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Setting up documents for drill analysis

Overview

This chapter explains how you can make reports in Web Intelligence documents drillable,

so that you and other users can analyze the detailed data that makes up the results

displayed on tables and charts.

This chapter provides information on:

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what drill analysis is

• how to set your drill options

• making documents drillable

• beginning your drill session

• drilling on dimensions in tables and sections

• drilling on measures in tables and sections

• synchronizing drill across multiple tables and charts

• drilling on charts

• using filters when you drill

• ending your drill session

What is drill?

You use drill to analyze the results displayed in reports. Drilling on reports lets you look

deeper into your data to discover the details behind a good or bad summary result

displayed in tables, charts, or sections.

Example: Why did sales of accessories, outwear, and overcoats rise in Q3?