Data Visualization GEri - SpagoBI
Davide Zerbetto, Nunzia Marotta
Engineering
Data Visualization GE Manager, Data Visualization GE Course Creator - FIWARE
davide.zerbetto@eng.it ,nunzia.marotta@eng.it
Birt Report Designer
TOPIC OF THE COURSE: In
this course we will see
how to assign parameters
to any analytical
document, such as Report
with Birt, Qbe, Olap, etc.
Parametric Report
To accomplish the task one needs to build up:
●
the LOV which stands for List Of Values. It means to develop the
set of values that the parameter can assume;
●
the Analytical driver which manages the connection between the
end-user, the document and the LOV.
In the following there will be more explanations about these two
concepts.
SpagoBI allows you to define a LOV in
multiple ways …
➢
Statically
➢
Querying a database
➢
Using a script
➢
Calling an external object
Each record in a LOV can be composed
of multiple attributes (ex. Customers):
[A.Catherine, 4559 Julpum Loop,
Beaverton,USA], [A.Joyce, 3761
Cancroft, San Gabriel,USA]). One of
these attributes represents the actual
value. The others are just descriptive.
Click on the Profiling button
and select Lovs Management
from the contextual menu.
Start a new Lov using the button at the right corner of the
page.
Fill in the mandatory fields (marked with the *) and choose in which way
you want to implement the LOV. As an example we will choose the “Query
statement” one.
Insert the query in the Query definition box and test it using the specific
comand
When the LOV works fine you have to define some meta-information
Select the column that
must be shown to the
user
Select the value to be
sent to the report
Then finally save it and go on with the next step: create a new Analytical
Driver.
An analytical driver is an autonomous entity that models a business
concept in order to use it as a discriminating criterion in the global data
context, according to the different end-users’ roles.
It works as a variable that can take its runtime value from different
LOVs. The actually used LOV and, therefore, the actual range of
possible values, depend on the role of the user that uses the analytical
driver itself.
Designing an Analytical Driver means answering the following
questions:
Start a new Analytical Driver using the button at the right
corner of the page
You'll be asked to fill in the mandantory fields marked with *. Observe
that you can choose for the Type between Date, String or Number.
SpagoBI display
Date Widget.
SpagoBI send
data as Integer
to the Report
SpagoBI send data as
String to the Report
REMEMBER TO
SAVE and keep on
filling in
You'll be asked to fill in the mandantory fields marked with *. Observe
that you can choose for the Type between Date, String or Number.
REMEMBER TO SAVE
and keep on filling in
➔ Select Functional if analysis data will be drived by the current AD
➔ Select Temporal if this AD depends on the time and it can be
conveniently computed by the Scheduler by means of a formula
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
➢ Fill in the
mandatory fields.
➢ Associate the
corresponding
LOV to the AD .
➢ Attribute Roles to
the AD.
We stress that one can add distinct operational
methods to an AD and relate them to different
roles. This way the same AD displays different
values with a certain data visualization
accordingly to the end-users' roles.
Relate Analytical Driver and
document
Edit the document (using document detail )
At the bottom of
the page select
New from the
dedicated section
Document
Analytical Driver
Detail.
➢
Fill in the mandatory fields and
add the AD clicking on the icon at
the end of the row.
➢
Insert in the Url Name box the
exact name of the parameter
used in your
report/qbe/olap/whatever….
USE THE GREEN TICK
TO SELECT THE
AD
 To sum up:
 Edit the document ( using document detail )
 Select New and fill in the mandatory boxes
 Add Driver at the bottom of the form.
 REMEBER TO SAVE AS SOON AS YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE WITH
THE INSERTION
Remember the URL NAME value
must be identical to the report
parameter name
Repeat the procedure and assign as many parameters as the
report is configured
Open your document and check parameters. Click on the Execute
button to run your statistic.
Thanks!Thanks!

Parametric report slide support

  • 1.
