Bookmarks in SAP Design Studio 1.4: Tried and Tested

[Former Member]

Design Studio 1.4 has brought about some great enhancements in terms of Bookmarking.

Here are some of my findings after some extensive testing of the bookmark feature on local mode and on the BOBJ Platform

Basic Bookmarking:

          Any change done to the dashboard (From changing a text to even changing scripting) results in the bookmarks becoming obsolete.

My suggestion would be to use it only when the Dashboard is finalized.

Fragment Bookmarking & Portable Fragment Bookmarking:

Scenario (Design)	Result
Deleted a component	Component disappears
Renamed a component	Component disappears
Resized a component	Retains the bookmarked size
Changed a Text/format	Retains the bookmarked text/format
Renamed a Datasource	Retains the bookmarked Datasource
Remapped a different Query to a DataSource	Retains the bookmarked Datasource
Changed chart type	Retains the bookmarked chart type
Data Selection in Chart	Retains the bookmarked selection
Changes in scripting	Unaffected, only current scripting works

Scenario (Runtime)	Result
Selection in Crosstab	Selection not retained
Selection in Dropdown*	Retains the bookmarked Selection
Dropdown* Items removed	Retains the bookmarked Items
Selection in Chart	Inconsistent
Selection in Filter Panel/Dropdown	Retains bookmarked selection
Filters Applied**	Retains bookmarked filter
Context Menu enabled***	Retained

Note: Custom components can also be bookmarked using the two methods we’ve discussed.

* Also applies for Radiobutton, ListBox, Checkbox group.

** Given that the Selector is within the Panel bookmarked, the filter applied can also be changed.

*** If the technical component is present in target dashboard in case of Portable Fragments.

The same scenario has to be tested on the Netweaver platform.

Source: http://visualbi.com/blogs/design-studio/general/bookmarks-in-sap-businessobjects-design-studio-1-4-t...