Audience
Our BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius) course is designed to meet the needs of all BusinessObjects Dashboards users from designer to decision maker.
Prerequisites
One of the key pre-requisites is a good knowledge of Microsoft Excel. This course contains an Excel module to assist delegates in using Excel in conjunction with BusinessObjects Dashboards. In addition, an understanding of Windows conventions is required.
Duration
2 days. Hands on.
Course Objectives
On this course delegates will learn how to create complex, multi-dimensional business dashboards and how to manage the BusinessObjects Dashboards architecture and basic components. The course deals thoroughly with Dashboard design, formatting and export. The course takes the delegate through three distinct stages:
- Getting to know BusinessObjects Dashboards and the underlying architecture
- Adding components and modifying their behaviour and format
- Making components work together
Course Content
Understanding BusinessObjects Dashboards
BusinessObjects Dashboards architecture
Microsoft Excel
Setup options
Basic Dashboard Design
Creating a dashboard
editing the canvas
Adding components
Using preview mode
Single values
Adding single value components
dynamic naming
Assigning a value
Changing component behaviour
Using Charts
Understanding chart types
Choosing a data range
Using data series
Drill-down charts
Selectors
Understanding selector types
Navigating a dashboard
Alerts
Creating alerts
Setting targets
Traffic lighting Interactive alerts
Interacting Components
Understanding how components interact
Using multiple components
Using drill-down
Dynamic Visibility, Layering and Grouping
Understanding dynamic visibility
Creating dashboard layers
Hiding and viewing components in design mode
Applying dynamic visibility
Advanced Dashboard Formatting
Using backgrounds
Adding logos
Dynamic text objects
Exporting Dashboards
Understanding SWF (Flash) files
Exporting to PDF documents
Exporting to Microsoft Office
Live Data Connectivity
Live data architecture
Creating live dashboards