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SAP Business Objects: Advanced Reporting and Analytics

Transforming Enterprise Data into Actionable Intelligence for Strategic Decision-Making

SAP Business Objects: Advanced Reporting and Analytics
Course Schedule

ONLINE

03-07 Aug 2026
Online
$4,950
07-11 Dec 2026
Online
$4,950
19-23 Apr 2027
Online
$4,950
02-06 Aug 2027
Online
$4,950
06-10 Dec 2027
Online
$4,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

Training Overview

Training Overview

In today’s data-driven world, organizations need to turn vast amounts of data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making. SAP BusinessObjects (SAP BO) provides a comprehensive suite of business intelligence tools that enables enterprises to create, manage, and analyze reports, dashboards, and visualizations with precision and agility.

The SAP Business Objects: Advanced Reporting and Analytics Training Course equips participants with the skills to leverage SAP BO for effective reporting and enterprise analytics. Delegates will learn how to connect to diverse data sources, build analytical universes, develop dynamic reports, and design interactive dashboards. The course emphasizes integrating SAP BO with SAP HANA and other enterprise systems to enable real-time insights, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and support informed decision-making.

Through a combination of lectures, hands-on workshops, and real-world exercises, participants will gain practical experience in managing secure, scalable, and high-performing BI environments. The course also covers governance and best practices, ensuring that analytics solutions are reliable, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

Key Focus Areas of This Course:

  • Understanding SAP BusinessObjects architecture and core components
  • Connecting to relational, multidimensional, and SAP HANA data sources
  • Designing and managing universes with UDT and IDT tools
  • Creating reports using Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports
  • Building interactive dashboards and visualizations for executive reporting
  • Applying analytics, KPIs, and performance monitoring techniques
  • Implementing BI governance, security, and best practices for enterprise solutions

What are the goals?

This course ensures participants develop the expertise to transform enterprise data into actionable intelligence. Learners will acquire both technical and analytical skills to create reports, dashboards, and BI solutions that drive strategic decision-making.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to: 

  • Understand the architecture, components, and tools of SAP BusinessObjects
  • Connect and integrate data from SAP HANA, BW, and external sources
  • Build analytical universes using Universe Designer Tool (UDT) and Information Design Tool (IDT)
  • Create, format, and distribute dynamic reports with Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports
  • Develop interactive dashboards and visualizations for management reporting
  • Apply analytics and KPIs for monitoring performance and driving business insights
  • Implement governance, user security, and best practices for scalable BI environments

Who is this Training Course for?

This course is ideal for professionals involved in data analysis, business intelligence, reporting, and strategic decision-making. It is designed for individuals seeking to enhance their skills in advanced reporting, analytics, and enterprise BI solutions using SAP BO.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

  • Business intelligence analysts and data analytics professionals
  • Financial, operations, and strategy managers
  • SAP BI and reporting consultants
  • IT managers and enterprise data architects
  • Project leaders implementing reporting and analytics solutions

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The course uses interactive lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on workshops to ensure participants gain a thorough understanding of SAP BusinessObjects. Delegates will explore real-world data scenarios, create reports, and design dashboards in a guided learning environment.

Workshops and case studies allow participants to apply SAP BO tools to realistic business challenges. By combining conceptual knowledge with applied practice, learners will confidently develop end-to-end BI solutions, optimize performance, and implement governance frameworks that support enterprise-wide reporting and analytics initiatives.

The Course Content

Day One: Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects and BI Architecture
  • Overview of SAP’s BI ecosystem and evolution of SAP BO
  • Core components: Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, Dashboards, and Analysis Tools
  • Data integration with SAP HANA, BW, and external data sources
  • Understanding universes, semantic layers, and metadata
  • Workshop: exploring the SAP BO launchpad and user interface
Day Two: Data Access and Universe Design
  • Connecting to relational and multidimensional data sources
  • Universe Designer Tool (UDT) and Information Design Tool (IDT)
  • Building data foundations and business layers
  • Managing joins, contexts, and aggregates for optimized queries
  • Exercise: creating a custom universe for finance and operations data
Day Three: Report Development and Interactive Analysis
  • Creating and formatting reports using Web Intelligence
  • Filters, variables, and formula creation for dynamic reporting
  • Cross-tab reports, charts, and conditional formatting
  • Scheduling, bursting, and publishing reports for distribution
  • Case study: designing a KPI-driven financial performance report
Day Four: Dashboarding, Visualization, and Advanced Analytics
  • Using SAP BO Dashboards and SAP Lumira for interactive data visualization
  • Integrating BO with SAP HANA for real-time analytics
  • Predictive analytics and “what-if” scenario modeling
  • Designing executive dashboards and visual storytelling techniques
  • Workshop: building a management dashboard for operational performance
Day Five: Governance, Performance, and BI Strategy
  • BI governance, user roles, and security management
  • Best practices for performance tuning and report optimization
  • Migrating to SAP BusinessObjects 4.x and integration with SAP Analytics Cloud
  • Developing a sustainable enterprise BI strategy
  • Capstone project: creating an end-to-end BI solution using SAP BO tools

Providers and Associations

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