This section describes how to access, organize, and
work with objects in
InfoView. It also contains
information on how to search for objects and how to schedule them, so that they
will collect new data at a specified time.
Objects are all of the documents and files in your
BusinessObjects Enterprise
system. Hyperlinks, shortcuts, custom My
InfoView page layouts,
Crystal reports,
Web Intelligence documents,
Voyager workspaces, and
Desktop Intelligence documents
are all examples of objects that might be in your
BusinessObjects Enterprise
system for you to access and use.
There are two ways in which objects are organized
in
BusinessObjects Enterprise: by
folders and categories. Objects must belong to a folder, and they can only
belong to one. Categories are an alternate method of organizing objects;
objects do not need to be assigned to a category, and can be assigned to
several categories.
Folders and categories can be public (or corporate)
or personal. Public or corporate folders/categories can be seen by any
InfoView user who has the
necessary rights, and you can only add or edit objects in them if you have the
necessary rights to do so. Personal categories or your My Favorites folders are
for your use; you can create new folders and categories and arrange objects
within them as you wish. These are private and cannot be seen or altered by
other
InfoView users, although your
BusinessObjects Enterprise
administrator can edit them if need be.
BusinessObjects
Enterprise also includes a messaging system which allows you to send
objects or instances (or shortcuts to objects/instances) to other users. You
can send objects from the document list as you browse, or instances from the
"History"
page. To view objects that have been sent to you, go to the
Document List
and click
My Inbox.
Tip: Right-click the title of an
object to access all of the actions that you can perform on the object. For
example, to view the history of an object, right-click the object, and select
History.