Click Finish The editor is now ready for editing.

You have created a new application. Now you can define the content of your application by adding components and data sources to the blank template or adjusting the predefined templates according to your needs. For more information, see the links in theRelated Topics section.

Related Topics

•Adding components to an application

•Adding a data source

•Assigning a data source to a component

•Using the script editor

•Saving an application

•Executing an application

•Properties of the application

19.3 Maintaining settings in the design tool in local mode

You can define settings for the design tool in the "Preferences" dialog box. To start the "Preferences" dialog box, chooseTools>Preferences>Application Design.

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Change the default values as required and chooseApplyto make these values effective. If you want to reset the default values, chooseRestore Defaults. To close the "Preferences" dialog box, press OK.

In this chapter, only settings which are important or only available in local mode are explained. General

You can switch the startup mode. In the default setting, the design tool starts in local mode after installation. If you want to use SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio integrated into the BI platform, click Connect to BI Platform. After restarting the design tool, you need to log on to the BI platform. Note:

In the "Logon to SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform" dialog box, you can still decide to log on locally, even if the startup mode is set toConnect to BI Platform, by clickingSkip. The design tool starts in local mode.

Embedded Web Server

If you want to test your application on a mobile device, you need to allow external access to the embedded Web server. Select theAllow external access to embedded Web servercheckbox. The design tool must be running on your PC.

Caution:

Note that allowing external access is a security risk. Everyone connected to the same network can potentially access all of your applications and can see the same data that you can (as the applied data authorizations are the same).

Restriction:

With SAP HANA data sources used in the analysis application, the application designer of the PC that the design tool is running on has to enter his/her credentials and clickLog onin the "Logon to <SAP HANA system>" dialog box, before other users can open the analysis application on an iPad. With BW data sources used in the analysis application, you can activate Single-Sign On. The application designer of the PC that the design tool is running on has to confirm client and language though (or has to change these entries if required) and clickLog onin the "Logon to <BW system>" dialog box, before other users can open the analysis application on an iPad. Due to technical restrictions the "Logon to <BW system>" dialog box always appears on the PC with the design tool that is running.

Application Preview

In local mode, the language of message texts and tooltips is defined by the language setting in the Web browser. The format for numbers, dates and times varies according to the defined language setting in the Web browser.

For more information on settings that are available in both startup modes, see the corresponding chapter for the BI platform mode in this guide.

Related Topics

•Maintaining settings in the design tool

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19.4 Storage of applications and images

To work efficiently with the design tool, you need to know where your applications are stored and where to store the images and icons that you want to insert in your applications.

Analysis applications

The applications you create are automatically stored in the folder<userhome>\Analysis-

workspace\com.sap.ip.bi.zen\repository.

Analysis applications history

The analysis applications history in the Application menu is persisted in your cache file<home

directory>\.sap\com.sap.ip.bi\cache.

Images and Icons

There are several possible locations where you can store the images and icons that you want to use in your application:

• in the applications directory<userhome>\Analysis-

workspace\com.sap.ip.bi.zen\repository\MyApplication\MyImage.jpg

• in a subfolder of the relevant application directory, for example,<userhome>\Analysis- workspace\com.sap.ip.bi.zen\repository\MyApplication\MySubFolder\MyIm age.jpg

• Internet or intranet

Data source history

The data source history in the "Add Data Source" dialog box is persisted in<home

directory>\.sap\com.sap.ip.bi\cache.

19.5 Selecting a connection

Before you can choose a connection, you have to create connections to the BI backend systems containing the business data. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio can access SAP HANA systems or SAP NetWeaver BW systems as BI backend systems.

Connections represent BW or SAP HANA systems. They are defined and configured by your

administrator. Connections have to be active if you want to select a data source and use it immediately. However, you can also work with inactive connections when designing and validate the data sources for this connection later when the connection is active. The connection is automatically active when the backend system (SAP HANA or SAP NetWeaver BW) is up and running.

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• In theConnectionbox, clickBrowse.... The "Select Connection" dialog opens where you can choose one of the created connections.

Note:

You can see all created connections in the design tool underTools>Preferences>Backend