Course Code: IT 113
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Business Objects (Design) - Basic
Course Sector:
Information Technology
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14 - 18 Jul 2025
5 Days
London, UK
$4,950
02
10 - 14 Nov 2025
5 Days
Abu Dhabi, UAE
$4,250
Introduction
Training course introducion / brief

This training course is designed to provide participants with the essential concepts and knowledge on creating SAP BusinessObjects universes using the SAP BusinessObjects Information Design Tool. 

Course Objectives
At the end of the training course, participants will be able to

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the skills needed to work with the Information Design Tool.
  • Extract, define, and manipulate metadata from relational and OLAP sources to create and deploy SAP BusinessObjects universes.
  • Resolve loops using aliases and contexts.
  • Managing a Universe using the Data Foundation View and Business Layer View.
  • Use data from different source systems (SAP and non-SAP) with the SAP BusinessObjects BI client tools.

Course Audience
Who is this course for, and can benefit the most
  • Cloud Computing Engineer
  • Computer Network Specialist
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Database Administrator
  • Information Technology Analyst
  • Information Technology Leadership
  • Information Security Specialist
  • Software/Application Developer
  • Web Developer
  • Technology sales consultant
Course Outline
The course aims and learning outcomes

BASIC SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS UNIVERSE DESIGN

  • Describing Universes
  • Defining the Components of a Universe
DATA CONNECTIONS

  • Defining connections

 DATA FOUNDATIONS

  • Creating Data Foundations
  • Using Joins

 BUSINESS LAYERS

  • Accessing Data through the Business Layer
  • Integrating the Business Layer Components
  • Validating Objects
  • Creating Measure Objects
  • Creating Shortcut Joins

LOOPS IN A DATA FOUNDATION

  • Resolving Loops with Joined Tables
  • Resolving Loops Using Aliases
  • Resolving Loops Using Contexts
  • Detecting Contexts
  • Editing Contexts
  • Testing Contexts
  • Resolving Recursive Loops

 

DATA RESTRICTIONS

  • Defining Data Restrictions
  • Applying Mandatory Data Restrictions
  • Applying Optional Data Restrictions

 

LISTS OF VALUES (LOV)

  • Providing a List of Values

 

PARAMETERS

  • Illustrating Runtime Parameters

 

OBJECT @FUNCTIONS

  • Using Object @functions in Queries
  • Applying the Aggregate Awareness Optimization Method
  • Using Other @ Functions

NAVIGATION PATHS

  • Defining Drill Down Navigation Paths

 

DERIVED TABLES

  • Creating Derived Tables

 

KEY AWARENESS

  • Defining Numeric Keys

 

UNIVERSE MANAGEMENT WITH DATA FOUNDATION AND BUSINESS LAYER VIEWS

 

UNIVERSE OPTIMIZATION

  • Optimizing Universes Using Parameters

UNIVERSE DEPLOYMENT AND SECURITY

  • Deploying a Universe
  • Securing a Published Universe
  • Creating Data Security Profiles
  • Creating Business Security Profiles
  • Assigning Security Profiles to Users
  • Identifying the Priority of Security Settings
  • Updating a Published Universe

 

SQL CLAUSE PROCESSING PROBLEMS

  • Determining How the Order of SQL Clauses Affects Data Returned
  • Detecting Ambiguity Caused by SQL Requests Run Against Joined Tables
  • Resolving Ambiguity Caused by SQL Requests Run Against Joined Tables
  • Identifying Fan Traps
  • Resolving Ambiguity Caused by SQL Requests Run Against Joined Tables

 

OUTER JOIN PROBLEM RESOLUTION

  • Resolving an Ambiguous Outer Join Using @AggregateAware

UNIVERSE CREATION FROM DIFFERENT DATA SOURCES

  • Identifying the Different Data Sources
  • Creating an OLAP Universe
  • Creating a Multi-source Universe

 

SHARED PROJECTS

  • Using Shared Projects
  • Manipulating Other Designers' Resources

 

UNIVERSE CONVERSION

  • Converting Existing .unv Universes

 

TRANSLATION

  • Deploying Universes in Different Languages

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BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.
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COURSE METHODOLOGY

Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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