Business Objects Online Training

SAP BO Online Training

Business Objects Online Training Course Content :

Architecture and Installation

• Understanding the Business Objects Components
• Client Tier
• Application Tier
• Intelligence Tier
• Processing Tier
• Data Tier
• Client Tier
• Application Tier
• Intelligence Tier
• Processing Tier
• Data Tier
• Report Viewers
• Information Flow
• Installing Enterprise on Windows
• Installation Options
• System Requirements (Windows)
• The Central Management System (CMS) Database

Architecture and Installation

• Understanding the Business Objects Components
• Client Tier
• Application Tier
• Intelligence Tier
• Processing Tier
• Data Tier
• Client Tier
• Application Tier
• Intelligence Tier
• Processing Tier
• Data Tier
• Report Viewers
• Information Flow
• Installing Enterprise on Windows
• Installation Options
• System Requirements (Windows)
• The Central Management System (CMS) Database
• Network Requirements
• Full Stand Alone Installation

Business Objects Launchpad and Info View

• Business Objects Enterprise Administrator Launchpad
• Java Launchpad:
• .NET Launchpad:
• Administration Launchpad Components Overview
• Central Management Console
• Documentation
• Administrative Tools
• More on the Web
• InfoView Overview
• Logging on to Enterprise
• The InfoView Main Screen
• The Title Area
• The InfoView Navigation Panel
• The InfoView Objects Area
• The InfoView Discussions Area
• Using InfoView
• Viewing Folders
• Folder Objects
• Schedule a Report
• View Latest Instance

Account Manager

• What is Account Management?
• Central Management Console
• Managing Groups
• Why Use Groups?
• Creating a Group
• Subgroups and Members
• Managing Users
• Creating a User Account
• Users and Groups
• Modifying a User Account
• Guest Account
• Disabling the Guest Account
• Password Settings

Folder Management

• What is Folder Management?
• Creating Folders
• Deleting Folders
• Copying and Moving Folders
• Adding an Object to a Folder
• Folder Limits
• User Folders
• Categories
• Creating a Personal Category
• Corporate Categories

Managing User Access

• Enterprise Object Security
• Model Access Levels
• Group and Folder Inheritance
• Group Inheritance
• Folder Inheritance
• Access Levels and Rights
• Setting Advanced Object Rights
• The CMS and User Rights
• The Root Folder
• Security Models
• Model 1 – Closed System of Increasing Rights
• Model 2 – Open System of Decreasing Rights

Publishing Wizard

• What is Publishing?
• Publishing with the Publishing Wizard

Managing Objects

• What are Objects
• Managing Report Objects
• Adding a new Object using the Central Management Console
• Copy, Move and Shortcut
• Copying a Report Object
• Creating a Shortcut
• Searching for a Report
• Managing a Report Object and Its Instances
• Properties Tab
• History Tab
• Process Tab
• Schedule Tab
• Object Packages

Scheduling Reports

• What is Scheduling?
• Time Based Scheduling Options
• On Demand Schedule
• Once Schedule
• Daily Report
• Every X hours, N minutes
• Weekly
• Monthly

Managing Events

• Events Overview
• Creating a File Based Event
• Creating a Schedule Based Event
• Creating a Custom Based Event

Managing and Configuring Servers

• Server Administrative Tools
• Central Management Console (CMC)
• Central Configuration Manager (CCM)
• Start, Stop and Restarting Servers
• Using Central Management Console to Organize Servers
• Using Central Configuration Manager to Manage Servers
• Viewing Metrics using the Central Management Console
• Server Metrics
• Managing the Central Management Server
• Configuring the Audit Database
• Clustering Central Management Servers.
• Installing a New CMS and Adding it to a Cluster
• Adding an Installed CMS to a Cluster
• Changing the Cluster Name
• Copying CMS data from one Database to Another
• Recreating the CMS Database
• Managing the File Repository Servers
• Metrics
• Managing the Cache Server
• Cache Server Properties
• Cache Server Metrics
• Managing the Event Server
• Event Server Properties
• Event Server Metrics
• Managing the Page Server
• Page Server Metrics
• Page Server Rights
• Managing the Report Job Server
• Job Server Properties
• Report Job Server Metrics
• Default Disk Destination
• Default Email (STMP) Destination
• Server Groups
• Creating a Server Group

Business Servers

• Business View Overview
• Data Connections
• Dynamic Data Connection
• Data Foundations
• Business Elements
• Business View
• List of Values
• Business Element Wizard
• Business View Architecture
• The Business View Manager
• Starting the Business View Manager
• Creating a Data Connection
• Checking Connectivity
• Creating a Dynamic Data Connection
• Creating a Data Foundation
• Property Browser and Data Foundations
• Adding Formulas to a Data Foundation
• Adding SQL Expressions to a Data Foundation
• Using Custom Functions in the Data Foundation
• Creating Filters in the Data Foundation
• Multiple Filters
• Creating a Parameter Field
• Business Elements
• Business Views
• Business Views Object Rights
• Editing Rights
• Inheritance
• Security Model Example
• Row and Column Security
• Row Security
• Column Security
• Reports based on Business Views
• List of Values
• Importing and Exporting Business Views

The Repository

• The Repository Migration Wizard
• The Repository Explorer
• Working with the Repository Explorer
• Adding, Renaming & Deleting Folders
• Adding Text Objects or Images
• Adding SQL Commands
• Adding Custom Functions
• Changing Repository Objects on Your Report
• Disconnecting Text Objects and Images
• Reattaching Text Objects and Images
• Editing SQL Commands
• Editing Custom Functions
• Editing Repository Objects Summary
• Update of Report Objects Linked to the Repository

Universe Overview

• Understanding Universes
• Creating a Universe with Designer
• Define the Universe Parameters
• Create Initial Classes and Objects
• Create Measure Objects
• Generate the Universe
• Modifying the Universe
• Defining Joins
• Formatting Display Values
• Publishing the Universe
• Exporting the Universe
• Using the Universe in Enterprise
• Universe Connections
• Universes
• Using Universes in Crystal Reports

Security Concepts

• Security Overview
• Authentication and Authorization
• Authentication Types
• The Primary Authentication Process
• Managing Authentication
• Enterprise Authentication
• LDAP Authentication
• Windows NT Security
• Default Account
• NT Single Sign On
• Secondary Authorization