Web Intelligence Report Design XI 3.1

Delegates will to learn how to organise, manage, and distribute documents using InfoView and learn how to create Web Intelligence documents for their reporting needs, to retrieve data by building queries using SAP BusinessObjects universes, and to use Web Intelligence to enhance documents for easier analysis. Delegates will be able to design their own reports and share analysis with other users.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for delegates who design reports and need to access and analyse information through InfoView and Web Intelligence.

Delegates will be able to

• Organise, manage and distribute documents using InfoView.
• Create Web Intelligence documents for individual reporting needs, retrieve data by building queries using SAP BusinessObjects universes and use Web Intelligence to enhance documents for easier analysis.
• Efficiently and effectively manage personal and corporate documents to access the information needed.
• Design their own reports using Web Intelligence as well as sharing their own analysis with others users.

Pre-requisites

• Not applicable for this course.

Additional education

If you want to increase your skill level and knowledge, these courses are recommended,

• SAP BusinessObjects - Web Intelligence XI 3.0/3.1 Advanced Report Design
• SAP BusinessObjects - Universe Appreciation Workshop
• SAP BusinessObjects - Universe Design

Topics covered

 Introducing Web Intelligence

• Accessing information with Web Intelligence
• Understanding how universes allow you to query databases using everyday business terms
• Understanding Web Intelligence core functionalities
• Creating a document in the Web Intelligence Rich Client
• Viewing a Web Intelligence document in InfoView

Creating Web Intelligence Documents with Queries

• Building a simple query
• Modifying a document query
• Working with query properties

Restricting Data Returned by a Query

• Restricting data with query filters
• Modifying a query with a predefined query filter
• Applying a single-value query filter
• Using prompts to restrict data
• Using complex filters

Report Design

• Working in the Report Panel
• Displaying data in tables and charts
• Presenting data in free-standing cells

Enhancing the Presentation of Data in Reports

• Using breaks, calculations, and report filters
• Formatting breaks and crosstabs
• Using default and custom sorts
• Ranking data to see top or bottom values
• Tracking data changes
• Using alerters to highlight information
• Organising a report into sections
• Copying data to other applications

Formatting Reports

• Preparing documents for PDF and print
• Document formatting
• Formatting charts

Calculating Data with Formulas and Variables

• Understanding formulas and variables
• Understanding how Web Intelligence calculates data
• Creating formulas and variables to calculate data

Using Multiple Data Sources

• Adding a new query using a personal data provider
• Creating multiple queries in a document
• Synchronising data with merged dimensions

Analyzing Data

• Analysing the data cube
• Drilling into the data
• Setting Web Intelligence drill options

Managing and Sharing Web Intelligence Documents

• Exporting documents from the Rich Client
• Accessing InfoView
• Managing documents in InfoView
• Sharing documents in InfoView
• Scheduling a Web Intelligence document
• Setting InfoView preferences