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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ............................................................ 2

Introducing ProClarity Professional.................................................... 5

About this Getting Started Guide ......................................... 5 ProClarity Professional versions ........................................ 5 Other help sources ...........................................................5 Online help ................................................................... 5 Getting Started Tutorial .................................................. 6 Technical support ...........................................................6 Training services ............................................................ 6 Contact us .................................................................... 6

Chapter 1: Getting Started ................................................................. 7

Starting Web Professional .................................................. 7 Starting Desktop Professional ............................................. 8 Opening a cube .............................................................. 10 Opening a Briefing Book .................................................. 11 ProClarity Professional screen details ................................. 12

Chapter 2: Creating Queries ............................................................. 13

What is a query? ............................................................ 13 About cube data .......................................................... 13 The relevant data ........................................................ 14 The data layout ........................................................... 16 Displaying the Setup Panel .............................................. 17 Creating a query ............................................................ 18 Selecting items in the Select Items tab ............................ 19 Arranging hierarchies in the Hierarchies tab ...................... 21 Applying changes to the query ....................................... 21 Slicing Background hierarchies ......................................... 21 Showing a combined value ............................................. 22 Other Setup Panel features .............................................. 23

Chapter 3: Creating Measures, Members, and Sets ........................... 25

Creating measures ......................................................... 25 Creating members .......................................................... 26 Creating sets ................................................................. 27 Using other ProClarity tools to create items ........................ 27 Sharing items ................................................................ 28

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Chapter 4: Exploring Data with Charts and Grids.............................. 29

Displaying a chart or grid view ......................................... 29 Drilling down ................................................................. 30 Drilling up .................................................................... 32 Using other navigation features ........................................ 32 Pivoting hierarchies ........................................................ 33 Using actions ................................................................ 33

Chapter 5: Filtering and Sorting Data ............................................... 35

Filtering data ................................................................ 35 Understanding how to filter based on columns ................... 36 Sorting data .................................................................. 38 Understanding peer groupings ........................................ 39

Chapter 6: Exploring Data with Other View Types ............................ 41

Finding root cause: Decomposition Tree ............................. 41 Creating a Decomposition Tree ....................................... 42 Working with a Decomposition Tree ................................. 43 Using ratios of size and color to make comparisons: Performance Map ............................................................................. 43 Creating a Performance Map .......................................... 44 Working with a Performance Map .................................... 45 Analyzing large volumes of data: Perspective view ............... 45 Creating a Perspective view ........................................... 46 Working with a Perspective view ..................................... 47 Displaying Web content: Internet Explorer view ................... 47

Chapter 7: Saving and Sharing Your Views....................................... 49

Creating a Briefing Book .................................................. 49 Saving a Briefing Book .................................................... 50 Saving personal views ..................................................... 51 Other Briefing Book features ............................................ 51

Appendix: Installing Your Application ............................................. 53

Software .................................................................... 53 Browser (Web Professional and Web Standard) .................. 53 User privileges ............................................................ 54 Installing Web Professional .............................................. 54 Installing Desktop Professional ......................................... 56

Introducing ProClarity Professional

ProClarity Professional helps you understand the information you have about your customers, competitors, and business operations. Using familiar techniques and easy-to-use tools, you can explore your data to find root-cause, trends, and exceptions. Only by understanding such factors can you make intelligent business decisions for the most profitable outcome. As you explore data, you often want to share your findings with others. With ProClarity Professional, you can share analysis results and business logic within a secure Web environment.

About this Getting Started Guide

This Getting Started Guide is intended for new users and users who need a refresher of the basics. Its purpose is to help you create analytic views in ProClarity Professional.

ProClarity Professional versions

The Getting Started Guide describes how to use ProClarity Professional, which is available in two versions:

ProClarity Desktop Professional (Desktop Professional). Runs as a stand-alone application. ProClarity Web Professional (Web Professional). Runs within a browser.

The features described in this guide are available in both versions of ProClarity Professional.

Other help sources

In addition to the Getting Started Guide, you can consult the following help sources.

Online help
ProClarity Professional online help contains topics to guide you through tasks you can perform in ProClarity Professional. To access online help from ProClarity Professional, select Help > Contents.

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Getting Started Tutorial

The Getting Started Tutorial teaches the basics of using ProClarity Professional. To access the tutorial, select Help > Getting Started Tutorial.

Technical support
For technical assistance in using and configuring ProClarity products, please contact ProClarity Technical Services by visiting our Web site at http:// www.ProClarity.com or by calling (208) 344-1630.

Training services
ProClarity University offers training classes with an interactive, hands-on approach to ensure that the attendees get the most out of their training time. The ProClarity training curriculum and materials can be customized with your applications and environment in mind. To learn more, visit the ProClarity University Web site at http://www.proclarity.com/training.

Contact us
ProClarity Corporation PO Box 8064 500 South 10th Street Boise ID 83707 Phone: (208) 344-1630 Fax: (208) 343-6128 For information, contact [email protected] For sales, contact [email protected] ProClarity International PO Box 366 5240 AJ Rosmalen The Netherlands Phone: +31 (73) 681.0800 Fax: +31 (73) 681.0801 For information, contact [email protected] For sales, contact [email protected]

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Chapter 1: Getting Started

The data you analyze in ProClarity Professional comes from a data source called a cube. When you start ProClarity Professional and connect to a cube, the cube data displays in analytic views such as charts and grids.

In this chapter

Starting Web Professional Starting Desktop Professional Opening a cube Opening a Briefing Book ProClarity Professional screen details

Starting Web Professional

Web Professional is the version of ProClarity Professional that runs in a browser. Open your Web browser and type the URL for Analytics Server, as in the following examples:

http://production/pas https://www.yourcompany.com/pas

You may be prompted to type your user name and password to log in to the server. Typically, these are your network credentials.

On the Contents page (Figure 1), select Professional from the ProClarity drop-down menu. If this option is not available, contact your Analytics Server administrator. In the right-hand pane, click a library, a Briefing Book, and then a page. Web Professional opens in its own browser window.

NOTE

Running Web Professional in more than one browser window at a time is not supported. Because of its tabbed interface, Internet Explorer 7.0 users may be more likely to encounter related problems.

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Figure 1. The Contents page displaying two libraries

NOTE

If the Download Components page appears, you may need to install Web Professional. See Installing Web Professional on page 54.

Starting Desktop Professional

Desktop Professional is the version of ProClarity Professional that runs as a stand-alone application. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > ProClarity > ProClarity Desktop Professional. Typically, the Welcome screen (Figure 2) appears when Desktop Professional opens.

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Figure 2. Desktop Professional Welcome screen In the Welcome screen, select one of the following options and click OK.

ProClarity Analytics Server. Select a library and a book. Cube for browsing. Connect to a data source and select a cube. (SeeOpening a cube on page 10.) Local Briefing Book. Select a book saved locally or on the network. Briefing Book from ProClarity Analytics Server. Select a Briefing Book from the list of previously opened books.

NOTE

You may be required to log in to Analytics Server. In the Log in dialog box, type the server name. Click Security to type your user name and password.

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Opening a cube
In order to see data in ProClarity Professional, you must connect to a cube on an OLAP server. If you are not already connected to a server, or if you want to analyze data from a different server, you first need to open a connection.

To connect to an OLAP server 1 2

From the File menu, select Open Cube. If the Open Cube dialog box appears, click Connect. In the Connect dialog box (Figure 3), type the name of the OLAP server that stores the cube you want to open.

Figure 3. Connect dialog box

Click OK. The Open Cube dialog box appears (Figure 4).

