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HYPERION SMART VIEW FOR OFFICERELEASE 9.3.1.2.0USER’S GUIDE

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ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Smart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Smart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Smart View Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Smart View Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Shortcut Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Login Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Using Google Search with Smart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14For Microsoft Office 2007 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Chapter 2. Features and Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Ad Hoc Features and Supported Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Query Designer Features and Supported Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Dynamic Data Access Features and Supported Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Hyperion Visual Explorer Features and Supported Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Data Form Features and Supported Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Function Features and Supported Data Source Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Reporting and Analysis Document Import Features and Supported Data SourceProviders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Chapter 3. Installing and Enabling Smart View and Visual Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Installing Smart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Enabling and Disabling Smart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Smart View and Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Information for Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Smart View Files Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Running Silent Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Checking for New Smart View Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Backward Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Uninstalling Smart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Chapter 4. Using Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Using Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Contentsiii

About Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34About Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Adding a Data Source Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Adding a Data Source Through Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Adding a Data Source Through Shared Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Connecting to a Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Associating a Data Source Connection to a Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Editing a Data Source Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Setting a Default Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Deleting a Data Source Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Disconnecting from a Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Changing Passwords for Essbase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Checking for Active Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Resetting Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Using the Shortcut Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Chapter 5. Working with Data Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Working with Data Forms in Excel Worksheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Opening Data Forms in Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Navigating in Data Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Viewing Data Form Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Viewing Multiple Data Forms in Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Selecting Members for Financial Management and Hyperion Enterprise DataForms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Selecting a Range of Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Saving Custom Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Searching for a Page in Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Copying and Pasting Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Entering Percentage Values in Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Entering Date Values in Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Writing #Missing Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Adding Cell Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Viewing and Editing Cell Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Submitting Cell Text in Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Subtotaling Values in Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Changing a Data Cell's Currency in Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Submitting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Working with Business Rules for Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Launching Business Rules in Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Launching Business Rules From a Data Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54ivContents