The Reporting Server Release 8.0 Version 05 includes the
following Release 7.7 Version 05 Reporting Language new features:
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Embedded TrueType Font Support Enhancement. You
can selectively embed a subset of Unicode (Arial Unicode and MS
Lucida Sans Unicode) or Non-Unicode (Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet
MS, and Courier New) TrueType fonts into a PDF output file. The
generated PDF file will contain only the characters required to
render the document.
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Accordion By Row Enhancement. Multi-verb
requests are supported in Accordion By Row reports that contain
sort fields on the highest-level display command.
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Translation of WebFOCUS Formulas to Excel 2007/2010 Formulas. FORMAT
XLSX FORMULA enables you to convert summed information (such as
column totals, row totals, and subtotals) and calculated values
into Excel formulas that will automatically update as you edit the
Excel worksheet.
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Defining Column Width and Cell Wrapping in an Excel Worksheet. You can
now define column width and cell wrapping within an Excel worksheet
using SQUEEZE and WRAP.
You can use SQUEEZE to size the worksheet
columns. For FORMAT XLSX, SQUEEZE is always set on. This means the
worksheet columns will be sized to fit the largest data value within
the field. To explicitly change the column width, define SQUEEZE
as a number representing the size in the specified UNITS parameter
(default is inches). If the value within the cell is larger than
the specified width, the data may be hidden from view, but is retained
within the cell and can be viewed in the formula bar.
Additionally,
as of Reporting Server Release 7.7 Version 05, wrap is available within
worksheets. By default, in all cells containing text values, wrap
is turned on. Cells containing numeric and date values are designated
with wrapped turned off. You can set wrap on within the current
column width, or redefine the column width to a size in the specified
UNITS (n) and with WRAP ON.
The Reporting Server Release 8.0 Version 02 includes
the following Release 7.7 Version 05 Reporting Language new
features:
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Compound Layout Header Supports AS Name Syntax. The
output file name for a Compound Report can be specified as an AS
name in the COMPOUND layout block. This allows the output file name
to be defined by the compound syntax, rather than the first component
report. If no AS name is specified, the Hold file name is taken
from the ON TABLE HOLD phrase in the first component report.
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DB_EXPR Function: Inserting an SQL Expression Into a Request. The DB_EXPR
function inserts a native SQL expression exactly as entered into
the native SQL generated for a FOCUS or SQL language request.
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Creating a Subquery or Sequential File With HOLD FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT. When
used in a request against a relational data source, the HOLD FORMAT
SQL_SCRIPT command generates the SQL SELECT statement needed to execute
the current query and stores it in the application folder as a file
with a .sql extension along with the Master and Access File pair
that describes the SQL answer set. When used in a request against
any other type of data source, the HOLD FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT command
executes the current query and stores the retrieved values in the application
folder as a sequential file with a .ftm extension along with the
Master File that describes the retrieved data. You can use the output
from HOLD FORMAT SQL_SCRIPT as the target file for the DB_INFILE
function.
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DB_INFILE Function: Testing Values Against a File or an SQL Subquery. The
DB_INFILE function compares one or more field values in a source
file to values in a target file. It returns the value 1 (TRUE) if
the set of source fields matches a set of values from the target
file. Otherwise, the function returns 0 (FALSE). DB_INFILE can be used
anywhere a function can be used in a WebFOCUS request, such as in
a DEFINE or a WHERE phrase. The target file can be any data source
that WebFOCUS can read.
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Embedding TrueType Fonts Into WebFOCUS PDF Reports Generated in Windows. WebFOCUS
can embed the following TrueType fonts into PDF output files generated
in Windows: Courier New, Lucida Sans Unicode (normal style only
is available), Tahoma (normal and bold styles are available), Times
New Roman, and Trebuchet MS.
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Support for Column Totals in Accordion By Row Reports. Accordion
By Row reports (ON TABLE SET EXPANDBYROW ON) display the grand total
row as an anchor row below the data. This anchor row displays above
the report and page footings aligned to the left margin of the report.
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Styling Tags for SUBTOTAL and GRANDTOTAL Lines. The tag is the
text that is displayed in the leftmost portion of each SUBTOTAL
and GRANDTOTAL row in a report. The tag is used to identify the
type of data represented within this row. The text used to generate
this tag can be customized by adding an AS name to the SUBTOTAL
syntax.
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Table of Contents for Coordinated Compound and Burst Reports. PDF coordinated
compound reports defining the Table of Contents page or Bookmarks
based on BY field entries can be coordinated (MERGE=ON) to generate
a report segmented by the primary sort key. Additionally, these
coordinated reports can be burst into separate documents by the
primary sort key and distributed using ReportCaster.
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Support for Images Stored in BLOB Fields in HTML and DHTML Reports. For
data sources that support the Binary Large Object (BLOB) data type,
images can be stored in BLOB fields for HTML and DHTML report output.
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Displaying an Accordion By Row Report Using HOLD FORMAT HTMTABLE and -HTMLFORM. The
HOLD FORMAT HTMTABLE command in conjunction with -HTMLFORM functionality
supports the display of Accordion By Row (SET EXPANDBYROW) reports
to create an HTML page.
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Displaying Superscripts On Data, Heading, and Footing Lines. Superscript
characters are supported as a text style in text objects using HTML
markup tags. The superscript markup tag is now supported in data
columns, headings, and footings in HTML, PDF, and PS output formats.
Superscript values can be defined within the data, added to virtual
fields, or added to text strings displayed in headings and footings.
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Support for Hyperlinks in Text Markups in PDF Report Output. Hyperlinks
can be included in text objects to point navigation to other WebFOCUS procedures,
web pages, or web resources, such as an email application.
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Support for Vertical Alignment of Text Markup in PDF Report Output. Text
can be vertically aligned within Text Objects in PDF format. This
feature supports top, middle, and bottom alignment options to explicitly
place text within the defined position and dimensions. The vertical
alignment tags can be used in conjunction with the horizontal alignment
tags (left, right, full) to control the placement of any text object.
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Zero Removal in Date-Time Formats. The
components in date-time formats can be displayed using a number
of options. For example, when a day number is less than 10, you
can display it with zero suppression. Zero suppression replaces
the zero with a blank space, leaving the remaining digit in the
same position it occupied when the zero was displayed. There are
now zero removal options for month and day numbers. Zero removal
eliminates the zero and moves the remaining portion of the field one
position to the left.
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Controlling Display of an ACROSS Title for a Single Field. By
default, when there is only one field displayed for an ACROSS sort
group, no column title displays above that field. Using the SET
ACRSVRBTITL command, you can control the display of ACROSS column
titles when there is one displayed field for an ACROSS group. The
field count that determines whether the ACROSS title displays is
affected by certain components in the report request, such as calculated
fields or fields in headings. The output is unaffected by SET commands
that adjust underlines with titles, adjust the space between columns,
or eliminate unpopulated ACROSS columns on the page. The size of
the title and the number of lines it occupies also do not affect
the output.
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512-Character Field Names. The
following attributes can be a maximum of 512 characters long: FIELDNAME,
ALIAS, TITLE, REFERENCE, and PROPERTY.
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WebFOCUS Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) enables
you to view and quickly analyze data in order to make critical business
decisions.
Release 8.0 Version 05
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OLAP Save Options. New
settings have been added to the Administration Console that specify
whether OLAP Save options are displayed.