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Welcome to BusinessObjects training. These brief audio/visual tutorials are designed to get you familiar with the BusinessObjects 4.1 tool and some of the basic to intermediate-level functions of the application. Each tutorial has a skill level assigned to it per the following legend. Additional intermediate and advanced-level BusinessObjects tutorials are available on SAP’s website.

The following legend shows the images that will indicate Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Tutorials.

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  • Intermediate

Tutorials

Getting Started with BusinessObjects 4.1

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Basic Log On and Off of BI Launch Pad (1:50) PowerPoint Log On and Off of BI Launch Pad (Accessible PDF) PDF
Basic Navigate the Interface (2:00) PowerPoint Navigate the Interface PDF
Basic Access and View a Report (1:10) PowerPoint Access and View a Report PDF
Basic Access Online Help (1:20) PowerPoint Access Online Help PDF

Working with Documents/Reports

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Basic View a Web Intelligence Document (2:30) PowerPoint View a Web Intelligence Document PDF
Basic Search for a Document (1:30) PowerPoint Search for a Document PDF
Basic Export a Document (1:00) PowerPoint Export a Document PDF
Basic View History for a Document (1:30) PowerPoint View History for a Document PDF
Basic Pin a Document for Future Viewing (1:15) PowerPoint Pin a Document for Future Viewing PDF
Basic N/A How to Share a Report PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: The Basics

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Basic Create an Ad Hoc Report (4:40) PowerPoint Create an Ad Hoc Report PDF
Basic Run and Save a Query (1:20) PowerPoint Run and Save a Query PDF
Basic Edit a Query (1:30) PowerPoint Edit a Query PDF
Basic View or Change the Properties for a Query (1:10) PowerPoint View or Change the Properties for a Query PDF
Basic View the SQL or MDX Script for a Query (0:50) PowerPoint View the SQL or MDX Script for a Query PDF
Basic Drag and Drop Objects to Create a Report (1:30) PowerPoint Drag and Drop Objects to Create a Report PDF
Basic View the Properties of a Document (1:40) PowerPoint View the Properties of a Document PDF
Basic Duplicate a Report Object (1:48) PowerPoint Duplicate a Report Object PDF
Basic Add a Report to a Document (1:15) PowerPoint Add a Report to a Document PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: Setting Up Interactive Elements

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Intermediate Add a Hyperlink to a Document (1:30) PowerPoint Add a Hyperlink to a Document PDF
Intermediate Drill Down into a Table (3:30) PowerPoint Drill Down into a Table PDF
Intermediate Schedule a Report (5:20) PowerPoint Schedule a Report PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: Selecting, Sorting, Grouping and Summarizing Data

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Intermediate Sort the Data in a Document (3:10) PowerPoint Sort the Data in a Document PDF
Intermediate Create Breaks Between Groups of Data (1:55) PowerPoint Create Breaks Between Groups of Data PDF
Intermediate Select a Subset of Data Based on Multiple Filters (2:10) PowerPoint Select a Subset of Data Based on Multiple Filters PDF
Intermediate Divide a Report into Sections (2:40) PowerPoint Divide a Report into Sections PDF
Intermediate Set a Filter on a Section or Block in a Document (3:20) PowerPoint Set a Filter on a Section or Block in a Document PDF
Intermediate Create a Prompt to Select a Subset of Data (2:45) PowerPoint Create a Prompt to Select a Subset of Data PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: Working with Tables

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Basic Create a Table (4:10) PowerPoint Create a Table PDF
Intermediate Change the Layout of a Table (2:25) PowerPoint Change the Layout of a Table PDF
Intermediate Delete Columns and Rows from a Table (2:05) PowerPoint Delete Columns and Rows from a Table PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: Working with Charts

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Basic Create a Chart (3:15) PowerPoint Create a Chart PDF
Intermediate Turn a Table into a Chart (2:20) PowerPoint Turn a Table into a Chart PDF
Intermediate Change and Set Default Chart Series Colors (2:25) PowerPoint Change and Set Default Chart Series Colors PDF
Intermediate Format a Data Series in a Chart (2:15) PowerPoint Format a Data Series in a Chart PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: Working with Formulas

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Advanced Create a Formula to Calculate a Value (1:50) PowerPoint Create a Formula to Calculate a Value PDF
Advanced Create a Variable Based on a Formula (1:20) PowerPoint Create a Variable Based on a Formula PDF

WEB INTELLIGENCE: Applying Formatting

Course Level PowerPoint Course Accessible PDF Course
Basic Add Text to a Document (2:25) PowerPoint Add Text to a Document PDF
Intermediate Change the Format of Text or Numbers in a Document(2:00) PowerPoint Change the Format of Text or Numbers in a Document PDF

Additional SAP Tutorials

Official Product Tutorials — SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.x