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Business Objects XI - Introduction to Desktop Intelligence course
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Overview
Business Objects is an end-user query, analysis and reporting tool that enables users to access their business data, analyse and present the data in a report format. This practical course provides a detailed look at queries, analysis and reporting techniques that equips users in the basic skills required to create basic reports.
Audience
Business users who need to generate and distribute effective reports.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, delegates will have learned how to use Desktop Intelligence to create reports in various styles, enhance the information presented, combine data from multiple sources and analyse the data.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Contents (1 day)
- Introduction to Business Objects
- Logging in & Retrieving documents
- Refreshing
- Saving and Exporting documents to Excel
- Identifying objects
- Report Building / Design
- Using the Report Manager
- using the Query Panel
- Organizing data
- Presentation styles
- Sorting & Filtering
- Restricting Data
- Using query conditions
- Pre-defined Conditions
- Wildcards & Prompt conditions
- And/Or operators
- Formatting Blocks in Report
- Display block and report Properties
- Insert columns and rows
- Insert Breaks and functions
- Using slice and dice
- Formulas & Variables
- Adding simple formula
- Building more complex formulae
- Applying Boolean formats to formula
- Save formula as a Variable
- Apply variables in a report
- Edit variable
- Analysing data
- Analysing the data cube
- Setting drill options
- Drilling charts and reports
- Create Charts and Crosstab Reports
- Inserting new chart block
- Duplicate table block and turn to chart
- Duplicate table block and turn to crosstab
- Use slice and dice to create crosstab
- Enhance Reports
- Using Variables, Alerters, Sections & Breaks
- Grouping and Functions
- Data Synchronization
- Combining data from multiple sources
- Using different data types and
personal data files (Excel)
- Sharing documents
- Default file location
- Sending documents
- Retrieving documents
- Using Infoview