QA330R2 - SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence: Advanced Report Design

Goals

• Desktop Intelligence™ is an integrated query, reporting and analysis solution that allows you to access the data in your corporate databases directly from your desktop and present and analyze this information in a Desktop Intelligence document.
• This one-day instructor led classroom course is designed to give you the comprehensive skills needed to apply advanced reporting techniques in the creation of Desktop Intelligence documents.
• After completing this course, you will be able to apply alternative query techniques in the creation of advanced Desktop Intelligence documents and reports.
• You will also be able to apply character and date string functions, create user-defined objects, group data, and use calculation contexts to further develop your documents and reports.

Audience

• The target audience for this course is business users who need to generate effective reports using BusinessObjects™ Desktop Intelligence.

Prerequisites

• * Prerequisite Education (To be successful, you must have attended the following offering or have the equivalent knowledge of:):
• BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence XI R2: Report Design * Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience (To be successful, you must have working knowledge of:):
• Experience building Desktop Intelligence report

Content

• Alternative Query Techniques
• • Defining Combined Query Types
  • Using Combined Queries
  • Using Sub-Queries
  • Creating a Query on a Query
• Character and Date String Functions
• • Understanding Character Strings
  • Using the Replace Function
  • Using the Right Function
  • Using the SubString() Function
  • Using the Pos() Function
  • Concatenating Different Data Types
  • Using Date Functions
• User-Defined Objects
• • Creating User Objects
  • Using a User Object in a Query
  • Editing a User Object
  • Deleting a User Object
  • Storing a User Object
• Grouping Data
• • Grouping Data Using "If… Then… Else…"
  • Using If…Then…Else to Modify Calculations
• Calculation Contexts
• • Understanding Calculation Contexts
  • Using Forced Output Calculation Context
  • Using Forced Input Calculation Context
  • Identifying Input and Output Context
• Advanced Charting
• • Using Charts
  • Invoking a Secondary Y-axis
  • Applying Multiple Styles on a Single Y-axis
• Reporting from Other Data Sources
• • Using XML as a data source

Notes

• Additional Education
• • Not applicable for this offering.
• Applicable Certification
• • Not applicable for this offering.
• This course does not focus specifically on integration with SAP NetWeaver BI.

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