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BusinessObjects Designer

Module 1: Introduction to Designing Universes

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2 Copyright 2004 Business Objects SA - All Rights Reserved

What You Will Be Able To Do

Understand the role of a Designer

Know what is meant by the Semantic Layer

Know more about the way BusinessObjects

generates SQL

Be familiar with the different types of database

schemas you can use

Discover the recommended universe developmentprocess

Know what is meant by the 80/20 concept

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Extracting Information from a Database

Many different attempts have been made to resolve

issues surrounding reporting: The Bureau Approach:

End Users

MIS

SQL

The SQL EducationApproach:

End Users

MIS

SQL

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Information accessed

via a semantic layer

Database and Security

Design

Corporate Database

End-User Needs

Ease of use Reliability

Integrated reporting and

analysis tools

IS Needs

Security and control Maintainability

Cost-effective set-up

Enterprise-wide

interoperability

Universe Design

Stock

Finance

Sales

The BusinessObjects Solution

Designer End Users

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Advantages of Using BusinessObjects

Users can access data in an easyway using their own terminology

BusinessKnowledge

The organization has a sharedbusiness content

Users can analyze data locally

Users can make queries withoutknowing SQL

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Specific OLTPData Mart/Warehouse

PersonalOLAPServers

Advantages of Using BusinessObjects

BusinessObjects allows the user to access data fromdifferent sources using a single tool

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The semantic layer may consist of one or moreseparate universes

Each universe is a partial representation of a database, in the

form of business vocabulary

Sales/Marketing

Human

ResourcesEmployee

Salary

Benefits...

Sales Revenue

Sales ExecutiveCustomer

Product

Price

Order Date ...

The Semantic Layer

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Generating SQL using BusinessObjects

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Generating SQL Using BusinessObjects

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Tables to be included in the From clause and Joins to be included in

the Where clause of a Select statement are inferred via.


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Generating SQL using BusinessObjects

Normalized Aggregate

TablesStar

SchemaMultiple

Stars

Snowflake

Data

Warehouses

Production

Schema

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Using the Designer Module

Graphic Conception Drag and Drop Intuitive Editor

Quick Design wizard

Automatic Import ofMeta Data

RDTs

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The Universe Development Process (1)

PrepareKnow the data source HR on

SybaseFinancialson Oracle

PlanDesign the universe(s)

AnalyzeIdentify the needs of theend user population

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The Universe Development Process (2)

Test

Using a test team (including end

users)

ImplementCreate the universe(s)

Evolve

Adapt and extend universe

over time

Deploy

Distribute the universe to endusers

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80

20

Universe Development Process

Involve users in all the

steps of the project

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The Universe Development Process

Implementation Sub Process:

Create Universe file & set parameters

Create Structure

Add tables > create joins > check integrity >sort loops and other problems as required

Create and categorize objects.

Test Sort default / create custom hierarchies

Create Condition Objects 5. (2,3,4)

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What You Have Learned

The advantages of using BusinessObjects

The role of a universe Designer

How BusinessObjects generates SQL

The types of data source which BusinessObjects caninterrogate

The recommended design process

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Questions ?

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