Main Toolbar | Icon | Link to Option | Description |
New Report | New Report | Opens a new IFS Business Analytics report. | |
Find | Find | Use this option to find the data items and parameters used in report design. | |
Report Manager | Report Manager | Opens the Report Manager dialog box which is used to validate, download, bulk save and bulk republish Business Analytics reports that are already published. | |
Report Book |
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Report Book | Opens the Report Book section of the pane. |
Sheet |
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Design Sheet | Opens the Report Sheet section of the pane. It is also possible to enter a filter criteria for a report sheet. |
Grid |
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Grid | Opens the Report Grid pane. If you are viewing an executed report, you can use this option to switch back to the Design Mode. |
Pivot |
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Pivot | Opens the Pivot Report section of the pane. |
View Executed Report |
| View Executed Report | Use this option to switch to the End User mode where you can view any executed report. |
Execute |
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Execute | Starts the report execution process. |
Options |
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Options | Opens the Options pane. |
Search |
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Search | Opens the Find dialog which you can use to search for Parameters or Display Items used in the report. |
Report Book Toolbar | Icon | Link Option | Description |
Getting Started |
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Getting Started | Opens the Start pane from where you can reach online help and About IFS Business Analytics version information. |
Customize Data Access Types | Customize Data Access Types | Opens the Customize Data Access Types dialog box that can be used to change the data access type of information sources when more than one information source is used in a report. | |
About IFS Business Analytics |
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About IFS Business Analytics | Displays the About IFS Business Analytics dialog box. Use this dialog box to view information about version and build date. This icon is located at the bottom of the pane. |
Designer Help | Help | Displays the online help for IFS Business Analytics. Use this to access online help. It is located at the bottom of the pane. | |
Parameters |
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Parameters | Opens the Parameters subsection of the Report Book pane. It is possible to enter parameters for the report here. |
Filter Criteria |
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Filter Criteria | Opens the Filter Criteria subsection of the Report Book pane. It is possible to enter filter criteria for the report book level. |
Publish Report |
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Publish Report | Displays the Publish Report dialog box. Use this dialog box to publish reports in IFS Applications. These reports will be available through IFS Info Services. It is also possible to roll back published reports. |
Save to Database |
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Save to Database | Displays the Save Report in Database dialog box. Use this dialog box to save a report in IFS Applications database without publishing them. Click Load Report from Database in end user mode to retrieve a report for further design. |
Report Grid Toolbar | Icon | Link to Option | Description |
Design Row |
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Design Row | Use this option to display all design rows in the report in the Design Row list. You can use this list to select a specific design row. | Design Column |
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Design Column | Use this option to display all design columns in the report in the Design Column list. You can use this list to select a specific design column. |
Design Cell |
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Design Cell | Use this option to display all design cells in the report in the Design Cell list. You can use this list to select a specific design cell. |
Options | Icon | Link to Option | Description |
Select Information Sources |
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Select Information Sources | Displays the Select Information Sources dialog box. Use this dialog box to select information sources to be used in the report. |
Refresh Information Sources | Refresh Information Sources | Click this to retrieve the latest changes made to an information source. |