The Ribbon provides access to the main functionality groups of the BI Architect, while in the Mouse Display Mode. You can learn more about witching your display modes here. Located on the top of the screen, this is designed for easy browsing, the Ribbon consists of tabs that are organized around specific scenarios or objects which will open a corresponding Dialog Bar. Click the tab again to collapse the ribbon.

 

Figure 1: The Ribbon provides quick access to needed functionality.