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Figure 4. Open Cube dialog box

To open a cube 1 2 3
In the left pane of the Open Cube dialog box, select a catalog. In the right pane, double-click a cube. In the dialog box that appears, select a view type. The cube data displays in ProClarity Professional using the view type that you selected.

Opening a Briefing Book

Briefing Books are collections of saved views, or pages, that reference cube data. Only one Briefing Book can be open at a time.

To open a Briefing Book

To open a book saved locally or on the network, select File > Open Book. Browse to the location of the book (.bbk file) and double-click the file. To open a book published to Analytics Server, select File > Analytics Server > Retrieve Book. Click a library and then double-click a book.

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The pages in the book display as a list in the left pane in ProClarity Professional.

NOTE

You may be prompted to log on to Analytics Server. In the Log in dialog box, type the server name. Click Security to type your user name and password.

ProClarity Professional screen details

Figure 5 identifies screen areas of ProClarity Professional.
Menu bar Data view pane

Toolbar

Setup Panel. See Chapter 2.

Connection information: OLAP server, catalog, and cube

Figure 5. ProClarity Professional screen details In the following chapters, you will learn how to use ProClarity Professional to create analytic views.

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Chapter 2: Creating Queries

In ProClarity Professional, you learn about your business by arranging data to create queries. The Setup Panel is one tool you can use to create queries.

In this chapter

What is a query? Displaying the Setup Panel Creating a query Slicing Background hierarchies Other Setup Panel features

What is a query?
A query is a request for information about cube data. For example, you can ask to see revenue for all products for the past year.

About cube data

Cube data is organized into measures and hierarchies:

Measures. Quantitative values such as Sales Dollars, Number of Product Failures, Gross Margin, and Average Inventory Level. Hierarchies. Categories describing the who, what, when, or where of a measure. Examples include Geographic Region, Product Categories, and Date.Fiscal. Hierarchies consist of members, which may be organized into several levels.

The following is an example of a Time hierarchy that contains three levels: Year, Quarter, and Month:

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Figure 6. Time hierarchy In ProClarity Professional, you select measures and members to define a set of relevant data, and then you arrange the data to find trends, exceptions, and opportunities.

Tip

For help with creating a query, click the Wizard toolbar button to open the Ad Hoc Query Wizard.

The relevant data

The items selected in a query determine the data that displays in a view. The following two views have different members selected on Rows. In Figure 7, the first view displays data for All Products. The second view displays data for the Bikes category only.

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Figure 7. Views with different selections

Selecting items in the Background

Background selections also affect the data that displays in a view. For example, if Quarter 1 is selected in the Background, only data for Quarter 1 is displayed. Selecting a different member in the Background causes values on Rows and Columns to update with new data. The following views demonstrate how changing a Background selection affects the grid values. In the first view, Canada is selected in the Background. In the second view, France is selected.

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Figure 8. Views with different Background selections

Tip

When multiple members are selected in a Background hierarchy, the members are used in a Slicer or as a combined value. See Slicing Background hierarchies on page 21 or Showing a combined value on page 22. Even though the preceding views display different data, the layout is the same. By changing the layout, you can emphasize different comparisons or find the root-cause of trends and exceptions in your business operations.

The data layout

The following two views have the same member selection but the hierarchies are arranged differently on Rows and Columns. In Figure 9, note how each view compares data differently. The first view compares sales by product while the second view compares sales by year.

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Figure 9. Views with different layouts

Displaying the Setup Panel

You can select your data and arrange your query in the Setup Panel (Figure 10).

To display the Setup Panel

From the View menu, select Setup Panel. The Setup Panel shows you the cube data that you can use in your queries. It contains two interactive tabs:

In the Hierarchies tab, drag hierarchies to the Rows, Columns, and Background boxes to create the query layout. In this tab, you select which hierarchy displays in the Select Items tab. In the Select Items tab, select measures, members, and sets from the hierarchy tree to use in your query. You can also search for members.

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Both tabs contain the Rows, Columns, and Background boxes that display the query layout.

Figure 10. Setup Panel

Creating a query
Creating queries in the Setup Panel consists of the following iterative processes:

Selecting measures, members, and sets Arranging hierarchies Applying the changes

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Selecting items in the Select Items tab

The Select Items tab displays the items that belong to a hierarchy. In the hierarchy tree, you select the items that you want to use in the query. Figure 10 depicts part of a Products hierarchy tree in the Select Items tab.

Figure 11. Hierarchy tree for Products The tree provides the following information about the hierarchy:

"All Products" is at the highest level in the hierarchy. "All Products" has four children at the second level: Accessories, Bikes, Clothing, and Components. Each category has children at the third level. In the example, Accessories has been expanded to show its children.

To select items 1 2
In the Hierarchies tab, double-click a hierarchy to display its members in the Select Items tab. In the Select Items tab, select measures, members, or sets. To reveal the next level of the hierarchy, click the button.

Following are tips for selecting items in the hierarchy tree.

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To select multiple items in the tree, press the Ctrl or Shift key while clicking items. Select user-defined items from the Items folders.

NOTE

When you connect to a cube, the Default item is selected in each hierarchy except Measures. This item represents your cube-defined default member, which displays in parentheses after the Default item in the tree.

Selecting descendants
A members descendants include its children, grandchildren, and so on. In a hierarchy tree, you can right-click a member to select descendant sets.

Figure 12. Selecting a descendants set

Selecting a level selects the descendants of the member at that level. In Figure 12, the Month level is selected, which would return all the months under H1 CY 2003. Selecting Leaf Descendants selects all members at the bottom of each branch of the hierarchy. Selecting All Descendants (Subtree) selects all members that branch from the selected member. www.proclarity.com

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Arranging hierarchies in the Hierarchies tab

In the Hierarchies tab(Figure 10), you can drag hierarchies to the Rows, Columns, and Background boxes. Items selected in hierarchies on Rows and Columns display in the view. For example, items selected on Rows display as grid row headers.

To change the layout

In the Hierarchies tab, drag hierarchies to and from the Rows, Columns, and Background boxes.

Applying changes to the query

After selecting items and arranging hierarchies, applying your changes updates the view with the new data. This is called running the query.

To run a query
Click the toolbar Apply button.

Tip

To run the query simply by moving your cursor over the view pane, select View > Auto Apply.

Slicing Background hierarchies

A Slicer provides drop-down menu access to selected members in a Background hierarchy. When you change the Slicer selection and click Apply, the values in the view update, showing you a different slice of data.

Tip

Users often save views with Slicers in Briefing Books to emphasize the specific information they want readers to explore. See Creating a Briefing Book on page 49.

To create a Slicer 1
In the Hierarchies tab, drag the hierarchy to the Background box.

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2 3

Double-click the hierarchy to display its members in the Select Items tab. Select the items that you want to include in the Slicer. If you select a set, the set members are listed individually in the Slicer. Click Apply.

The Slicer appears just above the view as a drop-down menu (Figure 13) containing the selected members. You may select one member at a time. You can have multiple Slicers in a view. Figure 13 shows two Slicers.
sliced Accounts hierarchy sliced Product Categories hierarchy

Figure 13. Two Slicers

Tip

To remove a Slicer, move the sliced hierarchy to Rows or Columns or select only one member in the sliced hierarchy.

Showing a combined value

Instead of a Slicer, you can show a combined valuea mathematical formula based on the values of the selected items. Example formulas include the sum, average, or result of a comparison such as the highest member. The formula is defined by the cube designer and depends on the selected measure.

