Icon

Icon Name

Description

Menu

Clicking this icon expands and collapses the Report Listing

This is the Log In ID of he user logged in. See BI Tool Administration for details.

This is the Report Name of the report that is open on the Homepage.

Help

This is a link to the Enterprise Business Intelligence’s Help information. Go to the “Enterprise Business Solutions (EBI)” tab for information specific to the BI Tool. Enter the Search at the top of the listing and then click  to find the information needed.

In the example below, “refresh cache” has been entered into the search.

Refresh Report

Clicking this icon updates information or applies edits to the report currently shown. Any changes made are not automatically saved, which allows the information to be manipulated without worry.

Settings

Clicking on the icon will display the following menu options. Only users with administrative permissions will have the Administration menu option.

Public Reports

Choose Public Reports to access the Public Reports Menu Editor. The Public Reports Menu Editor is where you add folders, edit folder names, and arrange the order of the folders located under Public Reports in the Report Listing. To edit the Public Reports folder, a user must have Administrator access set in their profile within BI Tool Administration > User. For further details and how to use the Public Reports Menu Editor, refer to BI Tool My Reports and Public Reports.

My Reports

Choose My Reports to access the My Reports Menu Editor. This is where you add folders, edit folder names, and arrange the order the folders located under My Reports in the Report Listing. For further details and how to use the Public Reports Menu Editor, refer to BI Tool My Reports and Public Reports.

Administration

Administrators will have this Administration subcategory menu. Choose Administration to access: Users, Data Sources and Defaults, and Color Themes.  For further details and how to use the Administration options, refer to BI Tool Administration.

Functions

Clicking on the icon will display the following menu options:

Delete

Choose Delete to delete the report currently in use. To delete a different report, click that report in the Report Listing to open that report, then click delete.

Set as Default

Choose Set as Default to make the report currently in use the “default” report. The Default report is the report that will show after logging in. If no report is set as the Default, the report in use when you logged off will be the report that will show once logged in.

Snapshot

Choose Snapshot to create a PDF file of just the first page of the report in use.

Export All

Choose Export All to create a PDF file of the entire report that is in use. Note that second and third levels, if set under Data Sources, will not be included in exports.

Export Report

Choose Export Report to save the file in your system’s file directory. The report must be saved in the JSON File format. Be sure your system has this ability for this functionality to work. See BI Tool Export Report for details.

Rebuild Cache

Add Report

Clicking this icon will start the process to create a new report. Cilcking this icon opens the BI Tool Configuration/Data Sources screen.

Menu

Clicking this icon expands and collapses the Report Listing

Edit Report

Clicking this icon will go to the Dashboard/Report Edit screen where you can edit the report that is open on the screen. Clicking this icon opens the BI Tool Dashboard/Report Edit screen, BI Tool Properties, and the  BI Tool Configuration/Data Sources tab. Make edits within any of those areas. Of note, the BI Tool Dashboard/Report Edit screen will have the name of the report shown. It will not read “Dashboard/Report Edit.”

Edits are only saved with the checkmark is clicked on the Dashboard/Report Edit screen. Click the X to exit without saving any changes.

Log off

Clicking this icon will log the user out of the BI Tool.