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Course 50141

50141A Microsoft Performance Point Server 2007 Technical Training

Course 50141

Cost:		$2,395.00
Software Assurance Value:		4
Duration:		4 Days

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About this Course
This four-day, instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to architect and build Business Intelligence (BI) solutions by using Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. This session covers both Monitoring and Analytics and Planning. Through extensive hands-on exercises, participants will build on their base knowledge.

Audience Profile
This course is intended for experienced technical and solution architects with a solid knowledge of Financial Management processes such as Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting.

At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe PerformancePoint Server architecture.
Recognize where PerformancePoint Solutions fit into the Microsoft BI Solution stack.
Create end-to-end planning applications.
Create end-to-end M&A applications.
Integrate PPS applications with other BI technologies.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:

Technical experience with architecting BI solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Server 2000 and 2005
Experience building Data Warehouses
Experience building Cubes
Experience building scorecards and dashboards
Financial accounting experience
Experience with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Experience with the ProClarity Analytics product line

Course Outline
Module 1: Product Vision
Lessons

Microsoft BI stack integration
Roadmap

Module 2: Architecture
Lessons

Physical structure
Logical structure

Module 3: Application Basics
Lessons

Review of Admin Console

Module 4: Models and Dimensions
Lessons

Building Dimensional structure
Adding Member set/views
Model fundamentals

Module 5: Data Integration
Lessons

Data Integration Flow
Data File Details

Module 6: Business Roles/Data Security
Lessons

Application Security
Model/Dimension Security

Module 7: Forms/Reports
Lessons

Overview
Building reports
Mapping reports

Module 8: Process Management
Lessons

Building Cycles/Assignments
Jobs

Module 9: Rules and Calculations
Lessons

Creating Rules and Calculations
Financial Intelligence

Module 10: Intro/Architecture/Requirements
Lessons

Show the end result—scorecards/dashboards already exported to SharePoint
Roadmap Review, Review architecture, Review System Requirements
Scorecard Central

Module 11: Fundamentals
Lessons

What’s New—wizards, additional data sources creation
SSAS, SS DB, Microsoft Office Excel, Publish
Create own connector

Module 12: Elements
Lessons

Scorecard/KPI Creation
What’s New—wizards, indicators auto-added, KPIs auto-added, and linked
SSAS, SS DB, Excel Examples
KPI Banding
Modifying/Adding indicators
Scorecard KPI Weighting
Adding additional actuals/targets
Report views (create, navigate, parameterize)

Module 13: Dashboards
Lessons

Creation
Parameter Creation
Add Param to dashboard zone
Connect params up to scorecard views and report views
Show conditional view display options (associated views with KPIs)
Publish

Module 14: Security
Lessons

App Pool User Identity
Connection per user
Server roles
Security on objects


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