To show a combined value

Right-click a sliced hierarchy in the Background box, select Combine Items, and run the query.

Tip

A button beside a Background hierarchy indicates if the hierarchy is sliced or is showing a combined value. To toggle

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between the two states, click the button and run the query. Sliced: , Combined:

Other Setup Panel features

The Setup Panel also offers the following features which are described in ProClarity Professional online help:

Show or hide measures and hierarchies Hide empty members (in Rows, Columns, or Background) Search for members Change the names used for members

The next chapter describes how you can create custom items to use in your queries.

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Chapter 3: Creating Measures, Members, and Sets

You can create custom business logicmeasures, members, and sets that meet your specific business needs. In the Setup Panel, each hierarchy contains three folders that store user-defined business logic:

My Items. Items that are saved on your computer for your personal use. Shared Items. Items that are available to authorized ProClarity users. Page Items. Items that are available only for the query in which they were used.

You can use these items in a query or share them with other ProClarity users.

NOTE

Cube designers frequently create cube-defined business logic. These items appear on various levels in the hierarchy tree, but not in the Items folders.

In this chapter

Creating measures Creating members Creating sets Sharing items

Creating measures
You can create measures that perform calculations on other items. For example, a Profit measure might subtract Store Cost from Store Sales.

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To create a measure 1 2 3
In the Hierarchies tab in the Setup Panel, double-click Measures. In the Select Items tab, right-click a measure and select New Measure. In the New Measure Wizard, select the type of measure you want to create:

Growth. Shows the change from the prior year or prior quarter based on a percent change or an absolute change. Time series. Creates year-to-date, quarter-todate, and period-to-date. You can specify a rolling period to combine selected periods. Simple relationship. Creates ratio, difference, percent of difference, or percent of markup formulas. Custom formula. Lets you write your own MDX expression.

In the Select Items tab, the new measure appears in the My Items folder under Measures.

Creating members
In the Setup Panel, you create aggregate members by selecting items to sum.

To create a member 1 2 3 4 5
In the Hierarchies tab in the Setup Panel, double-click a hierarchy. In the Select Items tab, select the items that you want to sum. Right-click a selected item and select New Member. In the Create New Aggregate Member dialog box, type a name. Click OK. The new member appears in the My Items folder of its parent hierarchy.

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Tip

For tips on selecting items, see Selecting items in the Select Items tab on page 19.

Creating sets
In the Setup Panel, you create sets by selecting items to include in the set.

To create a set 1 2 3 4 5
In the Hierarchies tab in the Setup Panel, double-click the hierarchy. In the Select Items tab, select the items that you want to include in the set. Right-click a selected item and select New Set. In the New Set dialog box, type a name. Click OK. The new set appears in the My Items folder of its parent hierarchy.

Using other ProClarity tools to create items

MDX Editor. Create or revise the underlying MDX expression of measures, members, and sets. To open the MDX Editor, select View > MDX Editor. ProClarity KPI Designer. (Optional add-in for ProClarity Professional) Create measures, members, and KPIs (key performance indicators) using a wizard-like interface. If you have KPI Designer installed, ProClarity Professional online help provides instructions for it. ProClarity Selector. (Optional add-in to ProClarity Professional) Create complex, dynamic sets using a variety of filter and sort options. If you have Selector installed, ProClarity Professional online help provides instructions for it.

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Sharing items
From the Setup Panel, you can copy items to ProClarity Analytics Server (Analytics Server) so they can be used by other ProClarity users.

NOTE

The instructions in this section assume that you are connect to Analytics Server and have appropriate rights. For more information about Analytics Server security, see ProClarity Professional online help.

To share an item 1 2 3
In the Hierarchies tab, double-click the hierarchy that contains the item you want to publish. In the My Items or Page Items folder, right-click the item and select Copy to. In the Location box, select a library. To create a new library, click the Create New Library button.

Click OK. The item becomes available from the Shared Items folder in the selected library.

Copying items among folders

In addition to copying items to Analytics Server, you can copy Shared Items or Page Items to My Items. This makes items permanently available to you, even when you are not connected to Analytics Server.

To copy items among folders 1 2 3

Right-click the item and select Copy to. In the Copy To dialog box, select My Items or a library from the drop-down menu. Click OK.

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Chapter 4: Exploring Data with Charts and Grids

The results of a query display as a view, such as a chart or grid. This chapter describes how to explore data in chart and grid views. For example, you can show more detail (drill down or expand) or show less detail (drill up or collapse).

In this chapter

Displaying a chart or grid view Drilling down Drilling up Using other navigation features Pivoting hierarchies Using actions

Displaying a chart or grid view

Views can display in a full screen using a single view type or in a split screen containing a grid and another view type.

To display a chart
In the View menu, select Business Charts and then select a chart type.

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Figure 14. Choosing a chart type from the View menu

To display a grid
From the View menu, select Grid and then select how you want to display the grid. To display a grid in a split screen with another view type, select Bottom or Right.

Tip

You can change the appearance of a chart or grid. For example, in a grid you can display subtotals, exception highlighting, or percent-of-total.

Drilling down
Drilling down increases the amount of detail being displayed so you can compare lower-level members in a hierarchy. For example, a view shows sales for all customers (Figure 15). To compare sales by country, drill down on All Customers. (Figure 16).

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Figure 15. Before drilling down

Figure 16. After drilling down on All Customers

To drill down on a member 1

Click a member in a chart or grid. A small arrow appears beside the cursor when you pass over a member that can be drilled.

In a chart, the first member that is not already at its lowest level drills down. In a grid, the member you click drills down.

NOTE

Right-click a member and select Drill Down to see a list that includes Background hierarchies. If you select a Background hierarchy, the original member that you clicked is replaced by the Background hierarchy.

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Drilling up
Drilling up decreases the level of detail being displayed, so you can compare higher-level members of a hierarchy. For example, suppose you have a view comparing sales for the last three months. To view data by quarter, drill up on any month. The following two figures (Figure 17 and Figure 18) illustrate this.

Figure 17. View before drilling up

Figure 18. View after drilling up on any month When you drill up, the members from the next highest level display.

To drill up on a member
Hold down the Shift key and click a member in a chart or grid. A small arrow appears beside the cursor when you pass over a member that can be drilled.

Using other navigation features

Right-click a member in a grid or chart to access the following features:

Expand. Adds a members children to the query while leaving other members in their current state. Collapse. Removes the children of the expanded member while leaving other members in their current state. Show Only. Removes all other members that are from the same hierarchy the selected member.

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Hide. Removes the selected member.

Pivoting hierarchies
When you pivot, hierarchies on Rows move to Columns, and hierarchies on Columns move to Rows. Pivoting the view emphasizes different relationships in the data (see The data layout on page 16).

To pivot hierarchies
Right-click the background of a chart or grid and select Pivot.

NOTE

If you pivot a view that has sort, filter, or grid totals settings, the settings move to the other axis.

Using actions
Actions are links to information. The links, maintained by the cube administrator, may be to Web pages, spreadsheets, special reports, or other documents. For example, Drillthrough actions display a list of records that provide additional information about a value (Figure 19).

To access an action
Right-click an item in a view or in the hierarchy tree, select Actions, and select a link. If no actions are available for the item, the Actions command is not available.

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Figure 19. Records from a Drillthrough action

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Chapter 5: Filtering and Sorting Data

While exploring data, you may prefer to work with a subset of the data. For example, you can apply a filter to show only products that contribute to the top 20% of revenue. And, you may want to sort the data, ordering it from largest to smallest.

