Reporting with BusinessObjects: Core & Intermediate Reporting

Duration
2 days

Delivery Type
Instructor Led

Audience:
The target audience for this course is users of BusinessObjects 6.x who will be report builders

Prerequisites:
This course is designed to assist those users who are new to the BusinessObjects Reporting tool and need to learn the basics of building queries and report formatting. Those users who need to generate effective reports to answer everyday business needs.

Software Release
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1

Course Outline

Getting Started with BusinessObjects
Describes how to log in to BusinessObjects, find, open and view existing documents and refresh reports contained in the documents.

Report Building
Introduces the terminology used in BusinessObjects and describes how to build and run simple queries to retrieve data through a universe.

Restricting Data
Describes how to set up query conditions. By using query conditions, you can limit the data returned from the underlying database.

Manipulating Data
Describes how to resize columns and rows in tables, change the order in which columns are displayed, add headings and logos. These skills allow you to develop the layout and presentation of your reports to make the information more accessible.

Using Presentation Styles
Describes how to present data in a report, using different presentation styles. By using tables, financial tables, crosstabs, and charts you can display data in the best format for analysis.

Slice and Dice
Apply functions to data projected into a block using the Slice and Dice panel.

Running Calculations
How to include running calculations in your reports. Running calculations enables you to add cumulative calculations, such as running totals to a report, alongside calculations based on rows, such as totals or averages.

Variables and Alerters
Describes how to create variables, set alerters and group values in a report. By creating a Variable, you can make calculations based on data that is in a report block. An Alerter can be used to draw attention to data when it meets certain criteria.

Grouping data
Allows related values to be brought together.