Storyboard
A storyboard is the presentation layer in BMC Remedy Smart Reporting, which contains fully functional reports, images, videos, and text. By using a storyboard, you can create slideshows to present information from BMC Remedy Smart Reporting.
This topic provides the following information:
Overview
A storyboard provides an organized way to present data from BMC Remedy Smart Reporting, without the need of any third-party applications, and share the presentation with other users from the application itself. A storyboard is a collection of different types slides, containing different types of data such as actual reports from BMC Remedy Smart Reporting, images, videos, and text. You can apply filters to restrict the data that is displayed in a report on a slide. You can restrict the storyboard access to a specific set of users, and provide access to multiple users to collaborate and use the same storyboard. The users having access to a storyboard can use the social collaboration options like comments and comment threads, add notes, share the storyboard with other users, and export it in PDF format. You can also copy a storyboard, and edit it to suit your needs.
The following interactive graphic provides an overview of the storyboard feature:
Navigational areas of a storyboard
Different menu options are available while creating a storyboard and while viewing it. This section describes the navigational areas and the available menu options.
Navigational areas while creating a storyboard
The following graphic shows the navigational areas while creating or editing a storyboard in the edit mode:
The following table describes the available menu options:
| Menu item | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|
| Left menu bar | ||
| 1 | Slides | Add new slides of different types using an available template. For more information, see Slide types. You can also navigate to another slide in the storyboard using this menu. |
| 2 | Filters | Add report filters to a report on a content slide. Note: The Filters menu is enabled only if User Prompt filters are available for the report. |
| 3 | Reports | Search and add a report from BMC Remedy Smart reporting to a slide. |
| 4 | Image | Add an image to a slide using the Image Manager. You can use an existing image, or upload one. |
Top menu bar | ||
| 5 | Storyboard | Perform the following actions on the storyboard from this menu:
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| 6 | Slide | Perform the following actions on a slide from this menu:
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| 7 | Collaborate | Add collaborators to view and work on the storyboard. For more information, see Access. |
| Right menu bar | ||
| 8 | X (Cross sign on the right menu bar) | Close the storyboard. |
| 9 | Social collaboration options | Perform the following actions on a slide from this menu:
For more information, see Social collaboration options. |
| Bottom menu bar | ||
| 10 | Name of the Storyboard | Area that displays the storyboard name. |
| 11 | Favorite (star icon on the bottom menu bar) | Mark a Storyboard as your favorite. |
| 12 | Present Mode | Switch to the Present mode to preview the storyboard while editing. |
| 13 | Export | Export the Storyboard to PDF format. |
| Slide content area | ||
| 14 | Slide content area | Add, remove, or edit content in a slide. |
Navigational areas while viewing a storyboard
The following graphic shows the navigational areas while creating or editing a storyboard in the edit mode:
The following table describes the available menu options:
| Menu item | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|
| Left menu bar (Filters menu) | ||
| 1 | X | Hide the Filters menu. |
| 2 | Filters | Apply report filters to a report on a slide. Note: The Filters menu is enabled only if User Prompt filters are available for the report. |
| 3 | Version history | View version history of the storyboard. |
| Right menu bar | ||
| 4 | X | Close the Expand Comments menu. |
| 5 | Social collaboration options | Perform the following actions on a slide from this menu:
For more information, see Social collaboration options. |
| Bottom menu bar | ||
| 6 | Name of the Storyboard | Area that displays the storyboard name. |
| 7 | Favorite (star icon on the bottom menu bar) | Mark a storyboard as your favorite. |
| 8 | Edit | You can perform the following actions on the storyboard from this menu:
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| 9 | Share | Distribute or email the storyboard to other users. For more information, see Share. |
| 10 | Export | Export the storyboard to PDF format |
| 11 | X | Close the storyboard. |
While viewing a storyboard, you can navigate within the storyboard by using any of the following methods:
- Clicking the left and right arrows on the sides of the current slide
- The slider at the bottom of a slide
- Left and right arrow keys on the keyboard
- The table of contents slide in the storyboard, if you added one.
Comments
In the Overview paragraph at the start of the page the last sentence needs correcting - it reads "You can also copy a storyboard, and and edit it to suit your needs." - the additional 'and' needs removed - cheers