Organizing Workbooks Using BEx Browser

After saving the two workbooks in Section 5.1, we can reopen them using any of the following three methods.

Method 1: BEx Analyzer

If we now click in Screen 5.20, we see the saved workbooks. If we double-click either of the workbooks, BEx Analyzer will open, and the saved workbook will be displayed.

SCREEN 5.20

Method 2: SAP GUI

Logging on to BW from SAP GUI, we see the workbooks listed under the Favorites folder (Screen 5.21). If we double-click either of them, BEx Analyzer will open, and the saved workbook will be displayed.

SCREEN 5.21

Method 3: BEx Browser

If we launch BEx Browser by selecting Start Programs SAP Frontend SAP Business Explorer Browser from Windows and log on to the BW system, we see the two workbooks displayed as Favorites (Screen 5.22). If we double-click either one of them, BEx Analyzer will open, and the workbook will be displayed.

SCREEN 5.22

For now, we know that BEx Browser is just a workbook organizer and that BEx Analyzer displays our query results. After we open a workbook, we can refresh it to get up-to-date data from the database by clicking on the toolbar. In Chapter 6, Managing User Authorization, we will demonstrate how to access other information resources from BEx Browser.