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Xcelsius Writeback

Presented by Steve Dingley of InfoSol

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Can I update my database fromXcelsius?

Query as a Web Service Web Service

Live Office

Crystal Report Excel XML Maps

XML Data

Why would I want to do that? Is a Dashboard the right tool?

What information can I capture?

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Reasons for Writeback Persist User options across sessions

Collect User responses Questionnaire Collaborate exchange information and

see what other Users are saying

Store User selections during a session Extends capabilities of Xcelsius selectors

Update key Business Parameters E.g.

Sales Targets Trigger other processes E.g. Schedule a

Report or Dashboard data refresh

Log dashboard usage

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Wouldnt it be good if we could execute a

SQL statement from Xcelsius! INSERT UPDATE DELETE

EXECUTE stored-procedure

Target a single column, a row or multiple rows We also need to be able to control

DB connections to SQL Server, Oracle etc

Authentication single-signon?

Status checking

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Server Application

XML Data

Connector

Web Server +

Custom Scripts +Local Storage +

Access to Data

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Xcelsius XML Data connector Properties panel

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Property Usage

Input

URL points to the web script DBCONN specify the connection name

DBQRY specify the query name XCDATA the data values used by SQL

Output

DBSTATUS the result of the operation(s)

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Usage

USAGE (when does the data transfer occur?) 3 automatic options + 1 manual (Refresh Button)

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SQL statement examples

Insert

INSERT into tbl-sales sales-tax values(@sales-tax)

INSERT into tbl-sales sales-target values

(@sales-target) where mgr=@manager

Update UPDATE user-prefs set start-graph=@start

where user=@user

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Manage DB-Connections & Queries

Define, edit and test each query

Incorporate placeholders for targeting

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Single column, Row, Multi-Row

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Real world scenario Interact with the dashboard to model a business

case

Update control value(s) in database

Schedule a Report refresh based on new data

Open & view report from the dashboard

Iterate above process until satisfied

Collaborate with colleagues to obtain agreement

Make the final update Trigger a refresh of the dashboard data

ALL FROM A SINGLE INTERFACE