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BUSINESSOBJECTS

Beginner’s Lab Session(Basic)

BUSINESS OBJECTS_BegLab 2.ppt

http://business%20objects_beglab%202.ppt/http://business%20objects_beglab%202.ppt/


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Welcome and Introduction

Welcome:We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Universityof Michigan – Flint, Beginners (Basic Business !"#ects $earning %ession&'his was created to give you a "asic understanding of the essentials to

get you started using this reporting tool – hope you en#oy the session&

Introduction

Business Objects (BusObj) is a Web-based tool used for ad oc !uer"in# andre$ortin# a#ainst relational databases%

It $ro&ides multi$le 'a"s to retrie&e anal" e and re$ort on dataIt is used onl" to retrie&e data not to c an#e it (read-onl")Sa&in# * $rintin# usin# BusObj are $erformed similarl" to +icrosoft$roductsIt is a $oint-and-clic, en&ironment

Tremendous e.ibilit" in t e 'a" t at data can be mana#ed retrie&edand re$orted on

Ta,e ad&anta#e of $rede/ned re$orts or c oose to create "our o'n


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E.am$les of W at 0ou Can 1et 2rom BusObj3

Bud#et 4ata (Carr" for'ard Base Bud#et Bud#et Transfers etc%)

5e&enue * E.$ense 4ata (line b" line detail or i# le&el summaries etc%)

6a"roll (salar" * frin#e bene/ts b" $erson de$artment $roject7#rant etc%)

8uman 5esources (a$$ointment data union information tenure statusetc%)

6rocurement (6Card $urc ase order &ouc er information etc%)

Basic Information (de$artment id $ro#rams $roject7#rants account etc%)


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49T9 W95E8OUSE

T ere are multi$le UNI:E5SES 'it in BusObj ; ' ic is' ere our Uni&ersit" data is stored (Ware oused)

2re!uentl" Used E.am$les of t ese are32N


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1ettin# Started @

Ao#on to Wol&erine 9ccess ( tt$377'ol&erineaccess%umic %edu)Uni&ersit" Business5e$ortin#U+-4ata Ware ouse

0ou 'ill need to enter "our Uni!Name erboros $ass'ord and

+To,en%If "ou ad access to t e $re&ious &ersion of Business Objects t e /rst time"ou lo#on "ou 'ill be re!uired to enter "our Business Objects $ass'ord att e Citri. $rom$t%

If "ou do not remember "our $ass'ord "ou need to call t e+9IS 8el$des, at (D F) G >-D


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Retrieving Business Objects Query

9 !uer" is a $ro#ram for retrie&in# datafrom a database and $resentin# t e resultsas a re$ort

H +ost of "ou 'ill be runnin# U+-+aintained(Cor$orate) !ueries% T ese !ueries are maintainedb" +9IS%

H To access t ese !ueries o$en 6ublic 2olders t enU+-+aintained%


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Most of the time you will be either working out of the Financials or PayrollUniverse. Click the plus (+) sign ne t to Financials.


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Selecting and Re reshing a Query

Select t e 2N


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BusObj Query (cont.

$o'b e C ic on t*e tit e C+B " int &" $epart,ent !econci er!eport. (Be o- t*e 'er/ na,e t*ere is a 0escription o1 t*e 'ni erses t*e

'er/ accesses. 3o' -i nee0 access to a o1 t*e iste0 'ni erses. C*oose a'er/ -it* no-n access.)

Co,p ete in1or,ation in t*e ario's pro,pt bo4es on t*e e1t si0e.

C ic 5!'n6 -*en a o1 t*e bo4es are 1i e0 in.


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Ne4t a pro,pt -i appear isting t*e ario's 'eries containe0 -it*int*e report t*at 0i0 not re1res*. !e ie- t*e ist. C'rrent / t*e #!7Bi ing-i not re1res*. C ic OK.


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%rinting

8.Se ect 9ie- on t*e too bar.2. Se ect %$"


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%rinting Contin'e0

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Se ect t*e %rint Icon to print a or Se ect 1ro, t*e ,en' on t*e e1tSe ect 59ie- in T+L 1or,at to ret'rn to pre io's screen.


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!aving the file to " cel or P#F8. Se ect $oc',ent 1ro, t*e too bar.2. Sa e to ,/ co,p'ter as.:. Se ect E4ce or %$";. Se ect eit*er Open or Sa e.


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Se ecting one !eport to Sa e8. Se ect a !eport 1ro, tabs on t*e


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#00itiona # ai ab e


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%etrieving a sent &uery

So,eti,es /o' ,a/ nee0 a 'er/ t*at is not a U+>+aintaine0 'er/. T*ese'eries can be sent to /o' b/ anot*er 'ser. T*e/ -i arri e in /o'r 'nbo .

C ic on t*e 'nboSe ect t*e 'er/ an0 !e1res*.


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Lea ing B'siness Ob?ectsC ic on Log O't to e4it B'siness Ob?ects.


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Business Objects Trainin#@

+9ISAINC 'ebsite o ers a &ariet" of eAearnin# (onlinecourses) and instructor lead courses%

T e Website is 3 tt$s377maislinc%umic %edu T e site also as man" Business Objects references in 642format t at are $rintable%

In order to #ain access to t e 6a"roll 4ata Ware ouse "ouneed to do t e eAearnin# course /rst (contact t e 2lint9ccountin# O?ce if "ou need assistance)

2or 8uman 5esources 4ata Ware ouse access "ou 'ill needto in!uire 'it t e 2lint 9ccountin# O?ce and 8uman5esources 4e$artment (due to increased con/dentialit"issues)

https://maislinc.umich.edu/https://maislinc.umich.edu/


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T an, 0ou

We o$e "ou enjo"ed t is Be#innerKsSession (and learned a little somet in#

alon# t e 'a")

Documents

Business Objects Beglab3 09022010