Course duration
- 2 days
Course Benefits
- Understand BusinessObjects terminology and features
- Build complete Web Intelligence reports
- Restrict data using filters
- Use various presentation styles
- Analyze data
- Use advanced query techniques
- Use report functions
- Create report variables
- Use the If Then Else statement
- Use calculation contexts
- Report from multiple data sources
- Share information with colleagues
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Training Objectives
- Overview of BusinessObjects Tools
- The eFashion Universe
- Course Book Overview
- Conventions Used In This Book
- The BI Launch Pad
- Starting the BI Launch Pad
- Setting Preferences
- Managing Documents
- Customizing the BI Launch Pad
- Searching for Reports
- Running Reports
- Creating Your First Report
- Accessing the eFashion Universe
- Accessing the Data Provider – Your Universe
- Data Area
- Result Objects
- Query Filters Area
- Data Preview Area
- Creating Your First Report
- Arranging Objects on the Page
- The Data Manager
- Questions for Discussion
- Selecting and Filtering Data
- Query Filters
- Creating a Simple Query Filter
- Creating Complex Query Filters
- Viewing Report SQL
- Query Properties
- Purging Report Data
- Creating User Prompts
- Report Filters
- Report Filters Toolbar
- Input Controls
- Matches Pattern
- Precedence – And/Or Conditions
- Questions for Discussion
- Evaluating Data
- Sorting
- Grouping
- Calculations
- Breaks
- Fold/Unfold In Outline Mode
- Ranking
- Question for Discussion
- Formatting Your Report
- Formatting Cells
- Special Fields
- Conditional Formatting Setting Alerts
- Fit To Page
- Working with Report Tabs
- Freezing Headers
- Working With Data
- Saving the Report in Different Formats
- Saving the Report in PDF Format
- Saving the Report in Excel Format
- Saving the Report in CSV Format
- Printing Your Report
- Questions for Discussion
- Charting
- Creating Charts
- Formatting Charts
- New Chart Formats
- Questions for Discussion
- Analyzing Data
- Multi-Dimensional Cross Tables
- Drill Through Analysis
- Scope of Analysis
- Functions and Variables
- Using Formulas
- Creating Variables Using If ( ) Functions
- Creating Complex Variables Using If Functions
- Working with Functions
- Aggregate Functions - Running Calculations
- Date Functions - Day Name
- Character Functions - Concatenation
- Report Variable - Average Revenue
- Hiding a Block With a Formula
- Grouping Variables
- Advanced Queries
- Creating Multiple Queries
- Merging Queries
- Using Sub-Queries
- Combined Queries
- Using Excel Data Providers
- Question for Discussion
- Viewing Your Reports
- Report Scheduling
- Sharing Reports
- Adding Static Documents
- Questions for Discussion
Class Materials
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Experience in the following would be useful for this Business Objects class:
- No prior reporting experience is required.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office is helpful.
Instructor-led courses are offered via a live Web connection, at client sites throughout Europe, and at our Geneva Training Center.