Course Description
This course is designed to give you the comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge needed to access, analyze and share corporate data using BusinessObjects™ InfoView™ and
BusinessObjects Web Intelligence™.
During this course, you’ll learn how to organize, manage and distribute documents using
InfoView. You’ll also learn how to create Web Intelligence documents for your reporting needs, to retrieve data by building queries using BusinessObjects universes and to use Web Intelligence to enhance documents for easier analysis.
After taking this course, you will be able to efficiently and effectively manage personal and corporate documents to access the information you need, when you need it. You will be able to designyour own reports using Web Intelligence and share your analysis with other users.
BusinessObjects XI Releases 1 and 2
This course is designed to teach you who have implemented both versions of the BusinessObjects
XI release to create Web Intelligence documents using queries. New features covered in this courses that are not applicable to BusinessObjects XI Release 1 include:
Advanced querying and reporting techniques, such as synchronizing multiple data providers, query drill mode, and modifying query properties
Modified workflow for creating prompted query filters and formatting report elements
Expanded reporting features available while viewing a Web Intelligence document in
InfoView
Course Audience
The target audience for this course is report designers who need to access and analyze corporate information using InfoView and Web Intelligence.
Course Topics
Lesson#1 – Introducing Web Intelligence
Accessing corporate information with
Web Intelligence
Understanding how universes allow you to query databases using everyday business terms
Lesson#2 – Getting Started with InfoView
Managing documents in InfoView
Viewing a Web Intelligence document in InfoView
Lesson#3 – Customizing InfoView
Setting InfoView preferences
Creating an InfoView dashboard with
My InfoView
Lesson#4 – Creating Web Intelligence
Documents with Queries
Getting new data with Web
Intelligence
Creating a new Web Intelligence document
Modifying a document’s query
Working with query properties
Lesson#5 – Restricting Data Returned by a
Query
Modifying a query with a predefined query filter
Applying a single-value query filter
Using prompts to restrict data
Using complex filters
Lesson#6 – Report Design in the Java Report
Panel
Working in the Java Report Panel
Displaying data in tables and charts
Presenting data in free-standing cells
Lesson#7 – Enhancing the Presentation of
Reports
Using breaks, calculations, sorts and report filters
Ranking data to see top or bottom values
Using alerters to highlight information
Organizing a report into sections
Copying data to other applications
Lesson#8 – Formatting Reports
Document formatting
Formatting charts
Lesson#9 - Creating Formulas and Variables
Using formulas and variables in the
Java Report Panel
Lesson#10 - Synchronizing Data
Creating multiple queries in a document
Synchronizing data with merged dimensions
Lesson#11 – Analyzing Data
Analyzing the data cube
Drilling in the Java Report Panel
Setting Web Intelligence drill options
Lesson#12 – Sharing Web Intelligence
Documents
Sharing documents
Scheduling a Web Intelligence document
Lesson#13 – Working in Interactive View
Modifying a document interactively
Using formulas and variables in
InfoView with Interactive view
Analyzing in drill mode in InfoView
Prerequisite Education
N/A
Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience
N/A
Additional Education
If you want to increase your skill level and knowledge of Web Intelligence, this course is recommended:
BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI R1/R2: Advanced Report Design
Delivery & Duration
This instructor-led offering is a two-day course.
Applicable Certification
N/A
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