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BusinessObjectsIs It LOV?
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Presentation Topics
What Is an LOV File? From the Designer’s Desk From the User’s Viewpoint
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What Is an LOV File?
List of Values A File Containing All of the Distinct Values
for an Object
LOV Sources Configured in Designer External Sources
Text Files, Excel Spreadsheets, dBase Files
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From the Designer’s Desk
Objects Properties - Store Name
Default - Allows Users to Use a Personal List of Values
Default – List Refreshed Only Once at Start of User SessionChecked – List Refreshed Each Time List of Values Is Accessed (Use When List Contents Change Frequently; May Affect Performance)
Default – LOV Files Are Not Exported with UniverseChecked – LOV Files Are Exported to the Repository from the PC That Is Exporting the Universe
Default Setting for Dimensions and Details
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From the Designer’s Desk
Export with Universe Exports to Desktop Location
5.x …Program Files/Business Objects/BusinessObjects
5.0/UserDocs/Universe/[UniverseName]/*.lov
6.x …/Documents and Settings/[UserID]/Application
Data/Business Objects/Business Objects 6.0/Universes/[UniverseName]/*.lov
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From the Designer’s Desk
Object Properties - Store Name Default Displays the Values Alphabetically
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From the Designer’s Desk
Object Properties - Store Name Customizing the LOV to Display by Region
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From the Designer’s Desk
Object Properties - Store Name Customizing the LOV to Display by Region
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From the Designer’s Desk
Have an LOV Table Created When There Are Performance Issues Table Stores Distinct Values of an Object Streamlines LOV Fetch Time
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From the Designer’s Desk
LOV Tables Article_Color
Article_Color Table Contains Distinct Values from
Article_Color_Lookup Table
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From the Designer’s Desk
LOV Tables Configuring Color
1. Create Class and objects that
reference LOV table
2. Edit original Product Name Object and
reference LOV table value
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From the Designer’s Desk
LOV Maintenance Edit - Opens the Query
Panel (As in the Object Properties
Display - Displays LOV Refresh - Refreshes LOV Purge - Clears LOV
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Repository LOV Files LOV Files That Were Exported with the
Universe Will Be Passed Down to the User Clicking Refresh When Viewing an LOV
Writes a New LOV File
Non-Repository LOV Files For Objects That Are LOV-Able LOV Is Generated When the LOV is First
Accessed
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Problem: You Want to Customized an LOV, but You
Don’t Have Designer Rights Or
You Want to Reference an LOV That Is Not in the Universe
What Are Your Options?
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Options Personal List of Values
Text Files Excel Spreadsheet dBase File
But… Allow Users to Edit This List of Values Object
Property Must Be Selected in Designer
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Personal List of Values - Excel Example
Customized: Less Categories Than
Universe LOV
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Personal List of Values - Excel Example
1. In BusinessObjects, Select Tools
Universes2. Select Universe
3. Click Lists of Values
4. Select Object
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Personal List of Values - Excel Example
5. Select Personal Data
6. Click OK
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Personal List of Values - Excel Example
8. Select Personal Data File Type
9. Browse to Personal Data File
10. Select Check Box (If Applicable)
11. Click OK
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Personal List of Values - Excel Example
12. Click OK
13. Click Close
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From the User’s Viewpoint
Personal List of Values - Excel Example Result
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