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Contents
IntroductiontoPentahoTraining...........................................................................................................3 ChoosingtheRightCourse.......................................................................................................................3 CourseNumbers ......................................................................................................................................3 . KnowledgeAreas......................................................................................................................................4 ClassLevel................................................................................................................................................4 ClassDelivery...........................................................................................................................................4 TailoredOnsiteCourses..........................................................................................................................4 CourseRequirements...............................................................................................................................4 PentahoTrainingTeam............................................................................................................................5 FoundationCourses...............................................................................................................................5 AgileBIfortheBusinessAnalyst..............................................................................................................5 PentahoBusinessAnalyticsBootcamp....................................................................................................9 PentahoArchitectsBootcamp..............................................................................................................12 ModulespecificCourses......................................................................................................................16 PentahoDataIntegrationforDatabaseDevelopers..............................................................................16 PentahoReportDesignTechniques.......................................................................................................18

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IntroductiontoPentahoTraining
ThankyouforyourinterestinPentahoTraining!Byinvestingintraining,youhavetakenasignificantstep inbecomingproductiveinyourimplementationofPentahoproducts.Evenseasonedprofessionalsbenefit fromregulartrainingtoremainuptodatewiththelatestPentahoBItechnologiesandtechniques. PentahoTrainingoffersindustryleading,highvalue,andactionableinstructiondesignedtogiveyoua highreturnonyourinvestment,toincreaseyourprobabilityofsuccess,andtoteachyoutheskillstotake fulladvantageofPentahosBItechnology.

ChoosingtheRightCourse
Onesizedefinitelydoesnotfitall.Weunderstandthatdifferentusersrequiredifferentknowledgeand skills.EachPentahoTrainingcourseistargetedtomatchknowledgeareasandskillstospecificaudiences. Usethecoursenumbers(describedbelow)andthedescriptionofeachcoursetochoosethebestcourses foryou.

CourseNumbers
Coursenumbersuniquelyidentifyeachcourseandcanbeusedtoquicklydiscoverthecontentofthe course,theexperiencelevelofitstargetedaudience,anditsdeliverymode.Forexample,thecourse numberoftheReportingDesignTechniquescourse(RPT1175W)identifiesthiswebbasedcourseasa memberoftheReportingknowledgeareaandanentrylevelcourse. KnowledgeAreas SLN Description Solutions Overviewcoursesthatpresentabroadandconceptualviewofthetoolsofthe PentahoBusinessAnalyticssuite.Thesecoursesaredesignedforsolution architectsandbusinessanalystsinterestedinlearningthemethodologiesand toolsinvolvedinendtoendsolutiondevelopment. Administration Productcoursesdesignedtoteachtheskillsandtoolsinvolvedininstalling, configuring,andmaintainingthePentahoBusinessAnalyticsSuite.Thesecourses aredesignedforadministratorsandsystemintegrators. ALY Analysis Productcoursestargetedatteachingthefunctionalityanduseofthetools associatedwithPentahoanalysis.ThesecoursesaredesignedforOLAP developers. PDI DataIntegration Productcoursestargetedatteachingthefunctionalityanduseofthetools associatedwithPentahoDataIntegration.ThesecoursesaredesignedforETL developers.

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Reporting Productcoursestargetedatteachingthefunctionalityanduseofthetools associatedwithPentahoReporting.Thesecoursesaredesignedforreportauthors anddevelopers.

KnowledgeAreas
Ourcoursesareorganizedintoknowledgeareastohelpyouchoosetherightcourse.Intermsofcontent, therearetwotypesofcourses:solutioncoursesandproductcourses.Solutioncoursesteachconcepts andmethodologies,presentabroadviewofthePentahoBusinessAnalyticssuite,andinvolveseveral products.TheyareintendedtoteachtheskillstoarchitectentireBIsolutions.Theproductcourses, however,aremoretaskfocusedandaretargetedforspecificproductareassuchasreporting, administration,dataintegration,andanalysis.Theypresentamorecomprehensiveexplorationofspecific toolsofthePentahoBusinessAnalyticssuite.

