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Additional to your IBIS Main Conference registration, the Post-Seminar All-inclusive Boot Camps running June 25-26 include:
IBIS is InfoSol’s premier BusinessObjects education and knowledge exchange event. It offers a wide variety of valuable learning experiences with many Business Intelligence oriented tracks, as well as hands-on sessions. All of this makes it the only “must attend” BusinessObjects conference in the universe.
The track sessions and hands-on boot camps go beyond traditional training and information exchange. Led by top experts and experienced users, they will provide a unique opportunity to learn new techniques and best practices in using the most popular BI solution in the world – BusinessObjects. IBIS 2020 is running June 22-24 at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, CA.
Additional to your IBIS Main Conference registration, the Pre-Seminar All-inclusive Workshops running on Sunday, June 21st include:
You are personally invited to join us at the information packed Pittsburgh BusinessObjects Users Group meeting Friday, November 1, 2019.
Attendance: Free – We just ask that you register for count purposes:
Registration: If you plan to attend, please email Info@pghboug.org and provide them with your name and the names of anyone else who will be attending from your company.
Parking: Free
Agenda:
08:30 – 08:50 Registration and Breakfast
08:50 – 09:00 Welcome & Announcements, Tammy Datri
09:00 – 09:50 Fire up your FIORI LaunchPad –Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol
09:50 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:50 BusinessObjects BI 4.2 – 45 Features in 45 Minutes – Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol
10:50 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:50 BulletProof Disaster Recovery for SAP BusinessObjects @ SAP, Nathan Crook, 360Suite
11:50 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 01:20 Latest Features in BusinessObjects BI 4.x– Satish Rajagopal, 360Suite
01:20 – 01:30 Break
01:30 – 02:20 Tableau with BusinessObjects – Bring out the best of both the worlds Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol
02:20 – 02:30 Wrap-up and Giveaways – PGHBOUG Steering Committee
Fire up your FIORI LaunchPad– Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol
Attend this session if you want to explore the sensational new features and navigation capabilities of the new FIORI BI Launchpad. This session will cover BI 4.2 SP06 & SP07 FIORI features such as Web Intelligence interactive viewer, filters and report navigation, new charts and chart properties, custom elements and formulas. This will be a perfect session for end users and report designers who are excited to learn the new features and functions specific to FIORI.
BusinessObjects BI 4.2 – 45 Features in 45 Minutes – Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol
Get to know the detail level product overview of what is new in BI 4.2 and the reasons to upgrade your current BI systems to 4.2. This session covers 45 latest features in BI 4.2 which will be helpful for your entire organization, including, but not limited to, BO administrators, Universe designers, Report developers and Business users. If we have time, we will aim for 60
BulletProof Disaster Recovery for SAP BusinessObjects @ SAP – Nathan Crook, 360Suite
Latest Features in BusinessObjects BI 4.x– Satish Rajagopal, 360Suite
Details to be released soon
Tableau with BusinessObjects – Bring out the best of both the worlds – Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol
Learn why and how, Tableau with Business Objects is the best combination for enterprise BI. The use cases for Tableau dashboards with BO content will be discussed. Tips and tricks designing BO content for Tableau will be discussed. Deployment and scheduling of BO content to Tableau desktop and Tableau server will be demonstrated. And if we have time we may look at bursting out Tableau workbooks as well.
You are personally invited to join us at the Indiana BusinessObjects Users Group on Friday, November 1st, 2019 from 8:30am – 4:00pm.
Registration is free, but we ask that you please REGISTER for count purposes.
