View Area

You use this function to display content from the accordion items of the side panel (see Side Panel). The navigation in the side panel is de-coupled from navigation in the view area, which allows you to open different dashboards, query views and previews simultaneously. This means that you can analyze and compare complex sets of data easily.

The following features are available in the view area:

• To open a quick view in the view area, choose  Option menu of tray  Enlarge in Main Window .

• To open a query view in the view area, navigate to the query view in the list on the Query Views accordion item of the side panel, and click the name of the query view.

• Drill-down

  To drill-down in the query view for further analysis, click the section you want to drill down to, and choose from the drill-down options that the system offers. You can drill-down further in the result screen by clicking the element you want to analyze.

  Note

  You can adjust the drill-down options in Business Context Viewer (BCV). To do so, implement Business Add-In (BAdI) Filter Drill-Down Options (/BCV/UIF_FILTER_DRILLDOWN). For more information, see Customizing under   Cross-Application Components   Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications   Business Context Viewer   User Interface  Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for the User Interface   BAdI: Filter Drill-Down Options .

• Output form

  To select the output form, choose Table, Chart, Table & Chart, or Form in the Show As field.

• When you are working with a query view in chart output form, you can choose from the following chart types:

  • Line chart

  • Pie chart

  • Bar chart

    You can display a bar chart by selecting column chart as the chart type, and selecting the Exchange Axes checkbox.

  • Column chart

  • Stacked column chart

  • Bubble chart

  • Gantt chart

  • A vs B chart

  For more information, see Chart Types in BCV.

• To change the appearance of the chart, choose Settings.

  Note

  If you choose OK to accept your changes, the settings area closes, however, if you choose Apply, it stays open.

• To set filters in the table view, choose Filter, choose the column you want to set the filter in, enter the value, and press Enter on your keyboard. To remove the filter, choose Delete Filter.

• Printing

  To create a print file of the query view output you are working with, choose  Functions  Print .

  Note

  This function is only available for tables and charts.

• Exporting to Microsoft Excel

  To export the query view output to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, choose Export to Microsoft Excel.

  Note

  This function is only available for tables.

• Change input

  Whenever a query view is executed, the system tries to automatically fill the input data (in case meanings are assigned) to the corresponding query view input fields. You can change the automatically filled input field values, and enter additional input field values which the system cannot determine automatically. You can see the input field values the system used to call the query view.

• Create and display snapshots

  You can create and snapshots of your query views. For more information, see Snapshots in BCV.