BW Web Publisher (SAP Library - Business Explorer)

BW Web Publisher

Definition

The BW Web Publisher is part of the BEx Analyzer. It enables you to add items from a saved query view into a Web template, and publish them as a Web report on the Web.

Structure

BW Web Publisher Toolbar

The version of the toolbar that you use with the Web Publisher, depends on whether you store the Web templates on the BW server or the ITS server (see Determining Path and ITS Settings).

If you have chosen the ITS as the server, the toolbar has the following functions:

Symbol	Function
Create new ITS Web template	You use this function to create a new Web template.
Check out ITS Web Template	You use this function to check out an ITS Web template, and store it locally. Storing the ITS Web template locally, means that you are able to change it, by adding a new item, for example. You either overwrite the old ITS Web template, or create a new one. You have to store the new ITS template under a new name.
Check in ITS Web Template	The ITS Web template is checked in, and saved in the BW system.
Publish to ITS	The ITS Web template is stored on the ITS you select.
Display Web template in the Browser	The Web template that has been checked in and published on the ITS, is displayed in the Web Browser.
Copy HTML tag to clipboard	You use this function to save the item as an HTML tag on the clipboard.
Wizard	This function takes you to the Web Publisher Wizard. See also: Creating Web Reports with the Web Publisher Wizard

If you have chosen BW as the server, the toolbar has the following functions:

The publish function is deactivated, because it is only used in conjunction with ITS Web templates. The other symbols have the same functions as described in the above table, but they refer instead to Web templates that are stored on the BW server.

Views

The saved query views that the Web reports are based on, are displayed in the Views field. You use the Switch Workbook button to get to the Open dialog, where you open queries in other workbooks.

Items

The items that are already available for the view you have chosen are displayed in the Items field.

Choose New Item to create a new item, and to specify the item type used (map, chart, table, navigation block, and so on).

Choose Change Attribute

to determine the value of the highlighted attribute for the item you have chosen.

Choose Save item

to save the item you have been editing.

Choose Delete item

to delete the selected item.

Properties of the Current Item

In the Properties of the current item field, the attributes that correspond to the item type you have selected are displayed. Depending on the type of attribute, you activate or deactivate attributes by double-clicking on the relevant attribute, and you determine the value of the attribute with either a double-click, or by choosing the Change Attribute... function.