In this tutorial, you will learn how to analyze historical business data, using the Dimensions view. The tutorial will help you become familiar with the Dimensions view. You will configure it, and then prepare three analysis examples for Karen Leong, the sales manager in ABC organization (a book and stationary retailer). You will be helping her to recognize potential sales opportunities through the analysis of historical sales data.
You have created for her the "Customer Orders by Product Category" portal page (dashboard), and then added three copies of the Dimensions view. You will configure them in three different ways to enable Karen to find answers to her questions. After configuration, you will set some display preferences.
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