SAP Business Objects BI 4.0: The Complete Reference, Third Edition
- 10h 23m
- Cindi Howson, Elizabeth Newbould
- McGraw-Hill/Osborne
- 2013
Unleash the full potential of business intelligence with fact-based decisions, aligned to business goals, using reports and dashboards that lead from insight to action. SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0: The Complete Reference offers completely updated coverage of the latest BI platform.
Find out how to work with the new Information Design Tool to create universes that access multiple data sources and SAP BW. See how to translate complex business questions into highly efficient Web Intelligence queries and publish your results to the BI Launchpad. Learn how to create dashboards from data sourced through a universe or spreadsheet. The most important concepts for universe designers, report and dashboard authors, and business analysts are fully explained and illustrated by screenshots, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions.
- Establish and evolve BI goals
- Maximize your BI investments by offering the right module to the right user
- Create robust universes with the Information Design Tool, leveraging multiple data sources, derived tables, aggregate awareness, and parameters
- Develop a security plan that is scalable and flexible Design
- Web Intelligence reports from basic to advanced
- Create sophisticated calculations and advanced formatting to highlight critical business trends
- Build powerful dashboards to embed in PowerPoint or the BI Launchpad
- Use Explorer to visually navigate large data sets and uncover patterns
About the Authors
Cindi Howson is the founder of BI Scorecard, an independent industry analyst, and faculty member of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI). She is the bestselling author of BusinessObjects XI: The Complete Reference and Successful Business Intelligence.
Elizabeth Newbould is the owner of Solstice Consulting Group (scg360.com), a premier BI and data warehousing solutions firm. She has more than 15 years of experience successfully deploying SAP BusinessObjects solutions.
In this Book
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Introduction to Business Intelligence
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Goals of Deploying SAP BusinessObjects
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Right Tool for the Right User
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Universe Design Principles
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Getting Started with the Information Design Tool
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Data Foundation Basics
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Business Layer Basics
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Lists of Values and Parameters
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Beyond the Basics
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Multisource Universes
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Multidimensional Analysis
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Securing the Data
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Design Principles: Where to Put the Intelligence
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Universe Maintenance, Life Cycle Management, and Co-Development
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Universe Integrity, Quality Assurance, and Usage Monitoring
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Navigating in BI Launch Pad
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Interacting with Documents
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Report-Based Analysis and Formatting
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Creating a New Query
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Advanced Report and Chart Formatting
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Formulas and Variables
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Complex Queries
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Introduction to Dashboards
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Dashboard Design Workspace and Menus
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Dashboard Design Components
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Properties, Excel, and Colors
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Data Sources
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Explorer
