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Console™ User Guide June 2014

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©2011-2014 InsightSoftware.com International. All Rights Reserved.

Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5

Getting Started - 501.1 ........................................................................................................... 6

Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Single Sign-On (SSO) ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

User Types ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Modules ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7

User Interface Overview – 501.2 ........................................................................................... 8

Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Backstage View ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Ribbons (Menus) ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

Quick Access Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Filters .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Show/Hide Filter Selections ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Query by Example (QBE) ............................................................................................................................................ 12

Inquiry Result Set ......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Zoom Slider ................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Filters – 502.1 ......................................................................................................................... 14

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14

Standard Filters ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

Special Text in Filter Field........................................................................................................................................... 15

Equal/Not Equal Option ............................................................................................................................................. 15

Drop-Down Filters ....................................................................................................................................................... 15

Visual Assist ................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Visual Assist with Specific Values ............................................................................................................................. 16

Group Filters (JDE only) ............................................................................................................................................... 16

Date Filters .................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Hierarchy Filters ........................................................................................................................................................... 17

Query by Example (QBE) – 502.2 ......................................................................................... 18

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Use with text (label) or numeric (value/amount) columns ................................................................................. 18

Use with text (label) columns .................................................................................................................................... 19

Use with numeric (value) columns ........................................................................................................................... 19

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Other Data Selection Options – 502.3 ................................................................................ 21

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21

View all Selection Values ............................................................................................................................................ 21

Choose Selector Values.............................................................................................................................................. 22

User Defined Filters – 502.4 ................................................................................................. 23

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23

Create User Defined Filters ....................................................................................................................................... 23

User Defined Filter Options ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Apply User Defined Filters ......................................................................................................................................... 24

Apply User Defined Filter to a Report Pack ........................................................................................................... 25

Tips .................................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Data Display Options – 503.1 ............................................................................................... 26

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26

Column Sorting ............................................................................................................................................................ 26

Subtotals/Headers ....................................................................................................................................................... 27

Hide Detail ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Comment Columns – 503.2 .................................................................................................. 28

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Enter Comments .......................................................................................................................................................... 28

Save, Cancel and Finish .............................................................................................................................................. 29

Working with Reports – 504.1 .............................................................................................. 30

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30

Open Reports ............................................................................................................................................................... 30

Close Reports ............................................................................................................................................................... 31

Folder/Report Management Features .................................................................................................................... 31

Favorites ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32

Working with Report Packs – 504.2 .................................................................................... 33

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Access a Report Pack .................................................................................................................................................. 33

Associations .................................................................................................................................................................. 34

Generate All Reports in a Report Pack ................................................................................................................... 34

Apply User-Defined Filter to a Report Pack ........................................................................................................... 35

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Working with Links – 505.1 .................................................................................................. 36

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 36

Execute Available Links .............................................................................................................................................. 36

View Target Report ...................................................................................................................................................... 37

Troubleshoot Link ........................................................................................................................................................ 37

Chart & Graph Functions – 506.1 ........................................................................................ 38

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38

View Available Chart or Graph .................................................................................................................................. 38

Output: Printing – 507.1 ....................................................................................................... 39

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 39

PDF Options .................................................................................................................................................................. 39

Print to PDF ................................................................................................................................................................... 41

Output: Excel – 507.2 ............................................................................................................ 42

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42

Excel Options ................................................................................................................................................................ 42

Export to Excel ............................................................................................................................................................. 45

Output: Export to Word – 507.3 ........................................................................................... 46

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46

Create Customized Style Sheets .............................................................................................................................. 46

Export Using a Style Sheet ........................................................................................................................................ 49

Export to Word ............................................................................................................................................................. 49

Word Options ............................................................................................................................................................... 50

Further Information ............................................................................................................. 52

Contacts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 52

Customer Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 52

Notices and Disclaimer............................................................................................................................................... 52

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InsightSoftware.com is an enterprise information company, providing software for Reporting,

Planning and Business Performance Management. Our solutions cover:

Enterprise Reporting/Inquiry, Analytics (Understand the Business)

Financial Consolidation, Management Reporting, Dashboards, KPIs (Manage the Business)

Forecasting, Planning, Budgeting, Strategy Management (Predict the Business)

Our software provides real-time access to your ERP data. InsightUnlimited Console™ provides access

to online inquiries and reports created via InsightUnlimited Reporting™ and InsightUnlimited

Designer Express™. Console is designed to provide a streamlined interface for users who wish to

view previously designed inquiries. For more information on designing inquiries, please refer to the

InsightUnlimited Reporting Training Reference Guide or see your report writer.