LOCATION:
MISO Energy
720 City Center Drive
Carmel, IN 46032
AGENDA:
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration (Free Breakfast Provided)
8:45 – 9:00 am Introduction
9:00 – 10:00 am What Does Flying Look Like? – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
As Business Intelligence harnesses new technologies and capabilities and evolves towards more wonderful and limitless possibilities, many organizations are still struggling to figure out how to make that initial transformation from a very hungry caterpillar into a beautiful airborne butterfly and achieve the full potential that BI offers. Paul Grill, InfoSol CEO and Business Intelligence guru, will share some of the amazing BI transformations he has seen in the last 12 months and what flying looks like for these organizations. He will also provide a current update on the world of BusinessObjects and how this community continues to evolve and thrive beyond all expectations.
10:00 – 10:15am Break
10:15 – 11:30am What’s New in v4.2 SP 7 – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will be a live demo highlighting the many new features of v4.2 through SP 9. Topics to include: Using HTML, Excel and Free Hand SQL as a data provider, Large numbers, grouping, Input Control enhancements, Prompt Variants, Grouped Input Controls, Shared Elements, Reference Cells, Calculation enhancements, Concurrent processing of queries, and merging on local variables Changes within the service packs will also be addressed.
11:30– 12:30 pm Lunch: On Your Own
12:30 – 1:15 pm BusinessObjects Co-Existence with Tableau, PowerBI and More – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
More than 50% of existing BusinessObjects customers use at least one other BI tool in addition to the tools in BusinessObjects. Using the best tool for the job makes a lot of sense in today’s competitive and fast-changing business landscape .
The most popular BI tool used with BusinessObjects is Tableau followed by Microsoft’s PowerBI. This session will talk about different use cases for using these tools and others with BusinessObjects as well as options for integrating them in order to leverage your BusinessObjects investment.
1:15 – 2:00 pm Advanced Formatting II – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will provide an in-depth look at how to convert reports into other report types, with an emphasis on creating Master Detail Reports. It will include many of the new features of v4.2, including how to hide columns, blocks and sections. Learn how to apply conditional formatting to a Master Detail Blocks at different levels to give reports a more dashboard like look. Also learn how to apply the many reporting functions from the Analysis toolbar to Master Detail reports. Topics will include how to place both a report and a chart in a Master Detail Report, and link those blocks together. Navigating a Master Detail Report utilizing the map tab will also be covered. The presentation will cover exporting a Master Detail Report to PDF and Excel.
02:00 – 2:15 pm Break
02:15 – 3:00 pm The BI Dashboarding Dilemma for BusinessObjects – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
BI Dashboards continue to dominate as the solution of choice for self-service BI applications. SAP BO Dashboards (aka Xcelsius) along with Lumira will be phased out by SAP over the next few years as SAP focuses on its new Cloud based SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) platform which recently released its own dashboard capability. At the same time Web Intelligence has made major strides in offering dashboard functionality. SAP’s BI dashboarding strategy has been confusing for several years and many BusinessObjects customers have chosen to develop their BI dashboard in Tableau, Power BI or another tool or even create custom dashboards. So, what is the best choice for the BusinessObjects user? This session will look at the pros and cons of the different options to help you make a more informed choice.
03:00 – 3:45 pm Excelling It In Web Intelligence – Michael Ward, CTTS
Learn about the variety of ways Excel files can be used in reporting. You will learn how to use Excel as a data provider, using Excel for a bridge file when encountering incompatible format types, as a dynamic filer file, and other uses. There will be an in-depth look at how to properly import an Excel files, where to store the Excel file, and how to update an Excel file without breaking the Webi Document. You will also learn some nice tips and techniques when using Excel files. that will open your eyes to the real power of an Excel file.
03:45- 4:00 pm Wrap-up
Please REGISTER for count purposes. Note: This event is not sponsored by SAP or ASUG. Presentations subject to change
Back to Let’s Speak BO Webinar
Tuesday, October 15th at 10AM PT/1PM ET
This is Part two of the IDT review Webinar, where Minith will continue to talk about IDT. This time the focus will be on Business Layer, View, Project synchronization and Security. Please join us in this popular part two of IDT review.
