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Symbols

!= operator in conditions, 1
+ (plus) sign in dialog boxes, 1
< operator in conditions, 1
<= operator in conditions, 1
<> operator in conditions, 1
= operator in conditions, 1
> operator in conditions, 1
>= operator in conditions, 1

A

access rights, 1
active folder, 1
Active Only option, 1
adding new items to layouts, 1
addition, 1
Advanced button (Conditions), 1
aggregations icon, 1
All Items option, 1
Analytic Functions, 1, 2
and Oracle Server 8.1.6, 1
and Sequencing, 1
calculating cumulative values, 1
CASE, 1
categories, 1
Equi-height bands, 1
equi-height bands, 1
equi-width bands, 1
generic template, 1
in Conditions, 1
INTERCEPT, 1
Lag/Lead, 1
LEAD, 1
ORDER BY expression, 1
OVER expression, 1
PARTITION BY expression, 1
RANK(), 1, 2
Ranking, 1
RATIO_TO_REPORT, 1
REGR_AVGX, 1
REGR_COUNT, 1
REGR_R2, 1
Reporting, 1
SUM, 1, 2
Windowing with logical offsets, 1
Windowing with physical offsets, 1
ascending sort order, 1
assigning workbooks, 1
automatic querying, 1
Average distinct option, 1
Average option, 1
averages, 1, 2, 3
axis item icon, 1
axis item value icon, 1
axis items, 1
moving data among, 1
sorting on, 1
viewing values, 1

B

Banding
Banding by rank, 1
Banding by value, 1
CASE, 1
with Analytical Functions, 1
BETWEEN operator, 1
Business area icon, 1
business areas
displaying, 1
selecting items, 1, 2

C

Calculation Examples, 1
calculation icon, 1
calculations, 1, 2
about, 1
displaying results, 1
exporting and, 1
viewing existing, 1
Calculations command, 1
canceling changes, 1
case-sensitive text filters, 1
changing data, 1
changing data formats, 1
choosing font options, 1
Close command, 1
closing workbooks, 1
columns, 1
group sorts and, 1
moving, 1, 2
complex calculations, 1
condition
parameter placeholder, 1
condition icon, 1
condition operators, 1
conditions
adding descriptions to, 1
applying, 1
assigning data items to, 1
conflicting, 1
creating definitions for, 1
editing definitions, 1
enabling/disabling definitions, 1
exporting and, 1
naming, 1
viewing definitions, 1
Conditions command, 1, 2
Conditions dialog box, 1, 2
copying SQL statements, 1
correlation, 1
Count Distinct option, 1
Count option, 1
covariance, 1
creating workbooks and worksheets
choosing data items, 1
Crosstab Layout command, 1
crosstab options, 1
crosstabs, 1, 2
drilling, 1
editing layouts, 1
getting data for new, 1
sorting data, 1, 2
adding data points, 1
group sorts and, 1
restoring previous state, 1

D

data
aggregating, 1
canceling changes, 1
filtering, 1
getting details, 1
retrieving, 1
for new crosstabs, 1
saving changes to, 1
selecting for drilling, 1
selecting for new worksheets, 1, 2
sorting, 1, 2
crosstabs and, 1, 2
in groups, 1, 2
totals for non-numeric, 1
data points
getting totals for, 1, 2
sorting, 1
databases
non-Oracle, 1
default aggregate, 1
Delete command, 1
deleting
items from workbooks and worksheets, 1
items on new worksheets, 1
workbooks, 1
descending sort order, 1
display options, 1
displaying
business areas, 1
items in folders, 1
SQL statements, 1, 2
distinct values, 1
drilling, 1, 2
basic procedure described, 1
data out of sequence, 1
to related items, 1
duplicate values, 1

E

Edit Condition dialog box, 1
Edit Parameter Values command, 1
Edit Sheet command, 1, 2
Edit Sheet dialog box, 1
adding/removing items, 1
editing
new worksheets and workbooks, 1
equality, 1
EUL (End User Layer), 1
Excel tool, 1
Excel workbooks, 1
Execution Plan
Materialized Views, 1
Export command, 1
expressions
defining for conditions, 1, 2

F

fan trap
about fan traps, 1
cartesian products, 1
Fan-Trap Detection, 1
files, 1
filters, 1
folders
active vs. unavailable, 1
viewing items, 1
Folders icon, 1
Font Options dialog, 1
formatting options, 1
functions, 1

G

Graphing
3D Effect, 1
Creating a Graph, 1
Font Options dialog, 1
graph types, 1
Graph Wizard, 1
Legend, 1
Legend dialog, 1
Plot Area dialog, 1
Positioning a graph, 1
X-Axis dialog, 1
Y1-Axis dialog, 1
group names, 1
group sorts, 1, 2

H

Hi to Lo sort order, 1
hidden column, 1
high values, 1, 2

I

icons (New Sheet dialog), 1, 2
1
Identifiers, 1
IN operator, 1
Insert Data Point Name option, 1, 2
Insert Item Name option, 1, 2
Insert Value option, 1, 2
IS NOT NULL operator, 1
IS NULL operator, 1
items
adding new, 1
deleting on new worksheets, 1
removing from workbooks and worksheets, 1
viewing in folders, 1

J

joins, 1, 2

L

labels
adding text codes
percentages and, 1
totals and subtotals, 1
removing text codes, 1, 2
layouts
changing, 1
LIKE operator, 1
linear regression, 1
Lo to Hi sort order, 1
low values, 1, 2

