Additional to your IBIS Main Conference registration, the Post-Seminar All-inclusive Boot Camps 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.
Additional to your IBIS Main Conference registration, the Pre-Seminar All-inclusive Workshops include:
Join us in a fantastic in-depth look at what new features, enhancements and changes have been released in SAP BI 4.2 SP6. Adam Lange, A. Lange Consulting, will demonstrate and discuss the latest features in the new service pack when it comes to BusinessObjects Administration as well as report development within Web Intelligence. This is a session not to miss!
You are personally invited to join us at the Seattle BusinessObjects Users Meeting on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 from 8:30am – 4:00pm hosted by Creative Technology & Training Solutions and InfoSol Inc. Attendance is free; however, we do ask that you register for count purposes.
LOCATION:
Kaiser Permanente
RCG (Renton Campus – Glacier Building) 107/108
2715 Naches Ave SW,
Renton, WA 98057
DIRECTIONS
Parking available adjacent to building
Front Desk/Security: 206-630-1330
AGENDA:
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration (Free Breakfast Provided)
8:45 – 9:00 am Introduction
9:00 – 10:00 am A BusinessObjects Love Affair – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
While other BI Solutions seem to come and go, BusinessObjects remains as beautiful and desirable as ever. So why does this love affair continue to burn in our hearts as passionately as the first time we met this amazingly gorgeous Business Intelligence solution? InfoSol CEO, Paul Grill, will share his thoughts on why we love BusinessObjects so much and why this love affair continues to thrive as well as show how organizations around the world are harnessing its power to create solutions that see beyond their everyday challenges.
10:00 – 10:15am Break
10:15 – 11:30am Excelling It In WebIntelligence v4.2 – Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will provide the user with a variety of ways Excel files can be used in reporting. It will include using Excel as a data provider, using Excel for a bridge file when encountering incompatible format types, as a dynamic filer file, and other uses. It will include 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. It will also include some nice tips and techniques when using Excel files. It will open your eyes to the real power of an Excel file.
11:30– 12:30 pm Lunch: On Your Own
12:30 – 1:15 pm The Future of BusinessObjects Dashboards – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
Business Intelligence Dashboards remain the dominant way we deliver Business Intelligence applications. While a picture speaks a thousand words, a dashboard delivers a thousand visual insights. For the longest time, BusinessObjects Dashboards (Xcelsius) dominated and is still prevalent with its HTML5 runtime. Web Intelligence is improving its dashboard capabilities with each new service pack and SAP is looking to develop new dashboard solutions in the cloud while many BusinessObjects customers have turned to Tableau, PowerBI and other BI data visualizations. BusinessObjects customers have a lot of choices and this session will discuss the pros and cons of each to help you both better understand and see the possibilities.
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. The user will learn how to apply conditional formatting to a Master Detail Blocks at different levels to give reports a more dashboard like look. An example of inserting a Stop light as part of conditional formatting will be included. The user will 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. All topics covered will be through live demonstrations of the product, as well as interactive sessions with the user.
02:00 – 2:15 pm Break
02:15 – 3:00 pm BusinessObjects Co-Existence: The New Reality – 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 and so this co-existence of different BI tools has become a reality. 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 with BusinessObjects as well as options for integrating them in order to leverage your BusinessObjects investment.
03:00 – 3:45 pm Now You See Me, Now You Don’t! – Michael Ward, CTTS
In this live demo you will learn how to create multiple drill blocks, and learn how to hide blocks dynamically based on drill bar selections. It includes using Advance Drilling Functionality in a way never envisioned. Watch as report blocks appear and disappear as you select various values from the drill bar drop down list. And all of this functionality using nothing more than WebIntelligence!
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 Webinars
Tuesday, November 27th at 10AM PT/11AM AZ/1PM ET
Join us and Senior Consultant, Allan Williams, for a webinar dedicated to Multi-Source Universes with open platform Q&A as well as live demonstrations on how to construct, maintain and modify a Universe with multiple data source feeds.
Back to Let’s Speak BO Webinars
Tuesday, October 30th at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Join us and BusinessObjects Senior Consultant, Amy O’Neel, as she delivers to our community a dedicated session on Administrative Security within BusinessObjects. This webinar will showcase examples through Best Practices and Basic preparations BusinessObjects Administrators can implement in order to manage, better understand, and potentially improve their environment’s security.
