BusinessObjects XI: Desktop Intelligence: Report Design

Course Code: 230      Days: 2
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Course Overview

This course is a practical two-day introduction to BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence XI Release 2 reporting. Starting from BusinessObjects concepts, it goes on to cover manipulation of data within reports and data analysis. A series of practical sessions allow you to build queries, produce different report styles, sort and analyse data.

Audience

People who wish to use BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence XI Release 2 in order to create and adapt ad-hoc reports, and analyse data in more complex reports.

Prerequisites

None

Course Outline

  • Introducing Desktop Intelligence
  • Understanding core concepts of Desktop Intelligence
  • Understanding core functionality of Desktop Intelligence
  • Getting Started with Desktop Intelligence
  • Logging on to Desktop Intelligence
  • Modifying start up options
  • Accessing help
  • Opening documents
  • Viewing reports
  • Saving documents
  • Creating Desktop Intelligence Documents with Queries
  • Getting new data with Desktop Intelligence
  • Creating a query
  • Modifying the query
  • Understanding Report Manager
  • Projecting data
  • Restricting Data Returned by a Query
  • Applying query conditions
  • Applying query conditions
  • Applying wildcards in conditions
  • Using condition objects
  • Understanding relational operators in conditions
  • Using logical operators for multiple conditions
  • Designing Reports
  • Displaying data in tables and charts
  • Formatting Desktop Intelligence documents
  • Selecting a presentation style at point of query
  • Analysing in Drill Mode
  • Analysing the data cube
  • Using the drill-down mode
  • Taking a snapshot of the data
  • Enhancing Presentation of Reports
  • Formatting Desktop Intelligence documents using the Slice and Dice Panel
  • Applying functions
  • Filtering data
  • Applying calculations to data
  • Applying breaks to data
  • Ranking data
  • Creating Variables and Alerters
  • Creating variables and formulas
  • Creating alerters
  • Creating running calculations
  • Synchronising Data from Multiple Data Providers
  • Concepts of combining data from multiple sources
  • Building a document with blocks of data
  • Grouping Data using Sections
  • Concepts of grouping data using sections
  • Sectioning
  • Outlining
  • Creating Templates and Styles
  • Creating templates
  • Applying styles
  • Sharing Data with Colleagues
  • Sharing reports with BusinessObjects users
  • Creating reports for non-BusinessObjects users
  • Retrieving reports from the repository
  • Exporting data
  • Viewing a Desktop Intelligence document in InfoView
  • Setting Desktop Intelligence viewing preference


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