In this chapter

Filtering data Sorting data

Filtering data
Filtering lets you focus on important data and makes your query results easier to read. Filtering is particularly advantageous with very large hierarchies because it reduces the amount of time required to run a query.

To filter data 1 2 3 4 5 6
Right-click a grid or chart background and select Filter. The Filter dialog box appears (Figure 20). To hide empty rows or columns from the query result, select one or both check boxes under Empty Results. For Filter 1, select Show rows or Hide rows. From the first drop-down menu, select the filtering type then type a count, percentage, or amount. From the Based on boxes, select the column and measure on which to base the filter. Click OK.

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Figure 20. Filter dialog box

NOTE

If you also define settings for Filter 2, Filter 2 settings apply to the results of Filter 1.

To remove filters
Select No Filter for both Filter 1 and Filter 2.

Understanding how to filter based on columns

This section explains how filters are based on column data. Figure 21 shows sales of all bike models over the past six months.

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Figure 21. Query before filtering Suppose you want to see only the five models with the highest gross profit, based on December sales. Figure 22 shows the filtered query results.

Figure 22. Filtered query results

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Selecting a different column for the filter may return a different result. Just as filtering is based on a selected column, you also select a column when sorting data.

Sorting data
Sorting displays the values of a selected column in ascending or descending order. Right-click the background of a chart or grid and select Sort. The Sort dialog box appears (Figure 23). From the Sort rows by drop-down menu, select the column by which to sort the rows. Select to sort in ascending or descending order. To sort within groups contained in the Rows hierarchies, click Preserve Peer Groupings. For more information about peer groupings, see the next section, "Understanding peer groupings". Click OK.

2 3 4

Figure 23. Sort dialog box

To remove sorting
Select None in the Sort rows by box.

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Understanding peer groupings

Sorting with Preserve Peer Groupings selected retains the groupings for hierarchies on Rows. Otherwise, all rows are sorted independently. For example, Figure 24 shows a view that contains items in the categories Deli and Produce sorted without preserving peer groupings.

Figure 24. Result of sorting without Preserve Peer Groupings selected If you preserve peer groupings, Deli and Produce are sorted first, and then the items within each group are sorted, as shown in Figure 25.

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Figure 25. Result of sorting with Preserve Peer Groupings selected

NOTE

If you filter or sort and then pivot the view, the filter or sort settings apply to the other axis. For example, they apply to Rows rather than Columns. If you open the Sort or Filter dialog box after pivoting, the previous settings are not visible. To view or modify these settings, pivot again and then open the dialog box.

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Chapter 6: Exploring Data with Other View Types

ProClarity Professional offers other types of analytic views. This chapter describes how to use the Decomposition Tree, Performance Map, Perspective view, and Internet Explorer view.

In this chapter

Finding root cause: Decomposition Tree Using ratios of size and color to make comparisons: Performance Map Analyzing large volumes of data: Perspective view Displaying Web content: Internet Explorer view

Finding root cause: Decomposition Tree

The Decomposition Tree breaks down a value to reveal its root cause. This information displays in a hierarchical tree, giving you an overview of how individual items contribute to the total. Use a Decomposition Tree to answer questions such as:

Which items are the biggest sellers? What percentage did Mountain Bikes contribute to Quarter 2 sales?

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Figure 26. A Decomposition Tree

Creating a Decomposition Tree

Right-click a data point (such as a grid cell or chart bar) and select Analyze in Decomposition Tree. The data point becomes the top node of a Decomposition Tree.

NOTE

Because changes that you make in a Decomposition Tree do not show in the Setup Panel or in a grid view, we recommend closing the Setup Panel and viewing the Decomposition Tree in a full screen (with no grid).

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Working with a Decomposition Tree

You can use the following methods to explore data in a Decomposition Tree. Task Break down a value by members of the same hierarchy. Break down a value by members of a different hierarchy. Start a new tree that uses a particular node at the top of the tree. Show members contained in the Top or Bottom nodes, which summarize the values of members that do not have room to display. Change the measure being analyzed. Procedure Click a box (node).

Right-click a node, select Drill Down and then select a level of a hierarchy. Right-click the node and select Start new tree. Click the Top or Bottom node.

Right-click in the view and select Change Measure.

You can change many properties of a Decomposition Tree, such as numeric formatting and node size. Rightclick the background of a Decomposition Tree and select Decomposition Tree Properties.

Using ratios of size and color to make comparisons: Performance Map

A Performance Map shows selected members as boxes. Each box uses size and color to display the relative magnitude of two measures. Box size represents the first measure and box color represents the second measure. Use a Performance Map to evaluate performance, discover opportunity gaps, and identify exceptions.

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Figure 27. A Performance Map.

Creating a Performance Map

1 2
In the Hierarchies tab of the Setup Panel, drag at least one hierarchy to the Rows box. Drag Measures to the Columns box. (You can use any hierarchy on Columns, but typically you will use Measures.) Double-click Measures to display available measures in the Select Items tab. Select the measures to use for size and color. Hold down the Ctrl key and first click the measure that you want to use for size, and then click the measure that you want to use for color. Click the toolbar Apply button. From the View menu, select Advanced Analysis Tools > Performance Map.

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Working with a Performance Map

You can use the following methods to explore data in a Performance Map. Task Display information about a member. Drill down on a member. Drill up on a member. Change the measures used as the size and color values. Procedure Point to a box. Double-click a box or header. Right-click a box or header and select Drill Up. In the Select Items tab in the Setup Panel, hold down the Ctrl key and click the measure to use as box size and the measure to use as box color. Then, click the toolbar Apply button. In the setup pane, click the Group by drop-down menu and select a level of a hierarchy. Boxes will be grouped by the members of that level.

Group boxes by a category.

Tip

Change the color range in a Performance Map to normalize data to reflect your average range of highs and lows. To change the color range, right-click a Performance Map and select Performance Map Properties.

Analyzing large volumes of data: Perspective view

Use a Perspective view to display relationships in large volumes of data and to detect exceptional performers. This view can help you answer questions such as:

Who are my most profitable customers? How did forecasted revenue compare with actual revenue?

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Figure 28. A Perspective view

Creating a Perspective view

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From the View menu, select Advanced Analysis Tools > Perspective. The Perspective Wizard appears. Click Next in the Welcome screen to proceed to the Step 1 screen.

To change the query, select a hierarchy and click Change Selection. Make your selection in the Change Selections dialog box. Click Next. Select measures for the y-axis and x-axis. For example, you may want to see the relationship between profit and revenue. Click Finish to display the data in a Perspective view.

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Working with a Perspective view

You can use the following methods to explore data in a Perspective view. Task Display popup information about a member. Change the slider bars numeric format. Procedure Point to the datapoint.

Right-click in the view, select Statistical Sliders, Horizontal or Vertical, and then select Sum, %Sum, Count, or %Count. Click the button beside a measure label and select a measure. Drag down and to the right, surrounding the points you want to keep. Release the mouse button and select Show Only.

Change the measures displayed on an axis.

Show only selected data points (remove all others from the view).

You can change many properties of a Perspective view, such as changing the color and shape of hierarchy members. Right-click the background of the view and select Perspective Properties.

Displaying Web content: Internet Explorer view

You can display live content from a Web site. For example, you can display and explore the contents of a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services report.

To create an Internet Explorer view

From the View menu, select Advanced Analysis Tools > Internet Explorer and type the URL for the Web page you want to display.

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Chapter 7: Saving and Sharing Your Views

You can save views as pages in a Briefing Book or as personal views called My Views. Briefing Books can be shared with other ProClarity users.

