Business Objects Training : Topics Covered

Hi All.. I provide training on SAP Business Objects. Following are the topics I cover. Please contact me if you would like to attend the course.


1)    Basic Business Objects course

Products covered:

BOXI 3.1 - Webinteligence, Desktop Intelligence, Universe Designer, CMC, Xcelcius, Live Office

BOXI 4.0 – Webintelligence, Information Design Tool, CMC, Dashboard, Live Office

Strategy and Architecture – an overview

1)      Core concepts of reporting.

2)      Business Objects architecture.

3)      Accessing information with Web Intelligence

4)      Viewing a Web Intelligence document in InfoView

5)      Understanding Web Intelligence core functionalities

Universe

6)      Understanding how universes allow you to query databases using everyday business terms

7)      How to develop a simple universe

Web Intelligence Report Design XI 3.1

Creating Web Intelligence Documents with Queries

8)      Building a simple query

9)      Modifying a document query

10)   Working with query properties

Restricting Data Returned by a Query

11)   Restricting data with query filters

12)   Modifying a query with a predefined query filter

13)   Applying a single-value query filter

14)   Using prompts to restrict data

15)   Using complex filters

Report Design

16)   Working in the Report Panel

17)   Displaying data in tables and charts

18)   Presenting data in free-standing cells

Enhancing the Presentation of Data in Reports

19)   Using breaks, calculations, and report filters

20)   Formatting breaks and crosstabs

21)   Using default and custom sorts

22)   Ranking data to see top or bottom values

23)   Tracking data changes

24)   Using alerter to highlight information

25)   Organising a report into sections

26)   Copying data to other applications

Formatting Reports

27)   Preparing documents for PDF and print

28)   Document formatting

29)   Formatting charts

Calculating Data with Formulas and Variables

30)   Understanding formulas and variables

31)   Creating formulas and variables to calculate data

Using Multiple Data Sources

32)   Creating a document in the Web Intelligence Rich Client

33)   Adding a new query using a personal data provider

34)   Creating multiple queries in a document

35)   Synchronising data with merged dimensions

Analyzing Data

36)   Analysing the data cube

37)   Drilling into the data

38)   Setting Web Intelligence drill options

Managing and Sharing Web Intelligence Documents

39)   Exporting documents from the Rich Client

40)   Accessing InfoView

41)   Managing documents in InfoView

42)   Sharing documents in InfoView

43)   Scheduling a Web Intelligence document

44)   Setting InfoView preferences

CMC :

45)   How to administer security in Business Objects

46)   Concepts of designing a security structure in Business Objects enterprise

BO 4.0

47)   What’s New in Business Objects 4.0 (live demo of the product and comparing the same with BOXI 3.1)

Xcelsius

48)   Core concepts

49)   Develop a dashboard using Xcelsius

Live Office

50)   Core Concepts

51)   How to develop a simple Live Office report

Questions and Answers after each session.

2)     Advanced Business Objects course

Anything you would like to cover from the Basic Business Objects course PLUS

Strategy and Architecture

1)      Business Objects architecture

2)      Business Objects infrastructure requirements and costing

3)      Business Objects installation (both 3.1 and 4.0)


Universe / Information Design Tool

4)      How to develop a simple universe using BOXI 3.1 and BO 4.0

5)      Highlight the differences between the Universe and Information Design Tool

6)      Setting up of security through universe

Note: Universe has undergone the biggest change in the last 15 years. I will discuss on the concepts and advantages of using the new tool i.e. Information design Tool.

Webintelligence

7)      Advanced Webitelligence features like linking reports and hands on experience on the new features in BO 4.0

8)      Webintelligence on SAP BW

CMC :

9)      Concepts of designing a security structure in Business Objects enterprise

10)    Design a Enterprise Security Model through CMC

11)   Monitoring performance through CMC (in BO 4.0)

BO 4.0

12)   What’s New in Business Objects 4.0 (detailed review and hands on training on Webi, CMC, Information Design Tool, Live Office)

Integration of SAP BW with BO

13)   Integration of SAP BW with BO 3.1. Pros and Cons

14)   Integration of SAP BW with BO 4.0

Questions and Answers after each session.