WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench Analyst Edition (AE) User’s Guide

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This documentation describes how to use WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Analyst Edition (AE) to develop web-based analytic dashboards composed of interactive and interconnected charts that visually expose data trends, relationships, and other measured values.

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual includes the following chapters:

Chapter/Appendix

Contents

1

Introduction to WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE

Introduces WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE

2

Overview of WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE

Provides an overview of WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE

3

What Is New

4

Getting Started

Describes the steps involved in getting started with WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE

5

Charts and Visual Discovery AE

Describes the various charts in the Visual Discovery Workbench AE, the Visual Discovery AE process, User Interface keyboard commands, and Context Menus.

6

Charts, Pages, Dashboards

Details the functionalities of charts, pages and dashboards.

7

Deployment and the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Server AE

Describes different methods in which projects can be deployed to a larger group of people for sharing results, or analyses.

8

Toolbars

Describes the different toolbars available in the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE, and their functions.

9

Main Menu

Lists out the different choices in the Main Menu and describes their functionality.

10

Using Views

Describes the different views available in WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE, and their functions.

11

How Do I...

Contains step-by-step instructions for a variety of tasks that can be performed using WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE.

A

Tips and Tricks

Contains tips and tricks for WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE.

B

Salesforce

Troubleshooting tips to log onto Salesforce®, and successfully get started with your analysis.

C

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Documentation Conventions

The following table describes the documentation conventions that are used in this manual.

Convention

Description

THIS TYPEFACE

or

this typeface

Denotes syntax that you must enter exactly as shown.

this typeface

Represents a placeholder (or variable), a cross-reference, or an important term.

underscore

Indicates a default setting.

Key + Key

Indicates keys that you must press simultaneously.

{ }

Indicates two or three choices. Type one of them, not the braces.

[ ]

Indicates a group of optional parameters. None is required, but you may select one of them. Type only the parameter in the brackets, not the brackets.

|

Separates mutually exclusive choices in syntax. Type one of them, not the symbol.

...

Indicates that you can enter a parameter multiple times. Type only the parameter, not the ellipsis (...).

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Indicates that there are (or could be) intervening or additional commands.

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