WebFOCUS BI Portal
Matthew Lerner
WebFOCUS Product Line Manager
September 30, 2009
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WebFOCUS BI Portal, the coming replacement to
WebFOCUS Dashboard, is a fully integrated reporting
environment. It is built using the same cutting edge AJAX
technology and user interface as WebFOCUS InfoAssist.
Building your own custom Views and Pages is as simple as
a few clicks.
Coming in WebFOCUS 8
During the first half of 2010
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 Extensively reviewed Web 2.0 Personalized Homepages
http://mashable.com/2007/06/29/personalized-homepages/
 User Defined Content
 Drag and Drop Content
 Collapsible Content
 Tabbed Content
 Customized Layouts
 Themes
 Strong Corporate
Branding and Identity
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 Design Views (sites)
 Customize Navigation Layout
 Customize Banners (0 – 4)
 Customize Menu Bar
 Branding
 Design Pages
User Customization
 Add Content
Add/Remove Content
 Configure Content
Drag Content
Behavior
Collapse Content
 Drag and Drop
Change Colors
 Collapsible
Change Fonts
 Tabbed
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WebFOCUS Portal Login
Configuration Menus
Default Tabs at
Login
Report & Graph
View for “Today”
Dashboard
WebFOCUS Portal Configuration Model
Click “Settings”
to Open
Navigation
Menu
Opens
Properties
Menu
User has full rights to configure their own view.
The Interface ribbon same as InfoAssist
WebFOCUS Dashboard Tab Navigation
Multiple layout
options
Move to Right
side
Banner and Resources have similar location
options
WebFOCUS Dashboard Customize Themes
Click “Hide” to close configure mode
Theme changes background, font, etc.
WebFOCUS Dashboard Personalized View
The Ribbon
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The Properties Panel
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The Containers
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The Widgets
 Widgets are special pieces of content
 You can create your own
 Packaged Widgets include
 Calendar
 InfoAssist
 Notes
 Resources
 RSS
 Schedule
 Search
 Sign On
 Views
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The Resources Panel
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The WebFOCUS Welcome Page
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The WebFOCUS Welcome Page
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Thank you!!!
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