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CHAPTER 13

Creating Analytic Grids

This chapter provides an overview of analytic grid design and discusses how to:

• Ins ert and resize analytic grid controls.

• Set analytic grid analytics properties.

• Set analytic grid label properties.

• Set analytic grid use properties.

• Set analytic grid general properties.

• Insert and manipulate analytic grid columns.

• Set column properties for analytic grids.

• Manipulate the analytic grid at runtime.

Understanding Analytic Grid Design

The analytic grid retrieves data from the analytic server and displays it in a grid format on a PeopleSoft Pure

Internet Architecture p age. This grid is the centerpiece for the Analytic Calculation Engine user interface,

enabling end users to view, edit, and drag and drop data from an analytic model’s cube collection.

Note. Within an application, a PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture page that contains an analytic grids

maybereferredtoasaninteractive report. Interactive reports are typically read only, but in some cases

may also be editable.

Constructing a PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture pages that contain an analytic grid consists of these

basic steps:

1. Create an analytic model.

See C

hapter 4, “Creating Analytic Model Definitions,” Understandi ng the Analytic Model Definition

Creation Process, page 27.

2. Use PeopleSoft Application Designer to design the page that contains the analytic grid.

See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.49 PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Application Designer, “Developing and

Customizing PeopleSoft Applications”.

3. Insert the analytic grid into the page and associate the grid with the analytic model by using the

Analytics tab on the Analytic Grid Properties dialog box.

See C

hapter 13, “Cre ating Analytic Grids,” Setting Analytic Gr id Analytics Properties, page 215.

4. Define the initial layout and characteristics of the analytic grid.