Summary

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The Slice and Dice Panel is the heart of many of the analysis functions within BusinessObjects, allowing you to add multiple sorts, breaks, filters, and calculations simultaneously. You can take your analysis further by using internal BusinessObjects functions to create powerful formulas and variables. The formula’s extended syntax ensures that the break formulas are dynamically adjusted whenever you redo the breaks and filters. The main caveat with report formulas and variables is to understand that they are report-specific, potentially posing a maintenance issue. For formulas that many users require, work with the universe designer to incorporate some of the intelligence in the universe objects.

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