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8USlNESS C8JECIS
Beginner's Lab Session
(Basic)
BUSNESS OBJECTS_BegLab 2.ppt
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DcIc Wcrehcu:e Fcge 5
GeIIing SIcrIec Fcge - 7
FeIrieving cnc Fefre:hing c Cuery Fcge: 8 - 14
FrinIing Fcge 15
Scving Ihe fi|e Ic Exce| Fcge 1
FeIrieving c :enI Cuery Fcge 17
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/cciIicnc| 8u:ine:: CLjecI: Ircining Fcge 1
8u:ine:: CLjecI: U:er: Grcup - UM F|inI Ccmpu: Fcge 20
Ihcnk Ycul Fcge 21
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CrecIec SepI. 2007
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lnIrccucIicn
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repcrIing cgcin:I re|cIicnc| ccIcLc:e:.
lI prcvice: mu|Iip|e wcy: Ic reIrieve, cnc|yze cnc repcrI cn ccIc
lI i: u:ec cn|y Ic reIrieve ccIc ncI Ic chcnge iI {recc-cn|y)
Scving & prinIing u:ing 8u:CLj cre perfcrmec :imi|cr|y Ic Micrc:cfI
prccucI:
lI i: c pcinI-cnc-c|ick envircnmenI
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cnc repcrIec cn
Icke ccvcnIcge cf precefinec repcrI: cr chcc:e Ic crecIe ycur cwn
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8ucgeI DcIc {Ccrry fcrwcrc, 8c:e 8ucgeI, 8ucgeI Ircn:fer:, eIc.)
Fevenue & Expen:e DcIc {|ine Ly |ine ceIci| cr high |eve| :ummcrie:, eIc.)
Fcyrc|| {:c|cry & fringe LenefiI: Ly per:cn, cepcrImenI, prcjecI/grcnI, eIc.)
Humcn Fe:curce: {cppcinImenI ccIc, unicn infcrmcIicn, Ienure :IcIu:, eIc.)
FrccuremenI {FCcrc, purchc:e crcer, vcucher infcrmcIicn, eIc.)
8c:ic lnfcrmcIicn {cepcrImenI ic, prcgrcm:, prcjecI/grcnI:, ccccunI, eIc.)
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D/I/ W/FEHCUSE
Ihere cre mu|Iip|e UNlVEFSES wiIhin 8u:CLj - which i: where
cur Univer:iIy ccIc i: :Icrec {Wcrehcu:ec)
FreuenI|y U:ec Excmp|e: cf Ihe:e cre:
FN01 Fev Exp /cI cnc Enccw {Fincncic|:)
FN0 FrccuremenI
FF01 Fcyrc||
HF01 Humcn Fe:curce
Ihe Fincncic| Service: & 8ucgeI Cffice hc: up-Ic-ccIe |i:I: cf
emp|cyee ccce:: {Ircining ccur:e: cre neecec fcr ccce::).
M-1 Fcrm: mu:I Le ccmp|eIec cnc :uLmiIIec Ic Ihe F|inI
Fincncic| Service: cnc 8ucgeI Cffice in crcer Ic gcin ccce::.
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GeIIing SIcrIec .
Lcgcn Ic Wc|verine /cce:: {hIIp://wc|verineccce::.umich.ecu)
Univer:iIy 8u:ine::
FepcrIing
UM-DcIc Wcrehcu:e
Ycu wi|| neec Ic enIer ycur UniNcme, KerLcrc: pc::wcrc, cnc
MIcken.
lf ycu hcc ccce:: Ic Ihe previcu: ver:icn cf 8u:ine:: CLjecI:: Ihe fir:I Iime ycu
|cgcn ycu wi|| Le reuirec Ic enIer ycur 8u:ine:: CLjecI: pc::wcrc cI Ihe CiIrix
prcmpI.
lf ycu cc ncI rememLer ycur pc::wcrc, ycu neec Ic cc|| Ihe M/lS
He|pce:k cI {734) 3-7000 cnc fc||cw Ihe prcmpI:.
Con||dent|o||ty Stotement:
5ome of fhe dofo |s conf|denf|o|, so core musf be exerc|sed |n deferm|n|ng
wh|ch dofo |s d|sfr|bufed ond fo whom.
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#etr|ev|ng 8us|ness Objects Query
/ uery i: c prcgrcm fcr reIrieving ccIc frcm
c ccIcLc:e cnc pre:enIing Ihe re:u|I: c: c
repcrI
- Mc:I cf ycu wi|| Le running UM-McinIcinec
{CcrpcrcIe) uerie:. Ihe:e uerie: cre mcinIcinec
Ly M/lS.
- Ic ccce:: Ihe:e uerie: cpen FuL|ic Fc|cer: Ihen
UM-McinIcinec.
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Most of the time you wiII be either working out of the FinanciaIs or PayroII
Universe. CIick the pIus (+) sign next to FinanciaIs.
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Se|ect|ng ond #e|resh|ng o Query
Se|ecI Ihe FN01 Fev Exp /cI cnc Enccw. {lf ycu c|ickec Ihe + :ign
ncIhing wi|| ci:p|cy)
Ihe numLer cf uerie: IhcI wi|| Le ci:p|cyec wi|| cepenc cn ycur
|eve| cf ccce::. Scrc|| Ic Ihe LcIIcm cf Ihe :creen cnc |cck in Ihe
righI |cwer ccrner fcr ccciIicnc| pcge: Ic view.
!age numbers are
displayed at bottom
of screen.
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8usObj Query [cont.}
Click on the title CMB Flint GF Department Reconciler Report.
(Below the query name there is a description of the universes the query
accesses. You will need access to all of the listed universes. Choose a
query with known access.)
Click Refresh Data in the right upper corner.
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W%he refresh wiII bring up a prompt box.
1. Enter the appropriate response to each prompt box.
2. Continue to the next prompt. AII prompts must have entries.
(Date prompts must be entered in the mm/mm/yyyy (09/01/2007) format.)
3. CIick the "Run Query" button.

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Next a prompt will appear listing the various queries contained within
the report that did not refresh. Review the list. Currently the AR/Billing
will not refresh. Click OK.
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!rinting
.Select View on the toolbar.
2. Select !DF.
3. Click the !rint con on the !DF toolbar.
4. To return to the query, click View in HTML format.

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$aving the fiIe to ExceI
. Select Document from the toolbar.
2. Save to my computer as.
3. Select Excel.
4. Select either Open or Save.

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5. To close the query; click the in the right upper corner.
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Retrieving a sent Query
Sometimes you may need a query that is not a UM-Maintained query.
These queries can be sent to you by another user. They will arrive in your
nbox.
To access your nbox; click on My FoIders.
Select the query and Refresh.
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Leaving Business Objects
Click on !adlock symbol to exit Business Objects.
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8u:ine:: CLjecI: Ircining.
M/lSLlNC weL:iIe cffer: c vcrieIy cf eLecrning {cn|ine ccur:e:)
cnc in:IrucIcr |ecc ccur:e:.
Ihe WeL:iIe i: : hIIp:://mci:|inc.umich.ecu
Ihe :iIe c|:c hc: mcny 8u:ine:: CLjecI: reference: in FDF
fcrmcI IhcI cre prinIcL|e.
ln crcer Ic gcin ccce:: Ic Ihe Fcyrc|| DcIc Wcrehcu:e, ycu
neec Ic cc Ihe eLecrning ccur:e fir:I {ccnIccI Ihe F|inI
/cccunIing Cffice if ycu neec c::i:Icnce)
Fcr Humcn Fe:curce: DcIc Wcrehcu:e ccce:: ycu wi|| neec
Ic inuire wiIh Ihe F|inI /cccunIing Cffice cnc Humcn
Fe:curce: DepcrImenI {cue Ic increc:ec ccnficenIic|iIy
i::ue:)
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8u:ine:: CLjecI: U:er: Grcup
- UM F|inI Ccmpu:
veryone |s we|come I
Ihi: i: c grcup cf u:er: {cI vcricu: :ki|| |eve|:)
Ihe mcin purpc:e cf Ihe grcup i: Ic cffer peer :uppcrI Ic cIher UM-
F|inI u:er:
We cffer |cL :e::icn: wiIh hcnc:-cn u:cge
Ihere cre meeIing: cnc hcnc:-cn :e::icn: Ic gc cver new uerie:
cnc infcrmcIicn - :erve: c: c grecI |ecrning Icc|
We cffer cn emci| |i:I grcup, which c||cw: ycu Ic emci| everycne in
Ihe F|inI grcup Ic c:k ue:Iicn: cr prcvice infcrmcIicn c: ycu ci:ccver
new Ihing:
/: kncw|ecge Lc:e: grcw, we|| c|| |ecrn frcm ecch cIher l
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