Introduction

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Overview

In order to sign in to Console, use your user ID and password, select your role/responsibility and

environment, for example Production, Test, or QA. InsightUnlimited authenticates you as a user and

honors security as specified in your ERP system.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Single Sign-on requires the entry of your user ID and password at the first sign on. After this initial

sign-on event, the system authenticates users without your needing to enter your user ID or

password again. SSO must be turned on via InsightUnlimited Administrator™ at the repository level

as well as the user level. Contact your administrator for assistance with this process.

User Types

Functionality is available based on your user type and licensing as defined within InsightUnlimited

Administrator. Although this document addresses Console functionality, the following information

will assist you in understanding the InsightUnlimited user types.

InsightUnlimited Reporting Users:

Able to create ad hoc inquiries and reports using all features related to the report building.

Able to publish inquiries to Console users.

InsightUnlimited Console Users:

Able to access published reports and inquiries through a controlled interface.

Able to drill down through the data and can make selections as published by a Reporting

user.

May have capability of working with budgeting data.

InsightUnlimited Designer Users:

Able to create custom templates.

Must have in-depth knowledge of table structures, table joins and data in addition to

advanced knowledge of InsightUnlimited.

Able to access templates created by the designer.

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Modules The following are the modules that are available for JD Edwards, Oracle EBS, and PeopleSoft. Keep in

mind that InsightUnlimited Reporting and Designer users can develop reports using any available

licensed modules. Once developed and permissions applied, the reports are available to you as a

Console user. In addition to permissions, note that InsightUnlimited™ honors the security of your

ERP system.

JD Edwards (JDE)

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Advanced Cost Accounting

Budgeting and Forecasting

Capital Asset Management

Contract Service Billing

Currency Restatement

Fixed Assets

General Ledger

Growers

Homebuilder

Human Resources

Inventory Management

Job Cost

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Resource

Planning

Master Data

Payroll

Property Management

Purchase Order Processing

Real Estate Management

Sales Order Processing

Tax

Timesheet

Oracle e-Business Suite (EBS)

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Fixed Assets

General Ledger

Inventory

Lease Management

Project Costing and Billing

Purchase Order Processing

PeopleSoft (PSFT)

General Ledger

Payroll

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Overview

The Console interface is designed for end users who want to gain real-time access to previously

published reports. You have a controlled interface to drill down through the data and make certain

report selections as dictated by the InsightUnlimited Reporting user. No knowledge of your ERP

system is required.

Backstage View The Backstage view within InsightUnlimited includes the set of commands you use to do things to a

document. Within this view, you manage your documents and see related data about them; you can

create a new inquiry, open and close inquiries, export to PDF and Microsoft Excel®, view

permissions, and more.

To access the Backstage view, click on File:

Commands available within the Backstage View include:

Open

Open Form (for Budgeting)

Close Inquiry

Output to PDF

Output to Excel

Show Properties

About (displays product information, role/responsibility)

User preferences (set defaults)

o Excel format

o Color for Piano Lines

o Localization Settings date and number format to override the

Windows regional settings; JDE language setting

o Change password

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Exiting Backstage View - To quickly return to your inquiry from the Backstage view, click the arrow

in the upper left corner or press ESC on your keyboard.

Ribbons (Menus)

All the inquiries opened via Console have a common set of features that are made available through

the Ribbon at the top of the main screen. There are currently three main menus: Home,

Restatement and Budgeting (Restatement and Budgeting appear only if you have a license to those

modules).

Home Menu

Run - Executes an inquiry based on the currently selected filters and returns a result set.

Open - Opens an available inquiry from the Repository.

Close Inquiry – Closes the currently active inquiry.

Favorites – Adds an inquiry as a favorite for easy retrieval, manages favorites or retrieves

previously.

PDF – Allows user to specify multiple reports to print and outputs the current result set to Adobe

Acrobat for printing.

Excel – Exports single or multiple workbooks to Excel.

Word – Export to word.

PDF Options – Sets the page layout attributes subsequently used in the PDF.

Excel Options – Sets the workbook attributes subsequently used in the export to Excel.

Word Options – Set the attributes that are subsequently used in the Export to Word.

Enter Comments – Enables you to enter comments associated with a specific row; also available in

Budgeting.

Filter Selections – Displays filter selections and QBE selections, even if those filters and QBE aren’t

shown onscreen.

Use Defined Filters – Groups selected filter criteria into meaningful sets of filters.

Choose Selectors – Select from available selectors.

Sort Ascending/Sort Descending/Restore Sort – Options rerun report sorted ascending or

descending for a selected column; restores the sort order of the report columns to the way they.

Subtotals/Headers – Toggles on/off the display of all subtotals and headers. Automatically turned

off when the sort.

Hide Details – Toggles hiding or showing details; must have Subtotals active.

