WebFOCUS Online Help > Managed Reporting End User > Analyzing Data in an OLAP Report > Characteristics of an OLAP Report

An OLAP-enabled report has a number of features that distinguish it from other WebFOCUS reports.

A basic OLAP report is shown in the following image.

• Hyperlinks. The values in an OLAP report are usually hyperlinks from which you can drill down to related information.

  Depending on your OLAP settings, the hyperlinks may be active for both the dimension fields (by which the report is sorted) and the measures fields (which display quantitative data), or only for the dimension fields. For related information, see OLAP-Enabling a Report.

• Context menus. You can right-click any column title to access a menu of options that facilitate analysis. The options vary slightly to suit the tasks associated with dimensions and measures.
• Sorting diamonds . The measures (fields that make up the body of the report) have blue diamonds adjacent to them. You can click either the top or bottom of the diamond to instantly sort data from high to low or low to high.
• Drag and drop capabilities for dimensions and measures.
  • You can drag and drop sort fields to shift sorting from vertical (By) to horizontal (Across) or vice versa.
  • You can change the order in which sorting occurs by dragging sort fields from inner to outer positions (and vice versa).
  • You can drag measures from one position to another to affect the order in which data appears.

Beyond the features in the report itself, your OLAP options depend on the interface and drill down settings that are in effect for a particular report. Those choices determine whether you have access to the following tools:

• Selections Pane. When this tool is available, a pane may appear above, as shown in the following image, or below your report. For details, see Selections Pane.

  

• OLAP Control Panel. When this tool is available, the square icons adjacent to the sort fields (By or Across) in the report become active. You can click a square or the OLAP button to open the Control Panel, as shown in the following image. For details, see OLAP Control Panel.