Working with Analysis in Microsoft PowerPoint

In Microsoft PowerPoint, Analysis is available as a separate tab in the ribbon. The ribbon is part of the Microsoft Office user interface above the main work area that presents commands and options. Some Analysis options are available in the ribbon tab under Start of the navigation path File Next navigation step Analysis End of the navigation path in Microsoft PowerPoint.

This guide describes procedures using the ribbon. Most of the options are also available via the context menu.

The Analysis tab contains the following groups: :

Data Source
Actions
Data Analysis
Display
Insert
Tools
Presentation

The following table describe the options that are available in the ribbon tab under Start of the navigation path File Next navigation step Analysis End of the navigation path .

Analysis in the File tab

Icon	Description
	Open Presentation This icon is displayed if only one platform is enabled.
	Open Presentation Open Presentation from SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform. This icon is displayed if both platforms are enabled.
	Open Presentation Open Presentation from SAP NetWeaver This icon is displayed if both platforms are enabled.
	Save Presentation This icon is displayed if only one platform is enabled.
	Save Presentation Save Presentation to SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform. This icon is displayed if both platforms are enabled.
	Save Presentation Save Presentation to SAP NetWeaver. This icon is displayed if both platforms are enabled.
	Settings Edit settings. More information:Settings
	About Analysis View details of the installed version of Analysis.
	Help Launch help.

Data Source group

The following tables describe the groups in the Analysis tab and their options.

Icon	Description
	Insert Data Source Insert data from a source system into a crosstab. More information: To insert a data source in a workbook
	Refresh All Refresh all data sources. More information: The Components tab

Icon

Description

Insert Data Source

Insert data from a source system into a crosstab.

More information: To insert a data source in a workbook

Refresh All

Refresh all data sources.

More information: The Components tab

To open and save existing presentations saved on the business intelligence platform, use the corresponding options in the Microsoft Office button.

Actions group

Icon	Description
	Undo Undo last Analysis step.
	Redo Redo last Analysis step.
	Messages Display a dialog with error, warning and information messages. You have the following options: Select Messages Show Messages to display the messages in a dialog. Select Messages Show Workbook Profiling Statistics to display the workbook profiling statistics. Select Messages Show Client Profiling Statistics to display the client profiling statistics. More information on Profiling: Support Settings

Icon

Description

Undo

Undo last Analysis step.

Redo

Redo last Analysis step.

Messages

Display a dialog with error, warning and information messages.

You have the following options:

Select Messages Show Messages to display the messages in a dialog.
Select Messages Show Workbook Profiling Statistics to display the workbook profiling statistics.
Select Messages Show Client Profiling Statistics to display the client profiling statistics.

More information on Profiling: Support Settings

Data Analysis group

Icon	Description
	Prompts Enter values for query parameters and variables. More information:Prompting
	Filter Define filter criteria for data. More information:To filter data by measure To filter data by member
	Sort Sort data. More information:Sorting data
	Hierarchy Define hierarchy options such as expansion level and parent member positions. More information: Working with hierarchies

Display group

Icon	Description
	Member Display Configure display for members (key/text). More information: To define the members display
	Measure Display Define display options for measures (for example, decimal places, scaling factors and display currency). More information: Defining the measures display
	Totals Configure display, position and calculation of totals. More information: Defining the totals display

Icon

Description

Member Display

Configure display for members (key/text).

More information: To define the members display

Measure Display

Define display options for measures (for example, decimal places, scaling factors and display currency).

More information: Defining the measures display

Totals

Configure display, position and calculation of totals.

More information: Defining the totals display

Insert group

Icon	Description
	Chart Insert dynamic chart. More information: To insert a dynamic chart
	Info Field Insert information on data sources (for example, name and last data update). More information: To insert an info field

Icon

Description

Chart

Insert dynamic chart.

More information: To insert a dynamic chart

Info Field

Insert information on data sources (for example, name and last data update).

More information: To insert an info field

Tools group

Icon	Description
	Fit Table Abbreviate a table to fit one slide, or split the table across multiple slides.
	Move to Move the selected Analysis object (table, chart or info field) from its current location to different slide in the presentation.
	Smart Paste Paste data source from clipboard. More information: To smart paste a data source

Icon

Description

Fit Table

Abbreviate a table to fit one slide, or split the table across multiple slides.

Move to

Move the selected Analysis object (table, chart or info field) from its current location to different slide in the presentation.

Smart Paste

Paste data source from clipboard.

More information: To smart paste a data source

Presentation group

Icon	Description
	Properties Configure the properties of this presentation. More information: Presentation settings

Icon

Description

Properties

Configure the properties of this presentation.

More information: Presentation settings