WebFOCUS Developer Studio Features and Benefits


Function Webfocus Feature Benefits
Development  
   GUI application development puts power of code completely in graphical user interface for all parts of development cycle
 
   Fast learning curve
   Low training costs
   Powerful capabilities
 
 
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   Model sophisticated financial reports that can't be done using SQL, requiring no coding for inter-row calculations, free-text placement, or aggregation of GL accounts in a single row
 
   Users can point and click to create financial reports, such as profit and loss, income statements, or budget analysis
 
 
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   Layout Tool displays sophisticated HTML pages containing multiple reports, graphs, images, and text and easily deploys them to the Web
 
   Quickly grasp meaning of data
   Meet diverse user requirements quickly
 
 
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   Seamless integration with Microsoft Front Page and other HTML development tools
 
   Allows Web-based programming with easy-to-use features that many programmers already know
 
 
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   Object Inspector lets users view the properties of any report element any time
 
   Enables users to view the entire report, columns, fields, images, and sort groups
 
 
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   Create compound reports that combine several reports into a single PDF file that can be distributed with WebFOCUS ReportCaster
 
   Increases value of information for user
   Multiple reports with different layouts can be included in an e-mail and viewed with a single click
 
 
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   Build and deploy data maintenance applications to any number of concurrent users with WebFOCUS Maintain
 
   Build and deploy wide-scale business intelligence and data maintenance applications to any number of concurrent users
 
 
Function Webfocus Feature Benefits
Graphs  
   Graph Assistant – a point-and-click graphics development tool – supports over 90 graphic styles
 
   Easier to visualize the meaning of data
   Faster development
 
 
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   Combines compatible graphs into a combination graph
 
   Users can have a complete look at the data from every possible angle
 
 
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Analytics  
   Knowledge Mapping allows powerful analysis across contexts – even across data marts, cubes, and information systems – a groundbreaking feature
 
   Allows users to make intuitive leaps with information
 
 
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   Dimension Builder puts OLAP in any report, allowing automatically created hyperlinks on dimension fields and the selection of multiple drill-down values before running against the database
 
   Easily give any report greater analytical capabilities
 
 
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   Visually design star-schema views of data and define dimension hierarchies for full-featured analytical reporting
 
   Expands analytical capabilities
 
 
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Deployment  
   Central deployment easily provides self-service applications to one or many WebFOCUS application servers
 
   Immediate Web deployment
 
 
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Network version geared toward power users
 
   Empowers users with power development without the need for maintenance on individual desktops
 
 
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Two-Way Email templates let users request information including from their mobile devices
 
   Provides information to users any time and anywhere
 
 
Function Webfocus Feature Benefits
Efficiency  
   Table of Contents enhances navigation and report viewing
 
   Helps users go directly to relevant report information
 
 
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   Internal Cascading Stylesheets improves styling features and performance for BI applications
 
   Increases the ease of use and interactivity of the report
   Make a change once and deploy it globally
   Reduces amount of code required for advanced formatting, improving scalability
 
 
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   Uses calculated results in subsequent calculations – all in a single pass through the data
 
   Efficient use of resources
 
 
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   Natively access more than 85 data formats – ranging from legacy to ERP to multi-dimensional cubes like Hyperion Essbase and Microsoft Analysis Server
 
   Delivers real-time information – live data
   Simplifies data management
   Scales to meet unlimited demand
   Assimilates new technologies and sources easily
   Minimizes programming time and costs