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Adding Titles to Results Using Oracle BI Title View
Use the title view to add a title, a subtitle, a logo, a link to a custom online help page, and timestamps to the results. Titles and subtitles are formatted using the style sheet in use at your organization. A title view is always added to the results, as the first view. To work with an Oracle BI title view
- In Oracle BI Answers, create or modify the request with which you want to work, and then perform one of the following actions:
- In the Title text box, type the text to display as the title.
NOTE: The Title text box supports text, server variables (e.g. @{user.id}, @{system.CurrentTime}), and presentation variables (e.g. @{myFavoriteRegion}). Do not include HTML markup.
For more information about presentation variables, see Using a Saved Oracle BI Request as a Filter.
If you do not specify a title, the name of the saved request is used as the title. For unsaved requests, the Title text box is blank.
- If you do not want the saved name of the request to appear, clear the following check box:
Display Saved Name
- (Optional) In the Subtitle text box, type the text to display as a subtitle.
The subtitle text will follow the actual title, on a new line.
- If you want to add additional formatting to the title or subtitle, perform the following actions:
- Click the edit buttons to the right of the Title and Subtitle dialog boxes.
- Make your choices for font, cell, and border options, and then click OK.
NOTE: If you type a new caption, it replaces the original title or subtitle.
- If you want to provide a link to customized help or other information related to the request, type the appropriate URL in the Help URL text box.
The URL should be one that is accessible to all users who will view this request.
- If you want to display a logo image or other graphic, specify the appropriate path in the Logo text box.
The image or graphic should be one that is accessible to all users who will view this request.
You can use a function called fmap to reference images located in the current Analytics style directory. This packages custom graphics with the style and makes them portable.
The fmap syntax is as follows:
fmap:location/image_name
where:
fmap: |
Begins the fmap function. |
location |
The path to the folder in the current style directory (s_stylename), such as Images. For example: s_oracle/Images NOTE: Logo images and graphics located in the current style directory should all be stored in the same folder.
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/ |
Required separator. |
image_name |
The name of the graphic, for example: newlogo.gif |
The following is an example of a complete fmap command:
fmap:Images/newlogo.gif
You can also reference images stored in a folder within the current skins directory.
- If you want to display the date or time when the request started to execute, select one of the timestamp options from the Started Time drop-down list.
- When you are done, you can save the request with the title view.
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