In this chapter

Creating a Briefing Book Saving a Briefing Book Saving personal views Other Briefing Book features

Creating a Briefing Book

A Briefing Book contains at least one saved view, which is called a page. Before you can create a view, you must be connected to a cube. (From the File menu, select Open Cube.)

To create a Briefing Book 1 2 3 4

From the File menu, select New Book. An empty, untitled book becomes the current book. Create a view that you want to save. From the Book menu, select Add to Briefing Book. In the Add to Briefing Book dialog box (Figure 29), type a name for the page.

Figure 29. Add to Briefing Book dialog box

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Click OK. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each page you want to add.

Saving a Briefing Book

You can save a book locally or publish it to Analytics Server.

Saving a Briefing Book locally or on the network 1 2 3

From the File menu, select Save Book As. In the Save Briefing Book dialog box, specify where to save the Briefing Book. Click Save.

Publishing a Briefing Book to Analytics Server

Analytics Server provides a centralized location for storing Briefing Books. You must have appropriate access rights to publish a book to Analytics Server. Then, authorized users can view and edit the book.

NOTE

The instructions in this section assume that you have publishing and Author rights to Analytics Server items.

From the File menu, select Analytics Server > Publish Book. You may be prompted to log on to Analytics Server. To type your name and password, click Security in the Log in dialog box.

In the Publish Book dialog box, select the library to which you want to publish. To create a new library, click New Library. In the Name and Description boxes, type the appropriate information. Click OK.

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Saving personal views

You can save views for your personal use. These views are called My Views. They are easy to access and provide a convenient starting point for further analysis.

To save the current view in My Views 1 2

From the My Views menu, select Add to My Views. In the Add to My Views dialog box (Figure 30), type a name and click OK.

Figure 30. Add to My Views dialog box

To access My Views 1 2
From the My Views menu, select Show My Views. In ProClarity Professional, select a view from the list of pages that appears in the left pane .

Other Briefing Book features

You can display ProClarity information in Microsoft Office applications. Access the following features from the File menu:

Print. Print the current view or the entire Briefing Book. Export to Excel. Copies ProClarity data to an Excel report. Export to Outlook. Sends a Briefing Book via Outlook. The book can provide analysis capabilities for other ProClarity Professional users.

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Export to PowerPoint. Adds ProClarity views to a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation does not provide analysis tools to the user.

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Appendix: Installing Your Application

You can install ProClarity Professional using one of the following methods:

Install Web Professional from the Analytics Server Web site Install Desktop Professional from the product CD

Software
ProClarity Professional supports the following Microsoft operating systems:

Windows 2000 product family, with Service Pack 4 Windows XP, with Service Pack 2 Windows 2003 product family Windows Vista (excluding Starter)

The Export to Outlook, Export to Excel, and Export to PowerPoint features support the following versions of Microsoft Office:

Office XP Office 2003 Office 2007

Browser (Web Professional and Web Standard)

Internet Explorer 6.0 Internet Explorer 7.0

Internet Explorer Enhanced Security

In order to use ProClarity features that require an internet connection, Internet Explorer users may be required to add Analytics Server or remote OLAP servers to the Local Intranet zone.

To add sites to the Local Intranet zone 1 2

In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options. In the Security tab, click the Local Intranet icon and then click Sites.

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3 4 5

In the Local Intranet screen, click Advanced. (Some systems may not require this step.) To add Analytics Server, type the URL of Analytics Server. Click Add.

User privileges
To install Web or Desktop Professional, you must be logged on to your computer as a user with local administrator privileges.

Installing Web Professional

The following instructions describe how to download Web Professional. The procedure for downloading any component from Analytics Server is similar.

To install Web Professional 1 2

Open your Web browser and type the URL for Analytics Server. In the left pane of the Analytics Server Contents page, click Check for Downloads. One of the following occurs:

The Download Components page appears (Figure 31). Skip to step 6. A message appears stating that you need to install ProClarity Download Manager. Typically, this is required the first time you download a component. Proceed with step 3.

Or

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Click Install Download Manager. If a dialog box prompts you to run the file, click Run. Depending on your security configuration, other dialog boxes may appear. The ProClarity Download Manager - InstallShield Wizard screen appears.

Click Next. If prompted to overwrite an existing Download Manager file, select Yes.

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When the Download Manager installation is finished, the Download Components page appears (Figure 31).

Figure 31. Analytics Server download page

6 7

Select ProClarity Web Professional 6.3 and click Download Now. In the File Download dialog box, click Run. If another dialog box appears prompting you to run the software, click Run. The ProClarity Web Professional 6.3 Setup screen appears.

8 9

Click Next. To accept the Software License Terms, select the I accept ... option and click Next. screen.

10 Click Finish in the InstallShield Wizard Completed 11 Close the Download Components page.
You can now open a Briefing Book using Web Professional. On the Analytics Server Contents page, select ProClarity Professional, and then click a library, a book, and a page.

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Tip

If the Professional application type is not available, you can use ProClarity Web Standard to analyze data.

Installing Desktop Professional

The Desktop Professional installation program guides you through a series of InstallShield Wizard screens. Before installing Desktop Professional, close all open applications. Insert the ProClarity Analytics Platform 6 Client product CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click Install Desktop Professional. Before you can install Desktop Professional, you may be required to install components and restart your computer.

1 2 3

4 5 6

In the Welcome screen, click Next. To accept the Software License Terms, select the I accept ... option and click Next. In the Customer Information screen, select an option and click Next. The Custom Setup screen appears, as shown in Figure 32.

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Figure 32. The Custom Setup screen

7
Or

To accept the default installation options, click Next on the Custom Setup screen. To select or clear specific components, click the box next to the component and select an option from the drop-down menu. To install the files to a different location, click Change.

Tip

The Feature Description screen briefly describes the selected component and displays the amount of disk space that the corresponding files require.

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After choosing the setup options, click Next. In the Ready to Install the Program screen, review the installation settings and then click Install to continue. screen.

10 Click Finish in the InstallShield Wizard Completed

The initial installation screen reappears, displaying the following buttons:

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Release Notes. Opens the release notes for ProClarity Professional. Product Information. Provides links to online documents or Web sites.

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Glossary
Access rights Actions
The type of access (Reader, Author, Administrator) that roles have to ProClarity Analytics Server (PAS) and PAS items. Operations (for example, links) that can launch an application with a selected item as a parameter or retrieve information about the selected item. Actions are enabled by cube administrators. (See Using actions on page 33.) Questions about specific data relationships that are not asked regularly enough to build a standard report to answer. See ProClarity Analytics Server.

Ad hoc queries Analytics Server Background

The location for hierarchies that are not displayed in the view. (Hierarchies that are included in the view display on Rows or Columns.) Items from Background hierarchies act as filters for the Row and Column data. As you change Background selections, Row and Column comparisons are based on different data subsets as defined by the Background selections.(See Selecting items in the Background on page 15.) A view or collection of views that are created and saved using ProClarity Professional. (See Creating a Briefing Book on page 49.) A member in the next lower level in a hierarchy that is directly related to the current member. For example, in a Time hierarchy containing the levels Quarter, Month, and Day, January is a child of Qtr1. An analysis tool, similar to drill up, that displays less detail about an item while maintaining the current display of other items.(See Using other navigation features on page 32.) A location for hierarchies displayed by the view. In chart views, hierarchies placed on Columns make up the bottom or top axis (Xaxis) of the chart. See also Row.

