Difference between Input Control and Filter

[Former Member]

Hi Every one,

Can any one please tell me the difference between input control and filter's in web intelligence report.......

Thanks in advance....

[Former Member]

Hi Ravi,

Following are the type of filters in WebI:

Query Filter: This is applied in Query adds a where clause in the SQL.

Report Global Filter: This is applied on the entire report Tab, all the blocks, charts in the tab are affected.

Block Filter: This is applied on a particular block, it only affects a particular block only, rest of  the report is un affected.

Drill Filter: This comes as a drop down in Webi and you can choose to fuilet it, this is againa global filter, this is also enabled when you use drilling in the report.

Only Drill filter can be used in View mode, directly. rest all are applied in Edit mode.

Input Control is kind of a filter ,but it is more interactive way of doing it , It provides you a console in View mode to apply filter, It does filtering of records on the basis of what you select or choose , the main advantage it is in Voew mode automatically if you have applied and you can change it in view mode.

IC can be used like : Combo Box, Radio Button Slider, etc.

So A better UI in IC and dynamic in View mode.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Avinash