Precision.BI

March 2010


Table of Contents

The Search Interface - an Update on Project Idaho

Process Management Tool Helps Decipher Performance Issues

Pie Chart Alternatives for Graphing in the PresentationCenter

PBI Training in the 2nd Quarter

What's New - Twitter and New Additions

Meaningful Use Helps to Create National Goals for Health Care

The Next Step - Helpful Hints For Your Queries

SQL Tips and Tricks

 


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PBI 2nd Quarter 2010 Web Training

The PBI Training Department offers group Web training sessions to assist our users with various aspects of our software. Some introductory sessions may assist brand new users while some of the advanced topics may be of interest to more experienced users. In addition, we continue to offer some free sessions to help all users take advantage of our new product features.

Please keep in mind that both custom and on-site training are still available and may be more beneficial in certain circumstances.

For more information on training opportunities or to enroll in any of these courses please contact training@precisionbi.com. Session space is limited so please enroll soon!

Date Time Cost Course Title Description
4/8/2010
New Course
1:00 – 3:00 pm ET No
Charge
PBIV5 101 Introduction to Presentation/Access Center version 5 Overview of the Presentation Center, Dashboards and Object Panel, Grids, Daily Monitors, Charts, KPI’s, Filtering and other tools.
4/15/2010
New Course
1:00 – 3:00 pm ET $250 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV5 104
Dashboard Design Tools
Creating Grids, Daily Monitors, Containers with Filter Lists and Combo Boxes, Cascading Filters, Dashboard Objects (Gauge, Textbox, Picture Box, and Sub-tabs). For Intermediate Users.
4/22/2010 1:30 - 3:30 pm ET $250 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV4 105
Introduction to Metalayer
PBI Metalayer, Treeview, Creating and Adding expressions to the Metalayer..
4/27/2010 1:30 - 3:30 pm ET No
Charge
PBIV4 101
Navigating Worksheets and Analysis
Participants will be exposed to basic functions within the application relating to Worksheets and Analysis. Topics include navigation, opening and saving objects, and other major functions available with the application.
4/29/2010
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4/30/2010
1:30 - 3:00 pm ET $275 for base course (day 1 & 2) with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV4 202
Advanced Searches
This is a two part course that covers concepts and techniques to retrieve data using complex search definitions. Also covers Editing Searches, Stacked Searches, Nested Searches and SQL Expressions. For Intermediate Users.
5/6/2010
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5/7/2010
1:30 - 3:00 pm ET $275 for base course (day 1 & 2) with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV5 103
KPI Development
Uses for Key Performance Indicators, KPI Grid and KPI Gauge, Creating a KPI in Designer, Editing KPI Properties, Adding Filters, Viewing KPIs in the Access Center. For Intermediate Users.
5/13/2010
New Course
1:30 - 3:00 pm ET $250 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV4 208
Scheduler Administration
This course will take the user through navigating the Scheduler. Users will learn to create scheduled jobs to be distributed via email, a network location or printer. Editing and troubleshooting Scheduler jobs will also be discussed.
5/20/2010 1:00 – 3:30 pm ET $250 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV4 204
Metalayer II
This course covers concepts relating to Adding Fields to PBI Download and Additional Metalayer Concepts. For Advanced Users.
5/25/2010 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET No
Charge
PBIV4 101
Navigating Worksheets and Analysis
Participants will be exposed to basic functions within the application relating to Worksheets and Analysis. Topics include navigation, opening and saving objects, and other major functions available with the application.
5/27/2010
New Course
1:00 – 3:30 pm ET $250 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV4 207
Security and Object Management
This course explores PBI Security settings relating to Objects, Categories, Securing by Value, Forms, Objects, etc., Naming Conventions, Group Search vs. Group Values, and Applied Security Across Groups/Users. For Intermediate Users.
6/3/2010
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6/4/2010
1:30 – 3:00 pm ET $275 for base course (day 1 & 2) with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV4 201
Linked Groups
This is a two part course that is meant to help the user in understanding reasoning and methodology for joining unrelated data using multiple queries to obtain a single result. For Advanced Users.
6/10/2010
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6/11/2010
1:00 – 3:00 pm ET $275 for base course (day 1 & 2) with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant. PBIV4 206
Query Optimization
This two-part course explores Object Performance, Process management, SQL Basics, PXPTrace, and how to leverage existing SQL Server Tools to assess, plan, and modify index strategies to optimize object performance. For Intermediate Users.
6/17/2010 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET $250 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant
PBIV4 102
Beginner Custom Reports
Navigating Custom Reports, Creating Basic Custom Reports, Formatting Custom Reports, Adding Sub and Grand Totals.
6/24/2010 1:00 – 3:30 pm ET $275 for base course with 1 participant + $50 for each additional participant PBIV5 105
PAC Design Best Practices
This course highlights industry standard best practices of object design and presentation aspects with building PBI content.
6/29/2010 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET No
Charge
PBIV4 101
Navigating Worksheets and Analysis
Participants will be exposed to basic functions within the application relating to Worksheets and Analysis. Topics include navigation, opening and saving objects, and other major functions available with the application.


 
 
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