In this article i will attempt to tackle the daunting task of explaining many of the formatting options available for designing webfocus reports using the html and pdf output formats and will discuss the differences between them. Powerpoint and active pdf are not supported for charts and reports. Hello, i have been trying unsuccessfully for a few days now, to use a detail define field in a filter and get it to work. Create reports and graphs and deploy them in pdf, excel, active technologies or other output options understand where to go for support articulate when you need express or standard edition of db2 web query. Developer tips and techniques information builders. If you can use excel, you can use infoassist to navigate through the data and create the outputs that you want, he explains. How to download infoassist report data to excel csv format.
The new blend option in infoassist allows for additional ways to join data, and you can output to excel 2007 in document mode. You can change the default user preferences for using infoassist. Excel formula is available in the interactive view and query design view. Verify that your column headers are no longer than 30 characters. Infoassist is a rich internet application ria that uses ajax asynchronous javascript and. To view technical content in html format, click here. Pivottable is an excel tool for analyzing complex data, much like webfocus olap. Webfocus html and pdf report design part 1 information. The pdf document will be affected in the same manner when squeeze is set to off.
The computer on which the report displays must have microsoft excel 2007 installed. You can create customized report outputs in infoassist. How to download infoassist report data to excel csv. Html, excel, powerpoint, pdf, and active report output formats are all available. To browse pdfs for all releases, visit the pdf library. When editing and saving a dashboard that has an inserted report and the user selection format option enabled, infoassist changes the format from ahtml to pdf and disables the user selection option. How to create a report after you have signed in to webfocus, you can work with an existing folder, or create a new folder in the webfocus home page to store your reports.
The standard output formats, which are found in the format group on the home tab, include. Hi all, is there any way to put output format parameter in infoassist report. This does not occur outside infoassist with single window or new window. Creating reports in the home page webfocus knowledgebase. Restoring a procedure with pdf gif format, when pdf gif is hidden, produces html output format. The iway datamigrator essentials selfstudy will introduce the student to the iway datamigrator concepts. The client configuration settings are grouped into categories under the configuration menu in the webfocus console. Enables the use of the excel 2007 spreadsheet output format. Solved infoassist filter using data define field topic. Excel 2007 is available in the interactive view and query design view. If you often have to print large and complex excel worksheets, i am sure that you face this problem as often as i do. Learn how to download report data from infoassist and use it in microsoft excel. The test covers a wide range of topics related to using infoassist for reporting applications, such as employing simple and advanced filtering techniques, creating virtual fields, enabling interactive content with variables, simplifying calculations with prefix operators, enhancing content by accessing multiple data sources, linking report. Select options in the application main menu, or select change default options in the splash startup screen.
Webfocus 8 extends from the webfocus bi portal view and infoassist to dashboards and individual. The computer on which the report appears must have microsoft excel 2000 or higher installed. You can use the following procedures to create a basic report in the webfocus home page and infoassist. Run the report using the pdf output format and you will see that the columns appear wider as well. Enables the use of the excel 2000 spreadsheet output format. Mar 16, 2020 today id like to tell you about a small but important feature tucked away in excel 20 and its previous versions. Format pdf output format, you can embed an adobe flash. It delivers its cuttingedge functionality using a familiar microsoft. Browse and download pdfs for all titles in this release.
The infoassist user interface is very similar to the office 2007. Getting started with infoassist 2 describes how to use the elements that make up the application window. The active pdf format adds portability and interactive enhancements to active reports in pdf format. Infoassist development tool including infomini jde adapter dynamic report output format runtime prompting so user can select the desired output format html, excel, pdf, etc dedicated subsystem for simplified work management enhanced sql translation for optimizing performance date. If you are running infoassist basic, your output format options are limited. Never upload confidential or sensitive information. There are new and extended active technologies classes for styling active reports and dashboards. Use this free online excel to pdf converter to convert excel files to adobe pdf documents, quickly and easily, without having to install any software. Webfocus infoassist demonstration ppt download slideplayer. The following articles were written by developers like you and contain cuttingedge tips and techniques for using information builders products. Webfocus html and pdf report design part 1 information builders.
New data preparation and output options in infoassist. In this article youll learn how to make header rows and column headers print on each page. Infoassist is the webbased ad hoc reporting tool in webfocus. The need is to be able to apply a filter to look back 37 months yes, 37. Navigating the infoassist interface 3 describes how to create, customize, and style. The term initial value next to a setting means that the value shown initially is the installation default value and that it can be overridden by setting the variable explicitly in the url request. Infoassist is a rich internet application ria that uses ajax asynchronous javascript and xml technology. Excel 2000 is available in the interactive view, query design view, and document view. Excel including pivot tables active technologies good for mobile devices pdf, file, print, database auto drill down olap report html, html5, flash powerpoint user can select at run time buildedit reports and dashboards with infoassist. The styling keyword wrap the other styling keyword to control column width behavior is wrap. The options window, as shown in the following image, opens to provide you with a userfriendly interface for customizing the infoassist application. Creates a report that will be displayed as an excel 2000 pivottable. Information builders enables webfocus infoassist business. This course explores how to create personal reports and graphs with infoassist in a webfocus managed reporting environment.
Solved output format in webfocus infoassist report topic. Output report and chart data in a variety of formats, including html, html5 charts only, active reports, active flash, pdf, active pdf, excel, and powerpoint. Html, active report, pdf, active pdf, excel, and powerpoint. Html, flashflex, pdf, excel, powerpoint, webfocus active reports for offline analysis, and other formats a highly intuitive environment webfocus infoassist delivers its cuttingedge functionality via a familiar microsoft officelike interface. Apr, 2015 webfocus infoassist provides business users with the most advanced yet simple to use ad hoc reporting capabilities available in a bi tool. Infoassist tutorials with infoassist, you can quickly and easily. The excel 2000 format supports most stylesheet attributes, allowing for full report formatting. Learn how to use matrix charts to see trends and compare data values. In addition to html, active report, active flex, pdf, active pdf, excel, and powerpoint output formats, you can create the following custom report output formats. Learn how easy it is to create a guided adhoc reporting application.
Infoassist users manual webfocus business user edition. Saves the report output in adobe portable document format pdf, which enables precise placement of output all formatting options such as headings, footings, and titles correctly aligned on the physical page, so the report looks exactly as it does when printed. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed to name your column headers. This environment fully shields users from the underlying technical complexities. The county is now developing new capabilities with infoassist which valera describes as a userfriendly environment that is accessible to business users. Infoassist is a rich internet application ria that uses ajax asynchronous javascript and xml. Webfocus new feature highlights version 7 release 7. Output report data in a variety of formats, including html, active reports, active. Wrap controls the word wrapping of column values for both html and pdf. In this part, the first of 2, you learn how to create a webfocus procedure in report painter.
Generate highly complex reports, charts, dashboards, and documents from any enterprise information source without it intervention. This occurs inside infoassist when the output destination is set to default single tab or new tab. Feb 24, 2012 learn how easy it is to create a guided adhoc reporting application. Creating customized report outputs webfocus knowledgebase. For example, a version marker of 20 indicates that this function is available in excel 20 and all later versions.
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