Basics of Visual Composer

Hi,
I am new to this. Wish to know, what is Visual Composer? and what is it's importance? What is its significance with BI / PI / and ECC?
Regards,
Arnab.

Hi,
There are no of docs in SDN, few of them are hereunder
[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/63f2052e-0c01-0010-b9a2-e1f7457a7fbe]
[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1d55042e-0c01-0010-e3a3-b009c445ee23]
Drilling Down VC
[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b0127853-23a2-2910-30ad-c1873643c504]
Regards
Raghu

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When I use a [Local Dynamic Entry List |http://www.postyourimage.com/view_image.php?img_id=O5hrG2aMxWZ84Mu1211193041]to populate a row field, the initial row and all next rows are emptied upon 'insert row', they loose their selected values and also the entry list values ('pull-down menus') are lost. Please also see [screenshot|http://www.postyourimage.com/view_image.php?img_id=FPLr2cABcgiHRou1211192889].
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Hi,
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Hi All,
I want to learn <b>Visual Composer</b>. Plz send some documents to me to learn the Visual Composer from the Basic.And also send some real time scenarios(by the people, who are working on Visual Composer).
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Hi Munu,
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What is Visual Composer ?
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Visual Composer: Finding the Documentation
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Passing a range of dates from Visual Composer 7.0 to Bex Analyzer

Dear Experts,
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Hi J GOEL,
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&BI_COMMAND_1-CHARACTERISTICS_SELECTIONS-CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTIONS_1-CHARACTERISTIC= ZPSTDAT
&BI_COMMAND_1-CHARACTERISTICS_SELECTIONS-CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTIONS_1-SELECTIONS-SELECTION_1-SELECTION_INPUT_STRING= 08/22/2006:08/28/2006
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RRI in Visual Composer

Dear Colleagues,
Like Report-Report interface (RRI) in BW, wherein detailed report can be invoked from chart/graph, can similar thing is possible in Visual Composer?
Please advice.
Regards
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Wih a workaround as below you can tailor to suite your needs ;however there are some limitations you may want to look below-
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General Aspects - VC
In the area of Analytics you can use different tools to model reporting scenarios and analytical applications.
Deciding which tool best meets your requirements depends on several factors - features, UI technology, User
types, interaction, OLAP and/or OLTP data needed, for example. The UI tool decision tree (see Figure 3) will
support you in your choice and will help you determine which tool meets your requirements in the best way. Your
decision also depends on which criteria (e.g. features) are most important for you.
First you should think about whether you need to use the functionalities of the BI analytical engine (drill-down
navigation in reports, slice and dice analysis, and external presentation hierarchy, for example). If you dont
need those functionalities, then you should use Visual Composer, especially if you want to use query services
(Web Services and/or BAPIs) and/or if you want to embed OLAP data into operational processes. Also, use the
Visual Composer if your analytic application to be rendered with Adobe Flex. Adobe Flex is a presentation-tier
framework and server that enables the development of Rich Internet Applications. With the Adobe Flex UI you
can use interactive UI elements, for example. If you want to use just OLTP data in your reporting scenario, you
also have to use Visual Composer.
If you want to report based only on OLAP data (stored in Info Providers in a SAP BI system), you should use the
BI Suite tools. If the end users should access their reports using MS Excel, you must use the BEx Analyzer.
Beforehand you have to define a query using the Query Designer that then can be easily embedded into a BEx
Analyzer workbook. You can also do basic formatting with standard MS Excel functionality as well as integrating
BI Integrated planning functionality.
If you want to use formatted reporting and if you want to display the reports in a Web Browser, you should use
the Report Designer. With the Report Designer you are able to create formatted reports that are optimized for
presentation and printing. You can also access a number of formatting and layout functions.
If you need to deliver standardized reports, you should use the Pattern Wizard (integrated into the Web
Application Designer) to create pattern-based Web Templates. You can create Information Consumer Patterns
to ensure a standardized UI for the end users who access the Web Templates via the Enterprise Portal. If you
need special UI elements (for example, Tab Strips) or if you want to build planning applications, you have to use
the freestyle Web Application Designer capabilities.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/800a7bd4-7897-2910-c6b2-9ee791e9913c
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Hi,
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Thanks & Regards,
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Hi Yogesh,
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I need to know if I can use Visual Composer to manipulate data results based on boolean logic. Basically, if a month is less than the current month, I want a formula to dispay A instead of B. Can this be done?
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In that case you don't need VC. I would then directly do that with BEx Query Designer and the use of a formula and boolean operators there. Here is the help of how you can achieve that:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/23/17f13a2f160f28e10000000a114084/content.htm
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How to get started with Visual Composer?

Hi all,
I'm interested on learning VC. Where do I start?
1. What do i need to download for me to have VC?
2. Please direct me to some links for VC installation Guides.
3. What is VC for?
4. I'm currently on Basis, will it help me if i learn VC?
Thank you.
Points guaranteed to all helpful answers.
Regards,
Jeff Q.
Edited by: Shai Kfir on Jan 20, 2008 2:47 AM

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Hi Rajasekaran,
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SAP Partner

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Visual Composer: Finding the Documentation
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Thanks,
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