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Analytics Administration Tool User Interface Components
This section includes a description of the following interface components:
- Main Window in the Administration Tool
- Menus in the Administration Tool
- Toolbar in the Administration Tool
- Keyboard Shortcuts in the Administration Tool
- Icons and Symbols in the Administration Tool
- Online Help in the Administration Tool
Main Window in the Administration Tool
The main window of the Administration Tool is a graphical representation of the following three parts of a repository:
- Physical layer. Represents the physical structure of the data sources to which the Siebel Analytics Server submits queries. This layer is displayed in the right pane of the Administration Tool.
- Business Model and Mapping layer. Represents the logical structure of the information in the repository. It shows the business models, which contain logical columns arranged in logical tables, logical joins, and dimensional hierarchy definitions. This layer also contains the mappings from the logical columns to the source data in the Physical layer. It is displayed in the middle pane of the Administration Tool.
- Presentation layer. Represents the presentation structure of the repository. This layer allows you to present a view different from the Business Model and Mapping layer to users. It is displayed in the left pane of the Administration Tool.
Figure 9 shows the three layers of a repository, as described in the preceding list.
Menus in the Administration Tool
The Administration Tool includes the following menus:
File
The File menu contains options to work with repositories as well as several server-related options that are active when a repository is open in online mode. Before you open a repository, the File menu has fewer commands available.
Edit
The Edit menu options allow you to edit a repository and work with join conditions, security settings, and repository variables.
View
The View menu options toggle the view of specific metadata panes, give you access to the Join diagrams, and refresh the repository view.
Manage
The Manage menu allows you to access the management functions described in Table 2.
Table 2. Manage Menu Functions Opens the Project Manager window in which you can create, edit, or remove projects or project elements. Project elements include presentation catalogs, logical fact tables, groups, users, variables, and initialization blocks. You use projects during multiuser development. For more information, see Setting up an Analytics Multiuser Development Environment.Tools
The Tools menu options allow you to set options for the Administration Tool, access the Time Series Wizard, and work with various management functions.
Window
The Window menu options allow you to cascade or tile open layer windows and toggle between them.
Help
The Help menu allows you to obtain the following information:
- Help Topics. Access the online help system for the Administration Tool.
- Siebel on Web. Access the Siebel Systems Web site.
- About Administration Tool. Obtain information about the installed Administration Tool.
- About Siebel Analytics Server. Obtain information about the installed Siebel Analytics Server.
Toolbar in the Administration Tool
The toolbar provides access to functions that you use frequently.
To toggle the toolbar on and off
- Place your cursor on the double bars to the left of the toolbar, and then click and drag to where you want to place the toolbar.
Keyboard Shortcuts in the Administration Tool
Table 3 presents the keyboard shortcuts you can use in the Administration Tool to perform frequent tasks.
Icons and Symbols in the Administration Tool
Table 4 presents the icons and symbols used in the Administration Tool with an explanation of what each represents.
Online Help in the Administration Tool
Most windows and dialog boxes have online help containing information to help you complete a task. To access a help file, click the help buttons in a window or dialog box.
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Siebel Analytics Server Administration Guide Published: 11 March 2004 |