    Data Visualization GEri- SpagoBI Davide Zerbetto, Nunzia Marotta Engineering Data Visualization GE Manager, Data Visualization GE Course Creator - FIWARE [email protected] ,[email protected]
  • 2.
    Birt Report Designer TOPICOF THE COURSE: In this course we will see how to assign parameters to any analytical document, such as Report with Birt, Qbe, Olap, etc. Parametric Report
  • 3.
    To accomplish thetask one needs to build up: ● the LOV which stands for List Of Values. It means to develop the set of values that the parameter can assume; ● the Analytical driver which manages the connection between the end-user, the document and the LOV. In the following there will be more explanations about these two concepts.
  • 4.
    SpagoBI allows youto define a LOV in multiple ways … ➢ Statically ➢ Querying a database ➢ Using a script ➢ Calling an external object Each record in a LOV can be composed of multiple attributes (ex. Customers): [A.Catherine, 4559 Julpum Loop, Beaverton,USA], [A.Joyce, 3761 Cancroft, San Gabriel,USA]). One of these attributes represents the actual value. The others are just descriptive.
  • 5.
    Click on theProfiling button and select Lovs Management from the contextual menu.
  • 6.
    Start a newLov using the button at the right corner of the page.
  • 7.
    Fill in themandatory fields (marked with the *) and choose in which way you want to implement the LOV. As an example we will choose the “Query statement” one.
  • 8.
    Insert the queryin the Query definition box and test it using the specific comand
  • 9.
    When the LOVworks fine you have to define some meta-information Select the column that must be shown to the user Select the value to be sent to the report
  • 10.
    Then finally saveit and go on with the next step: create a new Analytical Driver.
  • 11.
    An analytical driveris an autonomous entity that models a business concept in order to use it as a discriminating criterion in the global data context, according to the different end-users’ roles. It works as a variable that can take its runtime value from different LOVs. The actually used LOV and, therefore, the actual range of possible values, depend on the role of the user that uses the analytical driver itself. Designing an Analytical Driver means answering the following questions:
  • 12.
    Start a newAnalytical Driver using the button at the right corner of the page
  • 13.
    You'll be askedto fill in the mandantory fields marked with *. Observe that you can choose for the Type between Date, String or Number. SpagoBI display Date Widget. SpagoBI send data as Integer to the Report SpagoBI send data as String to the Report REMEMBER TO SAVE and keep on filling in
  • 14.
    You'll be askedto fill in the mandantory fields marked with *. Observe that you can choose for the Type between Date, String or Number. REMEMBER TO SAVE and keep on filling in ➔ Select Functional if analysis data will be drived by the current AD ➔ Select Temporal if this AD depends on the time and it can be conveniently computed by the Scheduler by means of a formula
  • 15.
    IT'S IMPORTANT TO ➢Fill in the mandatory fields. ➢ Associate the corresponding LOV to the AD . ➢ Attribute Roles to the AD.
  • 16.
    We stress thatone can add distinct operational methods to an AD and relate them to different roles. This way the same AD displays different values with a certain data visualization accordingly to the end-users' roles.
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Edit the document(using document detail ) At the bottom of the page select New from the dedicated section Document Analytical Driver Detail.
  • 19.
    ➢ Fill in themandatory fields and add the AD clicking on the icon at the end of the row. ➢ Insert in the Url Name box the exact name of the parameter used in your report/qbe/olap/whatever…. USE THE GREEN TICK TO SELECT THE AD
  • 20.
     To sumup:  Edit the document ( using document detail )  Select New and fill in the mandatory boxes  Add Driver at the bottom of the form.  REMEBER TO SAVE AS SOON AS YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE WITH THE INSERTION Remember the URL NAME value must be identical to the report parameter name
  • 21.
    Repeat the procedureand assign as many parameters as the report is configured
  • 22.
    Open your documentand check parameters. Click on the Execute button to run your statistic.
  • 23.