Briefing Books Child

Collapse

Columns

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Cube

A set of data that is organized and summarized into a multidimensional structuredefined by a set of dimensions and measures. (descriptive data such as Type of Product and Store Location). A point that represents the value of a single item displayed in the view. A view that breaks a measure apart to show the raw and percentage data that make up each of its components. The results appear in a hierarchical tree. A corresponding Pareto chart provides an overview of the performance of members in the view. (See Finding root cause: Decomposition Tree on page 41.) A member in a dimension hierarchy that is related to a member of a higher level within the same dimension. For example, in a Time dimension containing the levels Year, Quarter, Month, and Day, January is a descendant of 1997. (See Selecting descendants on page 20.) A structural attribute of a cube, which is an organized hierarchy of categories (levels) that describe data in the fact table. These categories typically describe a similar set of members upon which the user wants to base an analysis. For example, a geography dimension might include levels for Country, Region, State or Province, and City. A technique for navigating through levels of data ranging from the most summarized (up) to the most detailed (down). For example, when viewing the details of sales data by year, a user can drill down to display sales data by quarter, and further to display data by month. (See Drilling down on page 30.) A feature used in a grid to highlight numbers that meet specified conditions. An analysis feature, similar to drill down, that displays more detail about an item while maintaining the current display of other items.(See Using other navigation features on page 32.) An analysis feature that removes selected items from the current display of data. (See Using other navigation features on page 32.) www.proclarity.com

Datapoint Decomposition Tree

Descendant

Dimension

Drill down/ drill up

Exception highlighting Expand

Hide

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Hierarchy

A logical tree structure that organizes the members of a dimension such that each member has one parent member and zero or more child members. Key Performance Indicator. A predefined measure used to track performance of a strategic goal, objective, plan, initiative, or business process. A KPI is evaluated against a target. The name of a set of members in a dimension hierarchy such that all members of the set are at the same distance from the root of the hierarchy. For example, a time hierarchy may contain the levels Year, Month, and Day. (See About cube data on page 13.) A syntax used for defining multidimensional objects and querying and manipulating multidimensional data.

KPI

Level

MDX (multidimensional expression) Measure

In a cube, a set of values that are usually numeric and are based on a column in the fact table of the cube. Measures are the central values that are aggregated and analyzed. Some examples of measures are Sales Dollars, Number of Product Failures, Gross Margin, and Average Inventory Levels. (See You can create measures that perform calculations on other items. For example, a Profit measure might subtract Store Cost from Store Sales. on page 25.) An item in a dimension representing one or more occurrences of data. A member can be either unique or nonunique. For example, 1997 and 1998 represent unique members in the year level of a time dimension, whereas January represents nonunique members in the month level because there can be more than one January in the time dimension if it contains data for more than one year. (See About cube data on page 13.) A methodology often used to design OLAP systems that involves describing numeric facts (such as revenue) by business descriptors (such as customers, time, products, and so on). User-defined sets, members, or measures created in ProClarity Professional and stored in the My Items folder in the Setup Panel.(See My Items. Items that are saved on your computer for your personal use. on page 25.)

Member

Multidimensional analysis My Items

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My Views OLE DB for OLAP Provider

A special Briefing Book used to save views for personal use. (See Saving personal views on page 51.) OLAP server software that enables querying of data contained in remote instances of SQL Server. Analytics Server uses Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server to provide an interface to the Analytics Server database. A class of technologies that are designed for live, ad-hoc data access and analysis. OLAP data is stored in a multidimensional database, which considers each data attribute (such as product, geographic sales region, and time period) as a separate dimension. OLAP data is grouped and organized, by shared dimensions, in cubes. The Data Warehouse uses OLAP cubes to store imported data, which accelerates report and query processing. Temporary sets that are created by opening a Briefing Book in which they are usedor by returning to a historical view in which they are used. A view type that shows selected members as boxes. Each box displays the relative magnitude of two measures, which are represented by box size and box color. (See Using ratios of size and color to make comparisons: Performance Map on page 43) A view type (similar to a scatter chart) that enables comparison between two measures for a set of members with the display of a very large number of data points. (See Analyzing large volumes of data: Perspective view on page 45.) A feature that flips data from Rows to Columns and vice versa to emphasize different comparisons. (See Pivoting hierarchies on page 33.) A server that provides connection to OLAP data and controlled Web access to published items such as Briefing Books, KPI templates, files, members, and sets. An application that displays information from multiple data sources in a Web browser. ProClarity Dashboard allows you to monitor business activities, discover trends and exceptions in your data, and find root causes.

Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)

Page Items

Performance Map

Perspective

Pivot

ProClarity Analytics Server ProClarity Dashboard Server

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ProClarity KPI Designer

An add-in for ProClarity Professional. This application helps users design Key Performance Indicatorsnew members and measures that enable analysts and business managers to determine whether key business objectives are being met. The ProClarity data analysis application that runs in a desktop computer as an independent application, not in a Web browser. A term that encompasses both ProClarity Desktop Professional and ProClarity Web Professional. An optional add-in to ProClarity Professional that simplifies the process of creating custom, complex sets such as dynamic sets that change as cube data changes. The ProClarity data analysis application that is typically downloaded from Analytics Server and runs in a Web browser. Web Professional has the look and feel of Desktop Professional. The Web version of the ProClarity analysis software that does not require users to install any files. Web Standard users access Briefing Books and analysis features through a Web browser. A formalized instruction to a database to either return a set of records or perform a specified action on a set of records as specified in the query. (See Applying changes to the query on page 21.) A group of users assigned to a specified set of data permissions. Users are associated with roles to gain permission to perform specific tasks and receive access to specific items. The horizontal arrangement of cells in a table or spreadsheet. In chart views, hierarchies placed on rows are represented by the left or right axis (or Y-axis) of the chart and display in the legend. Data represented by the bars, areas, pie slices, lines, or points of a chart and by the individual entries on the Rows legend. Each series represents a row of data.

ProClarity Desktop Professional ProClarity Professional ProClarity Selector ProClarity Web Professional

ProClarity Web Standard

Query

Role

Row

Series

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Set

A group of members or a set expression that is named and created for reuse. For example, to quickly display the top five cities in a sales report, the user could create a set called Top Five Cities. (See Creating sets on page 27.) A tool used to arrange hierarchies and select or search for members. (See Chapter 2, Creating Queries on page 13.) User-defined business logic (sets, members, measures, and KPIs) created in ProClarity Professional, Selector, or KPI Designer and then saved to Analytics Server to be shared with other users. Stored in the Shared Items folder in the Setup Panel. (See Sharing items on page 28.) An analysis feature that removes all but selected items from the current display of data. (See Using other navigation features on page 32.) A drop-down menu that displays with a Briefing Book page and contains members (or slices of data) users can select to filter the data in the page. (See Slicing Background hierarchies on page 21.) Members and measures that can be defined by end users. Each one performs a calculation (such as a sum) on selected members. (See Creating measures on page 25.) A particular graphical presentation of query results. Examples include charts, grids, and Decomposition Trees.

