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Author:   D Torres ,  Stuart Mudie ,  Julie Albaret
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.682kg
ISBN:  

9780470181126

ISBN 10:   0470181125
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   24 April 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Getting Started with BusinessObjects. Chapter 1: Business Intelligence and BusinessObjects XI Release 2: Working Hand in Hand. Chapter 2: Deploying on a Single Computer. Chapter 3: Performing a Server Installation. Chapter 4: Taking Control with the Central Management Console. Part II: Universes. Chapter 5: Creating a Universe from the Safety of Your Desk. Chapter 6: Defining a Universe. Chapter 7: Joining Your Universe. Chapter 8: Adding Dimensions to Your Universe. Part III: Using Your Desktop for Reporting. Chapter 9: Reporting Live from the Desktop. Chapter 10: Building Queries. Chapter 11: Documents in BusinessObjects. Part IV: Making Web Intelligence Work for You. Chapter 12: Getting Your Hands Dirty with InfoView. Chapter 13: Setting Up Your Documents. Chapter 14: Working with Your Completed Documents. Part V: Keeping Track of How Your Organization Is Doing. Chapter 15: A Different Kind of Dashboard. Chapter 16: Making Better Decisions through Analytics. Chapter 17: Using Performance Manager to Set Goals and Track Achievement. Part VI: Getting the Best Possible Data with Data Marts. Chapter 18: Putting Data Integrator to Work for You. Chapter 19: Working with Data Marts. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prepare for BusinessObjects Integration. Chapter 21: Ten Resources to Help You. Part VIII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Reporting on Crystal Reports. Appendix B: Glossary. Index.

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Derek Torres is a technical communicator and author. He spent several years writing documentation for Business Objects at its headquarters in Paris, France. He has also authored or coauthored several titles, including The Unofficial Guide to Windows XP, The Unofficial Guide to Windows Vista, and The Windows Vista Ultimate Bible (Wiley Publishing, Inc). He is currently working on his first novel. He can be reached at www.bofordummies.com. Stuart Mudie is a Scot living in Paris, France. A professional communicator since 1995, he has worked with numerous companies in the IT and Telecommunications sectors, including three years at Business Objects headquarters in Paris. He is coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Windows Vista (Wiley Publishing), a part-time lyricist, and can be found on the Web at www.stuartmudie.com. Julie Albaret is a Business Intelligence consultant. She has worked in the BI field for over ten years, taking part in BI projects and studies for many companies. She spent six years working for Business Objects, including three years as a Performance Management specialist. She worked first as a sales consultant in Paris, then in Bangalore (India) as a software testing project manager, before returning to the company’s Paris headquarters to work for two years as a Program Manager for Web Intelligence.

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