Scatter chart in Visual Composer

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I would like to use a scatter chart in my Visual Composer model. However, I can't find this chart type within VC.

- Is scatter chart available in VC?

- If so, where can I find it?

- If not, is there a workaround?

Thanks in advance,

Ralph

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ralph,

I don't know any scatter chart in VC, also no workaround.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member]

As far as I know there is no scatter chart in VC.

You could use an HTML View and embed a BW BEx report in it that has the scatter chart (if the BEx offers such a chart type)

[Former Member]

Hi Mario,

too bad that VC does not have a scatter chart option, but your work around will probably help me out !!! However, I do have a new questions now:

<b>How can I link a BEX query or web template in VC?</b>

I tried pulling in a new input form, adding a button to this form with the system action 'hyperlink'. In the formule field I added the hyperlink of the query:

"http://dmzsv024.atosorigin-ica.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fcom.sap.pct!2fplatform_add_ons!2fcom.sap.ip.bi!2fiViews!2fcom.sap.ip.bi.bex?QUERY=Z_DEMOAC_003&VARIABLE_SCREEN=X&DUMMY=1"

When I try to deploy the model it says: 'Deployment failed, error in compiling flex application (1)'. When I add a link to a website, f.e. "www.msn.com", it all works fine. I think it has something to do with the '&' sign in the link.

Thanks in advance (your help is appreciate very much !!!),

Ralph

[Former Member]

You might want to check out Prakash' how-to guide:

How to Integrate Visual Composer Applications and BEx Web Templates

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ad182ac7-0a01-0010-4fb8-8a4...

[Former Member]

Hi Mario,

thanks for the information, the document is more about sending events back and forth between VC and WAD. However in the document I read something that triggered me to believe that the problem is created because visual composer en the web query are on different domains.

Domain query = http://dmzsv024.atosorigin-ica.com/

Domain VC = http://hefaistos.atosorigin-ica.com/

Is there, besides using a hyperlink, another way to link queries?

Best regards,

Ralph

[Former Member]

Hi Ralph,

what exactly do you want to do with a WAD template and the VC? I don't understand what you mean with "link" beside HTMLView. Do you want to launch the WAD template?

Mario

[Former Member]

Hi Mario,

I think I have solved my problem. I would like to link a query or web template in Visual Composer, but somehow this did not work. The problem that I ran into was with domains. This is what I did:

Step 1. open the query, set up the query, save it and open it in web view.

Step 2. Copy the web link, in my case this was:

- http://dmzsv024.atosorigin-ica.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fcom.sap.pct...

Step 3. Within Visual Composer add a button with the action 'hyperlink'. Insert the hyperlink as follows:

"http://hefaistos.atosorigin-ica.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fcom.sap.pct!2fplatform_add_ons!2fcom.sap.ip.bi!2fiViews!2fcom.sap.ip.bi.bex?QUERY=Z_DEMOAC_006"

Notice:

- put the link between brackets " .... "

- change 'dmzsv024' to 'hefaistos'. The first part is for the internal domain of BI7.0 that we use, the second one is for external access.

- delete the &VARIABLE_SCREEN=X&DUMMY=1 part. Visual Composer does not accept the '&' signs in the formula, because these signs are also used for operator functions

Step 4. Go to layout and put the button where you want to place it. If you want to put it over a chart you have to change the frame style of the chart to 'transparant'. You can also add the hyperlink to the toolbar of the chart.

I have not tested it yet, but the above should also work for web templates that are set up with the Web Application Designer. This means that I can embedd a scatter chart in Visual Composer.

Thanks for all your help and take care,

Ralph

[Former Member]

Does it mean that you launch with click on the button a separate browser window?

[Former Member]

Indeed, but I guess when I use the 'html-view' element I can also embedd the webpage directly in Visual Composer.