Business Objects 5/6 Basic Reporting Course

Course Code: BO 01
Course Abstract: This class is a combination of instructor-led lecture, discussions, and demonstrations with a heavy emphasis on hands-on workshops to teach Business Objects 5/6 basic reporting concepts. Topics to be covered include data warehousing concepts, data sources, creating reports and charts, building queries, formatting techniques, the Slice and Dice feature, sorting and filtering, creating drill downs, using alerters, and utilizing online help.

Free BusinessObjects User Group Meeting available when you schedule this course.

 

Audience: This class is designed for both technical and non-technical business analysts working in a business environment that require access to information contained in a company data warehouse to generate a variety of reports and graphs utilizing Business Objects basic reporting tools.
Duration: 2 days
Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
> Access Data
> Analyze Information
> Slice and Dice Data
> Create Useful Reports and Charts
> Use Built-In Help Features

The participant will learn data warehousing concepts, and how to use Business Objects 5/6 Reporting to access information contained in the data warehouse.  Specific topics are outlined below.

Course Topics:

Business Objects Overview
Information Ecosystem
Corporate Information Factory
Data Warehousing
Business Objects’ Role
Business Objects As A Tool
Business Objects’ Data Sources/Providers
What Is A Universe?
Business Objects Users
Getting Started With Business Objects
What Are Objects?
Report Manager Overview
What Is A Query?
Query Panel Overview
View Data Feature
Query Options
Introduction To Blocks
Editing Existing Queries
Report Manipulation
Using The New Report Wizard
Building Your Query

Working With Cells and Columns
Selecting Columns
Removing Columns
Inserting Columns
Replacing Columns
Sizing Columns and Rows
Moving Columns
Moving Objects
Formatting Cells (Via The Toolbar)
Free Standing Cells
Different Ways To Create A Table Block

Report Functions (Using The Toolbar)
Ranking
Breaking
Sorting
Grouping
Filtering

More Report Functions
Master/Detail Reports
Calculations (Sum, Count, Count All, Average, Min/Max, Percentage)
Variance
Safe Order To Apply

Working With Blocks
Different Ways To Create A Financial Block
Different Ways To Create A Crosstab Block

Working With Charts And Pictures
Different Ways To Create A Chart
Moving A Chart
Changing Type Of Chart
Chart Formatting
Inserting Titles In Charts
Adding Legends To Charts
Inserting Pictures

Slice and Dice
Overview
Object Manipulation (Moving, Inserting, Removing Objects)
Block Structure Transitioning
Ranking, Breaking, Sorting, Filtering
Master/Detail Reports
Calculations (Sum, Count, Count All, Average, Min/Max, Percentage)
Transpose Blocks To Charts
Alerters
Creating Different Types Of Alerters
Formatting
Applying Different Types Of Alerters

Predefined And Simple Conditions
Working With Predefined Conditions
Working With Simple Conditions

Simple Drilling
Basic Hierarchies
Drill Down
Drill Up
Drill Across
Drill Through

Business Objects’ Help
Where To Find Help
F1
Help Via The Menu bar
Contextual Help
Adobe Acrobat Files

Prerequisites: Basic Windows 95/98/NT skills
Note: All fields are required
At the present time we do not offer training for individuals or groups less then 6 individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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