HP Storage Essentials Storage Resource Management Report Optimizer Software 6.0 Performing On-Report Analysis with Web Intelligence (August 2008)

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Note: You can only extend the scope of analysis during your drill sessions, if your security
profile allows you. Your security profile is controlled by your administrator.
If your Drill options are not set to display the Extend the Scope of Analysis prompt message
during drill, you will not be given the option to select filters if you drill beyond the data
already available in the document. In this case, Web Intelligence immediately runs a new
query and returns data for all the values on the dimensions you are drilling. To find out
how to modify your drill options see, ”To set your drill options” on page 27.
To extend the scope of analysis
1. While in drill mode, drill on a cell value for which no further details are included in the
data definition behind the reports.
A ToolTip informs you that a new query is necessary to return the
additional data to the document.
If your Drill options are set for Web Intelligence to prompt you when
a drill action requires a new query, the Extend the Scope of Analysis
dialog box appears.
The dialog box lists the dimensions in the hierarchy above and below the drilled value. A
check box appears next to each dimensions below the current dimension you are drilling,
so that you can select which of these dimensions you want to retrieve from the database, in
order to continue your drill action. The dialog box also displays the filters that you can
select to filter the new query. For example, in the illustration above, Web Intelligence
suggests you filter the query by limiting the additional data for Lines and Category to data