Overview of SAP BO
BusinessObjects(BO) is enterprise software company which specialized in business intelligence, and which was acquired by SAP in the year 2007. From then, SAP has worked to integrate BusinessObjects(BO) into its main offerings leading to today’s position of BusinessObjects as a flagship for SAP analytical solutions suite.
SAP BusinessObjects (SAP BO) has different enterprise applications to support the common functionalities of an analytical solution.
Duration
5 Days
Prerequisite for SAP BO
There is no need to have any specific skills for taking up this SAP BO training course.
Course Outline for SAP BO
Modelling
- Introduction to SAP.
- Introduction to Business Objects.
- New features in SAP BO BI 4.0.
- Data Warehousing Architecture.
- Business Objects Architecture.
- Data Modeling
- ER Modeling
- Dimensional Modeling.
- Dimensional Tables.
- Fact Tables.
- Different types of Dimension Tables
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- Conformed Dimension Tables
- Junk Dimension Tables
- De generative Dimension Table
- Schema
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- Star Schema
- Snowflake Schema
- Galaxy Schema
- Slowly Changing Dimensional Tables.
- Fact Table.
- Fact Less Fact Table.
- Different Types of Facts or Measures
- Bridge tables.
- Lookup Tables.
- Top Down Approach
- Bottom Up Approach
- ODS
- Data Mart
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- Dependent Data mart.
- Independent Data Mart
- Staging Area
- Granularity
- Normalization
- De normalization
- OLTP
- OLAP
- Types of OLAPs
Oracle 10g (SQL)
- Introduction to Oracle Database
- Data Types
- SQL Statements
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- DDL – Data Definition Language
- DML – Data Manipulation Language
- DQL – Data Query language
- DCL – Data Controlling language
- TCS – Transaction Controlling Language
Built-in functions
- Character Functions
- Numeric Functions
- Data Functions
- Conversion Functions
- Aggregate Functions
Joins
- Inner Join
- Left Outer Join
- Right outer Join
- Full outer Join
- Cartesian Join
- Self-Join
- Natural Join
Set Operators
- Union
- Union All
- Intersect
- Minus
SAP BOBI 4.0 – Information Design Tool
- Creation of Project
- Relational Connection
- OLAP Connection
- Data Foundation Layer
- Business Layer
- Edit Connection
- Shortcut Connection
- Secured Connection
- Publishing Connection
- Publishing the Business layer
- Converting Repository Universe from Unv into Unx
- Publishing the Universe to Repository
- Publishing the Universe to Local
- Retrieving the Universe from Repository
- Multi Source Universe
- Data Foundation
- Insert tables in Data Foundation
- Define Joins in Data Foundation
- Cordiality setting in Data Foundation
- Arrange Tables
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- View Table values in Data Foundation
- Filter Table values in Data Foundation
- Edit Table values: Removing Columns, Changing Data types & Keys
- Calculated Column in Tables
- Sort and re-ordering the columns in Data Foundation
- Refresh Structure
- Derived tables
- Create Views
- Detect Join, Cordiality, Alias, Keys, Row Counts
- Resolving Loops
- Alias
- Context
- Business Layer
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- Folders (Class)
- Sub Folder (Sub Class)
- Objects
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- Dimension
- Measure
- Attribute
- Filter
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- Native Filter
- Business Filter
- Hide Folders, Objects & filters
- Show Script
- Show Values
- View Tables and Object Dependency
- Custom Navigation Path
- Queries
- Parameters and List of values
- Check Integrity
- Data Security
- Business Security
SAP BOBI 4.0 BI Launchpad & Web I Rich client
- BI launch pad: What’s new in 4.0
- Introducing Web Intelligence
- Creating BI workspace
- Folders
- SAP Steam
- Scheduling a Document
- Working with Thin Clients
- Creating Web Intelligence Documents with Queries
- Report Design in the Java Report Panel
- Enhancing the Presentation of Reports
- Formatting Reports
- Creating Formulas and Variables
- Drilling
- Filtering data
- Alerts
- Input Control
- Scheduling
- Sharing Web Intelligence Documents
- Filter
- Formula
- Functions
- Variable
- Merge dimensions
- Alert
- Rank
- Sort
- Break
- Section
- Hyperlink
- Page view
- View Structure
- Refresh
- Purge
- Drill Filter Tool bar
- Drill
- Snapshot
- Download to PDF, Excel & CSV
- Export to CSV
- Scope of Analysis
- Database Rank
- Sub Query
- Combined Query
- Custom SQL
- Changing report source
- Hyperlink
- SAP BOBI 4.0 Universe Design Tool
- Connections
- Connection Types
- Universe parameters
- Parameters
- Kinds of Joins
- Loops
- Context
- Aliases
- Class
- Sub Class
- Objects
- Condition Objects
- Functions
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- @Functions
- @Prompts
- @Select
- @Where
- @Variable
- Cascading Prompts
- Hierarchy
- LOV’s
- Cascading LOV’s
- Editing the LOV’s
- Derived tables
- Check Integrity
- Implementing Security
- Universe options
- Universe Locking
- Linking Universe
- Security Implementation
SAP BOBI 4.0 Dashboards
- What’s new in SAP Business Objects Dashboards 4.0
- Connection to BO universe by using QAAWS Connection
- Using Live Office Data
- Connecting to Query Builder
- Canvas
- Components
- Component Properties
- Dynamic Visibility
- Drill option
- Developing Chart Dashboards
- Developing Maps Dashboards
- Using Containers
- Uploading Images
- Calling Hyperlinks in Dashboards
- Getting around in Xcelsius
- Working with your Excel workbook
- Visualizing data with charts
- Applying formatting options
- Using themes and templates to apply formatting
- Using selectors
- V lookup in Excel
- Adding dynamic visibility
- Troubleshooting interactivity
- Working with Business Requirements
Administration
- Setting up groups and users
- Taking Meta data backup
- Moving the code between environments
- Handling Services
- License Up gradation
- Organizing and changing Folders & Categories
- Time Out sessions
- Instance Management
- Managing Servers
- Connections
- Migrating from Lower version to Existing version
- Controlling Universes
- Scheduling through CMC
- Publication
- User Security
- Modify Settings for Applications
- Access Levels
- Security