Setup Panel Shared Items

Show Only

Slicer

User-defined members and measures View type

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Index
A
about the Getting Started Guide 5 accessing actions 33 Getting Started Tutorial 6 My Views 51 ProClarity Professional online help 5 Actions accessing 33 defined 59 adding pages to Briefing Books 49 views to My Views 51 analysis terms 13 Analytics Server See ProClarity Analytics Server apply changes (run a query) 21 arranging hierarchies and measures 21 automatically apply changes 21 availability of features 5 axes, configuring for a Perspective view 47 Background and slicers 21 selecting items 15, 21, 22 understanding 15 break down See Decomposition Tree See drill down Briefing Books adding pages 49 creating 49 defined 59 naming and saving 50 opening

local 11 published (retrieving) 9, 11 publishing to Analytics Server 50 retrieving from Analytics Server 11

categories See hierarchies See Setup Panel

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charts

displaying 29 filtering data 35 selecting types 29 sorting data 38 collapsing data in a chart or grid (Collapse feature) 32 defined 59 Columns 21 combined value show 22 connecting to a cube 9, 10 to Analytics Server 7 Contents screen for Analytics Server 7 copying Page Items to My Items 28 Shared Items to My Items 28 create members 26 cubes connecting to 9, 10 defined 60 Custom Setup for installing Desktop Professional 57

Decomposition Tree defined 60 purpose 41 working with 43 descendants defined 60 Desktop Professional defined 63 starting 8 details of the ProClarity Professional screen 12 dimensions defined 60 downloads from Analytics Server 54 drilling down defined 60 on a chart or grid 31 purpose 30 drilling up defined 60 purpose 32

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eliminating data in a chart or grid (Hide feature) 33 execute See apply changes expanding data in a chart or grid (Expand feature) 32 defined 60 feature availability 5 filtering and pivoting a view 40 empty rows or columns 35 rows based on columns, explained 36 turning off 36 turning on 35 Getting Started Guide, about 5 graph See chart See Decomposition Tree See grid See Performance Map See Perspective grids displaying 30 filtering data 35 sorting data 38 help hide

accessing 5

defined 60 empty rows or columns 35 specified items from a view 33 hierarchies arranging selected items 21 defined 61 explained 13, 14 pivoting rows/columns 33 selecting items from 17, 46

installing Desktop Professional

Web Professional 54

custom setup 57

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isolating data in a chart or grid (Show Only feature) 32

keep only specified items in a view (Show Only) 32 KPI Designer See ProClarity KPI Designer layout pane 21 level, defined 61 library, creating 28, 50 links to Actions 33 MDX, defined 61 measures arranging 21 creating 25 defined 61 explained 13 publishing 28 selecting 46, 47 types in the New Measure Wizard 26 members arranging 21 changing names 23 create 26 creating 25 defined 61 explained 13 publishing 28 selecting 46 multidimensional analysis defined 61 My Items defined 61 explained 25 members placed into 26 publishing 28 sets 27 My Views defined 62 saving 51 show My Views 51

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navigation features 32 new measures creating 25 types available from the New Measure Wizard 26 new members creating 25 OLAP

defined 62 servers

OLE DB Provider for OLAP Services 62 opening actions 33 cubes 9, 10 Getting Started Tutorial 6 My Views 51 ProClarity Professional online help 5 published Briefing Books (retrieving) 11

connecting 10

Page Items copying to My Items 28 defined 62 explained 25 publishing 28 Pareto chart See also Decomposition Tree peer groupings explained 39 preserving when sorting 38, 39 Performance Map about 43 working with 45 Perspective view creating 46 defined 62 example information 46 purpose 45 working with 47 pivoting affect on sorting or filtering 40 defined 62 hierarchies 33 ProClarity Analytics Server connecting to 7
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Contents screen 7 publishing Briefing Books to 50 purpose 50 retrieving Briefing Books from 11 ProClarity Desktop Professional customizing the installation 57 starting 8 system requirements 53 ProClarity KPI Designer ProClarity product support 6 ProClarity Professional screen details 12 system requirements 53 ProClarity Web Professional installing (downloading) 54 screen details 12 starting 7 system requirements 53 product support 6 publishing Briefing Books 50 items to Analytics Server 28 measures, members, and sets 28

queries

automatically run 21 defined 63

refresh views See apply changes relevant data arranging to affect comparisons 14 remove a combined value for Background selections 22 all but selected items from a view (Show Only) 32 filters 36 selected items from a view (Hide) 33 slicers 22 sorting 38 retrieving a published Briefing Book 11 roles defined 63 Rows 21, 33

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run queries 21

saving views in My Views 51 See also publishing screen details 12 selecting Background items 15, 21, 22 series defined 63 servers Analytics Server connect to OLAP 10 sets creating 27

defined 64 publishing 28 See also Page Items Setup Panel 18 arranging the layout 21 creating new members 26 creating sets 27 defined 64 displaying 17, 21 Find feature (Search tab) 23 layout pane 21 Shared Items copying to My Items 28 defined 64 explained 25 measures, members, or sets placed into 25, sharing

using the Setup Panel 27

28

user-defined members, measures, or sets 28 See also publishing show a combined value 22 Show Only defined 64 specified data in a view 32 Slicers creating 21 defined 64 explained 21?? removing 22 sorting
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and pivoting a view 40 and using peer groupings purpose 38 turning off 38 split screen view 30 spreadsheet See grid starting ProClarity Desktop Professional 8 subcategories See members support 6 system requirements 53

explained 39

T U

technical support 6 user-defined measures creating 25 publishing 28 types available from the New Measure Wizard 26 user-defined members creating 25 publishing 28 view types chart 29 Decomposition Tree 41 grid 30 Internet Explorer view 47 Performance Map 43 Perspective view Web Professional defined 63 installing (downloading) 54 Welcome screen options for Desktop Professional 9 wizard, Perspective 46

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certain legal rights. You may have other rights under the laws of your state or country. You may also have rights with respect to the party from whom you acquired the software. This agreement does not change your rights under the laws of your state or country if the laws of your state or country do not permit it to do so.

14 LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF

DAMAGES. YOU CAN RECOVER FROM PROCLARITY AND ITS SUPPLIERS ONLY DIRECT DAMAGES UP TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE. YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL, LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. This limitation applies to

anything related to the software, services, content (including code) on third party Internet sites, or third party programs; and claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, guarantee or condition, strict liability, negligence, or other tort to the extent permitted by applicable law. It also applies even if repair, replacement or a refund for the software does not fully compensate you for any losses; or ProClarity knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages.

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Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. They also may not apply to you because your country may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential or other damages. LIMITED WARRANTY A. LIMITED WARRANTY. If you follow the instructions, the software will perform substantially as described in the ProClarity materials that you receive in or with the software. B. TERM OF WARRANTY; WARRANTY RECIPIENT; LENGTH OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE LIMITED WARRANTY COVERS THE SOFTWARE FOR ONE YEAR AFTER ACQUIRED BY THE FIRST USER. IF YOU RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTS, UPDATES, OR REPLACEMENT SOFTWARE DURING THAT YEAR, THEY WILL BE COVERED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WARRANTY OR 30 DAYS, WHICHEVER IS LONGER. If the first user transfers the software, the remainder of the warranty will apply to the recipient. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS LAST ONLY DURING THE TERM OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so these limitations may not apply to you. They also might not apply to you because some countries may not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty, guarantee or condition lasts. C. EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY. This warranty does not cover problems caused by your acts (or failures to act), the acts of others, or events beyond ProClarity's reasonable control. D. REMEDY FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY. PROCLARITY WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SOFTWARE AT NO CHARGE. IF PROCLARITY CANNOT REPAIR OR REPLACE IT, PROCLARITY WILL REFUND THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON YOUR RECEIPT FOR THE SOFTWARE. IT WILL ALSO REPAIR OR REPLACE SUPPLEMENTS, UPDATES AND www.proclarity.com

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REPLACEMENT SOFTWARE AT NO CHARGE. IF PROCLARITY CANNOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THEM, IT WILL REFUND THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THEM, IF ANY. YOU MUST UNINSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND RETURN ANY MEDIA AND OTHER ASSOCIATED MATERIALS TO PROCLARITY WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE TO OBTAIN A REFUND. THESE ARE YOUR ONLY REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. E. CONSUMER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED. YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS, WHICH THIS AGREEMENT CANNOT CHANGE. F. WARRANTY PROCEDURES. You need proof of purchase for warranty service.

