About this Course

This instructor-led course may be delivered live, in-person in a public or on-site classroom; or live, virtually using a remotely-managed online classroom platform and web conferencing system.

Audience Profile

The target audience for this course is report designers who need to access and analyze information using Web Intelligence and the BI launch pad.

Course Outline

1. Overview of Web Intelligence

2. Describing Web Intelligence Concepts

• Explaining Web Intelligence Core Functionality
• Describing Web Intelligence and the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
• Creating Web Intelligence documents with queries

3. Creating Queries

• Creating a Document
• Modifying a Document’s Query
• Restricting data returned by a query

4. Restricting Data with Query Filters

• Modifying a Query with a Predefined Query Filter
• Applying a Single-value Query Filter
• Using Wildcards in Query Filters
• Using Prompts to Restrict Data
• Using Complex Filters
• Designing Web Intelligence documents

5. Modifying Web Intelligence Documents

• Displaying Data in Tables
• Working with Tables
• Presenting Data in Free-standing Cells
• Presenting Data in Charts
• Enhancing the presentation of data in reports

6. Using Breaks and Calculations

• Using Sorts and Hiding Data
• Formatting Breaks and Cross Tables
• Filtering Report Data
• Ranking Data
• Highlighting Information with Formatting Rules
• Organizing a Report into Sections
• Formatting reports

7. Formatting Documents

• Formatting Charts
• Calculating data with formulas and variables

8. Formulas and Variables

• Using Formulas and Variables
• Web Intelligence document management

9. Publishing Documents to the Repository

• Accessing the BI LaunchPad
• Managing Documents in the BI LaunchPad
• Viewing Web Intelligence Documents
• Sharing Web Intelligence Documents
• Setting BI Launchpad preferences