Design Items

Design items are objects that retrieve data fromdata providers and present that data in BEx Analyzer worksheets. You can alsonavigate with most of the design items. You use design items to design the interface to your query and thus create query applications. All the design items except for the Messages item are based on data providers.

There are eleven design items you can use when building the interface to your queries:

• Analysis Grid - displays the results of a query. The analysis grid is the main design item in which you can navigate and perform OLAP functions.
• Navigation Pane - provides access to all characteristics and structures in the query for use in navigation and analysis.
• List of Filters - lists all currently active filters.
• Button - lets you execute a customized command on your results.
• Dropdown Box - allows you to set a filter via selection from the dropdown box.
• Checkbox Group - allows you to set a filter via checkbox selection.
• Radio Button Group - allows you to set a filter via radio button selection.
• List of Conditions - lists existing conditions and their status, and lets you activate and deactivate them.
• List of Exceptions - lists existing exceptions and their status, and lets you activate and deactivate them.
• Text - displays text elements for the query.
• Messages - displays messages associated with the application (the workbook).

See also:

• Design Mode
• Inserting Design Items
• Deleting Design Items
• Web items