Description

This training will help you understand the architecture of SAP BusinessObjects® Enterprise XI and learn how to manage resources, publish and schedule reports in a secure environment.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

User administrators of the Designer and Desktop Intelligence modules of SAP BusinessObjects® XI.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Have an overall vision of the SAP BusinessObjects® architecture

Understand the principle of the CMC (Central Management Console)

Create and manage application users and groups

Define access levels to data and applications

Organize the publication of reports

Training program

• Discovery of SAP BusinessObjects® Enterprise
  • Presentation of SAP BusinessObjects® Enterprise XI.
  • Overview of the architecture of SAP BusinessObjects® Enterprise
  • Connecting to InfoView XI.
  • CMC (Central Management Console) Overview ).
  • Exercise: rnGetting started with the environment in Administrator mode.
  • Scheduling a report execution.
  • Customizing your InfoView.
• Content design
  • Security in SAP BusinessObjects® Enterprise XI.
  • Groups and users.
  • Objects and applications.
  • Folders and categories.
  • Which solution to recommend? Creation of the functional matrix.
  • Exercise: Creation of the functional matrix associated with a case study.
  • Apply security levels on data and applications to groups defined in the case, refine security by folder.
• Creation of the application matrix and resource management
  • Creating groups, users and folders.
  • Managing user accounts.
  • Authentication methods in SAP BusinessObjects® Enterprise XI.
  • Enterprise authentication, Windows NT, LDAP, Windows AD.
  • Password management.
  • Security management.
  • Login rights advanced access and rights.
  • Defining common access levels.
  • Exercise: Creating and organizing accounts by groups.
  • Word management password.
  • Updating access levels.
• Publishing and planning
  • Presentation of the organization of objects.
  • Folder management.
  • Category management.
  • Publishing objects in SAP BusinessObjects®.
  • What means and what tools? The publication assistant, the CMC.
  • Object planning.
  • Planning with events, following a personalized calendar.
  • Instance management.
  • Exercise: Application of access rights from a defined matrix, from an Excel file.
  • Using categories.
  • Schedule a simple report execution, event-based, calendar-based.