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You can use this function to display several query views to visualize a situation or problem.

Features

The BCV dashboard has the following features:

  • It allows you to freely organize query views in a way that best suits your analytic needs. However, the CHIPs representing the query views cannot overlap. The layout provided by WDA Page Builder assumes a rectangular grid, which you can freely divide in columns and rows.

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    A CHIP (Collaborative Human Interface Part) is an encapsulated piece of software used to provide functions in collaboration with other CHIPs in a Page Builder page or side panel. All available CHIPs are registered in a library (CHIP catalog). The CHIP model describes capabilities of a CHIP (such as wiring) and is not based on a specific UI technology. Technically, CHIPs are Web Dynpro ABAP components that implement a certain WD Component Interface.

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    Note Note

    In the case of Xcelsius dashboards, you should place no more than three flash players in a single BCV dashboard at the same time.

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  • You can synchronize the query views in the BCV dashboard by choosing Sync. The system broadcasts changes that you make to the sorter or filter in one query view to all other query views in the dashboard. If the query views contain data, such as fields with the same name or identical meanings, the system stores the data to support the sorting or filtering of identical fields for different CHIPs.

  • You can also place CHIPs that are not provided by BCV on the BCV dashboard.

Activities

  • To access the list of dashboards available for the business object you are working with, choose the Dashboards accordion in the side panel.

  • To select a dashboard from the list, select its name.

  • To select a query view output from the dashboard to analyze or edit it, choose   Option menu of tray   Enlarge in Main Window  .

  • To update data in the dashboard, choose   Functions   Refresh All  .

  • To print the query views and snapshots contained in the dashboard, choose   Functions   Print  .

More Information

For more information about defining dashboards, see Definition of Dashboards.