Show Chart – Use the arrow to select Data Only, Data & Chart or Chart Only to display.

Default Drill Link – An inquiry can be linked to other inquiries. Use this menu to execute an

available link /drilldown.

Community Portal – Toggles on/off the display of the InsightUnlimited Console splash screen.

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Restatement Menu (JDE Only)

Exchange Rate - Displays all exchange rates used in the current report, given the current filter

settings.

Budgeting Menu (JDE Only)

(Based on licensing and capabilities defined within InsightUnlimited Administrator)

Activities – Enables you to view the budget activities dialog.

Insight Ledgers – Access to view the ledger setup dialog used in budgeting or forecasting.

Forms – Enables you to view the forms dialog.

Open Form – Enables you to open a form for use in budgeting or forecasting.

Enter Budget – Enables you to enter budgeting or forecasting data into the form defined.

Enter Comments – Enables you to enter comments associated with a specific row; also available via

the Home tab.

Finalize – Allows you to finalize your budgeting submissions for approval.

Cycle Status – Opens the Cycle Status Dialog.

Upload – Enables the user to upload their Excel workbook back into InsightUnlimited.

Download – Downloads Excel workbook from repository to local workstation.

Create – Create an Excel export in order to use the budgeting form as a reusable model.

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Quick Access Toolbar

This toolbar allows you to quickly access the operations you use most frequently, such as Run and

Close. Customize your Quick Access Toolbar by completing the following steps:

Click the small drop-down arrow next to the Quick Access Toolbar.

Optionally you can place the Quick Access Toolbar above or below the menus.

Click More Commands to add and/or remove selections by moving them between the left to

the right panel. From here you can also Reset to the default and choose to show the Quick

Access Toolbar below the Ribbon:

Optionally:

Right-click on any selection to add to or remove from the Quick Access Toolbar.

Double-clicking any ribbon tab also un/minimizes the ribbon.

Press the Alt key to access keyboard shortcuts:

Filters

Filters allow you to enter selection criteria to limit the data being returned in the result set.

Selections are validated and displayed in red for invalid selections.

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Show/Hide Filter Selections Use the Hide/Unhide the filter section button to allow for more/less data on the screen. Click the (+)

/ (-) icon located in the top left corner of the filter section. By clicking on the minus sign (-) icon, the

filter selection is hidden and a small box containing a plus sign appears. Click the (+) icon to display

the filter section again.

Query by Example (QBE)

The query by example (QBE) line allows for further data selection. The QBE line is optionally included

for Console users.

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Inquiry Result Set

When you click the Run icon or press F5 (shortcut), InsightUnlimited displays the result set which

consists of items matching the filter and Query by Example (QBE) criteria.

Zoom Slider

The zoom slider located in the lower right corner of the screen magnifies/reduces the display of the

data set when the horizontal bar is moved to the left or right.

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Overview

Not all inquiries available through Console include filter selections. The Reporting user who created

the report adds relevant filters, defines the type and set controls. Data meeting the filter criteria are

returned as a result set.

Standard Filters

Standard filter allows you to input/select values for a data element. You may optionally right-click in

the filter to display the values in the grid as descriptions.

Use the following options in any combination by separating each value with a comma:

Option Example Description

Item A Items that are equal to the one item listed in the filter.

List of Items A,B,C Items that are equal to the list of items in the filter.

Range A:C Items that are in the range of values in the filter.

Greater Than >C Items that are greater than the value specified in the filter.

Greater Than or

Equal To >=C

Items that are greater than or equal to the value specified in

the filter.

Less Than <C Items that are less than the value specified in the filter.

Less Than or Equal

To <=C

Items that are less than or equal to the value specified in the

filter.

Wildcard C*

The wildcard is positional and brings back all items that start,

end or contain a specific value. This example will return all

values that start with the letter C.

Example Description

Note: Filter fields that are used to define the amount columns (e.g. Period, Ledger & Year on the

Balances template) can only use single values or lists.

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Special Text in Filter Field

The following special text can be used in filter fields:

BLK: BLK is the default setting for BLANK. The text can be used as a single value or as part of a list of

values. This special text is configurable in the Inquiry Options.

Equal/Not Equal Option

By default, all filter criteria is applied with ‘Equal To’ logic. To change a value to ‘Not Equal To’, click

the equal sign on the filter field. This changes the not equal to exclude the selected values.

Equal to Not Equal to

Drop-Down Filters

A filter may be presented as a drop-down list where you can select a single value; optionally the list

may include the ‘all’ member which would result in a report that includes all values in the list.

Example of a filter to select one value or all available values:

Visual Assist Filters may/not include Visual Assist (flashlight) to search for available values.