ClassLevel
Thenumericalpartofeachcoursenumberidentifiesthecourselevel.Thefirstdigitofthecourselevel indicatestheexperiencelevelofthetargetedaudience.Beginningwithentrylevelcoursesinthe1000s, thehighertheclasslevelthemoreexperienceandknowledgeisrequiredtomaximizetheimpactofthe content.

ClassDelivery
Thelastcharacterofthecoursenumberindicatesthedeliverymode:classroom(C)orwebbased(W).All coursesareinstructorledtomaximizeinstructionthroughlectures,instructorleddemonstrations,and interactionwithPentahoCertifiedInstructors.Classroomdeliveredcoursesalsousehandsonexercisesto reinforcetheinstruction.Pentahoschedulescoursesatvariouslocationsworldwide.Onlinecoursesare scheduledforvarioustimezonesandareofferedasaseriesof3hoursessions.

TailoredOnsiteCourses
AlthoughPentahoTrainingcoursesaddressdifferentaudiences,projectrequirementsandconstraints mayrequirespecializedtrainingorlimiteddisruption.Forthatreason,ourcoursescanalsobetailored anddeliveredasonsite.Thatis,wecanpartnerwithyoutotailoracoursetomeetyourspecificneeds andteachthecourseatyourlocation!

CourseRequirements
StudentswillneedaMicrosoftWindowsXPorWindows7computerwitha1GHzCPU,1GBRAM,anda DVDdrive,and750MBofavailableharddrivespaceinordertofullyparticipateintheclassroom deliveredcourses.Wesuggestthecomputerhaveatleasta1.3GHzCPU,2GBofmemory,and1GBof availableharddrivespace.AtexteditorsuchasNotepadmaybeneededforsomeoftheexercises.On linecoursesrequireabroadbandInternetconnectionandamodernwebbrowsersuchasMicrosoft InternetExplorer7orMozillaFirefox3.0.Visithttp://developers.webex.com/api/jointest/index.phpto verifyyourconnectionspeedandbrowsercompatibilityforonlinecourses. PentahostrainingteamisheretopartnerwithyouinrealizingthepowerofthePentahoBusiness

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Analyticssuite.Feelfreetocontactusifyouhaveanyquestionsorifyouwouldliketosuggestadditional coursesortraininglocations.VisitthetrainingpageonthePentahoWebsitetoregisterforoneofthe scheduledcoursesortobegintheprocessoftailoringyouronsitecourse.Welookforwardtomeeting yourtrainingneeds!

PentahoTrainingTeam
http://www.pentaho.com/services/training training@pentaho.com

FoundationCourses
AgileBIfortheBusinessAnalyst CourseInformation
CourseNo SLN1000 InstructionFormat BusinessAnalysts/EndUsers DeliveryMode Web Duration 3days

CourseBenefits
AgileBIrepresentsanewapproachtoprototypingandvalidatingbusinessintelligencesolutions.By enablinganalystsandenduserstorapidlyexamine,manipulate,modelandvisualizebusinessdata,Agile BIacceleratesthediscoveryofnewinformationandhelpsorganizationsestablishthevalueofBIprojects beforecommittingtolongterminvestments.ThiscourseusesPentahoDataIntegrationandPentahos OnDemandhostedenvironmenttojumpstartthelearningprocess,allowingtheemphasistobeplaced onsolutioncreationandrefinement.

LearningObjectives
Atthecompletionofthiscourse,youshouldbeableto: UnderstandthecriticalsuccessfactorsthatdeterminetheoutcomeofBIprojects InstallandconfigurePentahoDataIntegration UnderstandandusethePDIinput,transformationandoutputstepsthatareusefulwhen preparingdataforanalysis Createananalyticmodelfromastageddatabasetable UsePentahoAnalyzertolayout,pivotandfiltermultidimensionalviews AccessandnavigatethePentahoUserConsoleinanondemandhostedenvironment CreateAnalyzerreportswithcalculations,totalsandcharts UsetheAdHocReportWizardtocreatenewreports Usethedashboarddesignertocreatechartsandcombinethemwithreportsandanalysisviews Understandtherequirements,tasksandresourcesneededtoputanAgileBIsolutionintowide scaleproduction

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WhoShouldAttend
Thiscourseisdesignedforbusinessanalysts,endusersandotherswhoregularlypreparedatafor consumptionbydecisionmakers.

