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1778999 - How to bind components to the embedded spreadsheet in Dashboard Design 4.0?

Symptom

  How to bind components to the embedded spreadsheet in Dashboard 4.0?

Environment

Dashboard Design 4.0

Resolution

  1. On the canvas, double-click the component that you want to link to the embedded spreadsheet.
  2. Click the tab that contains the field that you want to bind, on the Properties panel.
  3. Click the Cell Selector to the right of the field to open the Select a Range dialog box.
    If the Bind button shows a query , click the arrow next to the button and choose Spreadsheet.
  4. On the embedded spreadsheet, click a single cell or click and drag to select a range of cells that
    you want to bind to the field.
  5. In the Select a Range dialog box, click OK.

Note: By default, you can select a maximum of 512 rows in a range. To change this value, click File > Preferences, click Excel Options on the left, and enter your desired maximum number of rows. However very large selections can negatively affect dashboard performance.

Keywords

spreadsheet, dashboard 4.0, embedded, components. , KBA , BI-RA-XL , Obsolete: BusinessObjects Dashboards and Presentation Design , How To

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0