Overview
After you have logged on, you'll be taken to either the "Home" or "Documents" navigation tab. Typically the default setting is the second "Documents" navigation tab, please read the tip below if you want to change this.
TIP: If required, you can set where your organizations account will open to - Click Preferences (top right) \ Turn off the "Use Default Settings (Administrator defined)" setting \ Make the applicable selections in the "Set BI launch pad start page" section).
Home navigation tab
The home navigation tab shows you information which relates to your account and its use of Business Objects:
Documents navigation tab
The Documents navigation tab contains the folder structure of the existing reports:
Working with folders
In this navigation tab you can navigate through the folder structure to find the report you are looking for - either double-click on the folder name, or click the expand / collapse buttons (+ / - ). When you have a folder name selected, the reports that are contained within the folder are visible in the right-hand pane.
TIP: If the folders list is not visible, it may be because you've clicked on the "My Documents" or "Search" headings in the left-hand pane. Click on "Folders" to return to the folder view.
Opening a report
When you have a folder name selected, the reports that are contained within the folder are visible in the right-hand pane. To open a report:
- Double-click on the report name; or use the right click menu, and select view.
- The report will open in a new navigation tab (i.e. to the right of the Home and Documents navigation tabs above the menus/toolbar).
- Most reports are made up of more than one tab of information - these tabs are called "report tabs" and are located at the bottom of the report data:
TIP: You can have multiple reports open at once, each report will appear as a new navigation tab.