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Training Course Summary:

To provide end-users with the ability to create and adapt ad-hoc BusinessObjects reports and analyse data in complex reports.

What skills will the delegate gain?
This course will enable delegates to:

Understand the principle of reporting with an OLAP technology.
Define the role of universes, classes, objects, measures, dimensions and details.
Format reports (including move & resize report cells, insert titles & logos).
Construct queries using pre-defined and ad-hoc conditions.
Manipulate data by applying filters, sorts, breaks, calculations and ranking.
Create cross-tabular & financial reports.
Generate & modify charts.

Pre-Requisites:

Good working knowledge of either Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access or have previous experience in using reporting software. Ability to navigate the desktop.

Who Should Attend:

Business users who need to manipulate corporate data and format reports to answer key business questions using BusinessObjects.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Introduction to BusinessObjects
Universes, Classes and Objects. Measures, Dimensions & Details. Presentation Blocks. Logging On.

Formatting in BusinessObjects
Formatting Cells. Inserting Titles & Logos. Moving & Resizing Cells. Duplicating & Renaming Reports. Report Manager. Refreshing Data. Saving Reports.

Querying
Results Objects. Editing Results Objects. Query Panel. Predefined Conditions. Ad-hoc Conditions.
Pattern Matching. Prompted Queries. Setting the Precedence.

The Slice and Dice Panel
Moving Data. Applying Filters. Sorting Columns. Custom Sorts. Breaking the Block. Simple Calculations. Ranking Data. Master Detail Reports. Folding and Outlining. Cross-tabular & Financial Blocks. Creating & Modifying Charts. Reset versus Apply.

Report Structure
Report Variables. Alerters. Grouping. Variance.

Drilling
Extending the drilling path.
Drilling on Multiple Hierarchies.