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OBIEE11GUsingaPresentationVariable
Apresentationvariablecanbecreatedaspartoftheprocessforcreatingacolumn
promptoravariableprompt.Whenthepresentationvaraibleispartofacolumn
prompt,itisassociatedwithaspecificcolumnandtakesonthatcolumn'svalue.It
ispartofavariableprompt,youdefinethevaluesthatthepromptcanhaveasitis
notassociatedwithanyspecificcolumn.Thenameandvalueofthepresentation
variableisdeterminedbytheuserwhenitisinitiallydeclaredorwhenitis
referencedintheanalysis,dashboard,oragent.
Note:Youhavealreadycreatedandusedapresentationvariablewhenyouadded
aNarrativeviewtoyouranalysis.
Toaddapresentationvariableusingavariableprompt,performthefollowing
steps:
1 CreateanewvariabledashboardpromptthatcreatesaSalesRepresentative
. presentationvariable.
a.ClickNew>DashboardPromptandselectSampleSalesasthesubjectarea.

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2 ClickNew>VariablePrompt.
.

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totheRPD

TheNewPromptdialogboxappears.

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Administration
OBIEE11GBIServernew
features
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DashboardControlsa...
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3 a.AcceptPresentationVariableasthedefaultprompttype.
. b.Inthetextboxtotherightofthedropdownlistfortheprompttype,enter
thesamevariablethatyouenteredintheStaticTexteditor,VarSalesRep.
c.EnterSalesRepresentativeName:intheLabeltextbox.

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HomePageandUnifie...
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OBIEE11GMultiuser
DevelopmentEnvironment
OBIEE11GUsingaPresentation
Variable
OBIEE11GPromptingtoFilter
Analyses
OBIEE11GBuildingDashboards
OBIEE11GCreatingaSimple
TrellisView

d.SelectChoiceListforUserInput.

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SelectorandViewSelect...
OBIEE11GCreatingaNarrative
View
OBIEE11GWorkingwithPivot
Tables,andMasterDe...
OBIEE11GAddingaGraphtoan
Analysis

e.SelectAllColumnValuesforChoiceListValues.

OBIEE11GCreatingAnalyses
OBIEE11GBeginningthe
AnalyticProcess
OBIEE11GCreatingTimeSeries
Measures

Thedialogboxshouldlooklikethis:

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BlocksandVariable...
OBIEE11GUsingAggregates
OBIEE11GCreatingLogical
DimensionswithRagged...
OBIEE11GCreatingLogical
DimensionswithRagged...
OBIEE11GCreatingLogical
DimensionswithRagged...
OBIEE11GCreatingLogical
DimensionswithRagged...

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OBIEE11GCreatePresentation
LayerObjects
OBIEE11GDefineParentChild
Settings
OBIEE11GCreateaParentChild
LogicalDimension
OBIEE11GCreateaLogicalJoin
OBIEE11GCreateLogicalTable
andLogicalColumns...
OBIEE11GCreateLogicalTable
andLogicalColumns...
OBIEE11GImportMetadataand
DefinePhysicalLaye...

4 a.ClickSelectColumnand,intheSelectColumndialogbox,selectSales
. Person>E1SalesRepName.

OBIEE11GCreatingLogical
DimensionswithParent...
OBIEE11GTestYourWork
OBIEE11GCreateaShare
Measure2
OBIEE11GCreateaShare
Measure1
OBIEE11GCreateaShare
Measure
OBIEE11GCreateLevelBased
Measures
OBIEE11GCreatingLevelBased
Measures
OBIEE11GCreatingLevelBased
Measures
OBIEE11GTestYourWork
OBIEE11GSetAggregation
ContentforLogicalTabl...
OBIEE11GSetAggregation
ContentforLogicalTabl...
OBIEE11GAssociateTime
LogicalColumnswithLogi...
OBIEE11GCreateaLogical
DimensionforTime

b.ClickOK.Thedialogboxshouldlooklikethis:

OBIEE11GSetLogicalLevelKeys
OBIEE11GAssociateLogical
ColumnswithLogicalL...
OBIEE11GAssociateLogical
ColumnswithLogicalL...
OBIEE11GCreateLogicalLevels
OBIEE11GCreateaLogical
DimensionforProduct
OBIEE11GCreatingLogical
DimensionswithLevelB...
OBIEE11GChecktheQueryLog
OBIEE11GCreateandRunan
Analysis

ExpandtheOptionssection.
5 SelectSpecificValuefromthe"Defaultselection"dropdownlist.
.

OBIEE11GLoadtheRepository
OBIEE11GCreateaCalculation
MeasureUsingaFun...
OBIEE11GCreateaCalculation
MeasureDerivedfro...
OBIEE11GCreatingCalculation
Measures
OBIEE11GChecktheQueryLog
OBIEE11GLoadtheRepository
OBIEE11GCreatePresentation
LayerObjects
OBIEE11GAddaNewLogical
TableSource
OBIEE11GManagingLogical
TableSources

ClicktheSelectValuesicon.

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OBIEE11GChecktheQueryLog

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OBIEE11GCreateandRunan
Analysis
OBIEE11GSetUpQueryLogging
OBIEE11GLoadtheRepository
OBIEE11GDisableCaching

6 IntheSelectValuesdialogbox,selectAngelaRichardsandthen,clickOK.
.

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aRepository
OBIEE11GReorderPresentation
Columns
OBIEE11GRenamePresentation
Columns
OBIEE11GCreatePresentation
Columns
OBIEE11GCreatePresentation
Tables
OBIEE11GBuildingthe
PresentationLayerofaRep...
OBIEE11GCreateSimple
Measures
OBIEE11GDeleteUnnecessary
LogicalObjects
OBIEE11GRenameObjectsUsing
theRenameWizard

7 TheNewPromptdialogboxshouldlooklikethis:
.

OBIEE11GRenameLogical
ObjectsManually
OBIEE11GExamineLogicalTable
Sources
OBIEE11GExamineLogical
Columns
OBIEE11GExamineLogicalJoins
OBIEE11GBuildingtheBusiness
ModelandMapping...
OBIEE11GCreateKeysandJoins
OBIEE11GCreateAliases
OBIEE11GVerifyConnection
OBIEE11GBuildingthePhysical
LayerofaReposit...
OBIEE11GBuildingthePhysical
LayerofaReposit...
DeployingRPDandCataloginBI
11g
TimeSeriesfunctionsinOBIEE
11g
FMAPinOBIEE10gandOBIEE
11g
GenerateMetadataDictionaryin
BI11g

ClickOK.Thenewlycreatedvariablepromptisdisplayedintheprompts
definitionlist.
ScreenshotforStep

UseImagetoReturntoHome
PageinBI11g
UpgradeRCUSchemasto
11.1.1.6.0inOracle
NoResults'ViewinBI11.1.1.6.0
BIPublisher11gPart1Creating
DataSource
BIPublisher11gPart2Creating
DataModel
BIPublisher11gPart3Creating
aReport

8 SavethepromptasSalesRepVariablePromptinyourRegionalRevenue
. folder.

Browserisnotsupportedby
OraclePresentationse...
OBIEE11g:Deploy/Undeploy
ViewinPhysicalLayer
overviewonOBIEE11gSecurity
Setup
WorkingwithHierarchicalTable
LookupTablesinOBIEE11g

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AggregatePersistence
CacheManagement
OBIEEVariables
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DashboardPages
OBIEE11gMasterDetailView
OBIEE11gGraphViews
OBIEE11gTableViews
OBIEE11gSaveCurrent
Customization
PerformanceTuning
CollapsibleReports
OBIEE11gRCUMetadataSource
Change
OBIEE11gNoResults

9 ClickthePreviewicon(
.

)topreviewtheprompt.

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areasinobiee11...
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ClosethePreviewwindow.

UsingaPresentationVariableinaStaticTextView
CreateananalysisthatusestheVarSalesReppresentationvariableinaStaticText
viewandinaFilter.
AStaticTextviewaddsstatictextintheresults.
1. Createananalysisbyselectingthefollowingcolumns:
Customers>CustRegions>C50Region
Customers>CustRegions>C52CountryName

Cache (1) CatalogManager(2) DAC (54)

Dashboard

(1)

DATA

WAREHOUSE

CONCEPTS. (4) Database objects (1) datetime

(1) Delivers (2) Differences (1) DILIP (2)
Dimensional Hierarchy (1) Evaluate (1) Excel

(2) Execute Direct SQL (1)

function (1)

forums (26)

Informatica Vedios (20)

Initialization Block (3) Installations (1)

Interview (12) joins (7) Ldap (3) Level

SalesPerson>E1SalesRepName

Based Measures (2) Logical Table Source

BaseFacts>1Revenue

(6) Merging (1) Migration (2) MUDE (2)

NQSConfig. (8) OBIA (2) OBIEE (12)

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OBIEE

Services (2) Performance Tuning (2)

PHYSICAL LAYER (27) pivot

(2)

Plsql(2) Presentation Layer (7) Prompt

(2) Real Time (3) Repository (1) repository
variable (1) scenarios (3)

security (15)

SessionVariables(4)table (1) Usage Tracking

(1)UTILITIES(1)variables(7)

2. Addascendingcolumnsortsinthissequence:C50Region,C52CountryName,andE1SalesRep
Nameasshownbelow:

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TheCriteriatabbedpageshouldlooklikethisafteraddingthesorts:

3. SelecttheResultstabbedpage.

4. SelectNewView>OtherViews>StaticText.

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5. MovetheStaticTextviewabovetheTableview.

ClicktheEditViewiconontheStaticTextview.TheStaticTexteditorappears.

6. IntheStaticTexteditor,referencetheVarSalesRepvariable.Enterthefollowingsyntaxinthe
StaticTextpane:ThisanalysisisfortheSalesRep@{VarSalesRep}.
ThesyntaxforreferencingaPresentationvariableisasfollows:
@{variables.variablename}[format]{defaultvalue}or@{scope.variables['variablename']}
Where:
variablenameisthenameofthepresentationorrequestvariable
format(optional)isaformatmaskdependentuponthedatatypeofthevariable,for
example#,##0,MM/DD/YYhh:mm:ss.(Notethattheformatisnotappliedtothe
defaultvalue.)
defaultvalue(optional)isaconstantorvariablereference,indicatingavaluetobeused
ifthevariablereferencedbyvariablenameisnotpopulated
scopeidentifiesthequalifiersforthevariable.Youneedtospecifythescopewhena
variableisusedatmultiplelevels(analyses,dashboardpages,anddashboards)andyou
wanttoaccessaspecificvalue.(Ifyoudonotspecifythescope,thentheorderof
precedenceisanalyses,dashboardpages,anddashboards.
Examples:
@{variables.MyFavoriteRegion}{EASTERNREGION}
or
@{dashboard.variables['MyFavoriteRegion']}

ObservethatyourentryispreviewedbelowtheStaticTexttextbox.ClickDone.
7. SaveyouranalysisasSalesRepsbyRegionandCountry.

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Youranalysisshouldlooklikethis:

8. a.SelecttheCriteriatabbedpage.
b.IntheFilterspane,clicktheCreateaFiltericonandselect"SalesPerson"."E1SalesRepName".

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9. a.IntheNewFilterdialogbox,clickAddMoreOptionsandselectPresentationVariable.

b.IntheVariableExprfield,enterthevariablename,VarSalesRep.Noticethatyoucanalsospecify
adefaultforthevariable,butinthiscasethedefaultisdrivenbythevariableprompt,whichissetto
defaultto"AngelaRichards".

c.ClickOK.Thefiltershouldlooklikethis:

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10 SelecttheResultstabbedpage.Becausethevariabledashboardprompthasnotbeenrun,the
. VarSalesReppresentationvariablehasnotbeenpopulatedwithavalue.Becauseofthis,noresults
fromtheanalysismeetthefilterrequirement.

Savetheanalysis.
11 AddtheanalysisSalesRepsbyRegionandCountryandthenewlycreatedvariableprompttothe
. CustomerDetaildashboard.
12 OpenthedashboardCustomerDetailfromtheRegionalRevenuefolder,thenclickPageOptions>
. EditDashboard.

13 AddanewcolumnnexttoColumn1,andthennavigatetotheSalesRepsbyRegionandCountry
. analysisanddragittothenewcolumn.

14 NavigatetoSalesRepVariablePromptinthecatalogpane,anddragthepromptabovetheSales
. RepsbyRegionandCountryanalysis.Savethedashboardandrunit.
TheDashboardviewlookslikethis:

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15 ClicktheCollapseiconforthefirstcolumntominimizeit.
.

Thedashboardrunsandthevariabledashboardpromptispresettothedefaultvalue,Angela
Richards,whichinturnappearsintheStaticTextviewasexpectedandisusedtofilterthe
embeddedanalysisresults.Thevalueofapresentationvariableispopulatedbythevariable
prompt.Thatis,eachtimeyouselectavalueinthevariableprompt,thevalueofthepresentation
variableissettothatvalue.
Clickthedropdownlistforthedashboardprompt,andselectChrisJones.

ClickApply.ThedashboarddisplaysthepresentationvariableasChrisJones.

ThisconcludesthetopicofPresentationVariablesandFilters.

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