Training Courses

NIMS PrOptima
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Training and Learning
Mycom NIMS-PrOptima Product Training is modularised to provide an easy to identify and
easy to assign curriculum path for different types of users. The Base User Training enables
users to understand the application and to conduct minimal statistical analysis and
reporting. All NIMS-PrOptima users shall enrol to the Base User Training before other
training modules can be attended in order to ensure maximum benefit from the curriculum.
Optional Module Training courses can be ordered individually or in conjunction with the
Base User Training to form a packaged course set.
The English language will be used to deliver all training courses. The Training documentation
as well as all software user documentation is provided in English. All courses are instructor-
led and thus delivered by a Mycom Certified Trainer. Each training module accommodates a
maximum of 8 students with the exception of courses for administrators which have a
maximum of 4 students.
All the necessary training facilities are provided for in-house training within our
international office locations. The required facilities and infrastructure are locally provided
when training courses are delivered within customer premises.
PS-O-1001 Base User Training
Objective
The Base User Course provides an overview of the NIMS-PrOptima application capabilities
and provides the user with the necessary skills to use NIMS-PrOptima software in a
business as usual environment.

Pre-requisites
This training is open to all students

Duration
3 days

Course Content Summary
NIMS-PrOptima application Overview:
Overview of the NIMS-PrOptima characteristics
Architecture
NIMS-PrOptima client Overview:
Basic description of all menus, windows, dialogs, palettes in NIMS-PrOptima
Setting the Global Context
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Introduction to Dimensions and Calculations
Table and Graph Reports (1):
Reports within the Web Portal
Report zones/panes and palettes and their use
Creating basic table reports and graphs
Operations on Table report
Operations on Graph
Saving and exporting reports
Table and Graph Reports (2):
Review of Table report and Graph
Definition and Creation of composite doc
Creating and using NE list
Dynamic NE list management
Basic Metrics:
Metrics definition
Learn the different steps to create basic Metrics
Definition of aggregation operator
Understanding when and how to use the aggregation operator Ratio
Exercises of basic metrics

Workspace:
Workspace introduction and feature overview
Workspace menu items and context items
Workspace creation
Synchronization within Workspace (Table/Graph/GIS)
Usability enhancements and interface to other base package elements
PS-O-1002 Metrics and Formulas Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide typical NIMS-PrOptima users with the necessary skills
to create metrics in the NIMS-PrOptima application. The course covers metric definition
techniques and best practices. Busy Hour definitions, pre-aggregations and other items in
the context of metrics management are included.

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Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
2 day

Course Content Summary
Concepts and Theory
Introduction to the formula engine and formula editor
Understanding and using aggregation operators
Understanding and using functions
Data-warehousing and Metrics: Implicit and explicit granularity
Understanding pre-aggregations
System impacts and considerations through pre-aggregations
Understanding NE Life-Cycle implications on KPIs
Complex metrics and BusyHours
Metrics for rate-change definitions
Multi-vendor and multi-release metric definitions
String based KPIs and their application
BusyHour functions and BusyHour management
BuysHour variations and their applications
KPI management, privileges, and categorisation
Best Practices and Tips&Tricks
PS-O-1011 GIS Module Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the skills necessary to use
the Geographic Information System that is packaged with the application.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day
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Course Content Summary
GIS Basics:
Basic GIS Features, creating a New GIS view
Tooltip Functionality and finding NEs in the GIS
Using selection and views
Zoom Management
Layers Management and Configuration
Displaying Raster maps, Vectors maps, Polygon maps (derivative of vectors)
Displaying Best Server Plots (derivative of polygons), Nodes, and Labels
Using and configuring the map legend
Value Providers and Code Keys:
Data visualisation by colour
Filtering
NE lists and Table Report interaction:
Building NE lists with GIS
Building table reports with GIS
GIS Administration:
Setting up the GIS module
Configure the required location and azimuth data
Learn about the key memory settings
Raster map configuration and set-up, vector map shell locations and requirements
PS-O-1012 Alarm Module Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the necessary skills to use
the various alarms modules in NIMS-PrOptima applications.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day

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Course Content Summary
Definition/Introduction of the Alarms
User rights on Alarms
Configuring Alarms
Defining Alarms specifications
Defining evaluator types
Defining alarms action parameters
Managing Alarm Evaluation Results
Monitoring Alarm Evaluation Results
PS-O-1013 Decision Support System (DSS) Module Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the skills necessary to use
the Suggestion Assistant which is a Decision Support System (DSS) integrated in NIMS-
PrOptima.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day

Course Content Summary
Definition/Introduction of the Decision Support System
Benefits of DSS
Overview of DSS Process
Description of the scenario tree
Defining the parameters of the scenario tree
XML definition file
DSS process
Description of the DSS window and Menus
Save, export and print functions
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PS-O-1014 Network Planning Module Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the skills necessary to use
the Network Planning module integrated in NIMS-PrOptima.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day

Course Content Summary
Definition/Introduction to Network planning
Opening the network planning window
Setting time period
Using the planning window (NE zone and Analysis zone)
Learning the different section of the analysis zone
Graph values
Extrapolation method selection
Exporting calculation values
PS-O-1015 Profiling Module Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the skills necessary to use
the Network Element profiling module integrated in NIMS-PrOptima.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day

Course Content Summary
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Definition/Introduction of the NE profiling
Opening the NE profiling window
Creating a NE profile with the different tab
Saving and loading a NE profile
Creating a NE profile to an enhanced alarm on threshold
Creating NE categories
Connecting an NE Profile to Threshold Alarm
PS-O-1017 PrOptiPoller Training
Objective
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima PrOptiPoller users with the skills
necessary to use and administer this optional module.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training
NIMS-PrOptima System Administration Training

Duration
1 day

Course Content Summary
Application overview
Process structure
Distributed polling architecture
Mycom SNMP Bundles, Libraries, MIBs, and OIDs
Administration application (IP-ICM)
Configuration of poller targets and content definitions
IP infrastructure topology management
Vertical/horizontal scalability and load-balancing
IP Supervision sub-system and self monitoring capabilities
System health monitoring, health reporting, and performance assessment
Fault management capabilities
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PS-O-1022 Delta NIMS-PrOptima 3.03 to V4 User Training
Objective
This course is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the new features available
within NIMS-PrOptima client version V4.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day

Course Content Summary
Palette Enhancements:
Global Context Default Setting
Enhancement of the NE palette customisation
Quarter Hour of Week and Hour of the Week time dimension
Network Area Enhancements:
Create Static network Areas from Dynamic Network Area
Static NA list importation from a file tore on local PC
Network area renaming in report
Folders creation in Static Network Area Palette
Reporting Enhancements:
Convert Report to Graph Time on x-axis by default
Target Cells from Source Cells or Neighbouring links
PDF format for scheduled reports
Option to hide the Graph header in the print
Enhancements on KPI Editor:
Advanced KPI pre-aggregation
String Length function
NEName function
Find function
Trigonometric functions
Distance function
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Expand on Destination function
Alarms Module enhancements:
Correlation of alarm time periods with dynamic profiles
Alarms on Profiling Anomaly Absolute/Relative Threshold and Envelope selection
GIS Module Enhancements:
Links display even if source or destination is not in the view
Synchronisation from GIS using filter code key
DSS Module Enhancements:
Capability to navigate from neighbouring links to target cells
DSS scheduling Dashboard mode
PS-O-1018 Web Reporter 4.2 User Training
This training is intended to provide NIMS-PrOptima users with the skills necessary to use
the NIMS Proptima Web reporter 4.2. During this course the users will learn how to use the
views, dashboards and create their own customized homepages and playlists. The users will
learn how to use suggested work flows to link different views together and implement their
scenarios in a nice formatted design.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Base User Training

Duration
1 day

Course Content Summary
View types:
Table, Chart, Scorecard, Icon, Map, Gauge
Dashboards:
Slicers, Playlist and Stack Area
Suggested work flow, Time Management
Creating content:
Table, Chart, Scorecard, Icon, Map, Gauge, Home pages, Playlist, Dashboards, Scorecards,
Suggested work flows

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PS-O-1031 System Administration Training
This training is the essential course for system administrators to cover day to day operation
and maintenance of the NIMS-PrOptima application. This course enables the
administrators to perform regular system maintenance tasks such process re-starts and
checks, managing user accounts, data importation monitoring and system configuration and
tuning.

Pre-requisites
Sound understanding and experience with Unix based operating systems. The student shall
have experience with Unix based text editors, shells, tools, and general system
administration. Knowledge of SQL and relational databases are also recommended and
desirable.

Duration
2 day

Course Content Description
Introduction to NIMS-PrOptima
System components
Application Overview
Process structure
Data Importation and JMS message tracing
Concept of Data Availability
Script Suite
User Manager application overview
Importation Control Manager application overview
Data warehouse retention period configuration
System health monitoring
Pre-Packaged system backup facilities
Archiving and purging
Troubleshooting
PS-O-1032 Advanced Data Importation and Warehousing
Objective
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This training is intended for system administrators. It enables the administrators
understanding of the concepts relating to data warehousing, parameterisation and
monitoring of the importation engine. Data importation and data warehousing
troubleshooting details and methods are covered, including data handling and importation
engine issues, as well as data presentation.

Pre-requisites
NIMS-PrOptima Administration User Course

Duration
1 day

Course Content Description
Data importation recapitulation
Data warehousing and database principles
Parameterisation of the importation engine through the ICM tool
Advanced parameterisation of the importation engine
Advanced importation engine log file analysis
Data organisation and presentation
Data storage and retention management
Troubleshooting data collection, latency and missing data
PS-O-1041 Non-Standard Training
It is possible to arrange bespoke training courses. Bespoke training requirements must be
clearly outlined and requirements must be provided before any such courses are provided.
Bespoke operator training courses that Mycom have delivered include:

UMTS Access network monitoring and optimisation with NIMS-PrOptima
UMTS core network monitoring and optimisation with NIMS-PrOptima
GERAN Access network monitoring and optimisation with NIMS-PrOptima
GPRS Packet and Circuit Core network monitoring and optimisation with NIMS-PrOptima

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