CoursePrerequisites
ThiscoursehasnoPentahoTrainingcourseprerequisites.

CourseRequirements
StudentswillneedaMicrosoftWindowsXPorWindows7computerwitha1GHzCPU,1GBRAM,anda DVDdrive,and750MBofavailableharddrivespaceinordertofullyparticipateintheclassroom deliveredcourses.Wesuggestthecomputerhaveatleast1.3GHzCPU,2GBofmemory,and1GBof availableharddrivespace.

CourseOutline
Day1TimeEstimate Module WhatisBusinessIntelligence WhyBIprojectsfail TheProblems Abandonment WhatisAgileBI? WhyshouldyoutakeanAgileapproach? Whataretheexpectedbenefits? HowdoesAgileBIfitintotheBigITPicture? UsingPentahoDataIntegrationtoCreateanAnalyticEnvironment CreatingaDatabasetablefromaspreadsheet. PDIbasics Loggingin/Repository DataConnections 2 .5 Est.Duration(hours) .5

Whataresteps/DragandDrop HopsDataFlow InputSteps CSV,Excel,FlatFilesAccess OutputSteps

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CSV,Excel,TableOutput

CreatinganAnalyticModelfromtheAnalyticDatabaseTable WhatareMeasuresandDimensions

UsingtheAnalyticViewer Day2 Est.Duration(hours) .5 BasicsDragandDrop/Pivot/Filter FixingDataErrors MergingData,DataEnrichment TakeAwayLab CheckbookApplication

Module CreatingAnalyticContentintheOnDemandEnvironment ObjectiveAttheendofthissessionthestudentwillbecomfortablelogging intothePentahoUserConsole,RunningandSchedulingReports LogginginandusingtheUserConsole. Workspace ToggleBar

AnalyzerReports ObjectiveAttheendofthissessionthestudentwillbeabletocreateand saveareportwithFilters,Calculations,TotalsandCharts. AvailableFieldPane TypesofFields FieldPanel TypesofFilters Calculations,TotalsandSorting DisplayingGrandTotalsandSubtotals DisplayingtotalsasAverage,Min,Max,etc CreatingnewCalculatedFields HelpMenuandCharting

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AdHocReporting ObjectiveAttheendofthissessionthestudentwillbeabletoviewand reportfromtheirAnalyticDataModelusingtheAdhocReportingWizard.

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WhatisaMetadataModel SavingaMetadataModel Day3 Est.Duration(hours) 1 UsingtheAdhocReportWizard SavingtheReport Scheduling/emailingthereport TakeAwayLabs CheckbookApplication

Module CreatingCustomizedDashboards ObjectiveAttheendofthissessionthestudentwillbeabletocreatearich varietyofdashboardsandsavethemusingthePentahodashboarddesigner. StartingtheDashboard Template,Themes,AddingaDashboardTitle

CreatingaDataConnection CreatingDataContent Creatingatabularreport CreatingChartspie,bar,area,line,dial Insertingafileintothedashboard InsertingaURLintothedashboard 1.5

GoingForward ObjectiveAttheendofthissessionthestudentwillunderstandthesteps involvedingettingtheAnalyticEnvironmentintoProduction TheRoadtoProduction SettingExpectations WhenareyoureadyforaformalBIproject?

EarningtherighttoinvestinBIbasedondemonstratedvalue Whataretherequiredinvestments?Whatwilltheycost? DimensionalModeling Why/When?

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Hosting/OnPremise StaffingScenarios Connectivity

ImplementingProductionETL(serversidePDI)

Roles/Responsibilities/Tasks AdditionalLearningResources (recommendedcoursesPentahoandother)

PentahoBusinessAnalyticsBootcamp CourseInformation
Course No SLN5000 InstructionFormat Instructorledlecture/lab DeliveryMode Classroom Duration 4days

CourseBenefits
BusinessIntelligence(BI)isavaluabletooltogainvisibilityintothehealthofdepartments,businesses, andbusinessprocesses.ThePentahoBusinessAnalyticssuiteprovidesaplatformincludingaserver, clienttools,andsupportingtechnologiesthatenableafullspectrumofBIfunctionality.Thiscourse providesafastpaced,handsonoverviewofthePentahoBusinessAnalyticssuiteforconsultantsand thoseexperiencedwithexistingBIproducts.

