BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI 3.0: Advanced Report Design

Duration 1 Day

AudienceThe target audience for this course is report designers who are experienced Web Intelligence users and who need to create complex Web Intelligence documents.

PrerequisitesTo be successful, you must have attended the following offering or have the equivalent knowledge of:
  • BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI 3.0: Report Design

SynopsisBusinessObjects Web Intelligence is a query, reporting and analysis tool that allows you to access the data in your corporate databases directly from within BusinessObjects Enterprise InfoView and to present and analyze this information in a Web Intelligence document.

This one-day instructor-led classroom course is designed to give you the comprehensive skills needed to apply alternative query and reporting techniques when creating complex Web Intelligence documents. After completing this course, you will be able to create combined queries and use sub-queries. You will also be able to use character and date string functions, create variables using "If" logic, and redefine calculation contexts.

The course also provides an optional appendix describing how to link Web Intelligence documents using the Open Document URL command.

Objectives

Topics Advanced Query Techniques
  • Using combined queries
  • Using sub-queries
  • Creating a query based on another query
  • Changing data sources
  • Using the query drill
  • Using query sampling
  • Understanding dimensions and details

    Character and Date String Functions
  • Using character string functions
  • Concatenating different data types
  • Using date functions

    Calculation Contexts
  • Understanding calculation contexts
  • Redefining calculation contexts

    Using If Logic
  • Grouping data with If() logic
  • Modifying calculation behavior with If () logic
  • Using IF/ELSEIF

    Additional Reporting Techniques
  • Using data tracking
  • Displaying data restricted by a filter or ranking
  • Using additional report functions

    Linking to Documents
  • Linking to documents and URL's in Web Intelligence
  • Creating hyperlinks in the HTML Report Panel
  • Creating hyperlinks in the Web Intelligence Rich Client and Java Report Panel