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Setting the Number of Dashboards Names to Appear on a Screen

Oracle Business Intelligence typically displays the names of individual dashboards across the top of the screen. To minimize the amount of screen space used for this, when there are more than 15 dashboard names to display, Oracle Business Intelligence creates a drop-down list from which users can choose the dashboard to view. A drop-down list shows individual dashboards as grouped under the name of the folder that contains them, and replaces the dashboard names at the top of the screen with that folder name. Together with the entry described in this section, you can create and manipulate folders containing dashboards within the Presentation Catalog to create the desired dashboard presentation.

You can change the number of dashboard names to show before a drop-down list appears by modifying the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file (instanceconfig.xml) to add the following entry. The minimum value is 1.

NOTE:  This entry takes effect for all folders that contain dashboards if any folder contains more than the value you specify. For example, if dashboard folder A contains 8 dashboards and dashboard folder B contains 11 dashboards, and you specify a value of 10, drop-down lists will appear for both folders.

For information about working in the Oracle BI Presentation Services configuration file (instanceconfig.xml), read Making Oracle BI Presentation Services Configuration Changes.

The following entry is an example:

<DashboardMaxBeforeMenu>10</DashboardMaxBeforeMenu>