1. Click in the filter field to display the flashlight.

2. Click the flashlight to display the Visual Assist window.

3. Click the magnifying glass above the left panel to display available values.

4. Use the QBE (Query by Example) line to limit the selection.

5. Select from the left panel and move to the right panel using standard Windows functionality.

o To select a single item, double-click or user arrows in center of the screen to move

selections to the Current Selections panel (right side of the window).

o To select all, use the double-headed arrow in the center of the screen to move

selections to the Current Selections panel (right side of the window).

o To select values in a range, hold down the SHIFT key and click on the first and last

value in the range: use the arrow button to move selections to the Current Selections

panel (right side of the window).

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o To select non-consecutive values, hold down the CTRL key and click on each value to

be included. Click on the single arrow to move selections to the Current Selections

panel (right side of the window).

6. Click OK to populate the filter, or cancel to exit without selections.

Visual Assist with Specific Values The report writer may provide the visual assist functionality but limit the results to only those values

that would be relevant to you or the specific report you’re running. Access and make selections

using the Visual Assist in the same manner as above.

Group Filters (JDE only) JD Edwards inquiries may contain group filters. A group filter allows you to input/select values for

multiple data elements. Right-click in the filter field to display a list of available category codes and

their associated descriptions:

Once a data element is selected, a column will automatically be displayed in the results window, and

the data element can be used for heading, subtotals, and pivoting.

Note: Your report writer may optionally set these up as individual filters.

Options:

Right-click and select - Syntax is created for the field with a wildcard to show all values. Use

the Visual Assist to select specific values:

and/or - When multiple fields are included in the filter, it is possible to toggle between

AND/OR logic.

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Date Filters Date filters are used to define a date range for the inquiry. Initially the dates are grayed out

indicating all dates are included. To limit data to a specific date range click the checkbox in front of

one or both of the date filters.

The first time you click the checkbox for a date field, the date defaults to today’s date. To set a

specific date, either type the date or use the Visual Assist by clicking the drop-down arrow. To clear

the date filter and restore the wildcard values, uncheck the box in front of either or both date filters.

Even though your last selection displays, it’s grayed out and functions as a wildcard (inclusive of all

dates).

Hierarchy Filters Filter hierarchies are used for grouping complex data combinations in a single drop-down filter field

for easy selection. You may see a drop-down filter such as the one shown below:

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Overview Use the Query by Example (QBE) line in conjunction with or in addition to filters. Use any

combination by separating each value with a comma.

Use with text (label) or numeric (value/amount) columns


Equal =

Combined with other options, this will return all

values equal to the selection. If not specified

otherwise, an equal sign is assumed.

Not Equal <>

Combined with other options, this will return all

values not equal to the selection. For a list of

values, enter <> before each value. For example:

<>301, <>302,<>303 will exclude these three

values from your selection.

Item A Item that is equal to the one item listed.

List of Items A,B,C Items that are equal to the list of items.

Range A:C Items that are in the range of values.

Wildcard C*

The wildcard is positional and will bring back all

the items that start, end or contain a specific

value. This example will return all values that

start with the letter C.

Blank <space> A space will represent blank values in the QBE

line.

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Use with text (label) columns Option Example Description


Greater >C Items that are greater than the value specified

in the filter.

Greater Than or Equal To >=C Items that are greater than or equal to the value

specified in the filter.

Less Than <C Items that are less than the value specified in

the filter.

Less Than or

Equal To <=C

Items that are less than or equal to the value

specified in the filter.

Use with numeric (value) columns Option Example


Greater Than >10

When a number is entered, it is treated as an

absolute value. Therefore, items that are

greater than 10 or less than -10 will be returned.

Greater Than or Equal To >=10


absolute value. Therefore, items that are

greater than or equal to 10 or less than or equal

to -10 will be returned.

Less Than <10


absolute value. Therefore, items that are less

than 10 and greater than -10 will be returned.

Less Than or Equal To Number <=10


absolute value. Therefore, items that are less

than or equal to 10 and greater than or equal to

-10 will be returned.

Greater Than Signed Number >+10

When a specific sign (‘+’ or ‘-‘) is used, only values

that are greater than +10 will be returned. The

same logic can be used for negative values with

a ‘-‘ symbol.

Greater Than or Equal To

Signed Number >=+10

When a specific sign (‘+’ or ‘-‘) is used, only values

that are greater than or equal to +10 will be

returned. The same logic can be used for

negative values with a ‘-‘ symbol.

Less Than Signed Number <+10 When a specific sign (‘+’ or ‘-‘) is used, only values

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that are less than +10 will be returned. The

same logic can be used for negative values with

a ‘-‘ symbol.

