Getting Started with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

If SAP business intelligence is your game, SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio is your next challenge. Are you an expert in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards? A wizard with BEx Web Application Designer? Or maybe you're a newbie to both? Whatever your answer, this book has the information you need to get to the next level.

1. Installation and Configuration
You can't paint a picture without the proper supplies. Find the information you need to download the right files, install the right pieces, and configure the right parts.

2. The Application Design Process
Although application design is a creative endeavor, there are some general steps you have to follow. From assigning your data sources to testing your application, get the big picture.

3. Components, Properties, and Methods
Get a comprehensive description of all the building blocks of Design Studio. Choose your palette, and then make your canvas come alive.

4. End-to-End Application Examples
Start with a simple calculator and endwith a complex sales dashboard. Follow along with step-by-step instructions and code to build your first complete Design Studio applications.

5. Downloadable Files
Let the book's downloadable files serve as your sketchbook-use the sample code to start building your own work.

Highlights include:

Design Studio vs. Dashboards and BEx WAD
Installation and configuration
Usage scenarios
Data sources
Script Editor
Layout Editor
Content Assistance
Components
Properties
Methods
Chart types
DuPont analysis application
Sales dashboard application