BusinessObjects and Designer Overview

Prepared by: Vishal Singh
Oracle- Datawarehousing
Satyam/BI/Ver1.0 July'2002 BI BootComp
What is BusinessObjects
BusinessObjects is a strategic business

intelligence platform and integrated toolset that
lets users access, analyze, and share information
both within and beyond the enterprise. It is
designed to be easy to use and architected to be
secure, scaleable, and extensible

Knowledge Sharing Plan
• Designer
• BusinessObjects
• Supervisor

Designer
• Introduction
• Defining connections
• Selecting and viewing tables and columns
• Creating joins
• Resolving loops
• Creating classes and objects
• Managing universes

Introducing Designer
DESIGNER is a BUSINESSOBJECTS product

intended specifically for you the universe designer.
With DESIGNER, you can create universes, the
semantic layer that isolates end users from the technical
issues of the database structure. Universes can be
dedicated to specific groups of end users in your
company or organization.

Phases In Universe Design
• Planning
• Analysis
• Design
• Implementation
• Maintenance

Universe
A universe is a business-oriented mapping of the data

structure found in databases: tables, columns, joins, etc.
A universe can represent any specific application,
system, or group of users. For example, a universe can
relate to a department in a company such as marketing
or accounting.

Classes
A class is a logical grouping of objects within a universe.

In general, the name of a class reflects a business concept
that conveys the category or type of objects.

Objects
An object is the most refined component in a universe. It

maps to data or a derivation of data in the database.
Object Categories
•Dimension
•Detail
•Measure

Defining Connection

Selecting And Viewing Tables
And Column

Resolving Loops
•Using contexts
•Using aliases

Detecting Loops

Using Contexts

Attaching Contexts To Loops

Creating Classes And Objects

Inserting Objects In Class
Types of objects
•Dimension
•Detail
•Measure

Defining Hierarchy

Managing Universes
• Import
• Export
•Universes created with secured connection can be exported only

BusinessObjects
Analysis, Reporting & Query Tool

What Is BUSSINESSOBJECTS
BUSINESSOBJECTS is an integrated query,

reporting and analysis solution for business
professionals that allows you to access the
data in your corporate databases directly from
your desktop and present and analyze this
information in a BUSINESSOBJECTS (BO)
document.

What data sources are available?
• Relational databases (RDBMS), such as

ORACLE, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix
and IBM DB2.
• Multidimensional (OLAP) databases, such
as Microsoft OLAP Services, Hyperion
Essbase, and ORACLE Express.

Contd...
• Text files and spreadsheets

• Packaged applications such as SAP
• Virtually any data source using Microsoft
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
procedures.

Creating Reports

Power Of BusinessObjects

We Can...
• Define scope of analysis

• Define conditions
• Create Master/Detail reports
• Break up tables and display calculations
• Add Formulas, Local variables and
Functions
• Create Charts

We Can...
• Analyze data in Drill mode

• Use Slice and Dice
• Format the reports
• Export report results

Defining Scope of Analysis

Defining Conditions

Creating Master/Detail Report

Breaking Up Tables

Displaying Calculations Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Formulas, Local Variables And
Functions
Formula
Assigns calculation results to a particular cell
Local Variable
Assigns calculation results to a particular varible
Functions
Functions supported by BO like Numeric, Date, Aggregate etc.

Creating Charts Step 1

Step 2

Analyzing Data In Drill Mode

Using Slice And Dice Mode

Formatting Tables & Charts

Exporting Report Results

Supervisor

What Is Supervisor
SUPERVISOR is the product you need in order to set up

and maintain a secure environment for
BUSINESSOBJECTS. It also provides you with a
powerful and easy-to-use structure for distributing
information to be shared by all users. This information is
centralized through relational data accounts called
repositories.

