Xcelsius Journal - The Archives 06

Welcome to The Xcelsius Journal, the publication dedicated to delivering authoritative information and techniques for using Xcelsius 2008 and Crystal Xcelsius (products of Business Objects, an SAP Company) and related dashboard products and technologies.

The Xcelsius Archives 06

In this issue...

In this issue we bring a collection of articles that focus on viewing complex data. We start off with showing how to create variable width charts. We also show how BubbleMaps can be used to display and analyze timeline data. We are also showcasing some new features of Xcelsius 2008, and in particular, use of the Tree Map component.

This issue is capped by a sneak preview of the book Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices to be published by Business Objects Press later this year.

New articles...

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Article 024 - Sneak Peek: Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices

In recent months I've been hard at work on a new book called Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices, to be published by Business Objects Press. I owe my readers a sneak peek of what's to come.

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Article 023 - Xcelsius 2008 Tree Maps and other features

Xcelsius 2008 extends Crystal Xcelsius in what you can do and how you go about building dashboards and visualizations. This article previews with a couple of its new features. One of them relates to improved integration between Excel and Xcelsius. The other showcases the Tree Map component.

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Article 022 - Adding BubbleMaps to your Dashboard Repertoire

Some ideas are so deceptively simple that they can elude us. The BubbleMap is one of these.

In a nutshell, here's the idea: overlay a bubble chart on top of a map. What can you do with it? That's what this article is about.

Article 021 - Creating Variable Width Charts in Xcelsius

Article 021 - Building Variable Width Charts

In visualizing data, it becomes helpful and sometimes necessary to present graphical information using variable width charts. While Xcelsius doesn't natively variable width charts, you can make them by commandeering other visual components and structuring your spreadsheet in an appropriate manner. This article shows you how to do this.