BusinessObjects Dashboard Manager XI - Designing Dashboards (PM310R2)

Dashboard Manager enables the deployment of powerful dashboards to provide visibility, alignment, and insight across the enterprise. This 3-day instructor-led course provides hands-on activities that take the learner step-by-step from setting up the metric universe and Performance Management repository to guiding navigation through a corporate dashboard.

BusinessObjects XI Releases 1 and 2

This offering is applicable for both BusinessObjects XI Release 1 and XI Release 2 audiences.

Course Audience

The audience for this course may consist of BusinessObjects XI Release 1 and BusinessObjects XI Release 2 customers.

Course Topics

Lesson 1 - Understanding Dashboard Manager

• What is Dashboard Manager?
• Performance Management architecture

Lesson 2 - Setting Up Dashboard Manager

• Setting up Performance Management
• Creating the metric universe

Lesson 3 - Creating Metrics

• What is a metric?
• Creating metrics
• Refreshing metrics

Lesson 4 - Creating Analytics

• Creating interactive analytics
• Using the analytics catalog
• Using statistical transformations

Lesson 5 - Creating Personal Dashboards

• Creating personal dashboards
• Adding analytics
• Creating compound analytics

Lesson 6 - Creating Corporate Dashboards

• Building corporate dashboards
• Securing dashboards

Lesson 7 - Automating Dashboards with Rules

• Creating rules
• Scheduling metric/analytic refreshes

Lesson 8 - Creating Dimensioned Analytics

• Creating dimensioned metrics
• Creating dimensioned analytics from metrics and a query
• Securing dimensioned analytics
• Personalizing dashboard data

Lesson 9 - Guiding Dashboard Navigation

• Guiding navigation between analytics
• Guiding navigation with metric trees

Prerequisite Education

Not applicable for this offering.

Prerequisite Knowledge/Experience

While not required for this course, experience with these products or technologies will be helpful:

• BusinessObjects Designer
• BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
• BusinessObjects Enterprise

Additional Education

BusinessObjects Performance Manager: Measuring Performance (PM350R2)

Delivery & Duration

This instructor-led offering is a three-day course.

Applicable Certification

This course is not applicable to any Business Objects Certified Professional programs.