BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 - Administration and Security

The target audience for this course is system architects/administrators who are new to SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise and will be responsible for maintaining SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise users, groups, and objects in their organization.

Transforming data into actionable information

• Features & Benefits
• Prerequisites
• Technical Specifications

• This 10 to 12 hour E-Learning course explains how to perform the tasks in the central management console (CMC). These tasks involve supporting SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise users and groups so they can access corporate data through the Web portal in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. The security of this corporate data is also covered. This corporate data can take the form of Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, or SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence documents, SAP Business Objects Voyager workspaces, program objects, object packages, and popular third-party objects, such as Microsoft Word and Excel files, among others. Please note: this course does not discuss maintaining SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise servers, which is taught in the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0/3.1: Administering Servers – Windows course.


• The business benefit of this course is that it provides a foundation for system architects/administrators to effectively manage both users and content on the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise platform.


• Note: This course was developed based on the product availability of Java only. A course addendum and future revision will reflect any changes in functionality or new features introduced in .NET.


• SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series XI 3.0/3.1

Note: This course also applies to you if you are a system administrator for SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series. Any product differences between SAP BusinessObjects Edge and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise are outlined within the course so you understand which areas do not apply to your deployment.

• What is SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise? – Describe SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, use InfoView and the central management console to view content, configure the central management console , describe the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise architecture.


• Managing BusinessObjects Enterprise content – Add objects to the repository, manipulate objects in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise.


• Securing BusinessObjects Enterprise content – Create users, groups, folders and categories, understand the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise security model, describe guidelines for planning security.


• Application Security – Secure SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise applications


• Scheduling content – Schedule objects, schedule with business calendars, and manage instances.


• Publishing and publications – Publish personalized reports and documents to multiple recipients, describe the process of publishing personalized reports to dynamic recipients, manage profiles.

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• Prerequisite education?
  • Not applicable for this offering.
  
  
  • Prerequisite knowledge/experience
• Windows conventions:
  • Familiarity with Windows Server 2000/2003 administration
  
  
  • Windows Server 2000/2003 security concepts (global/local groups, and directory structure)
• This course applies to customers with the following products:
  • SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0
  
  
  • SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1
  
  
  • SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.0
  
  
  • SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1
• This course is delivered using SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1. The content and activities are applicable to all audiences, with the exception of some specific features which are identified as you go through the course to eliminate confusion.

Minimum User Desktop Hardware Requirements

• Processor: Minimum 400 MHz processor, recommended: Pentium IV 1.6 GHz


• RAM: 256 MB RAM minimum, 512 MB RAM recommended


• Sound: 16-bit sound card, with speakers or a headset (optional)


• Screen resolution: 1024 by 768 (minimum)

Minimum User Desktop Software Requirements

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Vista.


• Browser: Internet Explorer (IE) version 6 or higher, with JavaScript support in the browser configuration (see Note below)


• Required plug-ins:
• Courses require Flash 9 subversion 115 or above plug-in in order to function.(see Note below)
• If Flash is not pre-installed on the computer it may be obtained for free at: http://www.macromedia.com/downloads
• For web assessments, the Java plug-in JRE 1.31_03 or higher is required
• If JRE is not pre-installed on the computer it may be obtained for free at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
• Acrobat PDF Reader
• If Acrobat PDF Reader is not installed on the computer it may be obtained free at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
• Pop-up Blockers: Must be disabled in order to view the course content properly.

Note: Later versions of Flash and IE are available. These updated releases have introduced new security changes that may affect the performance of certain features in the courses. If you are using a later release of these software components and encounter problems, we request that you identify the problems and report them to SAP as soon as possible.

Connectivity Requirements

• Minimum Connection speed: 128 kbps, DSL. (We recommend at least 128k for high quality performance. While the course will function even at dialup speeds, due to the multimedia nature of the materials, serious performance degradation may occur.)