Version 7 Release 7.05

• Viewing Data as a Chart. When you run an active report on an iPad, you can tap the Chart Type menu from the Chart menu to display the Chart Type categories, such as Bar, Pie, and Line. You can then tap a Chart Type category, for example, Pie, to display the specific chart types available in that category, such as the Cylinder Donut type. This feature applies when you are using ARGRAPHENGINE=JSCHART.
• Setting the ALPHA Background Color of an Active Technologies Report. You can set the ALPHA background color of an active report or chart, and each report or chart object on an active dashboard, so that the color is transparent. The ALPHA background color includes the background color of the data in the report or chart, and alternating background colors. This capability enables you to place an image in the background of a report or chart. For example, you can add a watermark behind a report.
• Displaying the Heading in a Rollup Table. When using a rollup table generated from a tabular active report, you can either display the heading that is supplied by Active Technologies, or display a custom heading that you supply in the original tabular report procedure.
• Controlling the Externalization of JavaScript Files. Because all JavaScript processing is performed in the memory of the web browser, an active report has a processing limit of approximately 5,000 records or 100 pages of output. The SET AROUTPUT = EXTJS command enables you to use external JavaScript files instead of embedding the JavaScript within the HTML output file, in order to improve performance at run time.

  The SET AROUTPUT = EXTJS command:

  • Applies to active reports with output format AHTML.
  • Applies only to connected mode.
  • Requires the installation of WebFOCUS Version 8.0.01 or higher.

• Setting the Default Filter Value for a Column on an Active Technologies Dashboard. This feature sets the default filter value in an active form control and at run time automatically applies the filter to the data in the report and chart objects on an active dashboard. It is an optional property for an active form control.
• Hiding a Report Object on an Active Technologies Dashboard. You may need to hide an active report object on an active dashboard. For example, when you want to display non-data related objects in the first tab of the dashboard and place report and chart objects in the subsequent tabs, you can hide the first report object using HIDDEN=ON syntax in your WebFOCUS code. The data from the hidden report is still available for use in the global filter or other filter control.
• Creating a Heading Area With Controls Using the Dashboard Bar. You can create a heading area for an active dashboard by adding a page layout for the dashboard bar (PAGELAYOUT=DASHBOARDBAR). On the page for the dashboard bar, you can insert Active Technologies form controls, reports, and charts that are always displayed above the dashboard tabs.
• Defining Custom Styles for an Active Technologies Report or Dashboard.

  There are two new Active Technologies classes for styling an active report or dashboard:

  • .arLoadingMessage defines the font style of the Loading message text for an AHTML report or dashboard.
  • .arMobileTabBar defines the background color of the tab area in Active Technologies for mobile web apps.

Version 7 Release 7.04

• Switching the Chart Engine. You can use the ARGRAPHENGINE StyleSheet setting to switch the chart engine. You can also add this setting to the SECTION tag of Compound reports.
• Suppressing the Display of the Chart Toolbar. You can suppress the display of the chart toolbar using the AR_SHOW_MENUBAR setting in WebFOCUS StyleSheet code. This feature is available for active reports with format AHTML, FLEX, or APDF.
• Restore Chart Type Icon in the Chart Toolbar. You can click the Restore Chart Type icon in the chart toolbar to switch back to the original chart type.
• Restore Original Menu in the Chart Drop-Down Menu. You can select the Restore Original option from the chart menu to return to the original view of the active chart.
• Customizing Chart Icons for Active Technologies Reports and Dashboards. Packaged with the product are seven sets of icons for Active Technologies charts. You can specify the set of icons that you would like to apply to an active chart or active dashboard by adding WebFOCUS code to the chart or dashboard procedure.
• Displaying Enhanced Images. The HTMLEMBEDIMG parameter on the SET command enables you to embed an image in an Active Technologies report in HTML.

Version 7 Release 7.03

• WebFOCUS Mobile Business Intelligence. Active Technologies for mobile Web applications allows you to create reports, dashboards, and Web applications that easily work across all mobile platforms. This provides a mobile device-specific user experience on the Apple® iPhone®, Apple iPad®, Android™ phones, and Android tablets, allowing for the use of native menus, controls, native gesturing capabilities, and HTML5 charting. In addition, the new automatic device detection feature allows the User Interface (UI) to dynamically change and conform to any mobile device screen, any browser (for example, Apple Safari®, BlackBerry®, and Opera™), or other non-mobile browser. This feature makes it easier to create charts on smaller phone screens.
• Switching the Chart Engine. You can use the ARGRAPHENGINE StyleSheet setting to switch the chart engine. You can also add this setting to the SECTION tag of Compound reports.

