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Business Objects (BO) Version 4.0

Introduction

SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence (BI) solutions provide comprehensive business intelligence functionality that can empower your users to make effective, informed decisions based on solid data and analysis.

All users, from the high-end analyst to the casual business user, have access to the information they need -with minimal dependence on IT resources and developers.

With these powerful solutions, users throughout your enterprise can access, format, analyze, navigate, and share information across the organization.

SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions enable the following:

  • Advanced analytics
  • Dashboards and visualization
  • Information infrastructure
  • Query, reporting, and analysis
  • Reporting
  • Search and navigation

Course Contents

Day 1: Theory and Demo Class

  • Introduction to Business Objects Modules
  • Business Objects 4.0 Architecture
  • Introduction to CMC
  • Introduction to CMS
  • Creating Access Database
  • Creating Repository
  • Creating Data Source Name
  • Creating, Rename, Delete, Move Folders
  • Creating, Rename, Delete, Move Categories
  • Creating Groups
  • Creating Users
  • Discussing about different kinds of Users
  • Setting up the Security setting for Users
  • Importing and Exporting the Groups and Users
  • Moving, Deleting and Removing Users
  • Enabling and Disabling the resources and Users
  • Resetting the Password

Day 2:   Theory and Demo Class for IDT (Information Design Tool)

  • Introduction to IDT
  • Creating Projects
  • Create a connection to a relational database
  • Create a data foundation based on a single source relational database
  • Create a business layer based on a single relational data source
  • Publish a new universe file based on a single data source
  • Retrieve a universe from a repository location
  • Publish a universe to a local folder
  • Retrieve a universe from a local folder
  • Open a local project
  • Delete a local project
  • Convert a repository universe from a UNV to a UNX
  • Convert a local universe from a UNV to a UNX
  • Creating Data Foundations
  • On Relational Connections
  • On OLAP Connections
  • On SAP BW Connections
  • Creating Business Layers
  • Publishing Business Layers on CMS
  • Query Panel in Business Layer
  • Consistency Checks

Day 3: Introduction to Web Intelligence Reporting

  • Introduction to Business Objects (Reporter) Module (Part 1)
  • What’s New in Web Intelligence
  • Introduction to Java Launch Pad
  • Launching Web Intelligence
  • Setting Web Intelligence Preferences
  • Navigate the Web Intelligence Interface
  • Creating Documents with Queries
  • Components of a Universe
  • Create a query using a universe as the data source
  • Create a Query on an OLAP Universe
  • Modify a document’s query
  • Changing Data Sources
  • Work with query properties
  • Exploring the Query Panel toolbar
  • Exploring the Result Objects Pane
  • Exploring the Query Filters Pane
  • Viewing the Query Script
  • Create a query using a BEx query and an Analysis View Restricting Data with Query Filters
  • Components of a Query Filter
  • Adding a Predefined Query Filter
  • Creating a Single-Value Query Filter
  • Creating a Prompted Query Filter
  • Setting Prompt Properties
  • Creating Complex Query Filters
  • Prioritizing Operators and Grouping Filters
  • Creating a Subquery

Day 4: Continuation to Web Intelligence Module (Part II)

  • Designing Web Intelligence Documents
  • Components of a Web Intelligence Document
  • Customize Document Preferences
  • Displaying Data in Tables
  • Displaying Data in Charts
  • Displaying Data in Free-Standing Cells
  • Inserting Free-Standing Cells
  • Organizing Document Data
  • Grouping and Calculating Data
  • Applying Breaks to Group Data
  • Calculating Data
  • Applying Sorts to Data
  • Editing Break Properties
  • Adding Sections to a Report
  • Filtering Report Data
  • Applying Report Filters
  • Selecting a Report Filter
  • Filtering Data with Input Controls
  • Organizing Data
  • Ranking Data to See Top or Bottom Values
  • Folding and Unfolding Report Data
  • Hiding and Unhiding Report Data
  • Copying Data Blocks
  • Highlighting Data
  • Tracking Data Changes
  • Highlighting Data with Formatting Rules
  • Applying Multiple Conditions to Formatting Rules

Day 5: Continuation to Web Intelligence Module (Part III)

  • Formatting Documents
  • Viewing Reports in Different Modes
  • Modifying Report Properties
  • Formatting Tables, Cells, and Sections
  • Formatting Cross Tables
  • Formatting Charts
  • Calculating Data with Formulas and Variables
  • Creating Formulas and Variables
  • Adding Formulas to a Document
  • Creating Variables in a Document
  • Creating a Formula from a Prompt Response
  • Creating a Variable to Calculate Data
  • Creating a Variable Using Document Functions
  • Modifying Data with Character and Date String Functions
  • Using Character String Functions
  • Using Date Functions
  • Calculating Data with Conditional Logic
  • Grouping Data Values with the If() Function
  • Synchronizing Data from Multiple Data Providers
  • Working with Multiple Data Providers
  • Projecting Data from a Single Query in Multiple Blocks
  • Projecting Data from Multiple Queries Using a Single Universe
  • Projecting Data Using Multiple Universes
  • Synchronizing Data with Merged Dimensions
  • Merging Dimensions to Link Two Data Sources
  • Analyzing Data in Drill Mode
  • Setting General Drill Options
  • Setting the Scope of Analysis
  • Drilling in a Document
  • Drilling in a Data Hierarchy
  • Drilling in Charts
  • Demo of Rich Client & Webi intelligence with Features Highlighted

Day 6:   Theory and Demo Class for Designer 3.0

  • Introduction to Designer Module (Part 1)
  • Creating Connections
  • Discussing about the different kinds of Connections
  • Inserting a Table
  • Joining the Tables
  • Creating the Classes
  • Creating simple Objects and complex objects with condition, filter, prompts
  • Discussing about different kinds of Objects
  • Detecting Cardinalities and loops
  • Removing and arranging Tables
  • Deleting and modifying Joins
  • Modifying Classes and Objects
  • Modifying the Parameters
  • Saving the Universe
  • Modifying LOV files
  • Solving loops
  • Creating Alias and Context
  • Creating Hierarchical Objects
  • Exporting and Importing the Universes
  • Saving Universe for all users
  • Migrating Universe

Day 7: Introduction to Performance Management

  • Introduction to Performance Management
  • Setting up Repository
  • Creating Universe for Performance Management
  • Creating Metrics & Sliced Dimension
  • Creating Analytics & Dashboards
  • Discussing Interview Questions
  • Tips and Tricks

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