You are personally invited to join us at the Grand Rapids BusinessObjects Users Group on Friday, October 25th, 2019 from 8:30am – 4:00pm
Registration is free, but we ask that you please REGISTER for count purposes.
LOCATION:
Herman Miller
Main Auditorium
855 East Main Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
Free parking available right outside the building.
AGENDA:
8:00 – 8:30 am Registration (Free Breakfast Provided)
8:30 – 8:45 am Introduction / IBIS update
8:45 – 9:45 am What Does Flying Look Like? – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc
As Business Intelligence harnesses new technologies and capabilities and evolves towards more wonderful and limitless possibilities, many organizations are still struggling to figure out how to make that initial transformation from a very hungry caterpillar into a beautiful airborne butterfly and achieve the full potential that BI offers. Paul Grill, InfoSol CEO and Business Intelligence guru, will share some of the amazing BI transformations he has seen in the last 12 months and what flying looks like for these organizations. He will also provide a current update on the world of BusinessObjects and how this community continues to evolve and thrive beyond all expectations.
9:45-10:30am What’s New in v4.2 SP 7 – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will be a live demo highlighting the many new features of v4.2 through SP 9. Topics to include: Using HTML, Excel and Free Hand SQL as a data provider, Large numbers, grouping, Input Control enhancements, Prompt Variants, Grouped Input Controls, Shared Elements, Reference Cells, Calculation enhancements, Concurrent processing of queries, and merging on local variables Changes within the service packs will also be addressed.
10:30 – 10:45am Break
10:45 – 11:45am Discover SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 – Pascal Gaulin, SAP France
Learn about the content of the next SAP BusinessObjects release. Whether you are an existing Web Intelligence user or just curious about the many possibilities of the most popular Enterprise reporting platform on the market, take this opportunity to see a live demo of the new features and improvements planned in BI 4.3.
11:45– 12:45pm Lunch: On Your Own
12:45 – 1:30 pm BusinessObjects Co-Existence with Tableau, PowerBI and More – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc
More than 50% of existing BusinessObjects customers use at least one other BI tool in addition to the tools in BusinessObjects. Using thebest tool for the job makes a lot of sense in today’s competitive and fast-changing business landscape .
The most popular BI tool used with BusinessObjects is Tableau followed by Microsoft’s PowerBI. This session will talk about different use cases for using these tools and others with BusinessObjects as well as options for integrating them in order to leverage your BusinessObjects investment.
1:30 – 2:15pm Advanced Formatting II – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will provide an in-depth look at how to convert reports into other report types, with an emphasis on creating Master Detail Reports. It will include many of the new features of v4.2, including how to hide columns, blocks and sections. Learn how to apply conditional formatting to a Master Detail Blocks at different levels to give reports a more dashboard like look. Also learn how to apply the many reporting functions from the Analysis toolbar to Master Detail reports. Topics will include how to place both a report and a chart in a Master Detail Report, and link those blocks together. Navigating a Master Detail Report utilizing the map tab will also be covered. The presentation will cover exporting a Master Detail Report to PDF and Excel.
2:15 – 2:30pm Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm What would you like to see in Web Intelligence ? An influence Session – Pascal Gaulin, SAP France
Whether you want more dashboarding functionalities or run your existing Webi reports in the cloud, take the opportunity of this Customer Influence session to voice your most wanted features in the future releases of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.
Please REGISTER for count purposes. Note: This event is not sponsored by SAP or ASUG. Presentations subject to change
You are personally invited to join us at the New Jersey BusinessObjects Users Group on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 from 8:30am – 4:00pm
Registration is free, but we ask that you please REGISTER for count purposes
LOCATION:
State of New Jersey
300 Riverview Plaza
Building 300 first floor ITC Room
Trenton, NJ 08625
Directions
Map
Riverview Plaza complex is right off a main highway called route 29. Building 300 next to the Trenton thunder Ball park. Sign in at the desk in lobby.
