SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 The Complete Reference 3/E

Containers

Each Dashboard Design model has one canvas by default, but sometimes more canvases are needed to organize or control multiple components at the same time. A container can hold additional canvases or act like another canvas that contains multiple components. For example, you might use a container as another canvas for help text, prompt options, or “about” information. You can also make the visibility of the containers dynamic.

You can add components to a container either by dragging them into the container on the canvas or by moving a component in the Object Browser. Dragging-and-dropping a component into a container does take some practice, but when you drag a component, its outline will turn light blue. When you move a container component, ...