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TESTIMONIALS
COURSES > Business Objects (BO)
Now Business Objects is part of SAP
SAP bought BO
DETAILS
Types of data and databases
What is data warehousing and why we need it
Some data warehouse concepts
What is BI
History of BO (Company, version evolution etc..) and Place of BO in BI market
What comprise BO/BO Modules
Architecture of BO
Roles and User types in BO and their functionality
Designer
Understanding BusinessObjects Universes
Creating the Universe
Building the Universe Structure
Populating the universe structure
Defining joins in a universe
Entity Relationships
Types of Joins
Understanding classes and objects
Creating classes and objects
Creating Dimension Objects
Creating Measure Objects
Parsing the objects
Using Lists of Values
Working with LOVs in Designer
Editing list of values
Resolving Loops in a Universe
Resolving loops using aliases
Resolving loops using shortcut joins
Resolving loops using contexts
Using Hierarchies
Working with hierarchies
Aggregate Awareness
Applying aggregate awareness to objects
Derived Tables
Using derived tables
Linking Universes
Creating links between universes
Securing Universes
Setting access restrictions on a universe
Managing Universes
Documenting universes
Deploying & maintaining universes
Business Objects reporting module (Full client)
Introducing Desktop Intelligence
Understanding core concepts of Desktop Intelligence
Understanding core functionality of Desktop Intelligence
Getting Started with Desktop Intelligence
Logging on to Desktop Intelligence
Modifying start up options
Accessing help
Opening documents
Viewing reports
Saving documents
Creating Desktop Intelligence Documents with Queries
Getting new data with Desktop Intelligence
Creating a query
Modifying the query
Understanding Report Manager
Projecting data
Restricting Data Returned by a Query
Applying query conditions
Applying wildcards in conditions
Using condition objects
Understanding relational operators in conditions
Using logical operators for multiple conditions
Designing Reports
Displaying data in tables and charts
Formatting Desktop Intelligence documents
Selecting a presentation style at point of query
Enhancing Presentation of Reports
Formatting Desktop Intelligence documents using the Slice and Dice Panel
Applying functions
Filtering data
Applying calculations to data
Applying breaks to data
Ranking data
Creating Variables and Alerters
Creating variables and formulas
Creating alerters
Creating running calculations
Synchronizing Data from Multiple Data Providers
Concepts of combining data from multiple sources
Building a document with blocks of data
Grouping Data using Sections
Concepts of grouping data using sections
Sectioning
Outlining
Creating Templates and Styles
Creating templates
Applying styles
Analyzing in Drill Mode
Analyzing the data cube
Using the drill-down mode
Taking a snapshot of the data
Sharing Data with Colleagues
Sharing reports with BusinessObjects users
Creating reports for non-BusinessObjects users
Retrieving reports from the repository
Exporting data
Viewing a Desktop Intelligence document in InfoView
Setting Desktop Intelligence viewing preference
Alternative Query Techniques
Using combined queries
Using sub-queries
Creating a query based on another query
Character and Date String Functions
Using the character string functions
Concatenating different data types
Using date functions
Using If Logic
Grouping data using If() logic
Using If() to modify calculation behavior
Advanced Reporting Features
Formatting breaks
Creating custom sorts
Displaying document data in free-standing cells
Overriding filters and ranking
Calculation Contexts
Understanding calculation contexts
Redefining the calculation context
Webintelligence (Thin Client)
Introduction to WebIntelligence
Describe the core concepts of WebIntelligence
Explain the business process for report creation
Define the core functionality of WebIntelligence
Getting Started with InfoView
Log on to and off from InfoView
Access documents
Manage document categories
Use online Help
Create dashboards for My InfoView
Viewing Documents in InfoView
View documents in different formats
Analyze Web Intelligence documents in Drill mode
Refresh and Print documents from InfoView
Creating Web Intelligence Documents with Queries
Use BusinessObjects universes to create queries and build reports
Differentiate between the report panels
Create and edit WebIntelligence documents
Manage documents
Restricting Data Returned by a Query
Apply query filters
Use a prompt to filter data
Apply complex filters
Use and prioritize operators
Displaying Information
Use tables and charts
Create and edit tables
Change table and chart formats
Add data to existing tables
Enhancing the Presentation of a Report
Organize information in a report
Use breaks, calculations, sorts, and alerters
Use report filters
Organize a report into sections
Formatting Reports
Document formatting
Formatting charts
Creating Formulas and Variables
Create and edit formulas and variables
Analyzing Data
Create and navigate drillable document
Drill in charts
Alternative Query Techniques
Using combined queries
Using sub-queries
Creating a query based on another query
Character and Date String Functions
Using the character string functions
Concatenating different data types
Using date functions
Using If Logic
Grouping data using If() logic
Using If() to modify calculation behavior
Advanced Reporting Features
Formatting breaks
Creating custom sorts
Displaying document data in free-standing cells
Overriding filters and ranking
Calculation Contexts
Understanding calculation contexts
Redefining the calculation context
Supervisor
Introduction to the concept of the repository and its structure, the different types of users, and various ways of issuing commands
How to create a repository for a BusinessObjects deployment, and the different domains that make up a repository
Setting up groups and users for a BusinessObjects deployment, organizing and changing user properties
How to define the access users have to the commands in the user, Designer, and Supervisor modules of BusinessObjects
How to create a distributed repository with more than one universe or document domain, and when more than one repository is useful
Allocating universe and document domains to groups of users and designers, as well as, how to export a universe from the Designer module
How to allocate universes to groups and configure the universes on a group-by-group basis with the different configuration changes you can make
Setting up categories for organizing reports and channels for distributing reports on the broadcast server
Broadcast Agent scheduler
Auditor
Administrator Console
BO XIR2
XI Architecture
Servers and functionality
CMS
CCM
CMC
Understand the BusinessObjects Enteprise interface and architecture Plan content
Plan application security
Create and secure folders, users and groups
Publish and configure content
Schedule reports and objects