Reviewing what is new in BusinessObjects Analysis Office 2.4

[TammyPowlas]

I do not see where the official SAP Help has been updated yet but I did notice the software was available for download this morning:
So I will only cover what I have observed so far.

Table Rule Design Editor



The table rule design editor now has a copy button (far left)

Link Dimensions


You can link dimensions across crosstabs, and this means when you filter on the main cross tab it will also filter and navigate across the linked cross tabs.  They should share common dimensions

You can see the above icon indicates they are "linked"

Group Dimensions


You can group dimensions to "dependent" cross tabs.  One cross tab becomes the "main".

The common dimension appears only once after grouping


You can see crosstab 1 is main, crosstab 2 is dependent



You can ungroup in the dependent cross tab or from the ribbon:


You can only navigate in the "master" cross tab

No Display


You can define a dimension to be "no display" in the Properties panel

Workbook Protection


You can select operations allowed while protecting workbook


Exclude Copy & Paste from Clipboard or File
You can explicitly exclude members from a file or a range

Example clipboard:
!ZY0217A
ZY0217B
!ZY0236
ZY0393
ZY0580
!ZY0589
ZY0597
!ZY0611
ZY0633A
ZY0633B
ZY1287A
<ZY1287B

Filter based on copy clipboard:

Result:



More to come, especially after the official SAP Help is released.