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Overview The following selections may be found under the Filters section of the Home:

Filter Selections

Choose Selectors

View all Selection Values The report writer may or may not display all filters included in the saved report or may not have

included the Query by Example (QBE) line to view as a Console User.

Access filter and QBE all selections by completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Home>Filters

1. Click the Filters Selection icon.

2. Click on each of the tabs to display all Filter Selections and QBE Selections.

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Choose Selector Values Selectors may be available for your report via the menu or the report writer may have placed

Selectors directly in the filter section.

Choose Selector values via the menu completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Home>Filters

1. Click the Choose Selectors icon.

2. Click on each of the tabs to display all Filter Selections and QBE Selections.

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Overview

User Defined Filters (UDFs) allow you to create and save pre-set filter criteria that is specific to a

department and/or job for running inquiries, or can be used just as a convenience. You can create

and save multiple UDFs and then choose the appropriate filter set prior to running an inquiry.

This functionality saves time when preparing to run an inquiry since you do not have to populate

individual filters. You can apply the filter set to: a specific report; all open reports; a report pack;

and/or specify one of your definitions as a default. If used as a default, your filters automatically

populate at the time you open a report.

Note: User Defined Filter sets apply only to displayed/available filters. Also they do not apply to a

Time Series.

Create User Defined Filters Create User Defined Filters by completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Console>UDF

1. Click the User Defined Filters icon.

2. Click New to create a filter set.

3. Enter a name for the filter set.

4. Click Add.

5. Select the field name of the filter from the drop-down list (defaults to the first filter from the on

screen report).

6. Enter filter selections by keying or using the visual assist; the default is any values currently in

the filter for on screen report.

7. Click OK.

8. Repeat for each filter.

Shortcut: Click Capture to automatically add all filter values from the on screen report.

9. Click OK to return to the User Defined Filters dialog.

10. Click OK.

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User Defined Filter Options To access User Defiled Filter options:

1. Highlight a filter set name and click the Apply UDFs checkbox in the lower left hand

corner to apply this set to all open reports.

2. Highlight a filter set name and click the Default button on the right to make this the

default UDF.

Apply User Defined Filters You can have different user defined (personal) filter sets and have them available for selection to a

single inquiry or all open inquiries. From the User Defined Filters dialog above, you can highlight

and apply a UDF to all open inquiries.

To select a UDF from a drop-down list in order to apply it to your inquiry, complete the below steps.

Ribbon: Console>UDF

1. Click the User Defined Filters drop-down arrow next to the icon.

2. Click the filter set to apply the selections to the on-screen inquiry.

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Apply User Defined Filter to a Report Pack A user defined filter set can be applied to a report pack. Open the report pack and

apply a UDF by completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Console>UDF


2. Add/modify a UDF as you prefer to updated all reports; include only filter selections that you

want to change.

3. Highlight the filter set.

4. Check the button Apply to All Open Inquiries.

5. Click Apply UDF.

Note: User Defined Filter Sets are only applied to filters that are visible.

Tips User Defined Filters are associated with a user, NOT with an inquiry/ report; you cannot

create them for someone else to use.

You can have as many filter sets as needed.

Name the filter set to be meaningful.

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Overview There are several options available in the Display section of the Home Menu:

Sort Ascending

Sort Descending

Restore Sort

Display/not display Subtotals/Headers

Hide Detail

Console, Budgeting Lite and Reconciler users have the ability to sort columns as ascending or

descending within inquiry results. Users can also show/hide details and/or subtotals on any report.

Column Sorting Sort columns ascending or descending within the inquiry results by completing the following steps:

1. Run the report.

2. Click the column heading to highlight the entire row to be sorted and activate the Display

options.

3. Click Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.

4. Data sorts as requested.

5. Subtotals/Headers toggle is deactivated.

6. Click Restore Sort to revert to the original sort order.

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7. Subtotals/Header display is reactivated if previously checked.

Sorting considerations:

Not available if Ranking is enabled (e.g., show top 10).

Not available if a grid hierarchy is enabled.

Comment columns cannot be sorted.

Columns configured to show ‘descriptions only’ are still sorted by the underlying codes.

Subtotals/Headers

Check the box to toggle the display to show/not show Subtotals/Headers. Data is still sorted exactly

the same regardless of the display of Subtotals/Headers.

Hide Detail Hide report details within the inquiry results by completing the following steps (either before or

after running the report):

1. The Subtotals/Header option must be checked.

2. Check Hide Detail.

3. Uncheck Hide Details to restore.

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Overview Your report may have Comment Columns available for your input. These columns:

May be associated with selected columns.

Are stored in the repository and saved with the report.

Require that appropriate permissions have been applied to allow you to enter comments.