LearningObjectives
Atthecompletionofthiscourse,youshouldbeableto: UnderstandthearchitectureofthePentahoBusinessAnalyticssuite CreateaPentahosolutionfromstarttofinishduringclassexercises. DescribeanddemonstratethereportingenduserexperiencewiththePentahoBIServer UsePDIandETLtopopulateabasicdatawarehousestarschema Performmultipledatatransformations DevelopbasicOLAPschemasforandusingPentahoanalysis Buildanddeployreports DiscoverthedifferentwaystocreateanddeployaPentahodashboard

WhoShouldAttend
Thiscourseisdesignedforsystemadministrators,systemintegrators,contentdevelopers,software developers,BIconsultants,andotherswithpreviousexperiencecreatingBIsolutions.Thiscourseis valuabletoanyonewithabasicunderstandingofSQLandrelationaldatabaseconcepts.Business analystswillbenefitfromtakingtheAgileBIforBusinessAnalystscoursepriortoattendingtheBI Bootcamp.

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CoursePrerequisites
ThiscoursehasnoPentahoTrainingcourseprerequisites.Thisisafastpacedcourseintendedfor technicalconsultsorthoseexperiencedinBI.

CourseRequirements
StudentswillneedaMicrosoftWindowsXPorWindows7computerwitha1GHzCPU,1GBRAM,anda DVDdrive,and750MBofavailableharddrivespaceinordertofullyparticipateintheclassroom deliveredcourses.Wesuggestthecomputerhaveatleast1.3GHzCPU,2GBofmemory,and1GBof availableharddrivespace.MakesureyouhaveatexteditorsuchasNotepad;youmayneeditforsome oftheexercises.

CourseOutline
Day1 Module PentahoPlatformConcepts DiscussestheconceptsofBusinessIntelligenceandarchitectureofthe PentahoBIplatform.AbriefdemonstrationanddiscussionofthedifferentBI tools,andwhentouseeach. InstallationofthePentahoBusinessAnalyticsSuite ProvidesexperienceinstallingthePentahoAnalyticssuiteincludingaddinga DataSourcetotheEnterpriseconsole. AnalysisSolutionsOverview Presentsanoverviewoftheconceptsandtypicalarchitectureofanalysis solutions,includingstarschemas,facttablesanddimensions. DimensionalModeling Describesandprovideshandsonexperiencewithdimensionalmodelingand buildingstarschemas. ETLandPentahoDataIntegrationOverview Explorestheconceptsandbasicsofextract,transform,loadtoolsand PentahoDataIntegration.UsingtheDatabaseExplorer,theautomatic creationofSQLtocreateoralterarelationaltable.UsingtheCopyTable Wizardtoeasilycreateanewtableandloaditwithdata. Day2 Module PentahoDataIntegration Provideshandsonexperiencewiththetechniquestopulldatafromadata source(flatfile,relationaltable,excelfiles,etc)andmovethedatatoanother source.LabswillloadrelationalfromthesourceOLTPschematoaStar Est.Duration(hours) 4 2 2 1 1 Est.Duration(hours) 2

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SchemadesignedonDay1. LookupsandFieldTransformations Providesexperiencewiththetechniquesforperforminglookups,joining varioussourcesofdata,andtransformingindividualfieldsduring transformations. SetandPivotTransformations BuildsontheLookupsandFieldTransformationsmodulebyexploringfor sortingandmanipulatingsetsofdata. JobsandTransformations Explorestechniquesforarrangingtransformationsintojobsincludingthe schedulingofjobs.Stepsdiscussedinclude,FTP,SFTP,filecreation,waiting forafile,sendingemailatthesuccessofajobandothers. Day3 Module PentahoAnalyticsSuite Introducesthetools,concepts,andarchitectureofPentahoanalysis. StudentscreateaMondriancubeagainstthestarschemacreatedonDay2, thendrillandpivotthedatausingthePentahoanalysisTools. SchemaWorkbench StudentswilllearnhowtouseSchemaWorkbenchtocreateabasicanalysis cubecontainingMeasures,DimensionsandHierarchies. AdvancedConcepts TheimportanceofTimeDimensions,CalculatedMeasures,HigherLevel CalculationsandabriefintroductiontothepowerofMDX. Day4 Module IntroductiontotheReportingConcepts IntroductionoftheReportDesignertoproducehighfidelityreports,including SubReport,Charts,ParameterScreens,CalculationsandExpressions. ReportDesigner ReportWizardDemo Provideshandsonexperiencewith: ConnectingtoaDataset, DesignElementstitles,lines,etc Hyperlinkstodrillfromonereporttoanother,GroupingData 6 Est.Duration(hours) 1 6 1 Est.Duration(hours) 1 1 2 2

