Ability to set/declare presentation variable(s) from filters in Data Visualization

Michal Zima

Organization Name

CESKA NARODNI BANKA

Description

In "traditional" OBIEE world (Asnwers/Dashbords) we have the ability to set/declare so called presentation variable from dashboard prompts and then use the presentation variable in calculations in Answers (analysis).

It would be very handy (advisable) to have the same possibility in Data Visualiuation - thus :

• Ability to set/define presentation variable in canvas filters (similar to dashboard prompt functionality)
• Ability to use presnetation variables in DV project calculations (this is already there)

I know, that there is a custom plugin called in Oracle Analytics Library (https://www.oracle.com/business-analytics/data-visualization/extensions.html) called "Presentation Variable Prompts", but this plugin is really not very much usable/flexible, so using this plugin is not an option.

 

 

Use Case and Business Need

To have same flexibility as in Answers/Dashboards for usage of presentation variables in DV gives more possibilities to create more sofisicated analysis/reporting in Data Visualization.

 

 

Original Idea Number: db4b7a2965

Jeff Jordan

Customizing data to the user is beneficial.

Wilian Perone

This functionality is highly desirable. As we need to show lots of information in small screen/areas, the possibility of having column selectors, value selectors etc is a must. 

Andrew Desalme-Oracle

Very desirable feature. Presentation/request variables passed between prompts and analyses is very common for our implementations and moving such analyses into DV is not possible without this.

User_2KYHE

My users are asking for more integration between Analytics and DV and the use of presentation/dashboard variables is a big part of that.

Myles Gilsenan-195859

The ability to define presentation variables in DV canvas filters is highly desirable. Because there is not a single user experience between Answers and DV, most customers like to use one or the other - and, appropriately so, in most cases DV is what is being used. That means that all the sophisticated and complex scenarios that arise when going beyond data exploration must be addressed via DV. Presentation variables would help with that.

Marcelo Finkielsztein

IMHO, Almost every Functionality that was available on premise should be ported to the cloud version.

I would like to see a document of deprecated functionality and maybe their justification to be left out. Otherwise, I tend to believe it is an omission and a regression, With all due respect.

Dan Vlamis

If the intent is to move dashboard creators to DV canvases, then you have to have this. So many dashboards were created with variables (all types) in mind. There were reasons for full support of variables and you need them in DV projects. Indeed, give us a reasonable way to see what variables exist and their current value. Surely the OA machinery "knows" what variables exist; just give us a way to access the current value of each variable. This would help so much with debugging.

Nathan OBI

This is a must have. The current workaround in DV results in far too many tabs

Žiga Vaupot

Fully agree with comments above. Presentation variables are a "must have". OBIEE/Answers is particularly strong when working with variables as these are providing the flexibility and power which filtering would not provide. In DV this is not available, hence, project implementations are pushed towards Dashboards/Answers, and that is killing OA. The presentation variables plugin from sample library actually could work if population of list of values would support a "query". Typing values manually is not replacing this major requirement.

User_UYYL0

This is a must needed feature as the impact is high. I could not imagine any complex business reports without the flavor of presentation variables. If Oracle would like to shift users from OBI to DV and to make DV more interactive this is a definite point to consider/