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 What is Business Objects

BusinessObjects is a strategic business

intelligence platform and integrated toolset that
lets users access, analyze, and share information
both within and beyond the enterprise. It is
designed to be easy to use and architected to be
secure, scaleable, and extensible

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 Designer
• Introduction
• Defining connections
• Selecting and viewing tables and columns
• Creating joins
• Resolving loops
• Creating classes and objects
• Managing universes

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 Introducing Designer

DESIGNER is a BUSINESSOBJECTS product

intended specifically for you the universe designer.
With DESIGNER, you can create universes, the
semantic layer that isolates end users from the technical
issues of the database structure. Universes can be
dedicated to specific groups of end users in your
company or organization.

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 Phases In Universe Design

• Planning
• Analysis
• Design
• Implementation
• Maintenance

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 Universe

A universe is a business-oriented mapping of the data

structure found in databases: tables, columns, joins, etc.
A universe can represent any specific application,
system, or group of users. For example, a universe can
relate to a department in a company such as marketing
or accounting.

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 Classes

A class is a logical grouping of objects within a universe.

In general, the name of a class reflects a business concept
that conveys the category or type of objects.

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 Objects

An object is the most refined component in a universe. It

maps to data or a derivation of data in the database.

Object Categories
•Dimension
•Detail
•Measure

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Defining Connection

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Selecting And Viewing
Tables And Column

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 Resolving Loops

•Using contexts
•Using aliases

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Detecting Loops

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Creating Classes And
Objects

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 Inserting Objects In Class

Types of objects

•Dimension
•Detail
•Measure

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Defining Hierarchy

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 Managing Universes

• Import
• Export

•Universes created with secured connection can be exported only

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 BusinessObjects

Analysis, Reporting & Query Tool

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What Is BUSSINESSOBJECTS
BUSINESSOBJECTS is an integrated query,
reporting and analysis solution for business
professionals that allows you to access the
data in your corporate databases directly from
your desktop and present and analyze this
information in a BUSINESSOBJECTS (BO)
document.

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 What data sources are
available?
• Relational databases (RDBMS), such
as ORACLE, Microsoft SQL Server,
Informix and IBM DB2.
• Multidimensional (OLAP) databases,
such as Microsoft OLAP Services,
Hyperion Essbase, and ORACLE
Express.

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 Contd...

• Text files and spreadsheets

• Packaged applications such as SAP
• Virtually any data source using
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
(VBA) procedures.

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Creating Reports

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Power Of BusinessObjects

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 We Can...

• Define scope of analysis

• Define conditions
• Create Master/Detail reports
• Break up tables and display calculations
• Add Formulas, Local variables and
Functions
• Create Charts
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 We Can...

• Analyze data in Drill mode

• Use Slice and Dice
• Format the reports
• Export report results

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Defining Scope of Analysis

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Defining Conditions

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Creating Master/Detail Report

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Breaking Up Tables

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Displaying Calculations Step 1

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 Step 2

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 Formulas, Local Variables
And Functions
Formula
Assigns calculation results to a particular cell
Local Variable
Assigns calculation results to a particular varible
Functions
Functions supported by BO like Numeric, Date, Aggregate etc.

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Creating Charts Step 1

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 Step 2

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Analyzing Data In Drill Mode

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Using Slice And Dice Mode

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Formatting Tables & Charts

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Exporting Report Results

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Supervisor

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 What Is Supervisor

SUPERVISOR is the product you need in order to set up

and maintain a secure environment for
BUSINESSOBJECTS. It also provides you with a
powerful and easy-to-use structure for distributing
information to be shared by all users. This information is
centralized through relational data accounts called
repositories.

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 Types Of Users

• General Supervisor
• Supervisor
• Supervisor-Designer
• Designer
• End User
• Versatile User

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 Resources

• BUSINESSOBJECTS Products
• Universes
• Documents
• Repository Domain
• Stored Procedures

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 Repository Domains

• Security Domain
• Universe Domain
• Document Domain

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 Security Domain

The security domain is a set of data structures

created with the Administration Setup wizard
whenever a repository is created.

Each domain of a repository is identified in its

security domain. When a domain is created, its
reference is automatically stored in the security
domain.
The security domain also contains information on the
identification of the various BUSINESSOBJECTS
users, and on the management of the different
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 Universe Domain

The universe domain is a set of data structures

containing the characteristics of the universes
created with DESIGNER. In order for a universe to
be shared, it must be exported to the universe
domain by the designer or supervisor.

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 Document Domain

The document domain is a set of data structures

containing the documents.

created by end users with the

BUSINESSOBJECTS End-user modules.

In order to share documents or cause them to be

refreshed during scheduled processing, end users
must send them to the document domain.

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 Types Of Repository Installations

• Default Installation
• Custom Installation
• Recovery Installation

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 Default Installation

Automatically creates the three repository domains--

security, universe and document--on the same data
account.

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 Supervisor’s Basic Procedures
• Creating user groups
• Creating users
• Checking user authorizations

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 Managing Users

• Creating a User
• Defining User Properties
• Changing a User Profile
• Assigning a User to a Group
• Controlling User Login Time

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• Moving a User from One Group to
Another
• Disabling/Enabling a User
• Deleting a User and Removing a User
from a Group
• Renaming a User

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 •Finding A User / User
Group

•Printing User, Groups and Resources Reports

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 Managing Resources

• Managing the Repository

• Changing or Removing the schedule of
the task
• Managing Connections
• Importing/Exporting Universes
• Deleting Resources

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Assigning Resources To Users

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 Assigning Resources To Users
• Assigning BusinessObjects Products to
Users
• Assigning Universes to Users or Groups
• Assigning Stored Procedures to Users
or Groups
• Assigning Documents and Templates to
Users
• Assigning Repository Domains to Users
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