For warranty service or information about how to obtain a refund for software acquired in the United States and Canada, contact ProClarity at

+1.208.344.1630; or ProClarity Customer Service and Support, 500 South 10th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702, United States

For warranty service or information about how to obtain a refund for software acquired outside of the United States and Canada, contact ProClarity at

+31 (73) 681.0800; or De Waterman 7-b, 5215 MX s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

G. NO OTHER WARRANTIES. THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY DIRECT WARRANTY FROM PROCLARITY. PROCLARITY GIVES NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS. WHERE ALLOWED BY YOUR LOCAL LAWS, PROCLARITY EXCLUDES IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. If your local laws give

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you any implied warranties, guarantees or conditions, despite this exclusion, your remedies are described in the Remedy for Breach of Warranty clause above, to the extent permitted by your local laws. H. LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY. THE LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES CLAUSE ABOVE APPLIES TO BREACHES OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. Please note: As this software is distributed in Quebec, Canada, some of the clauses in this agreement are provided below in French. Remarque : Ce logiciel tant distribu au Qubec, Canada, certaines des clauses dans ce contrat sont fournies ci-dessous en franais. GARANTIE LIMITE A. GARANTIE LIMITE. Si vous suivez les instructions, le logiciel fonctionnera dans son ensemble comme il est dcrit dans la documentation de ProClarity reue avec ou dans le logiciel. B. DURE DE LA GARANTIE ; BNFICIAIRE DE LA GARANTIE ; DURE DE TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE. La garantie limite couvre le logiciel pendant un an aprs son acquisition par le premier utilisateur. Si vous recevez des complments, des mises jour ou un logiciel de remplacement au cours de cette anne, ils seront couverts par la garantie pendant la dure restante ou pendant 30 jours, la priode la plus longue tant retenue. Si le premier utilisateur transfre le logiciel, la dure restante de la garantie s'applique au destinataire. Dans la limite autorise par la loi en vigueur, toute garantie ou condition implicite dont vous bnficiez prendra fin au terme de la garantie limite. Certains tats n'autorisent pas

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les limitations portant sur la dure d'une garantie implicite, de sorte que les limitations ci-dessus peuvent ne pas vous tre applicables. Elles peuvent galement ne pas vous tre applicables, car certains pays n'autorisent pas les limitations portant sur la dure d'une garantie ou condition implicite. C. EXCLUSIONS DE LA GARANTIE. Cette garantie ne couvre pas les problmes engendrs par vos propres actes (ou absences d'actes), ceux de tiers ou tout autre vnement indpendant de la volont de ProClarity. D. RECOURS DANS LE CADRE DE LA VIOLATION DE GARANTIE. Nous nous engageons rparer ou remplacer le logiciel gratuitement. Si nous ne pouvons pas le rparer ni le remplacer, nous rembourserons le montant que vous avez pay pour le logiciel figurant sur le reu. Nous nous engageons rparer ou remplacer les complments, les mises jour et le logiciel de remplacement gratuitement. Si nous ne pouvons pas les rparer ni les remplacer, nous rembourserons le montant que vous avez pay pour ces composants, le cas chant. Vous devez dsinstaller le logiciel et le renvoyer ProClarity avec une preuve d'achat pour vous faire rembourser. Ces recours sont les seuls dont vous disposez dans le cadre de la violation de garantie limite. E. DROITS DES CONSOMMATEURS NON AFFECTS. Vous pouvez bnficier de droits des consommateurs supplmentaires dans le cadre du droit local, que ce contrat ne peut modifier. F. PROCDURES RELATIVES AUX RCLAMATIONS DANS LE CADRE DE LA GARANTIE. Vous devrez fournir une preuve d'achat pour obtenir de l'aide en matire de garantie.

tats-Unis et Canada. Pour obtenir de l'aide en matire de garantie ou des informations sur la procdure suivre pour vous faire rembourser un logiciel acquis aux tats-Unis et au Canada, mettez-vous en rapport avec ProClarity

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+1.208.344.1630; or ProClarity Customer Service and Support, 500 South 10th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702, United States

En dehors de Etats-Unis et Canada. Si vous avez acquis le logiciel en dehors des Etats-Unis et Canada, vous devez vous mettre en rapport avec

+31 (73) 681.0800; or De Waterman 7-b, 5215 MX s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

G. AUCUNE AUTRE GARANTIE. La garantie limite est la seule garantie directe de ProClarity. Nous n'accordons aucune autre garantie ou condition expresse. Dans toute la mesure permise par le droit local, les garanties implicites de qualit marchande, d'adquation un usage particulier et d'absence de contrefaon sont exclues. Si le droit local vous accorde des garanties ou conditions implicites, nonobstant la prsente exclusion, les recours dont vous disposez sont ceux prsents dans la clause de recours dans le cadre de la violation de garantie ci-dessus, dans la limite autorise par le droit local. H. LIMITATION DES DOMMAGES-INTRTS ET EXCLUSION DE RESPONSABILIT DANS LE CADRE DE LA VIOLATION DE GARANTIE. La clause de limitation des dommages-intrts et exclusion de responsabilit ci-dessous s'applique aux violations de cette garantie limite. La prsente garantie vous confre des droits lgaux spcifiques et vous pouvez galement bnficier d'autres droits qui varient d'un tat l'autre. Vous pouvez galement bnficier d'autres droits qui varient d'un pays l'autre. LIMITATION DES DOMMAGES-INTRTS ET EXCLUSION DE RESPONSABILIT POUR LES DOMMAGES. Vous pouvez obtenir de ProClarity et de ses fournisseurs une indemnisation en cas de dommages directs uniquement hauteur du

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montant que vous avez pay pour le logiciel. Vous ne pouvez prtendre aucune indemnisation pour les autres dommages, y compris les dommages spciaux, indirects ou accessoires et pertes de bnfices. Cette limitation concerne

toute affaire lie au logiciel, aux services ou au contenu (y compris le code) figurant sur des sites Internet tiers ou dans des programmes tiers ; et les rclamations au titre de violation de contrat ou de garantie ou condition, ou au titre de responsabilit stricte, de ngligence ou d'une autre faute dans la limite autorise par la loi en vigueur. la rparation, le remplacement ou le remboursement du logiciel ne compense pas intgralement toute perte subie ; ou ProClarity connaissait l'ventualit d'un tel dommage.

Elle s'applique galement, mme si

Certains tats n'autorisent pas l'exclusion ou la limitation de responsabilit pour les dommages indirects ou accessoires, de sorte que la limitation ou l'exclusion ci-dessus peut ne pas vous tre applicable. Elles peuvent galement ne pas vous tre applicables, car votre pays n'autorise pas l'exclusion ou la limitation de responsabilit pour les dommages indirects, accessoires ou de quelque nature que ce soit. EFFET JURIDIQUE. Le prsent contrat dcrit certains droits juridiques. Vous pourriez avoir d'autres droits prvus par les lois de votre tat ou pays. Vous pourriez galement avoir des droits l'gard de la partie de qui vous avez acquis de logiciel. Le prsent contrat ne modifie pas les droits que vous confrent les lois de votre tat ou pays si celles-ci ne le permettent pas.

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