Join us and SAP BusinessObjects consultant, Allan Williams, as we explore the relationship between an SAP BusinessObjects deployment with Tableau data discovery tool. This session will explore many of the latest features within Tableau and the source connection options directly to SAP BusinessObjects.
Back to Let’s Speak BO Webinars
Tuesday, November 13th at 10AM PT/11AM AZ/1PM ET
Join us and the fantastic Michael Ward, Creative Technology and Training Solutions (CTTS), in another jam-packed and educational session on the variations of creating both simple and complex visualizations in Web Intelligence. Hosted in a demonstration-based format, Michael will showcase how with just charts and report blocks our audience can utilize native features in Webi like input controls and linking in order to create slick, interactive visualizations. This session will also explore how to use intra-document linking in order to jump between report tabs.
You are personally invited to join us at the Miami BusinessObjects Users Meeting on Thursday, October 4th, 2018 from 8:30am – 4:00pm hosted by Creative Technology & Training Solutions and InfoSol Inc. Attendance is free; however, we do ask that you register for count purposes.
LOCATION:
PERRY ELLIS INTL
3000 NW 107th Avenue
ROOM: Private Cafeteria
Miami, FL 33172
Parking is located in the south parking lot – please follow the security guards directions. Perry Ellis will provide shuttle service from the south lot to the main Entrance
AGENDA:
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration (Free Breakfast Provided)
8:45 – 9:00 am Introduction / IBIS update
9:00 – 10:00 am A BusinessObjects Love Affair, Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
While other BI Solutions seem to come and go, BusinessObjects remains as beautiful and desirable as ever. So why does this love affair continue to burn in our hearts as passionately as the first time we met this amazingly gorgeous Business Intelligence solution? InfoSol CEO, Paul Grill, will share his thoughts on why we love BusinessObjects so much and why this love affair continues to thrive as well as show how organizations around the world are harnessing its power to create solutions that see beyond their everyday challenges.
10:00 – 10:15am Break
10:15-11:00 am
Excelling It in WebIntelligence v4.2, Michael Ward, CTTS
This presentation will provide the user with a variety of ways Excel files can be used in reporting. It will include using Excel as a data provider, using Excel for a bridge file when encountering incompatible format types, as a dynamic filer file, and other uses. It will include 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. It will also include some nice tips and techniques when using Excel files. It will open your eyes to the real power of an Excel file.
11:00 – 11:45 am Are You Afraid to Try Updating Tired Old Universes? It’s a Snap – Really! Mona Fox, Perry Ellis Int’l
Many organizations have universes that have not been updated in years or even decades! This session discusses what we found at our company, Perry Ellis, and what we learned in the process of updating them. After doing an assessment and integrity check on a universe we found tables that have lost their names, tables that have new columns, outdated joins, objects that are broken etc. We had to determine how much work needed to be done or whether it was better to rebuild as well as decide to convert it to UNX or leave it as a UNV. We will share our experiences and lessons learned that may help you with your universes.
11:45– 12:45 pm Lunch: On Your Own
12:45 – 1:30 pm The Future of BusinessObjects Dashboards, Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
Business Intelligence Dashboards remain the dominant way we deliver Business Intelligence applications. While a picture speaks a thousand words, a dashboard delivers a thousand visual insights. For the longest time, BusinessObjects Dashboards (Xcelsius) dominated and is still prevalent with its HTML5 runtime. Web Intelligence is improving its dashboard capabilities with each new service pack and SAP is looking to develop new dashboard solutions in the cloud while many BusinessObjects customers have turned to Tableau, PowerBI and other BI data visualizations. BusinessObjects customers have a lot of choices and this session will discuss the pros and cons of each to help you both better understand and see the possibilities.
01:30 – 2:30 pm Using Shared Projects in IDT for Multiple Universe Designers, Luisa Vega, Perry Ellis Int’l
This presentation will focus to provide information on How to collaborate with other Universe Designers on Creating and Modifying Universes using “Shared Project” in IDT.
02:30 – 2:45 pm Break
02:45 – 3:30 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. The user will learn how to apply conditional formatting to a Master Detail Blocks at different levels to give reports a more dashboard like look. An example of inserting a Stop light as part of conditional formatting will be included. The user will 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. All topics covered will be through live demonstrations of the product, as well as interactive sessions with the user
03:30 pm Wrap-up