Description

Version XI of SAP BusinessObjects® includes the Designer module to create universes. This training is aimed at universe designers: it allows them to acquire complete autonomy to create, enrich and deploy universes on an SAP BusinessObjects® XI platform.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

IT professionals and users responsible for designing BusinessObjects® universes.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Know the steps for creating an SAP BusinessObjects® universe

Create a schema with tables and joins

Create classes, objects and conditions

Check the integrity of a universe and optimize it

Manipulate the deployment options of a universe

Training program

• Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects® Designer
  • Presentation of the essential notions concerning Designer and the universes.
  • Presentation of the universe development procedure.
  • Implementation methodology: pre-study , analysis, production cycle.
  • Examples of using Designer.
• Basic Operations
  • Launching SAP BusinessObjects® Designer.
  • Importing, opening, exporting a universe.
  • Creating a universe.
  • Defining universe settings.
  • Using the Designer UI.
• Creating a schema with tables and joins
  • Definition of a schema.
  • Insertion of tables, definition of derived tables.
  • Definition of joins.
  • Definition of cardinalities.
  • Verifying the universe.
• Troubleshooting Joins in a Schema
  • Join path issues.
  • Defining aliases.
  • Defining objects.
  • Resolving loops.
• Universe creation
  • Introduction to creating universes.
  • Simple operations on classes, objects and conditions.
  • Defining classes, objects and hierarchies.
  • Lists of values.
• Optimization of universes
  • Using aggregate tables.
  • Using functions
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  • Using analytical functions.
• Universe management
  • Deploying universes.
  • Defining access restrictions to a universe.