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ChartsPie,Line,Area,etc ExpressionstoaddstylestoyourreportlikeTrafficLightsandthe conditionaldisplayofobjects. ParameterizedReportsaddingpromptsandparameterscreenstothe report. ReportFunctionscreatingrowandsummarycalculations. SubReports,andcreatingareportthatdisplaysmultiplereportobjectsfora DashboardFeel. DashboardDesigner Detaileddemonstrationandlabusingthenewdashboarddesigner.A discussionoftheCommunityDashboardFramework. 1

PentahoArchitectsBootcamp CourseInformation
CourseNo SLN7000C Audience EnterpriseorOEMcustomersandPentaho partners DeliveryMode ClassroomInstructorled Lecture/Lab Duration 4days

CourseBenefits
ThiscourseisdesignedtosufficientlytoolaPentahosolutionbuildertocustomizeandextendPentaho solutionsandthePentahoproducts(heavilyfocusedonthePentahoBIServer)tomeettheneedsof customersthatarelookingforfunctionalitybeyondoutoftheboxcapabilities. Thecourseisbrokenintothreesections: Section1:BuildingSolutions(2Days) MastertheArtofthePossiblewithPentahosolutions.Solutionbuilderslearnhowtodeliverresults usingpowerfulPentahotechnologythatisflexibleenoughtomodelthecustomersownbusinesslogic. Thecoursetakesanindepthlookatactionsequences,businessintelligencecomponentsandhowthey worktogethertodeliverprecisesolutionsforyourrealworldbusinessintelligenceneeds. Thispartofthecoursealsoincludeshandsonadvancedsolutionbuildingusingthelatestcapabilitiesin thePentahoBISuiteoftools.Learnthebestpracticewaytocreatesolutionsthatusetheappropriatetool formaximumperformance,minimummaintenance,andfastestdeliveryofasolutiontoyourcustomers problem. Attheendoftheday,youllbeabletoanswercommonquestionsaroundPentahosolutions,like: 1. 2. 3. HowdoIbuilddynamicchartdrilllinking? HowdoIbuildsolutionswithdynamic,customlogicdrivenorcascadingfilters? HowdoIachievereporttoreportlinkinginPentahosmashups?

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4. 5.

HowdoIincreaseinteractivityinmyPentahoreportstoincludeforms,URLlinking,emailorAJAX functionality? andmanymanymore!

Section2:ExtendingPentaho(1Day) Whenitcomesrightdowntoit,yourenterprisebusinessintelligencerequirementsneedconcrete, specificsolutionsthatsolveeverydimensionofthebusinessproblem.HowdoyouleveragethePentaho BIServertocreatedataandsolutionperspectivesbasedonyourcustomersbusinessrequirements? PentahoArchitectsBootcampshowsyouhow. ExtendingPentahoisallaboutdiscoveringthebestpractice,recommendedextensionpointsintheserver andusingthemtoincorporatefeaturesbasedonyourmorecomplexneeds.UnderstandingtheAPIsand knowingwherethecommonentrypointsareeliminatesthemigrationorupgradeheadachesassociated withcustomizingsoftware. ThecoursecoverscommonlyextendedAPIsforsecurityfeatures,Metadata,Mondrian(OLAP),SQL queryingandmuchmore.Learntheexactentrypointtoaccommodateyourrequirementseverytime whetheryourcustomersuseAnalyzer,WebAdhocQueryandReporting,PentahoUserConsole,oryour owncustomuserinterfaceordashboardmashup. QuestionsansweredaroundextendingPentahoinclude: 1. 2. 3. 4. HowdoIpluginadditionalBIServerfunctionalityleverageableinactionsequences,incustom visualizations,orasnewdatasourcestomyBIsolutions? HowdoIcustomizesecuritywhilealsousingmyexistingsystemsusersandroleswithPentaho? HowdoIdynamicallycontrolwhatportionsofaMondrianAnalysisschemaausermayview afterauthenticatingtothePentahoBIServer? HowcanIdynamicallyfilterthedataviewauserseeswhentheyareaccessingthedatathrough Pentahoscustomerfacingapplications?