When You Use It First Time
SUPERVISOR features the Administration Setup

wizard, a user-friendly tool which helps you create the
repositories needed for resource-sharing. The first
time you launch SUPERVISOR, the wizard helps you
create a repository as general supervisor. As general
supervisor you then create a series of supervisors
who are to define the various user profiles, in addition
to a second, “backup” general supervisor for security
purposes. Users are then granted access to
repository domains via a special key file that contains
the address of the repository they are to work with.

Types Of Users
• General Supervisor
• Supervisor
• Supervisor-Designer
• Designer
• End User
• Versatile User

Resources
• BUSINESSOBJECTS Products
• Universes
• Documents
• Repository Domain
• Stored Procedures

Repository Domains
• Security Domain
• Universe Domain
• Document Domain

Security Domain
The security domain is a set of data structures

created with the Administration Setup wizard
whenever a repository is created Each domain of a
repository is identified in its security domain. When a
domain is created, its reference is automatically
stored in the security domain. The security domain
also contains information on the identification of the
various BUSINESSOBJECTS users, and on the
management of the different products.

Universe Domain
The universe domain is a set of data structures

containing the characteristics of the universes
created with DESIGNER. In order for a universe to
be shared, it must be exported to the universe
domain by the designer or supervisor.

Document Domain
The document domain is a set of data structures

containing the documents created by end users with
the BUSINESSOBJECTS End-user modules. In
order to share documents or cause themto be
refreshed during scheduled processing, end users
must send them to the document domain.

Types Of Repository Installations
• Default Installation
• Custom Installation
• Recovery Installation

Default Installation
Automatically creates the three repository domains--

security, universe and document--on the same data
account.

Custom Installation
Allows you to distribute all repository domains in

the database environments of your choice. This type
of installation requires extensive knowledge of your
database environment, and should only be
selected if you want to manage several versions of
your resources simultaneously.

Recovery Installation
Allows you to perform a recovery installation. This is

necessary in the following situations:
• The location of the security domain has been

modified.
• One of the parameters in the connection string of
the security domain, such as the user name or
password, has been changed.
• The key file of the repository you want to work with
has been inadvertently moved, renamed or
damaged.

Supervisor’s Basic Procedures
• Creating user groups

• Creating users
• Checking user authorizations

Managing User And Groups

Managing User And Groups
• Managing Groups
• Managing Users
• Finding User and User Groups
• Printing User, Groups and Resources
Reports

Managing Groups
• Creating Group
• Defining Group properties
• Deleting a Group
• Renaming a Group

Managing Users
• Creating a User
• Defining User Properties
• Changing a User Profile
• Assigning a User to a Group
• Controlling User Login Time

• Moving a User from One Group to Another
• Disabling/Enabling a User
• Deleting a User and Removing a User from
a Group
• Renaming a User

•Finding A User / User Group
•Printing User, Groups and Resources Reports

Managing Resources
• Managing the Repository

• Changing or Removing the schedule of the
task
• Managing Connections
• Importing/Exporting Universes
• Deleting Resources

Assigning Resources To Users

Assigning Resources To Users
• Assigning BusinessObjects Products to

Users
• Assigning Universes to Users or Groups
• Assigning Stored Procedures to Users or
Groups
• Assigning Documents and Templates to
Users
• Assigning Repository Domains to Users

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Prepared by: Vishal Singh

BusinessObjects is a strategic business

Satyam/BI/Ver1.0 July'2002 BI BootComp

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DESIGNER is a BUSINESSOBJECTS product

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A universe is a business-oriented mapping of the data

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A class is a logical grouping of objects within a universe.

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An object is the most refined component in a universe. It

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•Universes created with secured connection can be exported only

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Analysis, Reporting & Query Tool

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BUSINESSOBJECTS is an integrated query,

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• Relational databases (RDBMS), such as

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• Text files and spreadsheets

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• Define scope of analysis

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• Analyze data in Drill mode

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SUPERVISOR is the product you need in order to set up

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SUPERVISOR features the Administration Setup

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The security domain is a set of data structures