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Contents
Overview................................................................................................................10–2
Creating Channels in the InfoCatalog ................................................................10–3
Assigning Users to Channels..............................................................................10–5
Adding Workbooks to the Favorites Channel ...................................................10–6
Executing Workbooks in the BEx Browser........................................................10–6
Creating and Populating a Cluster......................................................................10–7
Previewing the Structure of a Workbook Query................................................10–9
Copying Workbooks.............................................................................................10–9
Using Shortcuts in the BEx Browser................................................................10–10
Review .................................................................................................................10–13 10
In this chapter you will learn
how to:
 Create channels in the
InfoCatalog
 Assign users to channels
 Add workbooks to
Favorites
 Execute workbooks in the
BEx Browser
 Create and populate
clusters
 Create SAP transaction,
Internet, and workbook
shortcuts

(optional)
Enhance workbook layout
and functionality
(optional)
Insert desired query (or queries)
into a workbook
Insert desired query (or queries)
into a workbook
Create a workbook
template
(optional)
Create a workbook
template
(optional)
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technical name (for
example, Z_SALES). Enter
a description (for
example, Sales
Analysis).
6. Choose Create. A new
channel appears on the
right.

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7. Drag and drop the
selected workbook to
Channel: Sales Analysis.
8. Choose Channel: Sales
Analysis.
9. If needed, right-click to
insert a subchannel or
directory.
10. Choose Save.

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Assigning Users to Channels
Remember, you cannot execute workbooks from the BEx Analyzer or Browser if:
< The workbooks are not assigned to a specific channel
< You have not been assigned to the relevant channel
To make sure that users will be able to use the workbooks you create, do one of the
following:
< Assign users to channels where you save your workbook(s)
< Save your workbooks to channels where particular users are already assigned. 1. Choose the User channel
assignment tab.
2. Make sure that you are in
the change mode
.
If not, choose Display <->
Change icon.
3. Choose a user (for
example, APRIL) from the
folder tree.
4. Drag the user icon to one