Section3:IntegratingPentaho(1Day) AtPentaho,webelievethatBusinessIntelligenceisalwayspartofalargerprocess.BusinessIntelligence byitselfdoesnotsolveproblems;BIsolutions,followedbycorrectiveaction,followedbyanotherlookat yoursolutionarethepathtobetterbusinessthroughBusinessIntelligence. PentahobelievessostronglyintheintegratednatureofBusinessIntelligencethatwebuiltoursoftware thatway.ThePentahoBISuiteofproductsareeasilyembeddableandeasilyintegratedproducts. Integrationcanbeachievedasawholeorasrazorthinasintegratedaccesstotheresultsofasingle report. Thelastpartofthecoursewillintroduceyoutothewebservicesthatgiveyoucompletecontroloverhow muchorhowlittleofthePentahoapplicationisdeliveredtoyourusers.Maybeyouonlywantto deliverasinglechartthatsummarizeskeydetailsonadashboardownedbyyourexistingapplication. Pentahocanaccommodate.MaybeyouwantPentahoAnalyzertoappearembeddedinyourapplication, orasastandaloneapplication.Pentahocandothat.Whetheritisreports,dashboards,analysis, backgroundexecutionofsolutions,scheduleddeliveryofcontentallofthesevaluablesolutionscanbe accessedasindependentservicesanddisplayedinyourwebapplicationorPentahos.

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AttendthePentahoArchitectsBootcamptolearnthebestpracticemethodsforintegratingand embeddingthePentahoBISuiteofproducts.

WhoShouldAttend
ThetargetedaudiencesforthiscoursearelargeEnterpriseorOEMcustomersandPentahopartners.The studentwillbeaPentahosolutionbuilderand/orsoftwaredevelopercomfortablewithXML,Javascript, andWeb2.0concepts.AbasicunderstandingofJavaprogrammingishelpful,butnotcritical.

LearningObjectives
Atthecompletionofthiscourse,youshouldbeableto: HaveasolidunderstandingofPentahoactionsequencesandthepowertheybringtoPentaho solutions. BeabletodevelopdashboardsolutionsandcontentmashupsusingCommunityDashboard Framework,CommunityDataAccess,actionsequences,PentahoReports,PentahoData Integration,andPentahoAnalysis BeabletousePentahowebservicestodeliverPentahosolutionsandPentahowebclientswithin yourownwebapplicationormashups BeabletodevelopbasicBIServeractionsandplugins,incorporatingcustomfunctionalityintothe PentahoBIServerandyoursolutions UnderstandthebestpracticeextensionpointstoexpandthePentahoBIServertocoveryour customer'scomplexrequirements BeabletoimplementacustomsecurityplanforthePentahoBIServer

CoursePrerequisites
ThiscoursehasaprerequisiteofCourseSLN5000,PentahoBISuiteBootcamp,orequivalentexpertise withthePentahoBISuite.Thecourseisafastpacedcourseintendedforatechnicalaudiencewithafirm graspofbusinessintelligenceandthePentahoBISuite.

CourseRequirements
StudentswillneedaMicrosoftWindowsXP,VistaorWindows7computerwitha1GHzCPU,1GBRAM, andaDVDdrive,and2GBofavailableharddrivespaceinordertofullyparticipateintheclassroom deliveredcourses.Wesuggestthecomputerhaveatleast1.3GHzCPU,2GBofmemory,and2GBof availableharddrivespace.

