Hands-on Lab: Advanced Functions of Design Studio
Dr. Bjarne Berg
Comerit
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In This Session
• Setting up cascading filters, using a filter panel, creating a reset and
Launchpad button, and adding a logo to your application
• Creating a custom gauge and scorecard using BEx queries, custom CSS,
and scripting
• Utilizing the desktop template provided by Design Studio to quickly filter,
add, and remove dimensions and display data
• Exploring the mobile template for mobile devices and learning how to
deploy the application
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Meet Today's Assistants
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Rob Frye
Manager of ComeritLabs
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Michael Barker
SAP BOBJ Developer
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Michael Vavlitis
SAP BOBJ Developer
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
Superior alternative to BEx Web Application Designer
Dynamic dashboards that enable power users to
superior support for mobile devices and
generate purpose-built OLAP analysis and planning
HANA data sources
applications
Customer and SAP-delivered content offering
Easily design centrally governable
analytic content
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
BW Integrated Planning support
Personalization and Bookmarking
Native HANA deployment
Advanced Scripting
Extensive charting and table
Printing
formatting/customization
Lumira SDK Integration
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Computer-Based Training Structure
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Computer-Based Training Structure
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Picking the Right BusinessObjects Tool
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Navigating this Lab Session
Use these buttons to access each portion of the training material.
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Navigating this Lab Session
Access the digital form of your instruction manual (PDF format)
View the video with full commentary within the browser
Open the hands-on simulation inside the webpage or in the
recommended full screen mode (Press F11 for full screen mode)
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Design Studio Training Exercises
Advanced 1 Exercise
Set up cascading filters,
use a filter panel, create a
reset and Launchpad
button, and add a logo to
your application
Advanced 2 Exercise
Create a custom gauge and
scorecard using BEx
queries, custom CSS and
scripting. Add a footer to
display important
information
It is recommended to complete each exercise sequentially in order to
fully understand the material.
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Design Studio Training Exercises
Advanced 3 Exercise
Utilizing the desktop
template provided by
Design Studio to
quickly filter, add and
remove dimensions
and display data
Advanced 4 Exercise
Using the mobile template
for iPad devices and
learning how to deploy the
application to be viewed on
your mobile device
It is recommended to complete each exercise sequentially in order to
fully understand the material.
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Tips for Taking the Training
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Standard courtesy: Use provided headphones for videos
Watch the videos in full screen mode (Press F11 upon launch)
Complete the exercises in sequence
Use the instruction manual as a guide to the hands-on simulations
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7 Key Points to Remember
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Design Studio is a powerful tool that enables creation of customizable
applications which are consumable on a desktop or mobile device
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What-if analysis can be easily performed with Integrated Planning
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Follow the sequence to understand the exercises more fully
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Take advantage of the full commentary videos
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Read all the information bubbles in the simulations
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Visit the Bonus Materials section if you want a break from the exercises
or finish early
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If you get stuck, feel free to ask for assistance
This session will be repeated on Thursday, March 12th at 11:30 AM.
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Today’s Exercises
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Your Turn!
How to contact us:
questions@comerit.com
Please remember to complete your session evaluation
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