Enter Comments Add comments by completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Home>Comments

1. Click the Enter Comments icon. Optionally, double-click in any cell in the Comment Column.

Note: You will not be able to enter comments if your report writer has not applied the proper

permissions.

2. Enter comments.

The background color for the input cells changes when you are in Comment Entry mode.

Comments are populated identically where the values are identical for the Associated

Column set. For example, if a comment column is associated with Order Number (e.g.

30667) and Item Number (e.g.3020) and you enter a comment, all lines with that same

combination of values result in the same comment and cannot be overridden.

You can enter comments for header, subtotal and total rows if available.

Comment text wraps based on the width of the column.

You can copy text from any grid column (cell or entire column).

The Query by Example (QBE) line is grayed out for Comment Columns; you cannot enter

selection criteria for comment columns to limit the resulting data.

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Save, Cancel and Finish

Comment icons are available from the ribbon as soon as you access comment entry mode. Click the

appropriate icon to:

Save - Saves comments and remains in comment entry mode.

Cancel - Cancels changes to comments since your last save and exits comment entry mode.

Finish - Saves comments and exits comment entry mode.

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Overview Reports are organized into a folder structure within InsightUnlimited. Access to a report requires

that you have permission to access the folder and then the specific reports.

Note: InsightUnlimited always honors the security as defined in your ERP system.

Open Reports Open reports by completing the following steps:

Option 1

Ribbon: Home > Documents

1. Click the Open icon.

2. Navigate to the desired report.

3. Double-click to open.

Option 2


1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Open icon.

2. Select from displayed recent items.

Option 3

1. Click File

2. Click Open.

3. Select the report you would like to open.

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Close Reports Close reports by completing the following steps:

Option 1


1. Click the Close Inquiry icon.

2. Respond Yes to the prompt to verify you wish to close.

Option 2

1. Click File.

2. Click Close Inquiry.

3. Respond Yes to the prompt to verify you wish to close.

Folder/Report Management Features You can add or view descriptions or choose details for your report by doing the following:

Add/View descriptions:

Ribbon: Home> Documents


2. Right-click a folder, report or report pack.

3. Add Description. (This can be exported as a CSV file and viewed in Excel format.)

4. Click OK.

Choose Details:

Ribbon: Home> Documents


2. Right-click in the right panel of the dialog.

3. Click Choose Details.

4. Un/check selections to in/exclude from as a displayed column.

Name

Type

Modified

Attributes

Accessed

Description

Created

Last Modified By

Created By

Permissions

Stored Size

Check sum

Profile

Module

Report Type

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5. Right-click and select Save As List to create a CSV file that opens in Excel.

View Properties:

From the Open dialog:

1. Right-click the folder, report or report pack.

2. Click View Properties.

3. Click OK.

Favorites

Add to favorites by completing the following steps:


1. Click the Favorites icon.

2. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the favorite.

3. Click OK.

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Overview Reports can be organized into Report Packs for convenience. A report pack consists of a group of

inquiries (from one or more modules). Once opened, a report pack will have a multi-colored icon in

InsightUnlimited and will be displayed as a separate tab.

Access a Report Pack Access a Report Pack by clicking Open from the Home > Documents ribbon. Navigate to your report

pack and click Open:

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In the following example, the reports comprising the Report Pack are opened on separate tabs that

appear at the bottom of the screen. There is a multi-colored icon on the tab indicating that this is a

Report pack.

Associations Verify which reports are included in a Report Pack, or which Report Packs are associated with a

report, by completing the following steps:

1. Right-click on a Report Pack or a report in the Open dialog.

2. Click Properties.

3. Click the Associations tab.

4. Click OK.

5. Click Close.

Generate All Reports in a Report Pack

Generate all report in a Report Pack by completing the following steps:


1. Click the drop-down next to either the PDF or Excel icon

2. Select to either export to single or multiple files

Note: The on-screen report (the one shown when you make the selection to print or export to

Excel), does not automatically refresh. Click any tab in your Report Pack, then go back to the on-

screen report and it will be refreshed.

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Apply User-Defined Filter to a Report Pack A user defined filter set can be applied to a report pack. Open the report pack and

apply a UDF by completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Console>UDF


2. Add/modify a UDF as you prefer to update all reports; include only filter selections that you want

to change.

3. Highlight the filter set.

4. Check the button. Apply to All Open Inquiries.

5. Click Apply UDF.

Note: User Defined Filter Sets are only applied to filters that are visible in the main layout of the

inquiry.

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Overview

Commonly referred to as drilling, linking is a way of connecting one or more inquiries together.

Linked inquiries may provide a more detailed view of a record, a summary view of a record, or an

alternate view of the same information. Links can cross modules (e.g. General Ledger to Accounts

Receivable) or stay within the same module The report you link from is the referred to as the source report and the report you are linking to is

referred to as the destination or target report.

