MODULE 1 – Introduction  (S'inscrire...)

Introducing Business Objects
Selecting result objects
Creating simple conditions using simple operators
Exporting to Excel

MODULE 2 – Your First Tables and Charts     (S'inscrire...)

The Slice’ n’ Dice Panel (1) : structure
Sum/Filter/Sort
Style 1 (format)
Formula writing (and new objects creation)

MODULE 3 – Using templates    (S'inscrire...)

Intro : why use templates, and when
Applying a template automatically – Style and structure
Applying a template automatically – Style only
Applying a template manually
Creating a template

MODULE 4 – Sharing your report     (S'inscrire...)

Saving as a Business Objects report
Sending a Document Directly to Another User
Saving a document as HTML
Saving a Document as a PDF
Creating a PowerPoint slide out of a Business Objects report

MODULE 5 – New querying techniques   (S'inscrire...)

Prompts
Complex condition,
Complex operators
View or Run?

MODULE 6 – Advanced formatting      (S'inscrire...)

The limits of the Slice n Dice
Advanced sort : customizing your sorting order
Advanced filters : local or global, formula based filters

MODULE 7 – More formatting    (S'inscrire...)

The Slice’ n’ Dice Panel (2) – Section, Breaks, Ranking
Duplicating blocks and reports
Best practices for formatting efficiently
Page Layout
Metadata

MODULE 8 – Using Infoview    (S'inscrire...)

Understanding the Infoview intranet site
Sending a report to Infoview
Customizing Infoview

MODULE 9 – Working with Excel : from BO into Excel    (S'inscrire...)

Why ?
How ? HTML or Export function ?
Case studies

MODULE 10 – Working with Excel : from Excel into BO    (S'inscrire...)

Importing
Refreshing
Linking (1) : a report comparing Business Objects data and universe data

MODULE 11 –   Multiples universes in one Business Objects report (S'inscrire...)

Why ? Data in different universes, incompatible objects.
How ? If Incompatible objects
How ? If Data in different security domain

MODULE 12– Combining queries: Understanding these techniques through examples    (S'inscrire...)

A practical case: colours sold in 2004 and in 2005.
How ? Combination technique
A second example: colours sold only in 2005 (new colours)
Adding additional info

MODULE 13 – Advanced formatting techniques    (S'inscrire...)

Grouping values :
Why ?
How ?
Alerters
What is an alerter?
How to set it up?

MODULE 14 – The contexts   (S'inscrire...)

Measures and dimensions
The (implicit) entry context
The output context

MODULE 15 –Advanced formatting techniques    (S'inscrire...)

Review the Slice & Dice window
Add a target line to a chart
Change chart types
Add axis to a chart

MODULE 16 – The extended syntax and the reset context    (S'inscrire...)

Where to find info about the extended syntax
Examples of functions with extended syntax
Examples of running functions with reset context