Input Help in BEx

Use

The input help dialog in BEx helps you to select characteristic values in various areas of the Business Explorer.

Features

Purposes of Input Help

The input help dialog is available in the following areas:

Number of Characteristic Values for Characteristic Restriction of the Filter in the BEx Query Designer

For more information, seeRestricting Characteristics.

Selecting Characteristic Values for Filtering Data in the BEx Analyzer

For more information, seeSelecting Characteristic Values.

Selecting Characteristic Values for Conditional Formatting in the BEx Report Designer

For more information, seeSelecting Characteristic Values.

Searching in Input Help

A search option is available in the input help dialog box. For more information, seeSearching for Values.

Personalization of Input Help

You can make various user-specific settings to personalize the input help functions. For more information, seeMaintaining User Settings for the Input Help Dialog Box.

Activities

BEx Query Designer

Select your required characteristic in the Filter screen area and choose Restrict in the context menu.

BEx Analyzer

In the context menu, choose Select Filter Value.

BEx Report Designer

You can call the input help in the following ways:

• In the BEx Report Designer, from the context menu of a group header or a group footer, in the Report Structure window, choose Conditional Formatting.
• In the BEx Report Designer, in the menu, choose Format → Conditional Formatting.