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Introduction to PowerPlay Reporting

Course Duration:

1 Day


Overview:

Delegates learn how to use PowerPlay to effectively monitor business performance and make better, more informed business decisions.


Prerequisites:

A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows is assumed.

Knowledge of your business requirements.


Delivery Method:

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.


Typical Delegate:

New users who need to use PowerPlay’s multidimensional capabilities in their business environment.

Users of previous versions of PowerPlay who need to understand the new features.


Performance Based Objectives:

Upon successful completion on this course, delegates will be able to:

  • Understand PowerPlay components and their purpose
  • Use the dimension line and dimension viewer
  • Drill down to lower levels of detail
  • Investigate various ways to arrange a report
  • Filter, sort and rank data
  • Use layers to analyse a third dimension
  • Show, add and explore multiple displays
  • Explore nesting features
  • Apply and compare measures
  • Create 3D bar, pie, and correlation displays
  • Create and use calculations
  • Subsets (Parentage and Find-in-Cube)
  • Determine when to use Explorer or Reporter

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