6 Prompting in Analyses and Dashboards

This section describes how to create prompts to request values for display in analyses and dashboards.

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For more detailed information about prompting in analyses and dashboards, see Oracle Fusion Middleware User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.

Typical Workflow for Prompting in Analyses and Dashboards

To start creating prompts to request values for display in analyses and dashboards, refer to the typical workflow described in the following table:

Tasks Description More Information
Create an analysis Select and arrange columns that you want to use in an analysis. Creating Your First Analysis
Create a column prompt Create a prompt to filter the data that you see displayed. Creating Column Prompts
Edit a prompt Edit the prompt to change it in every place where it is used. Editing Column Prompts
Add a column prompt to a dashboard page Add a prompt to a new or existing dashboard. Adding Prompts to Dashboard Pages