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 6x basic reporting concepts. Topics to be covered include data warehousing concepts, Business Objects data sources and providers, creating reports and charts, building queries, formatting techniques, using the Slice and Dice panel, sorting and filtering, creating drill-down reports, using new Find functionality, creating and applying alerters, and utilizing online help.

Audience:
This class is designed for both technical and non-technical business analysts working in a business environment who require access to information contained in a 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
• Using Find

• Basic Windows Operating System Skills