In this course, students are enabled to transform Excel workbooks into captivating dashboards for executives and business users.

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Learning Objectives

This course will give you the skills to use BusinessObjects Dashboards to improve your productivity by manipulating and linking your data to visually compelling analytics in a single design.

1

  • Introduction to Dashboards

  • Creating Interactive Dashboards
    Using an Embedded Excel Workbook in the Dashboard
2

  • Data Visualizations with Charts

  • Using Data in a Range
    Using Data in a Series
    Preparing Future Data by Ignoring End Blanks
3

  • Dashboard Distribution

  • Distributing a Dashboard
4

  • Single Value Components

  • Using Single Value Components
5

  • Alerts

  • Setting Up Alerts
6

  • Selectors

  • Using Selectors
    Setting Default Values for Selectors
    Selecting Multiple Items
7

  • Common Components

  • Using Images in a Dashboard
    Using Tables in a Dashboard
    Using an Interactive Calendar in a Dashboard
    Adding a URL to a Dashboard
8

  • Components Used as Selectors

  • Using the Chart Component as a Selector
    Using the Map Component as a Selector
9

  • Format Options

  • Configuring Proportional Size and Position
    Using Themes to Apply Formats
    Using Templates to Apply Formats
    Applying Globalization
10

  • Dynamic Visability

  • Adding Dynamic Visibility
    Using Formulas to Create Dynamic Visibility
    Creating Multi-Layer Dashboards
11

  • Dashboard Design Optimization

  • Optimizing Dashboard Design
12

  • Dashboard Connection to Live Data

  • Using Live Data Sources
    Setting Up an XML Connection
    Using Web Services to Connect to Data
    Using the Query Browser to Connect to Data
    Using the Portal Data Connection to Connect to Data

Audience

The primary audience for this course are Application Consultants, Business Analysts, and Business Process Owners/Team Leads/Power Users.

Language

English

Prerequisites

Microsoft Excel 2013

$2,601

Length: 3.0 days (24 hours)

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