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The following courses are already scheduled for the near future.  If you don't see what you're looking for, please feel free to drop us a note or call our training office at (781) 487-BOBJ (2625) with your interest.  We will be adding to our curriculum based on demand.  Please check back frequently for updates.

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Data Visualization  

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Crystal Xcelsius Courses  
BU271 Crystal Xcelsius 4.5: Designing Interactive Presentations (PDF)   Schedule
 
This two-day instructor-led course is designed to provide you with an understanding of how to use Crystal Xcelsius to create interactive models of complex data that can be used for presentations and reports. By the end of the course, you will understand how to use the Crystal Xcelsius suite of tools, determine which components best represent different types of information, and set up the relationships between these components. You will have the opportunity to practice creating different types of models through a series of workshops.

The business benefit of this course is that you will be able to create models that allow users of all levels of expertise to understand complex data, perform what-if analysis in a simple-to-use format to spotlight problems and resolve issues, and create presentations and reports that steal the show.
 
 
PM281 Crystal Xcelsius 4.5: Data Connectivity (PDF)   Schedule
 

This one-day instructor-led course is designed to provide you with an understanding of how to create models that are linked to live data sources. By the end of the course, you will understand what methods for connectivity are available within Crystal Xcelsius and which connectivity method to use in specific situations. You will have the opportunity to practice creating different types of models through a series of workshops.

The business benefit of this course is that you will be able to create models that can act as dashboards, scorecards, and live reports for a full range of interactivity and maximum benefit.

 
     
Business Objects Reporting Courses  

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Business Objects XI Courses  
QA230R2 BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Report Design (PDF)   Schedule
 
This two-day course is designed to give learners comprehensive skills and core knowledge to present and analyze information, distribute documents and reports and use the major reporting features of Desktop Intelligence. After completing this course learners will be able to present information in reports as tables, as well as sophisticated dynamic documents with drillable charts. This course applies to BusinessObjects XI R1, XI R2 , 6.5, 6.x and 5.x
 
 
QA330R2 BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Advanced Report Design (PDF)   Schedule
 
This one-day course is designed to give learners the comprehensive skills needed to apply advanced reporting techniques in the creation of Desktop Intelligence documents. After completing this course learners will be able to apply alternative query techniques in the creation of advanced Desktop Intelligence documents and reports. Learners will also be able to apply character and date string functions, create user-defined objects, group data, and use calculation contexts to further develop their documents and reports.  This course applies to BusinessObjects XI R1, XI R2 , 6.5, 6.x and 5.x
 
 
QA210R2 BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI R1/R2 Report Design (PDF)   Schedule
 
This two-day instructor-led course is designed to give learners the comprehensive skills needed to create, analyze, and share Web Intelligence documents. This course applies to BusinessObjects XI R1 and XI R2.
 
 
QA320R2 BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI R1/R2 Advanced  Report Design (PDF)   Schedule
 
This one-day instructor-led course is for report designers who are experienced Web Intelligence users and who need to create advanced Web Intelligence documents. This course applies to BusinessObjects XI R1 and XI R2.
 
 

Version 6-6.5 Courses

 
BO103 BusinessObjects 6.0-6.5 Core Reporting Concepts (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Report Design. Please see course code QA230R2 (Desktop Intelligence) in the XI section of this page.
 
 
BO201 BusinessObjects 6.0-6.5 Intermediate Reporting (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Report Design. Please see course code QA230R2 (Desktop Intelligence) in the XI section of this page.
 
 
BO302 BusinessObjects  6.0-6.5 Advanced Reporting Concepts (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Advanced Report Design. Please see course code QA330R2 (Desktop Intelligence) in the XI section of this page.
 
 
WI101 Reporting with Web Intelligence 6.0-6.5 (PDF)   Schedule
 

This class offered for on-site delivery, please call for details.  If you require public training please attend QA210R2.

 
Version 5 Courses  
BO100 BusinessObjects 5i Core Reporting Concepts (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Report Design. Please see course code QA230R2 (Desktop Intelligence) in the XI section of this page.
 
 
BO200 BusinessObjects 5i Intermediate Reporting (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Report Design. Please see course code QA230R2 (Desktop Intelligence) in the XI section of this page.
 
BO300 BusinessObjects 5i Advanced Reporting Concepts (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Advanced Report Design. Please see course code QA330R2 (Desktop Intelligence) in the XI section of this page.
 
Business Objects Universe Courses  

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DM310R2 Business Objects XI R1/R2 Universe Design (PDF)   Schedule
 
This three-day instructor-led course explains how to translate end user reporting requirements into an optimal universe design to ensure that your company's Business Intelligence needs are met. BusinessObjects Universe Design provides you with all the skills needed to efficiently create and maintain universes for Web Intelligence, allowing users to easily build, access, and run reports. A hands-on, real world approach helps you to quickly learn how to create, distribute, maintain, and optimize universes for Web Intelligence deployments.
 
DM351R2 Business Objects XI R1/R2 Advanced Universe Design (PDF)   Schedule
 

This two-day instructor-led advanced course is designed to give you the comprehensive skills and in-depth knowledge needed to design universes in BusinessObjects Designer. The business benefit of this course is that you will learn best-practice methodology for creating universes that respond to your reporting requirements. Through well-designed universes, report designers and business users will be able to create reports without having to know anything about the underlying data source or structure.

 
BO402 Universe Design for BusinessObjects 6.5 (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Advanced Report Design. Please see course code DM310R2 above.
 
BO401 Universe Design for BusinessObjects 6 (PDF)   Schedule
 
This class is now combined with BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Advanced Report Design. Please see course code DM310R2 above.
 
Business Objects Administration Courses  

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SA210R2 Business Objects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Administering Users and Content (PDF)   Schedule
 
This two-day instructor-led course explains how to perform the tasks involved in supporting BusinessObjects Enterprise users and groups so they can access corporate data through BusinessObjects Enterprise’s web portal. This corporate data can take the form of Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence or OLAP Intelligence files, program objects, object packages, and popular 3rd party objects such as Microsoft Word and Excel files, among others. Please note, this course does not discuss maintaining BusinessObjects Enterprise servers, which is taught in the BusinessObjects XI: Administering Servers course. This course provides a foundation for System Administrators to effectively manage both users and content on the BusinessObjects Enterprise platform.   This course applies to BusinessObjects XI R1, XI R2 and Crystal Enterprise v10, v9.
 
 
SA310R2 Business Objects Enterprise XI R1/R2: Administering Servers (Windows) (PDF)   Schedule
 
The overall goal of the three-day instructor-led course is to give learners the skills and knowledge necessary to configure and manage the servers in a BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment. This course provides a foundation for System Administrators who are responsible for setting up and maintaining a BusinessObjects Enterprise platform.   This course applies to BusinessObjects XI R1, XI R2 and Crystal Enterprise v10, v9.
 
 
BO502  BusinessObjects Supervisor 6.5 (PDF)   Schedule
 
This course is offered by request only. Please call our offices for more information.
 
BO501  BusinessObjects Supervisor 6 (PDF)   Schedule
 
This course is offered by request only. Please call our offices for more information.
 
BO500  BusinessObjects Supervisor 5i (PDF)   Schedule
 
This course is offered by request only. Please call our offices for more information.
 
Performance Manager Classes  

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PM310R2 BusinessObjects Dashboard Manager: Designing Dashboards (PDF)   Schedule
 

Dashboard Manager enables the deployment of powerful dashboards to provide visibility, alignment, and insight across the enterprise. This 3-day instructor-led course provides hands-on activities that take the learner step-by-step from setting up the metric universe and Performance Management repository to guiding navigation through a corporate dashboard.

As a business benefit, by understanding not only Dashboard Manager functionality, but also the workflow involved among the different roles in a dashboard deployment—system administrator, universe designer, performance management designer—learners will know exactly what needs to be in place before they can perform tasks, and if not, who they should talk to.

 
PM350R2 BusinessObjects Performance Manager: Measuring Performance (PDF)   Schedule
 

Performance Manager enables people to create scorecards that, by aligning with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), track performance across the enterprise. Building on existing Dashboard Manager knowledge, this one-day course provides demonstrations and hands-on activities that take learners from building goals to automating goal-based alerts through rules.

As a business benefit, learners will be move beyond tracking historical performance to map out strategies for future performance, and align goals that can then be monitored against actual data.

 

 

All courses are available for on-site delivery.  Please call for more information