M

Match Case option, 1
Materialized View, 1
mathematical functions, 1
selecting, 1
Maximum option, 1
Microsoft Excel workbooks, 1
Minimum option, 1
monthly reports, 1
moving columns, 1
group sorts and, 1

N

New Calculation dialog box, 1
New command, 1
New Condition dialog box, 1
New Parameter dialog box, 1
New Sheet command, 1
New Sheet dialog box
icons described, 1, 2
moving items to Selected list, 1
non-numeric data totals, 1
non-Oracle databases, 1
NOT BETWEEN operator, 1
NOT IN operator, 1
NOT LIKE operator, 1
null values, 1
numbers, 1, 2
adding to new crosstabs, 1
getting totals and subtotals for, 1, 2
sorting, 1
numeric item icon, 1

O

Open command, 1
Open Workbook dialog box, 1
opening workbooks, 1, 2
non-Oracle, 1
operators, 1
conditional expressions, 1
Options button, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Options command, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Oracle 8.1.6+ database, 1
Oracle Applications
Connect dialog, 1
connect to Discoverer, 1
Prerequisites, 1
supported features, 1
Oracle Applications User, 1

P

page break, 1
page items
pivoting, 1, 2
parameters
calculations and, 1
creating, 1, 2
defined, 1
defining default, 1, 2
entering multiple values in, 1, 2
naming, 1, 2
selecting data items for, 1
uses for, 1
Parameters command, 1, 2
Parameters dialog box, 1, 2
passwords, 1
Percentage dialog box, 1
Percentage of Grand Total option, 1
percentages, 1, 2, 3
creating definitions for, 1, 2
editing definitions, 1
enabling/disabling definitions, 1
getting, 1
group sorts and, 1
not totaling 100%, 1
removing, 1
rounding and, 1
viewing definitions, 1
percentages columns
labeling, 1
Percentages command, 1
Percentages dialog box, 1, 2
opening, 1
Percentages tool, 1
pivot data, 1
plus signs (+) in dialog boxes, 1
Print command, 1, 2
Print dialog box
opening, 1
printing
worksheet, 1, 2
prompts, 1, 2
properties, 1, 2
Properties command, 1

Q

queries
running, 1
running automatically, 1
Query Governor, 1

R

rearranging columns, 1
group sorts and, 1
removing items from workbooks and worksheets, 1
removing workbooks, 1
reordering columns, 1
group sorts and, 1
result sets, 1
rounding, 1
running queries, 1, 2

S

Save command, 1
saving workbooks, 1, 2
Scheduled Workbook, 1
Oracle Applications User, 1
Responsibilities, 1
scheduled workbooks, 1, 2
viewing results, 1
selecting
data for drilling, 1
data for new worksheets, 1, 2
servers, 1
setting properties
workbooks, 1, 2
setting sort order, 1
Sharing command, 1, 2
sharing workbooks, 1, 2
simple calculations, 1, 2
sort
hidden column, 1
Sort command, 1, 2, 3
Sort Crosstab dialog box, 1, 2
opening, 1
sort order, 1
reversing, 1
Sort Table dialog box, 1, 2
ordering columns in, 1
sorting data, 1, 2
crosstabs and, 1, 2
group sorting and, 1, 2
sorting options, 1, 2
SQL Inspector
Execution Plan, 1
SQL Inspector command, 1, 2
SQL statements, 1
standard deviation, 1
calculating, 1
Standard Deviation option, 1
Statistics, 1
subtotals
finding percentages of, 1
getting, 1
getting percentages for, 1
removing, 1
viewing definitions, 1
sum distinct, 1
Sum option, 1
summary data, 1
Summary Folder, 1
summary table, 1
sums, 1

T

Table Layout command, 1
table options, 1
tables, 1, 2
drilling, 1
editing layouts, 1
moving columns, 1
group sorts and, 1
sorting data, 1, 2
text
case-sensitive filters, 1
data points and totals for, 1
defining conditions for, 1
mathematical functions and, 1
sorting, 1, 2
text codes
adding to labels
percentages columns, 1
totals and subtotals, 1
removing, 1, 2
titles
totals and subtotals, 1
Total dialog box, 1
totals, 1, 2
creating definitions for, 1
editing definitions, 1
enabling/disabling definitions, 1
finding percentages of, 1
getting percentages for, 1
placement options, 1
removing, 1
viewing definitions, 1
Totals command, 1
Totals dialog box, 1
Totals tool, 1

U

unavailable folders, 1
unique values, 1
User -> Workbook tab, 1

V

Value(s) option (Conditions), 1
values, 1
counting unique, 1
creating conditions for, 1
getting totals and subtotals for, 1
null, 1
sorting and duplicate, 1
viewing for axis items, 1
variables, 1
Variance option, 1
View Conditions For option, 1
viewing
business areas, 1
file types, 1
items in folders, 1
SQL statements, 1, 2

W

weekly reports, 1
"what if" scenarios, 1
wizards
for creating workbooks, 1
Workbook -> User tab, 1
Workbook properties
Description box, 1
Identifiers, 1
Workbook Wizard, 1
workbooks
assigning to users, 1
canceling changes, 1
closing, 1
deleting, 1
opening, 1, 2
non-Oracle, 1
removing items, 1
saving, 1, 2
selecting data, 1
selecting multiple items, 1
setting properties, 1, 2
sharing, 1, 2
Worksheet Wizard, 1
worksheets
adding items to new, 1
changing data, 1
deleting items on new, 1
open with parameters, 1
parameters, 1
printing, 1, 2
removing items, 1
retrieving data, 1
for new crosstabs, 1
scheduled reports and, 1
selecting data, 1
selecting multiple items, 1

X

XLS files, 1

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