CourseOutline
Day1 Session ActionSequences Discussestheconceptsofanactionsequence,itscompositionandthe powerfulroleactionsequencesplayinPentahosolutions. AdvancedContentCreation Advancedtechniquesusedinreportdesign,ETLtransformationdesign, analysisschemadesignandmetadatamodeldesign. Est.Duration(hours) 2

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EndtoEndSolutionDevelopment InstructorledlabtakingthestudentthrougharealworldBIsolutionscenario utilizingthetoolscoveredthroughouttheday. Day2 Session CommunityDashboardFramework&CommunityDataAccess Coversthecomposition,components,andtemplatinganddashboard interactionsavailableintheCommunityDashboardFramework&Community DataAccessprojects. SolutionsSecurity Presentsthesolutionsecuritymodelandthedifferentusagesthroughoutthe individualproductsandthePentahoBIServer. EnterpriseDashboards Explorethepower,flexibilityandeaseofuseofPentahoEnterprise Dashboards EndtoEndSolutionDevelopment InstructorledlabstakingthestudentthrougharealworldBIsolution scenarioutilizingthetoolscoveredthroughouttheday. Day3 Session HowtoGetandBuildtheCode AnexerciseinunderstandingthecommonPentahobuildanddevelopment environment,andbestpracticesforworkingwiththecode. BuildingServerActionsandPlugins Coversbuildingcustomactionsandexploringthefeatureavailabilityina PentahoBIServerplugin. ExploringtheBIServerAPIs ExplorethepopularPentahoAPIsforextensibility;reviewreferenceofmost commonAPIs. Day4 Session ImplementingCustomSecurityFeatures Explorescreatingacustomsecuritydataaccessobjectandacustomsecurity solutionfortheappearanceofsinglesignon. CustomizingPentahoUserConsole

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CoverstechniquesavailabletocustomizethePentahoUserConsole ContentIntegration Explorestheservicesavailableviathewebforexecutingactionssequences andothercontent;basiccoverageofthePentahoAJAXAPI. UserInterfaceIntegration CoverscompleteintegrationexamplesofEnterpriseDashboards,theWeb AdhocandQueryReportingtool,aswellasthePentahoAnalyzertool. InteractingWithPentahoWebServices CoversWSDLandnonWSDLwebserviceavailabilitywithinthePentahoBI Server. IntegratingSecurity CoversSpringsecurityandademonstrationofPentahosintegrationwithCAS (CentralAuthenticationServer). 1

ModulespecificCourses
PentahoDataIntegrationforDatabaseDevelopers CourseInformation
CourseNo PDI2000C Audience DatabaseDevelopers DeliveryMode Classroom Duration 4days

CourseBenefits
Dataisincreasinglybecomingthecurrencyofbusiness.Efficientlymovingandtransformingdatabetween businesssystemsandprocessesarekeystomaximizingtheuseofdatatomakeinformeddecisions.This courseprovidesfoundationaltheory,bestpractices,designpatterns,andhandsonexercisesutilizing PentahoDataIntegrationtomaximizethevalueofdatatotheorganization.

WhoShouldAttend
Thiscourseisdesignedfordatabasedevelopersandadministrators;however,itisvaluabletoanyone withatleasttwoyearsofexperiencewithSQLandrelationaldatabasedesign/implementation.

LearningObjectives
Atthecompletionofthiscourse,youshouldbeableto: UnderstandthebasicarchitectureofPentahoDataIntegration(PDI)anditsmodules Loadandwritedatafromandtodifferentdatasources Joindatafromdifferentsources Performmultipledatatransformations UsePDIandETLdesignpatternstopopulateadatawarehouse

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InfluencetheperformanceaspectsofdatabasesandPDI Developadvancedtransformationsandjobs Buildportableandflexiblejobs Usethelogging,monitoringanderrorhandlingfeatures UseJavaScriptandJavaclassesintotransformations Load,transformandcreatecomplexXMLstructures RetrieveandservedataviawebservicesusingPDIandthePentahoBIServer UnderstandtheintegrationinthePentahoBusinessAnalyticsanalys

CoursePrerequisites
TherearenoPentahoTrainingprerequisitesforthiscourse.Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentswithat leasttwoyearsofexperiencewithSQLandrelationaldatabasedesign/implementation.

