BusinessObjects XI (Release 2): The Complete Reference
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This book is a must read for anyone deploying Business Objects


It covers everything from planning your upgrade to the latest release, to best practices in universe design, and powerful report creation that maximizes business insight. This book covers the most frequently used features for the full BI suite, in one comprehensive book. There's in depth coverage of Designer, security via the Central Management Console, InfoView, Web Intelligence, and Desktop Intelligence. It goes beyond step-by-step instructions to cover how and why in a business context. Transition notes are interspersed for version 5 and 6 customers to understand the biggest changes in XI Release 2. If you drive BI requirements in your company or are a data warehouse program manager, Business Objects administrator, report author or consumer, this book is for you.
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BusinessObjects XI (Release 2): The Complete Reference
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.


This book is a must read for anyone deploying Business Objects


It covers everything from planning your upgrade to the latest release, to best practices in universe design, and powerful report creation that maximizes business insight. This book covers the most frequently used features for the full BI suite, in one comprehensive book. There's in depth coverage of Designer, security via the Central Management Console, InfoView, Web Intelligence, and Desktop Intelligence. It goes beyond step-by-step instructions to cover how and why in a business context. Transition notes are interspersed for version 5 and 6 customers to understand the biggest changes in XI Release 2. If you drive BI requirements in your company or are a data warehouse program manager, Business Objects administrator, report author or consumer, this book is for you.
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BusinessObjects XI (Release 2): The Complete Reference

BusinessObjects XI (Release 2): The Complete Reference

by Cindi Howson
BusinessObjects XI (Release 2): The Complete Reference

BusinessObjects XI (Release 2): The Complete Reference

by Cindi Howson

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.


This book is a must read for anyone deploying Business Objects


It covers everything from planning your upgrade to the latest release, to best practices in universe design, and powerful report creation that maximizes business insight. This book covers the most frequently used features for the full BI suite, in one comprehensive book. There's in depth coverage of Designer, security via the Central Management Console, InfoView, Web Intelligence, and Desktop Intelligence. It goes beyond step-by-step instructions to cover how and why in a business context. Transition notes are interspersed for version 5 and 6 customers to understand the biggest changes in XI Release 2. If you drive BI requirements in your company or are a data warehouse program manager, Business Objects administrator, report author or consumer, this book is for you.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780072262650
Publisher: Osborne
Publication date: 06/27/2006
Series: Osborne Complete Reference Series
Pages: 672
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

Cindi Howson is the President of ASK, a BI consultancy. She has worked with Business Objects since 1994, helping customers around the world implement and optimize their deployments. As an industry analyst, she authors the BIScorecard(tm) product reviews, teaches for TDWI, and writes for Intelligence Enterprise. You can contact her at cindihowson@askcindi.com.

Table of Contents

PART I: GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS OBJECTS XI
Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Intelligence
Chapter 2: Goals of Deploying Business Objects XI
Chapter 3: Understanding your Users
Chapter 4: Marketing Your BusinessObjects XI
Chapter 5: Under the Covers: Migrating to a New Architecture
PART II: A BETTER UNIVERSE
Chapter 6: Universe Design Principles
Chapter 7: Using Designer to Build a Basic Universe
Chapter 8: Universe Joins

Chapter 9: Classes and Objects
Chapter 10: List of Values
Chapter 11: Advanced Objects
Chapter 12: Multidimensional Analysis
Chapter 13: Securing the System
Chapter 14: Design Principles: Where to Put the Intelligence
Chapter 15: Minimizing Universe Maintenance
Chapter 16: Getting Ready for Production
PART III: REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
Chapter 17: Navigating InfoView
Chapter 18: Working with Documents
Chapter 19: Analyzing the Data
Chapter 20: Creating a New Query
Chapter 21: Advanced Report and Chart Formatting
Chapter 22: Formulas and Variables
Chapter 23: Complex Queries
Chapter 24: Desktop Intelligence
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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