Version 7 Release 7.02

• Active Technologies Form Controls. Active Technologies form controls enable you to create complex filter relationships among the report and chart components on an active dashboard. Active Technologies form controls are available for an active dashboard in HTML and for an active dashboard for Adobe® Flash® Player and for PDF.
• Text Formatting Markup Tags. Several text formatting markup tags for a text object are supported when you create an active dashboard in Document Composer or InfoAssist.
• Display Syntax for Global Filter Icon and Dashboard Bar. You can use the SHOW_GLOBALFILTER setting to control the display of the Global Filter icon and dashboard bar on an active dashboard.

Version 7 Release 7

• Using the Chart/Rollup Tool With Active Technologies Reports for Adobe Flash Player. The Chart/Rollup Tool enables you to organize and summarize selected columns of data in order for you to obtain a desired report. The Chart/Rollup Tool contains a list of columns available in an active report, and Group By and Measure sort fields. You can click and drag the desired columns into the sort fields. Once you define the report, you can display the data as a chart or Rollup Table.
• Creating a Bubble Chart. You can create a bubble chart by including a pair of columns for each series on the chart. The value of the first column in a pair of columns determines the position of each bubble in the series. The value of the second column in the pair of columns determines the size of each bubble in the series.
• Formatting Legend Options for an Active Technologies Report for Adobe Flash Player. When displaying an active report for Adobe Flash Player as a chart in Report Painter, you can modify the legend options by using the Format tab of the Report Options dialog box. When the chart is run, you can click a Legend icon to show or hide the chart legend.
• Creating an Active Technologies Chart With WebFOCUS Syntax. You can use standard WebFOCUS GRAPH FILE syntax to create an active chart. The GRAPH FILE syntax supports the following types of active charts: Bar, Pie, Line, and Scatter.

  In the GRAPH FILE procedure, you can apply one of three output formats to the chart. AHTML generates an HTML version of the chart, FLEX generates an SWF file for the chart that is Adobe Flash Player compatible, and APDF generates an SWF file for the chart that is Adobe Flash Player compatible, embedded in a PDF file.

• Chart Type Syntax. Active Technologies supports many types of active charts. Depending on the type that you are creating, you can:
  • Use REPORT-VIEW syntax to specify that an active report be displayed as an active chart in a TABLE FILE procedure. You can then use CHART-TYPE syntax to specify one of the chart types supported by Active Technologies, including bar, pie, line, and scatter. Additional chart types are available when the output format is FLEX, including doughnut, area, bubble, radar, funnel, and pyramid.
  • Use LOOKGRAPH syntax in a GRAPH FILE procedure to generate an available active chart for the output format AHTML, FLEX, or APDF. If there is no corresponding chart type available in Active Technologies, the default bar chart will be rendered.
• Using the Pivot Tool With Active Technologies Reports for Adobe Flash Player. The Pivot Tool enables you to create a Pivot Table in which columns and rows of data are organized and summarized in the way that you define.

  The Pivot Tool contains a list of columns available in the active report, and Group By, Across, and Measure sort fields. Click and drag the columns into the desired sort field.

• Using the Global Filter Icon. When you run an active dashboard, you can apply a global filter to all the reports on the dashboard, using the Global Filter icon. The Global Filter icon is located at the top of an active dashboard, to the right of the drop-down lists from which you select field values.

  On the Add Condition button on the Global Filter dialog box, only the fields that are common to the active reports on the active dashboard are listed. This feature enables you to quickly identify, select, and filter on a field that is used in all reports.

• Controlling the Pagination Options. For active reports, you can customize the pagination bar to display the range of records that appear on the current page of the report, instead of displaying the default filtered number of records and total number of records.
• Showing the Grid Tool Menu Option for an Active Technologies Report. When you create an active report with the Report Painter, you can choose whether or not to show the Grid Tool menu option when the active report is run. The Grid Tool enables you to change the column order, sort multiple columns in ascending or descending order, hide or show columns, add a calculation to a column, and add subtotals to the report.
• Using Active Technologies Report for PDF as the Output Format in Report Painter. The active report for PDF output format is available in Report Painter and generates the syntax ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT APDF for the procedure. This output format provides the ability to include interactive Adobe Flash Player compatible reports, dashboards, and animations in PDF documents.