CourseOutline
Day1 Module PentahoDataIntegrationOverview Presentsthepurpose,capabilities,andhistoryofPentahoDataIntegration. IntroductiontotheTrainingDataandPlatform Installsanddescribesthesoftwareanddatausedinthecourse. InputsandOutputs Exploresthetechniquesforretrievingandoutputtingdatawithin transformations. Day2 Module LookupsandFieldTransformations Provideshandsonexperiencewiththetechniquesfordataenrichmentby performinglookups,joiningvarioussourcesofdata,andtransforming individualfieldsduringtransformations. SetandPivotTransformations BuildsontheLookupsandFieldTransformationsmodulebyexploring transformationtechniquesforsortingandmanipulatingsetsofdata. Day3 Module JobsandAdvancedJobConcepts Teachesthetechniquesforcreatingjobsthatorchestratetransformationsas ETLworkflows. Est.Duration(hours) 3 3 Est.Duration(hours) 3 3 1 Est.Duration(hours) 3

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XMLandWebServices ExploresusingwebservicestoretrievedataandtheuseofXMLasinput sourcesandoutputdestinations. JavaScriptandTransformations TeachestheuseofJavaScriptintransformations. BuildingPortableTransformationsandJobs Presentstechniquesforandprinciplesofauthoringmoreportable transformations. Day4

Module ETLPatterns DiscussestheuseofcommonETLpatternstoacceleratetransformation authoring. LoggingandErrorHandling Presentstechniquesfordetectingandhandlingerrors. PerformanceTuning Explorestopicsrelatedtobuildinghighperformingtransformations.

Est.Duration(hours) 2

PentahoReportDesignTechniques CourseInformation
CourseNo RPT1175W Audience ReportAuthors DeliveryMode Web Duration 12hrs/4days

CourseBenefits
Reportingneedsvaryfromsimpletabulardatatofinancialstatementstohighlyinteractivereports.This courseteachesthereportdesigntechniquestomeetalmostanyreportingneed.Thecoursebeginswitha sessionthatwillhelpuserscreateandpublishtheirfirstreportinlessthantwohours.Thenextthree sessionsbuilduponthatfoundationandteachreportparameterization,designtechniqueswithsub reports,reportfunctionsandcalculations,andconditionalformatting.

WhoShouldAttend
ThiscourseisdesignedforreportauthorsanddesignerswithanunderstandingofSQLandrelational databaseconcepts.

LearningObjectives
Atthecompletionofthiscourse,youshouldbeableto: UnderstandthebasicarchitectureandtoolsofPentahoReportingandthePentahoBIPlatform

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AuthorcomplexanddynamicreportsusingthePentahoReportDesigner UsetheReportDesignertoparameterizereports Constructreportsagainstseveraldifferentdatasources Usehyperlinkswithinreportstobuildanetworkofreports Employcalculationsandgroupingtechniqueswithinareport Includechartsandsubreportsinreports CreateasimpledashboardusingthePentahodashboardbuilder

CoursePrerequisites
TherearenoPentahoTrainingprerequisitesforthiscourse.Thecourseisdesignedforstudentswithan understandingofSQLandrelationaldatabase.Basicknowledgeofwebapplicationsisalsosuggested.

CourseOutline
Day1 Session GettingStarted Exploresthefoundationalskillsinvolvedindesigningandpublishingreports withPentahoReportDesignerandthePentahoBIPlatform.Adetailed demonstrationofthefeaturesofthePentahoUserConsole.Connectingto variousDataSources.Pullingdatafieldsontothereport,addinglines, headings,columntitles,andothercosmeticenhancements. Day2 Session DesigningReports Teachestheskillstodesignhighfidelityreportswithavarietyofcharts,hyper linking,subreports,andbandsusingthePentahoReportDesigner.Creatinga reportwithmultiplereportobjectsandusingmultiplequeriesandmultiple reportobjectstoachieveadashboardlookforyourreport. Day3 Session ParameterizingReports IntroducestheuseofPentahoReportDesignertocreateparameterized reports,includingradiobuttons,dropdowns,datecalendarsandtabs. PublishingthereporttotheSolutionDirectorysoitcanbeviewedwithinthe PentahoUserConsole. Day4 Session AuthoringDynamicReports Est.Duration(hours) 3 Est.Duration(hours) 3 Est.Duration(hours) 3 Est.Duration(hours) 3

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Usesfunctions,calculations,andstyleexpressionstodesigndynamicreports thatincludetrafficlightingandconditionalformatting.Creatingasimple dashboardusingthePentahodashboarddesigner.

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