Parking: Free Parking available in Parking Garage
AGENDA:
8:00 – 8:30 am Registration (Free Breakfast Provided)
8:30 – 8:45 am Introduction / IBIS update
8:45 – 9:45 am What Does Flying Look Like? – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
As Business Intelligence harnesses new technologies and capabilities and evolves towards more wonderful and limitless possibilities, many organizations are still struggling to figure out how to make that initial transformation from a very hungry caterpillar into a beautiful airborne butterfly and achieve the full potential that BI offers. Paul Grill, InfoSol CEO and Business Intelligence guru, will share some of the amazing BI transformations he has seen in the last 12 months and what flying looks like for these organizations. He will also provide a current update on the world of BusinessObjects and how this community continues to evolve and thrive beyond all expectations.
9:45-10:30am What’s New in v4.2 SP 7 – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will be a live demo highlighting the many new features of v4.2 through SP 9. Topics to include: Using HTML, Excel and Free Hand SQL as a data provider, Large numbers, grouping, Input Control enhancements, Prompt Variants, Grouped Input Controls, Shared Elements, Reference Cells, Calculation enhancements, Concurrent processing of queries, and merging on local variables Changes within the service packs will also be addressed.
1030 – 10:45am Break
10:45 – 11:45am Discover SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 – Pascal Gaulin, SAP France
Learn about the content of the next SAP BusinessObjects release. Whether you are an existing Web Intelligence user or just curious about the many possibilities of the most popular Enterprise reporting platform on the market, take this opportunity to see a live demo of the new features and improvements planned in BI 4.3.
11:45– 12:45pm Lunch: On Your Own
12:45 – 1:30 pm BusinessObjects Co-Existence with Tableau, PowerBI and More – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
More than 50% of existing BusinessObjects customers use at least one other BI tool in addition to the tools in BusinessObjects. Using the best tool for the job makes a lot of sense in today’s competitive and fast-changing business landscape .
The most popular BI tool used with BusinessObjects is Tableau followed by Microsoft’s PowerBI. This session will talk about different use cases for using these tools and others with BusinessObjects as well as options for integrating them in order to leverage your BusinessObjects investment.
1:30 – 2:15pm Advanced Formatting II – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will provide an in-depth look at how to convert reports into other report types, with an emphasis on creating Master Detail Reports. It will include many of the new features of v4.2, including how to hide columns, blocks and sections. Learn how to apply conditional formatting to a Master Detail Blocks at different levels to give reports a more dashboard like look. Also learn how to apply the many reporting functions from the Analysis toolbar to Master Detail reports. Topics will include how to place both a report and a chart in a Master Detail Report, and link those blocks together. Navigating a Master Detail Report utilizing the map tab will also be covered. The presentation will cover exporting a Master Detail Report to PDF and Excel.
2:15 – 2:30pm Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm What would you like to see in Web Intelligence ? An influence Session – Pascal Gaulin, SAP France
Whether you want more dashboarding functionalities or run your existing WebI reports in the cloud, take the opportunity of this Customer Influence session to voice your most wanted features in the future releases of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.
03:30- 3:45 pm Wrap-up
Please REGISTER for count purposes. Note: This event is not sponsored by SAP or ASUG. Presentations subject to change
You are personally invited to join us at the Dallas BusinessObjects Users Group on Friday October 4th, 2019 from 8:30am – 4:00pm
Registration is free, but we ask that you please register below for count purposes:
Location:
The Colonnade – Conference Center – Lobby
15305 Dallas Pkwy
Addison, TX 75001
Parking Garage Available
AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration (Free Breakfast Provided)
8:45 – 9:00 am Introduction
9:00 – 10:00 am What Does Flying Look Like? – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
As Business Intelligence harnesses new technologies and capabilities and evolves towards more wonderful and limitless possibilities, many organizations are still struggling to figure out how to make that initial transformation from a very hungry caterpillar into a beautiful airborne butterfly and achieve the full potential that BI offers. Paul Grill, InfoSol CEO and Business Intelligence guru, will share some of the amazing BI transformations he has seen in the last 12 months and what flying looks like for these organizations. He will also provide a current update on the world of BusinessObjects and how this community continues to evolve and thrive beyond all expectations.
10:00 – 10:15am Break
10:15 – 11:30am What’s New in v4.2 SP 7 – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will be a live demo highlighting the many new features of v4.2 through SP 9. Topics to include: Using HTML, Excel and Free Hand SQL as a data provider, Large numbers, grouping, Input Control enhancements, Prompt Variants, Grouped Input Controls, Shared Elements, Reference Cells, Calculation enhancements, Concurrent processing of queries, and merging on local variables Changes within the service packs will also be addressed.
11:30– 12:30 pm Lunch: On Your Own
12:30 – 1:15 pm How Patient Care is Intertwined with Analytics – Narmadhaa Surenthran, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Baylor Scott& White Medical Center at Frisco is a center of excellence for Spine Surgeries, Hip and Knee replacements and patient care is of utmost importance. To be able to do that we depend on Analytics to provide near real time data that can be acted upon. This in turn helps improve patient service, patient satisfaction and quality of care. Join us in our journey of how patient care is intertwined with Analytics at various stages of scheduling, registering, tracking patients during hospital stay and monitoring the quality of care they received. Our Dashboards also assist the leadership team to monitor volume and revenue generating areas in the hospital. Our Analytics is powered by SAP, Meditech BCA, Tableau* and InfoBurst. This presentation will discuss our various projects relating to the Analytics used here at Baylor.
1:15 – 2:00 pm Advanced Formatting II
This presentation will provide an in-depth look at how to convert reports into other report types, with an emphasis on creating Master Detail Reports. It will include many of the new features of v4.2, including how to hide columns, blocks and sections. Learn how to apply conditional formatting to a Master Detail Blocks at different levels to give reports a more dashboard like look. Also learn how to apply the many reporting functions from the Analysis toolbar to Master Detail reports. Topics will include how to place both a report and a chart in a Master Detail Report, and link those blocks together. Navigating a Master Detail Report utilizing the map tab will also be covered. The presentation will cover exporting a Master Detail Report to PDF and Excel. Michael Ward, CTTS
02:00 – 2:15 pm Break
02:15 – 3:00 pm The BI Dashboarding Dilemma for BusinessObjects
BI Dashboards continue to dominate as the solution of choice for self-service BI applications. SAP BO Dashboards (aka Xcelsius) along with Lumira will be phased out by SAP over the next few years as SAP focuses on its new Cloud based SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) platform which recently released its own dashboard capability. At the same time Web Intelligence has made major strides in offering dashboard functionality. SAP’s BI dashboarding strategy has been confusing for several years and many BusinessObjects customers have chosen to develop their BI dashboard in Tableau, Power BI or another tool or even create custom dashboards. So what is the best choice for the BusinessObjects user? This session will look at the pros and cons of the different options to help you make a more informed choice. Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
03:00 – 3:45 pm Excelling It In Web Intelligence
Learn about the variety of ways Excel files can be used in reporting. You will learn how to use Excel as a data provider, using Excel for a bridge file when encountering incompatible format types, as a dynamic filer file, and other uses. There will be an in-depth look at how to properly import an Excel files, where to store the Excel file, and how to update an Excel file without breaking the Webi Document. You will also learn some nice tips and techniques when using Excel files. that will open your eyes to the real power of an Excel file. Michael Ward, CTTS.
03:45- 4:00 pm Wrap-up
Please REGISTER for count purposes. Note: This event is not sponsored by SAP or ASUG. Presentations subject to change
Back to Let’s Speak BO Webinar
Tuesday, October 29th at 10AM PT/1PM ET
This session is for everyone’s favorite reporting tool: Web Intelligence. This session will give you a preview of the new reporting experience in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and an overview of the planned innovations:
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