Training - Course Description

Course:
Pentaho for Business Users

Course Number: SLN2000
Audience: Non-technical consumers of reports and dashboards, including: Business Users, Executives, non-technical Business Analysts
Level: Introductory – This course is intended for customers new to Pentaho Business Analytics
Delivery Method: Instructor-led online, private on-site (please contact us for on-site pricing)
Duration: 1 Day
Public Training Cost: USD $650 (1 credit)
Course Placement: This is the first course in the Content Consumer learning path.

Course Schedule:

In the schedule below, click the course title for detailed information on the class, click the provider link for information on the authorized training provider, or click the Register Now link to enroll.

Note: All courses provided by Pentaho-EMEA are offered in the Central European time zone. All US courses (provided by Pentaho) are offered in the Eastern time zone. Beginning in July, 2013, all US courses will be offered in the Central time zone.

Course Overview:

This course introduces the Pentaho Business Analytics suite of products to non-technical users who rely on business intelligence solutions to inform business decisions. Pentaho Business Analytics enables business users to intuitively access, explore and analyze all data, enabling them to make information-driven decisions that positively impact the performance of their organizations.

Pentaho Business Analytics is a user-driven, out-of-the-box, stand-alone suite of business intelligence applications that provide highly interactive and easy to use, self-service interfaces for business users. Users of all types who consume business intelligence content can access, visualize, explore and analyze business information without depending on IT.

For business users, Pentaho provides:

• Point and click access to any data
• Quick data discovery and analysis
• Rich and interactive dashboards
• Mobile analytical reporting

Course Benefits:

• Make quality, information-driven decisions that positively impact your company’s performance using accurate, up-to-the-minute reports and dashboards
• Explore reports and dashboards developed by content creators
• Create your own reports and dashboards that reflect the state of your business
• Improve productivity by giving your Business Intelligence team the skills they need to succeed with Pentaho Business Analytics
• Interactive, hands-on training materials significantly improve skill development and maximize retention

Skills Achieved:

At the completion of this course you should be able to:

• Describe the key features of Pentaho Interactive Reporting, Pentaho Analyzer, Pentaho Report Designer, and Pentaho Dashboard Designer
• Open and view a Pentaho Interactive Report
• Open and view a report created using Pentaho Report Designer
• Open and view a report created using Pentaho Analyzer
• Modify filters and drill to supporting detail in a Pentaho Analyzer report
• Add totals to a Pentaho Analyzer report
• View a Pentaho Analyzer report in chart format
• Export a Pentaho Analyzer report as PDF, Excel, or CSV
• Use lasso filtering and zooming to interact with a visual analysis
• Open and view a dashboard in Pentaho Dashboard Designer
• Modify filters in and export report results from a Pentaho dashboard
• Select the data source and report template for a new Pentaho Interactive Report
• Add columns and report groups to a Pentaho Interactive Report
• Sort data, filter data, and add summary totals to a Pentaho Interactive Report
• Modify the header, footer, title, and format of numeric data in a Pentaho Interactive Report
• Select the data source for a new Pentaho Analyzer report
• Describe the types of fields available in Pentaho Analyzer
• Add columns and rows to a Pentaho Analyzer report
• Filter data and drill through to supporting data in a Pentaho Analyzer report
• Add subtotals, grand totals, and calculated fields to a Pentaho Analyzer report
• Apply conditional formatting and modify the format of numeric data in a Pentaho Analyzer report
• View a Pentaho Analyzer report in chart and multi-chart format
• Export a Pentaho Analyzer report to PDF, Excel, or CSV
• Create a new dashboard using Pentaho Dashboard Designer
• Select the template and theme for a new dashboard
• Add a report, an analysis, and prompts to a dashboard
• Interact with the solution repository

Course Prerequisites:

This course has no Pentaho Training course prerequisites.

Course Requirements:

Online courses require a broadband Internet connection, the use of a modern Web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox), and the ability to connect to the WebEx Training Center. For more information on WebEx Training Center requirements, see http://www.webex.com. Online courses use Pentaho’s cloud-based exercise environment. Students are provided access to a virtual machine used to complete the exercises.

For online courses, students are provided with a secured, electronic course manual. Printed manuals are not provided for online courses. When an electronic manual is provided, students are encouraged to print the exercise book before class begins, though this is not required.

Students attending this course on-site should contact their Customer Success Manager for hardware and software requirements. You can also email us at training@pentaho.com for more information regarding on-site training requirements.

Course Agenda: