Interacting with Reports in the Viewer
Filter, Brush, and Drill in Reports
Depending on the interactions
that were defined by the report designer, you might be able to interact
with your report in the following ways:
filter
restricts the data
that is returned from a query to a data source. Click on data in the
source report object to filter data in the target report object (or
objects). Clicking on different data applies the filter based on the
new data. To clear the selection, click in the white space that surrounds
the source report object.
brush
enables you to show
the same data selected simultaneously in two or more tables, graphs,
or both. Click on data in the source report object to brush data in
the target report object (or objects). To clear the selection, click
in the white space that surrounds the source report object.
drill down
enables you to move
from summary information to more detailed data. If the data contains
hierarchies, you can double-click on the data to drill down the hierarchy
into detailed information. When you drill down the hierarchy, breadcrumbs
at the top of the report object enable you to drill back up the hierarchy.
View Links in Reports
Report objects can link
to other report sections or whole reports. And, they can link to external
links. To view a link from a report object, double-click on the report
object. If there are multiple links or interactions from a report
object, then a list appears that enables you to select a link or interaction.
When you are viewing a link, the following buttons are displayed in
the top left corner: 
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If a report object that
you are linking to shares a data source with the current report object,
then the target report object is filtered based on the data value
that you double-clicked. If you do not want the target report object
to be filtered, you can click 
, and deselect Apply report link filters.
If the data source is not shared between the two report objects, then
no additional filtering takes place in the target report object.
, and deselect Apply report link filters.
If the data source is not shared between the two report objects, then
no additional filtering takes place in the target report object.
To go back to the original
report object, click 
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A report object, text,
or image can link to an info window within the same report. The info
window provides additional information. For example, a list table
might provide additional information for a bar chart. Or, there might
be additional text about what is displayed in a report object. When
you double-click the data (for example, a bar, a bubble, a pie slice,
a table row, and so on) in a report object that has an info window
link, the info window is displayed as a new window.
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