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Can a Web Intelligence document be converted into a dashboard if the report is just displaying percentages?

bull76 (BOB member since 2010-04-08)

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Hi,
What your requirement is actually?

Even if you are not displaying the percentages and just the numbers, it can still be converted into a graph to show the percentages.

I am not sure whether it answers your question or not.

Omkar Paranjpe :us: (BOB member since 2006-02-13)

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One can create a Dashboard (the essential definition of a dashboard by Stephen Few: showing all KPIs to meet a certain objective at a glance) using a variety of tools, I have built a dashboard utilizing Web Intelligence for a large telecommunications provider, or you could use Crystal Reports or as advertised by SAP one can use Xcelsius.

Andreas :de: (BOB member since 2002-06-20)

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Hi Andreas

Can you pls share your views in which situations need to go for dashboard development using Web Intelligence else dashboard development using Xcelsius.

Dashboard development using Web Intelligence , Is it means using performance management?

Thanks !!!

patneel :india: (BOB member since 2006-11-02)

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Basically, I have a report that calculates a return rate. I want to display that in a graph or gauge form vs the goal amount. So, for example, if the return rate goal is 70% and the actual return rate is 60%, I’d like a graph, meter, etc that would display red until it hits 70% or above which it would display green from that point forward.

bull76 (BOB member since 2010-04-08)

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Bull

I know of no way to get what you want in WebI.

An alerter can be used in a table (that would change colors of font, cell, etc) but not in a chart (as far a I know).

You may need to use Xcelcius (or another tool) as suggested.

REB01 :us: (BOB member since 2004-11-29)

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Someone did a rather interesting write up on defining HTML tables as charts within Web Intelligence in this article:

Basically, if you really fiddle with how you render HTML along with creative use of alerters / variables then it’s very possibly to achieve the graph effect that you’re after without cracking the binding of your Xcelsius book.

Hope this helps

Atul Chowdhury (BOB member since 2003-07-07)