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BusinessObjects XI Demonstrations & Tutorials

• EDDIE (InfoView) XI Basics
  Learn how to login, view and refresh reports in EDDIE

Web Intelligence XI Demos

• Preferences
• Creating a Simple Query
• Predefined Conditions
• Quick Filters
• User-Defined Conditions
• Saving to Excel and PDF
• Wrapping Text
• Working with Columns
• Viewing Reports
• Linking

General Desktop Intelligence Tips

• Demo: Creating Mailing Labels

Desktop Intelligence Report Editor Options

• Demo: Creating and Applying Templates 
• Demo: Using Split Windows to View Reports
• Demo: Page Layout View
• Demo: Using the Grid

Using the Desktop Intelligence Query Panel

• Inserting a Complex Calculation in a Condition

Creating Desktop Intelligence Conditions

• Operators
• Demo: In List/ Not in List 
• Demo: Matches Pattern/ Different from Pattern 
• Demo: Between/Not Between 

Designing Reports with Desktop Intelligence

• Demo: Creating, Applying and Removing Alerters 
• Demo: Adding, Renaming, and Deleting Reports
• Demo: Resizing Columns
• Demo: Controlling Text Wrapping in Cells
• Demo: Displaying Tables in Multiple Columns
• Demo: Inserting Logos & Graphics
• Demo: Creating Cross-tabs
• Demo: Creating Sections
• Demo: Using Breaks
• Demo: Displaying Row Numbers

Using & Organizing Data in Desktop Intelligence

• Demo: Applying a Ranking 
• Demo: Using Predefined Conditions
• Demo: Sorting in Desktop Intelligence
• Demo: Adding a Simple Filter
• Demo: Complex Filters
• Demo: Converting 24-Hour Time to 12-Hour Time
• Linking Data Providers
• Creating Variables for Age Groupings

Distributing Reports in Desktop Intelligence

• Exporting Reports to Excel
• Saving Reports

ODBC-Compliant Tools: General Data Warehouse Usage

• Connecting with MS Access
• Connecting with Crystal Reports
• Connecting with SAS/PC Version 8
• How to Connect to and Use the ETL Runtime Table

Using Oracle

• Creating an Oracle ODBC Data Source Connection
• Set An Oracle Password
• Installing the Oracle 10g Client and ODBC Driver