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Business Objects XI: Implementing Business Views

Table of Contents

Introduction
Audience
At Course Completion
Prerequisites
Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Course Outline

Introduction

This 2-day instructor-led classroom course introduces users to Business Views in BusinessObjects™ Enterprise XI. Through hands-on activities and instructor demonstration, learners will be able to define Business Views and the components that make up a Business View. The business benefit of the course is that learners will be able to modify and create Business Views based on their organization's data requirements. Report Designers will then be able to use these Business Views to obtain the data they need in an easily understood format, and create reports that deliver effective business intelligence to their organization.

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Audience

The target audience for this course is Data Managers who are responsible for creating and maintaining Business Views. Depending on the organization, Data Managers may be represented by Database Administrators or Business Analysts.

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At Course Completion

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• After completing the course, learners will be able to:
• Define the Business Views architecture.
• Use Business Views.
• Create and modify Data Foundations and Data Connections.
• Create and modify Business Views and Business Elements.
• Plan and design Business Views.
• Create lists of values and dynamic prompts.

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Prerequisites

To be successful, learners who attend this course must have working knowledge of:

• BusinessObjects Enterprise security concepts.
• BusinessObjects Enterprise InfoView.
• Crystal Reports and core report design concepts.
• NT enterprise security concepts (global & local groups, and directory structure).

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Certified Professional Exams

No exam currently exists for this course.

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Student Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

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Course Outline

Understanding Business Views

• Define Business Views
• Define the Business Views architecture
• Define the Business Views security model

Using Business Views

• Accessing Business Views
• Navigating with the Business View Manager

Managing Data Connections

• Create Data Connections
• Create Dynamic Data Connections

Managing Data Foundations

• Create Data Foundations
• Add and link data tables
• Apply row- and column-level security to Data Foundations
• Add formulas
• Add SQL Expressions
• Add parameters
• Use custom functions

Managing Business Elements

• Create Business Elements
• Modify Business Fields
• Apply row- and column-level security to Business Elements
• Add parameters

Managing Business Views

• Create Business Views
• Modify Business Views

Building Business Views

• Plan and build Business Views

Lists of Values and Dynamic Prompts

• Create and schedule lists of values
• Create and implement dynamic prompts

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