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In partnership with Michael Ward from Creative Technology and Training Solutions, InfoSol will present at the upcoming Indiana BusinessObjects™ User Group Meeting on Tuesday November 13, 2012.
Attendance is free, however; we do ask that you register for count purposes.
Location
NCAA 700 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Walter Byers Auditorium Parking is available in White River State Park underground garage adjacent to NCAA Event rate parking is $3/car
Agenda
8:00- 8:45 am – Registration
Registration and Complimentary Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:45 am – Inspired Business Intelligence 2.0
InfoSol: Chris Kruger
While Business Intelligence looks at what is known to solve problems, Inspired Business Intelligence sees beyond what is known to discover amazing things. Inspired people generate inspired ideas and solutions that, in turn, inspire remarkable outcomes. Inspired Business Intelligence 2.0 is a collection of award winning BI applications developed using SAP BusinessObjects products that are sure to inspire you. They include BI dashboard and mobile solutions and will be demonstrated live.
9:45 – 10:15 am – NCAA Dashboard
NCAA: Nikki Watson
Faced with rising athletic expenses at universities, the NCAA put together a task force to come up with ideas to help in the management of athletics program, to understand how peer institutions compare with one another and determine how to make the most of available funds. The end result was an inspired dashboard solution that serves the various NCAA members in three divisions by feeding back data collected from all universities in a visually pleasing and intuitive fashion.
10:15 – 10:30 am – Break
10:30 – 11:30 am – WebIntelligence™ 3.0 vs WebIntelligence 4.0
Creative Technology & Training Solutions: Michael Ward
This presentation will provide an in-depth comparison of both what is similar and what is different between v3 and v4. Included in this presentation is a in-depth look at the Portal (BI Workspace), Query Panel, and Report Viewer. There will be a heavy concentration on the Report Viewer.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch (On your own for lunch) – Cafeteria at NCAA
12:30 – 1:30pm Write Back Dashboards
InfoSol: Chris Kruger
While Business Intelligence tools are traditionally read only, the amazing popularity and versatility of Xcelsius dashboards has led to some interesting applications where the dashboard is also used for data capture and input purposes. This session will demonstrate real world case studies of companies that have developed and are using Xcelsius dashboards to capture information and write it back to databases. The possibilities for write back applications with Xcelsius create a whole new paradigm for business intelligence solutions.
1:30 – 2:30 pm Advanced Cross Tables for WebIntelligence™ 4.0
Creative Technology & Training Solutions: Michael Ward
This presentation will include an in-depth look at how to create simple to complex Cross Tables in WebIntelligence™ 4.0. It will include how to use Turn Into, Templates and how to apply reporting functions to Cross Tables. It will also include a section on how to format Cross Tables.
2:30 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 – 3:30 pm 2012 BI Mobile Landscape – What’s Real?
InfoSol: Chris Kruger
As the landscape for mobile business intelligence solutions for SAP BusinessObjects users’ changes rapidly, more companies are moving from the “toe in the water” stage to actually paddling in the water with both feet! There are many choices of solutions – some leverage existing investments in BusinessObjects infrastructure and development, while others require completely new design and development. Some use streaming technology and render content on the mobile device without changes and some are developed natively for the mobile device taking full advantage of the device technology and integrating seamlessly with other native mobile applications. This session delivered 100% from an iPad cuts through the marketing hype and shows the different mobile BI solution choices that are real and work with SAP BusinessObjects in action so you can compare them side by side.
3:30 – 4:00 pm Networking / Q&A / Wrap-up / Door Prizes
Register At: michaelward@cttsbi.com or (586) 677-8300
