Install Business Objects on your computer. Steps for installing Business Objects are posted at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/fis/Apps/new_user_bo.htm. (Note that this step is highly recommended before attending training, but you can complete it immediately after training if necessary.)
These classes pertain to both university and VUMC audiences; however, registration is administered via the Department of Finances training registration website. When you click the registration button you will be redirected to the DOF site, where you can view training dates and enroll.
Business Objects (Financial Universe) - Level I
Business Objects is an
integrated financial reporting tool that enables the
user to query, analyze, and report database information.
Level I will introduce the student to common concepts and
terms used in the Business Objects environment.
Instructor-led, hands-on exercises cover the following
topics:
The Basics of File Retrieval
Report Editing / Formatting
Data Sorting and Creating Cross Tabs
Creating and Editing Queries
Student-led exercises at the completion of class check
knowledge retention and allow practical application of
classroom concepts.
Prerequisites: Before attending this
course, participants should have acquired, through
experience or training:
**Due to the demand and waitlisted enrollees for this class, please REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE CLASS ROSTER if you find you cannot attend after enrolling. Attendance will be checked before each training. To remove yourself from a class, click on the registration link above, click on the course in which youre enrolled, click View my Information, click Remove Class, and click Yes on the Warning screen. If the class is full, please call 3-4504 to remove your name from the list**.
Business Objects (Financial Universe) - Level II
Business Objects is an integrated financial reporting
tool that enables the user to query, analyze, and report
database information. Level II introduces the student to
the use of advanced Business Objects reporting capabilities.
Through the use of narrative case studies, students are
required to build and modify queries to meet management
reporting requirements. Instructor-led, hands on exercise
cover the following topics:
Creating Reporting Hierarchies
Drilling Down on Reports and Crosstabs
Turning Reports Into Charts and Graphs
Creating Formulas
Creating Custom Sorts
Using the Slice and Dice Panel
Importing / Exporting in Excel format
Appendices to the student manual provide additional
training on formatting graphs and importing and exporting
Business Objects. Take home exercises reinforce classroom
training and aide in practical application of Business
Objects concepts.
Prerequisites: Before attending this
course, participants should have acquired, through
experience or training:
**Due to the demand and waitlisted enrollees for this class, please REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE CLASS ROSTER if you find you cannot attend after enrolling. Attendance will be checked before each training. To remove yourself from a class, click on the registration link above, click on the course in which youre enrolled, click View my Information, click Remove Class, and click Yes on the Warning screen. If the class is full, please call 3-4504 to remove your name from the list**.
Business Objects User Workshop
The Financial Information Systems Group is pleased to offer you
the opportunity to attend a Business Objects User Workshop. These 1-hour
sessions are designed to be hands-on events that will allow you to work
with a Business Objects Instructor to develop or modify queries to meet
your business reporting needs.
The intended audience for this workshop is those users who have attempted
to build a query and are not receiving the anticipated results, or those
users who are having difficulty applying Business Objects logic to solve
a problem.
Prerequisites: Before attending this
course, participants should have acquired, through
experience or training:
These courses contain three prerequisites:
