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 5x 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.

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

• Access Data
• Analyze Information
• Slice and Dice Data
• Create Useful Reports and Charts
• Use Built-In Help Features

• Data Warehouse Concepts
• Data Sources/Providers
• Report Manipulation
• Introduction to Objects, Blocks, and Queries
• Working with Cells and Columns
• Formatting Techniques
• Ranking
• Breaking
• Sorting
• Grouping
• Filtering
• Calculations
• Master/Detail Reports
• Variances
• Block Structure Creation
• Charts
• Inserting Pictures
• Slice and Dice Features
• Alerters
• Simple Conditions
• Predefined Conditions
• Basic Hierarchies
• Simple Drilling
• Where to Find Help

• Basic Windows Operating System Skills