The links you can access as a Console user are the ones that were either default links, or custom

links created by the report writer.

Note: Not all reports have links available – see your report writer to provide appropriate links.

Execute Available Links Execute a link in one of these ways:

1. Ribbon: Home > Drilling

If a link is available, double-click the appropriate cell to execute the link shown as the Default

Drill Link.

Optionally click the drop-down to select from the list of available links.

The last link executed becomes the default until you close this report.

2. Right-click on a cell and go to Follow Links to choose the link you wish to use.

3. Double-click on a cell to use the active link (the last link executed will have a checkmark next to

it).

Note: The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows rows returned, elapsed and database time

that it took to run this report plus the currently active link.

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View Target Report Each time you execute a link:

InsightUnlimited opens the report on an additional tab.

Click Run or press F5 to product the result set.

Example: Execute Link: Revenues by Department

InsightUnlimited creates a separate tab with the target report.

Run the report to produce the result set.

Additional links may be available from within the target report.

Troubleshoot Link InsightUnlimited knows how to find the target report by saving the path to it. Sometimes the target

report gets moved to a different location, and the path is broken. If this occurs, you see the

following message: Error: This link cannot be executed. The target report failed to load.

If this happens, contact your report writer or administrator to re-establish the link.

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Overview Your report writer may configure charts and graphs which are accessible to you as a Console user.

You may optionally customize charts and graphs via Chart Options.

Chart and Graph functionality is available in all InsightUnlimited modules.

All report dimensions are displayed in the chart.

Reports can be displayed in the following modes:

o Chart Only

o Data & Chart

o Data Only

Charts and Graphs are highly customizable and can take the form of bars, lines, curves, pies or

donuts.

A chart can have its own main title which can have a combination of static dynamic text.

Label titles can be added to the X and Y axes separately.

Use the chart and graph functionality to create ‘value over time’ graphs by moving the time

columns (Period, Year, Aging Categories) to the X axis.

Charts and Graphs can be viewed online or by exporting to a .pdf.

View Available Chart or Graph View available chart or graph in a report by completing the following steps:

Ribbon: Home > Charting

1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Show Chart icon.

2. Choose either Data & Chart or Chart Only.

Note: Contact your report writer to configure the chart.

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Overview There are two icons on the Home ribbon that are associated with printing:

PDF Options icon – sets the .pdf attributes that are subsequently used in the exporting to a .pdf.

PDF icon – allows you to print the report to .pdf. Additionally, if multiple inquiries are open, you

have the option to Print All by printing multiple reports to a single, multi-tabbed .pdf or printing

multiple separate .pdfs.

PDF Options

The PDF Options icon has four tabs. Discuss your preferred default options with your report writer

to enable these same options the next time you print.

Ribbon: Home > Output:

General tab: This tab allows you to customize the paper shape,

layout scaling and protection.

Note: The default password is “password.” To change the default

password, type a new word in the Password field and re-enter in the

Confirm password field.

Cover Page tab: This tab allows you to define whether or

not you want to include a cover page with your .pdf as well

as the information you would like to include in the .pdf. The

option to select Role as shown for JDE reads ‘Responsibility’

for EBS.

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Report tab: This tab allows you to Include selected options in your report’s .pdf including:

Report title

Your company’s logo (use the … to select

a different file than the default)

Any privacy messages

Gridlines

Date & time

Page Numbers

Location and profile used for this report

Breaks tab : This tab allows you to:

Define to break into separate files or separate pages

within a single file.

Break on any sorted column in the grid, even if it’s

not subtotaled, and even if the filter is a wildcard. The

column can be hidden.

Break on a filter which is not in the grid, provided

the filter contains a list of selections (i.e. not a wildcard)

If breaking into files, use the dropdown to designate

content to include in the file name (e.g. Report Name, Run

Date).

Optionally include pages with no data rows.

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Print to PDF There are three options associated with the PDF icon:

Print

Print All – Single Workbook

Print All – Multiple Workbooks

Note: You can use the Print All with a Report Pack to generate the .pdf AND run all the reports in the

pack. The on-screen report (the one shown when you make the selection), does not automatically

refresh. Click any tab in your Report Pack, then go back to the on-screen report to refresh it.

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Overview There are two icons on the Home ribbon that are associated with Excel:

Excel Options icon – Use to set your output options.

Excel icon – Exports to a spreadsheet.

Excel Options

The Excel Options icon has five tabs for selection.

General tab – This tab allows you to:

Define Overwrite Workbook options.

Identify naming convention.

Specify a worksheet name pattern.

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Options tab – This tab allows you to:

Define where you wish to save the exported Excel

file.

