Types of Content in WebFOCUS

There are many types of content that you can create in WebFOCUS, using the action bar on the Home Page. The most common content items include: charts, visualizations, reports, and pages. To access more options, click More.

Note: Access to all options on the actions bar is determined by your role in a domain. Contact your administrator to obtain access to additional options.

The following table lists and describes all of the content items that you can create from the WebFOCUS Home Page.

Action Button	Description
	Chart. Creates a graphical representation of your data created in . To learn more about creating charts, see WebFOCUS User's Manual.
	Visualization. Creates a graphical representation of your data, comprised of one or more visuals. Visuals can be charts, maps, or grids. To learn more about creating visualizations, see WebFOCUS User's Manual.
	Report. Creates a tabular representation of your data created in . To learn more about creating reports, see WebFOCUS User's Manual.
	Document. Creates a customized document in . To learn more about creating documents, see WebFOCUS User's Manual.
	Reporting Object. Creates a report procedure (FEX) that is a tailored view of data that groups or individual users use to create personal reports quickly, and in compliance with the reporting rules and guidelines of your company.
	Sample Content. A set of sample charts, reports, and dashboard that is generated automatically based on uploaded Excel workbooks, CSV files, or existing single-segment Master Files in your repository.
	Page. Launches WebFOCUS Designer, where you can create a flexible interactive application for various BI content, including charts, visualization, reports, maps, URLs, and other resources.
	Collaborative portal. Creates an analytical content management and deployment system that provides a flexible environment for users to access BI content, including visualizations, reports, charts, maps, and interactive InfoApps.
	Portal Page. Creates a page from which you can organizes dynamic content. A portal page can be created as part of a portal, in which case it resides in the Resources folder of that portal by default. Portal pages can only be viewed inside a portal.
	Blog. Creates an interactive item that operates as commonly seen blogs on the internet, and allows users to post and view comments.
	Alert procedure. Creates a report procedure that evaluates whether a defined condition is true or a file exists to determine whether to run (trigger) the specified or referenced report request. ReportCaster can be used to schedule and distribute an Alert report and specify how the Alert test should be evaluated after it has been triggered.
	Access List. Specifies the groups and users that the private Library report can be shared. To learn more about Access Lists, see the ReportCaster Guide technical content.
	Distribution List. Specifies the email addresses, directory locations, or printers that you can configure to distribute a schedule. This includes Email, FTP, or Printer. To learn more about working with distribution lists, see the ReportCaster Guide technical content.
	Schedule. Specifies when to run a report procedure, how to distribute the report (Email, FTP, Report Library, Printer), and the destination to which the report will be distributed. This is available when you are licensed for ReportCaster. To learn more about working with schedules, see the ReportCaster Guide technical content.
	Text Editor. Opens a simple editor where you can create, view, and edit the source code for procedures, procedure components, Master Files and Access Files, and other types of files.
	URL. Creates a link to a web page that can be displayed inside a portal or page or within the WebFOCUS repository.
	Shortcut. Creates a shortcut to a repository file or a Master file.
	Upload File. Uploads files such as images and office documents to the repository.