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Use

Business Context Viewer (BCV) offers several ways to display the data in the user interface, all of which are independent of the data source.

Features

The following presentation technologies are available in BCV as default:

  • Table (ALV)

    BCV uses SAP List Viewer (ALV) to display tables. The system displays fields of the table where drill-down is possible as links. The table displays the data of a single BCV query. If you assign several queries to the query view that you use to display the data, you can switch between the different queries.

  • Form

    The system displays a single entry of the result table in a form. You can navigate to other entries of the result table using buttons. The definition of the form contains the fields you want the system to display and their sequence on the screen (in one column only). You can also display pictures in the form. The system displays fields where a drill-down is possible as links. The form displays the data of a single BCV query. If you assigned several queries to the query view, you can switch between them by selecting another display ID.

  • Business graphic

    The following chart types of business graphic are currently supported by BCV:

    • Line chart

    • Column chart

    • Stacked columns chart

    • Pie chart

    • Bubble chart

    • Gantt chart

    • A vs B chart

    • Time scatter chart

    You can specify the chart type and select the category, value, and series fields (depending on the possibilities of the selected chart type) out of the query. You can display several values of the same query in one chart. The chart displays the data of a single BCV query. If you assigned several queries to the query view, you can switch between them by selecting another chart ID. You can zoom in and out of the display. You can set up scaling and zoom in the chart definition in the configuration center. You can start a drill-down at any data point in the chart.

  • Xcelsius

    BCV supports the integration of Xcelsius dashboards. The system receives data by means of queries and hands them over to Xcelsius using Adobe Flash Island technology. You create the Xcelsius dashboards with Xcelsius designer, convert them into a flash file, and buffer them in the MIME repository.

    The standard navigation functions of BCV (for example, drill-down, printing, personalization) are not supported in this display.

If the presentation technologies above are not sufficient for your analytical needs, you can implement your own, application-specific new presentation technology. BCV offers a Web Dynpro interface which supports the integration of application-specific presentation technologies into BCV.