This hands-on instructor-led course will give students the skills to create comprehensive BusinessObjects Web Intelligence reports. Students will learn how to analyze information, distribute information, and use the major reporting features of Web Intelligence.
Who Should Attend: This course is designed for business users who need to generate effective reports using BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI R2 and XI 3.x.
Prerequisites: No prior reporting experience is required. Familiarity with Microsoft Office is helpful.
Fee: $450 To reserve your seat for this session, please contact learnit@isc.upenn.edu
Course Topics: After completing the course, student will be able to:
· Understand BusinessObjects terminology and features
· Understand the InfoView portal
· Build complete BusinessObjects reports
· Restrict data using conditions and filters
· Use various presentation styles
Course Outline:
Module 1 – Introduction
1. Training Objectives
2. Overview of BusinessObjects Tools
3. The Island Resorts Marketing Universe
4. Course Book Overview
5. Conventions Used In This Book
Module 2 – The InfoView Portal
1. Viewing Documents
2. Managing Documents
3. Customizing the Portal
Module 3 - Creating Your First Report
1. Starting Web Intelligence
2. Accessing the Data Provider – Your Universe
3. Classes and Objects
4. Result Objects
5. Conditions Area
6. Creating Your First Report
7. Selecting Toolbars
8. Arranging Objects on the Page
Module 4 - Selecting and Filtering Data
1. Query Filters
2. Creating Complex Query Filters
3. Precedence with And/Or Conditions
4. Creating User Prompts
5. Report Filters
6. Precedence with And/Or Conditions
Module 5 – Evaluating Data
1. Sorting
2. Grouping
3. Calculations
4. Breaks
5. Ranking
Module 6 – Formatting Your Report
1. Formatting Cells
2. Special Fields
3. Setting Alerts
4. Working with Report Tabs
Module 7 – Working With Data
1. Saving the Report in Different Formats
2. Exporting Data to Microsoft Excel
3. Printing Your Report
Module 8 – Charting
1. Displaying Data in Charts
2. Formatting Charts
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