Enable workbook protection.

Cover Sheet tab – This tab allows you to:

Include a cover with selected content.

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Report tab – This tab allows you to:

Select items to display in the report body.

Breaks tab – this tab allows you to:

Optionally select to break the report after totals, filter

selection(s), or by a sorted column. The column can be

hidden.

When breaks are activated, optionally split the report

into either workbooks or worksheets.

Define the name pattern for the worksheets and/or

workbooks when using the spit feature.

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Export to Excel There are three options associated with the Excel icon:

Export

Export All – Single Workbook

Export All – Multiple Workbooks

Note: You can use the Export All with a Report Pack to generate the workbook(s) and run all the

reports in the pack. The on-screen report (the one shown when you make the Excel selection), does

not automatically refresh. Click any tab in your Report Pack, then go back to the on-screen report

and it will be refreshed.

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Overview As part of Executive Grade Reporting, you can export the report grid data to Microsoft Word®

(2007+) using pre-defined style sheets. You will most likely customize our default style sheet per

your specifications, upload it into the InsightUnlimited repository and subsequently apply it to your

report output.

There are two icons on the Home ribbon that are associated with exporting to Word:

Word Options icon – use to set your output options.

Word icon provides selections to

- Export to Word (style sheet does not apply).

- Export using a selected style sheet.

- Upload your customized style sheets.

- Download a style sheet for customization.

Create Customized Style Sheets Create a customized style sheet by starting with the sample style sheet, which contains required

hidden text needed for this process to work. To create a custom style sheet:

1. Download the sample style sheet (found in the folder Style Sheets).

2. Customize and save on your workstation.

3. Upload the customized sheet(s) into the Insight Repository.

4. Select a style sheet to apply when you export your report to Word.

5. Optionally specify the default style sheet in Word Options for the on-screen report.

Note: You must have ‘read’ and ‘create’ permissions to the Style Sheet folder. Contact your report

writer or administrator to obtain the appropriate permissions.

Create style sheets by completing complete the following steps:

Ribbon: Home>Output

1. Click the drop-down next to the Word icon.

2. Select Download style sheet.

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3. Navigate to locate the style sheet to customize (Sample is available by default).

4. Select and click Open.

5. Save the style sheet (your documents, desktop, etc.).

6. Reply to the prompt to open the Word style sheet.

7. When you open in Word, it may appear to be a blank document. Click the paragraph marker icon

to display: Home>Paragraph>Paragraph Marker icon. 8. The Word document looks like this:

9. Customize the downloaded style sheet as preferred:

Header and/or footer

Logo

Watermark

Note: All report formatting is imported into Word and used including:

o Table Formatting

o Title Formatting

o Chart Formatting

Note: All cells imported from the report are protected in the Word Style Sheet including:

o Table Data

o Title

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o Chart

10. Save the customized style sheet, close and optionally exit Word.

11. Upload the customized style sheet(s): Ribbon: Home>Output and click the Word icon.

12. Click the arrow next to the icon to display the drop-down menu.

13. Select Upload style sheets.

14. Navigate to your saved style sheet.

15. Highlight and click Open.

16. Navigate to the folder to save the style sheet in the repository (that’s where all your reports are

saved).

17. Click Save.

Note: Your style sheet is now available for selection to apply to a report when you to export to

Word.

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Export Using a Style Sheet

Export to Word using a style sheet previously saved in the Insight Repository by completing the

following steps (all cells are protected in Word):

Ribbon: Home>Output


2. Select Export using Style sheet…

3. Navigate to the uploaded style sheet in your Insight Repository.

4. Highlight and click Open.

5. The reports exports into Word using the selected style sheet.

Export to Word

Export to Word without using a predefined style sheet by completing complete the following steps

(all cells are protected in Word).

Ribbon: Home>Output


2. Select Export to Word.

3. Export contains the formatting used in the report without any additional parameters.

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Word Options The Word Options dialog has four tabs.

Ribbon: Home > Output

General tab - This tab allows you to customize the paper size,

orientation, horizontal alignment and select the style sheet you

want to use as the default for your on-screen report.

Report tab - This tab allows you to include selected options

when you export to Word:

Grid Lines

Title

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Cover Page tab – This tab allows you to include a cover page

for your report with selected content.

Breaks tab – This tab allows you to:

Define to break into separate files or separate pages

within a single file.

Break on any sorted column in the grid, even if it’s not

subtotaled, and even if the filter is a wildcard. The

column can be hidden.

Break on a filter which is not in the grid, provided the

filter contains a list of selections (i.e. not a wildcard).

If breaking into files, use the drop-down to designate

content to include in the file name (e.g. Report Name,

Run Date).

Optionally include pages with no data rows.

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