Official Product Tutorials – SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

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Key Concepts

• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0 Feature Pack 3 (4:33)     interactive / video  
• NEW for 4.0  Concept: What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0 (7:07)     interactive / video
• Concept: Navigate the interface (6:51)     interactive / video
• Concept: Describe how the semantic layer works (2:03)     interactive / video

Getting Started

• Create a query (2:15)     interactive / video
• Run and save a query (2:01)     interactive / video
• Edit a query (1:29)     interactive / video
• View or change the properties for a query (1:43)     interactive / video
• View the SQL or MDX for a query (1:27)     interactive / video
• Set up preferences for the Web Intelligence Rich Client interface (2:21)     interactive / video
• View the properties of a document (1:49)     interactive / video
• Drag and drop objects to create a report (2:28)     interactive / video
• Duplicate a report object (1:48)     interactive / video
• Add a report to a document (0:59)     interactive / video
• Add a row or column in a table (1:31)     interactive / video
• View the metadata for objects (1:19)     interactive / video
• Publish a document to the CMS (2:18)     interactive / video
• Save a document as other formats (2:31)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Copy and paste content within Web Intelligence and to other applications (2:46)     interactive / video

Connecting to Data Sources

• Add another query to a document (1:59)     interactive / video
• Change the data source on which a query is based (2:00)     interactive / video
• Create a query based on an Excel file (1:14)     interactive / video
• Combine multiple queries (3:26)     interactive / video
• Create a query within a query (2:27)     interactive / video
• Merge dimensions from different universes (2:26)     interactive / video
• Connect to a web service (3:02)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Create a query based on an OLAP universe (2:39)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Connect to a Bex query with hierarchical data (2:42)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Connect to an Analysis view (1:35)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Work with scaled values in BEx queries (2:27)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Perform level or prompt-based members selection on hierarchical data (3:07)     interactive / video

Working with Tables and Crosstabs

• Create a table (3:28)     interactive / video
• Change the layout of a table (1:53)     interactive / video
• Delete columns and rows from a table (1:26)     interactive / video

Working with Charts

• Create a chart (2:47)     interactive / video
• Turn a table into a chart (1:47)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Create a chart for hierarchical data (1:55)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Create charts with hierarchical dimensions (1:52)    interactive / video

Setting up Interactive Elements

• Add a hyperlink to a document (1:28)     interactive / video
• Create a link between documents (DHTML client) (2:05)     interactive / video
• Drill down into a table (3:48)     interactive / video
• Drill down into a chart (2:51)     interactive / video
• Fold and unfold sections in a document (1:30)     interactive / video
• Create an input control for a document (2:43)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Create an input control on a hierarchy (2:19)    interactive / video

Selecting, Sorting, Grouping, and Summarizing Data

• Select a subset of data based on a predefined filter (1:25)     interactive / video
• Select a subset of data based on a custom filter (1:54)     interactive / video
• Remove a filter from a document (1:07)     interactive / video
• Create a prompt to select a subset of data (1:59)     interactive / video
• Select a subset of data based on multiple filters (3:02)     interactive / video
• Define the order in which multiple filters are applied (2:58)     interactive / video
• Create breaks between groups of data (1:19)     interactive / video
• Calculate totals and subtotals for data (1:38)     interactive / video
• Sort the data in a document (3:14)     interactive / video
• Change the order and format of breaks between groups of data (2:36)     interactive / video
• Select a subset of data in a report (1:33)     interactive / video
• Add a ranking to data (1:26)     interactive / video
• Divide a report into sections (1:49)     interactive / video
• Calculate totals and subtotals for sections in a report (1:28)     interactive / video
• Navigate a document using the Report Map pane (1:20)     interactive / video
• Set a filter on a section or a block in a document (2:38)     interactive / video
• Sort the sections in a document (1:31)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Create a prompt for hierarchical data (1:57)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0  Divide a report with hierarchical data into sections (1:25)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Apply simple and complex sorting (1:52)     interactive / video

Working with Formulas

• Create a formula to display a filter selection (3:12)     interactive / video
• Create a formula to calculate a value (1:51)     interactive / video
• Create a variable based on a formula (1:19)     interactive / video

Applying Formatting

• Add text to a document (1:29)     interactive / video
• Change the format of text or numbers in a document (1:16)     interactive / video
• Track changes to data (1:59)     interactive / video
• Conditionally format data based on defined thresholds (2:36)     interactive / video
• Add a background to a document (1:55)     interactive / video
• Add page numbers to a document (1:14)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a table (2:21)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for a cell (2:55)     interactive / video
• Change the formatting for sections (2:43)     interactive / video
• UPDATED for 4.0  Change the formatting for a chart  (6:39)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Modify the default style sheet (3:05)     interactive / video
• NEW for 4.0 FP3  Format charts (3:07)     interactive / video

Creating Documents for SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

• UPDATED for Mobile 4.2  Save Web Intelligence documents for access in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:28)     interactive / video
• Format documents to display sparkline charts in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (3:16)     interactive / video
• Format documents to display trend or status icons in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (4:58)     interactive / video
• UPDATED for Mobile 4.2  Format blank cells and images for display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (5:02)     interactive / video
• UPDATED for Mobile 4.2  Select charts for display in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (2:35)     interactive / video

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