Prerequisites: Students must have taken the Introductory course and understand basic report design concepts.

Topics Covered Include: Advanced query techniques, Character and data string functions, Calculation contexts, Using If logic, Additional reporting techniques, Linking to documents

Universe Design

Overview: This core three course is designed to give an understanding of universe design concepts and terminology, as well as the role of universes in relation to BusinessObjects reporting tools. The course provides an overview of the process for planning, designing and creating a universe and then walks you through the process of designing a universe that responds to identified requirements.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of BusinessObjects Web Intelligence™ XI reporting skills and concepts, and/or BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI 3.0/3.1: Report Design

Topics Covered Include: Understanding BusinessObjects Universes, Creating Universes, Creating Dimension Objects, Creating Measure Objects,  Resolving Loops and SQL traps, Objects and Hierarchies, Lists of Values, Derived Tables and Indexes, Linking and Managing Universes

Schedule for 2010
This course is currently not scheduled, please contact us if you are interested.

BusinessObjects Enterprise - Administration and Security

Overview: This core two day course is for system architects/administrators who are new to BusinessObjects Enterprise or Edge and who will be responsible for maintaining BusinessObjects Enterprise users, groups, and objects in their organisation.

Prerequisites: None, although experience with Microsoft Windows is useful.

Topics Covered Include: Introducing BusinessObjects Enterprise, Managing BusinessObjects Enterprise Content,  Securing BusinessObjects Enterprise Content, Application Security, Scheduling Content, Publishing and Publications

BusinessObjects Enterprise - Administering Servers (Windows)

Overview: This core three day course explains and demonstrates what each server component in BusinessObjects Enterprise does and how it is configured. Delegates will learn to use the Central Management Console (CMC) and the Central Configuration Manager (CCM) to manage and configure the servers and will also practice troubleshooting system problems when they arise.

Prerequisites:  To be successful, you must have attended the following offerings or have the equivalent knowledge of BusinessObjects Enterprise Administration and Security

Topics Covered Include: Preparing, Installing, and Configuring BusinessObjects Enterprise, BusinessObjects Enterprise Architecture, Performing Common Server Management Tasks, Managing the Web Application Services, Managing the Central Management Server and the System Database, Managing the File Repository Servers, Managing the Web Intelligence Servers, Managing the Crystal Reports Server,  Managing the Adaptive Servers, Managing the Event Servers,  Managing the Program Job Servers,  Managing the Destination Job Servers, Troubleshooting

BusinessObjects Enterprise - Designing and Deploying a Solution

Overview: This core four day course teaches system administrators the skills and knowledge required to design and deploy a BusinessObjects Enterprise system. Students will learn how to analyze and identify customer requirements in order to design a BusinessObjects Enterprise solution using the concepts of High Availability, Scalability, Sizing, Disaster Recovery and Lifecycle Management.

Prerequisites:  To be successful, you must have attended the following offerings or have the equivalent knowledge of BusinessObjects Enterprise Administration and Security and Administering Servers (Windows)

Topics Covered Include: Reviewing BusinessObjects Enterprise Architecture, Administration, and Security,  Identifying Requirements, Ensuring the Availability of your Business Intelligence Solution,  Performance, Scalability, and Sizing, Deploying a System, Content Management

Become an SAP Certified Application Associate BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.x. Contact us to find out the full curriculum.