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openSAP Implementation of SAP BusinessObjects Cloud Week 1 Unit 1 00:00:10 Hello, and welcome to the course "The Implementation of SAP BusinessObjects Cloud".My name is Mark Burke, and I am with the Scale, Enablement, and Transformation group of SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California. 00:00:25 I want to welcome you to this course.In this session, which is Week 1 Unit 1, we're going to be introducing you to the course, 00:00:32 and also to the product called SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.Let's cover one naming convention item before we start the course. 00:00:41 SAP BusinessObjects Cloud is the new name for a product that was originally released as SAP Cloud for Analytics.So in this course and going forward, SAP will refer to this as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud. 00:00:54 Be aware that in some of the demonstrations and links that we show you, there may still be references to SAP Cloud for Analytics, but that is the same thing as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, and that's the name of the product going forward. 00:01:07 I wanted to cover that with you before we start the course.So let's go ahead and get started. 00:01:12 First of all, what can you expect over the next three weeks in this course? First of all, we're going to go through an introduction to the course and also the product. 00:01:21 In Unit 2, we're going to cover where to find help and support, and Units 3 and 4 will be dedicated to model development and maintenance.In Week 2, we'll be covering integration topics. 00:01:32 I'll be joined by my colleague Sreedhar, who'll go through master data, transaction data, and be showing you some demonstrations of how to integrate data from different systems. 00:01:42 In Week 3, we'll cover all the other implementation essentials, including security, stories, and all the other features.Through each week and each unit, we'll usually be showing you best practices in each of these areas, 00:01:55 so that you can really understand how to implement SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.And again in Week 3, we'll recap some of the key best practices that you should follow 00:02:04 as an implementation consultant or partner, or as a customer.Be aware that at the end of each week we have a weekly assignment 00:02:14 that will actually be required if you want to gain the certificate of achievement.Now how do you get that certificate? 00:02:20 You complete the assignments at the end of each week, which are a set of questions that will test your understanding of the concepts covered in that week. 00:02:31 At the end of Week 3, we will open up for about another week a final exam that will also be a recap of your understanding of the 3-week coverage of the material. 00:02:43 If you correctly complete at least 50% of both the weekly assignments and the final exam together, you will get a certificate of achievement. 00:02:51 You could actually use this in the market to say that you have this certificate for implementing SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.One thing before we move on: There are deadlines to meet in order to get to the certificate of achievement. 00:03:08 So watch out for when things are due each week, and of course, the final exam has an end date, too.And you must complete the weekly assignments and the final exam in a timely fashion based on the timelines 00:03:19 in order to get that certificate of achievement.Now let's go through the audience assumptions to make sure that you're on the right course, 1 00:03:27 and to make sure that this course is exactly as you expected.You're going to find that SAP BusinessObjects Cloud has a set of 40-plus videos out on YouTube which are 100% demonstrations. 00:03:39 Those videos that are already on the market and are free and available on YouTube are really set up for customers ready to review SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, 00:03:49 maybe users who are ready to dive in and start using it, and then partners or consultants who want to become aware of SAP BusinessObjects Cloud. 00:03:59 So from there, you're going to be able to review the power of SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, and understand the functionality and capabilities. 00:04:06 In this course, we're taking a step back from that and introducing a course for an audience of customers, partners, and consultants who are ready to implement BusinessObjects Cloud. 00:04:18 Maybe you've already looked at some of the YouTube videos or had a demonstration, but now you're looking to implement – so that's the audience for this course. 00:04:27 And in this course, we'll talk to you about what it takes to implement SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, understand options and scenarios that you will encounter and need to make decisions on, 00:04:39 and we'll start talking to you about factors that will impact some of your scoping estimates.So if you're a partner or a consultant giving an estimate to a customer, 00:04:48 you'll understand what some of the factors are, about what will take time and how much time it will take.The way that we're setting this up, therefore, is that we're going to leverage the YouTube videos, 00:04:59 but we can become a prerequisite for those, so we're going to give you a context for some of this, and then the YouTube videos will be used to support that. 00:05:07 We'll also go through that here on the next slide.So let's think about that. 00:05:11 Out there in the market today are YouTube videos delivered by SAP that are 100% demonstration – there are 40-plus of those – and they show product features, user demonstrations, and so on. 00:05:24 And in this openSAP course, we're now going to break it up into these three weeks, and we're going to cover modeling, and we're going to break up the videos and point you to those videos that deal with modeling. 00:05:36 Integration – the same thing.Security – we'll carve out the videos that have to do with security. 00:05:42 And then we'll also cover stories, which is your report writing, and then all the other features.And in this course, you're going to learn about: What questions do I ask my customer to make sure that I have the right set of requirements? 00:05:53 What implementation steps should I follow? And also best practices along the way. 00:05:58 So best practices for modeling, integration, security, story deployment, those types of things.So where you really have to think about this course and the way it's set up is that 00:06:07 the mandatory part of this course is the openSAP content.We're going to be showing you videos supported by materials, and we'll be covering some slides and so on, 00:06:17 and for about 30–40% of the time, we'll be in demonstrations – that's the mandatory part of this course.The optional part of this course is for you, because we'll now give you a pointer to these videos that are available in the public domain 00:06:30 and you can use those videos to further your knowledge.In fact, we ask that you actually go through the YouTube videos after listening to the openSAP. 00:06:41 Then it'll be a very easy transition because, for instance, in the modeling area, we'll talk to you about modeling and some of the concepts that have to do with implementation, 00:06:49 we'll give you a browse around and show you inside the tool what it means, but then you can turn around and watch detailed videos on really how to model 00:06:59 and what modeling means within SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.So you have this opportunity here in those 2–3 hours of the week that we ask you to set aside 00:07:07 to leverage both the openSAP content, to learn about the context of implementation, and then to step into a user type of role and really see a 100% demo end to end – 00:07:18 these short videos – on how to build a report, create a KPI, and actually create an analytical model.And so between the two of these, you're going to have the knowledge to not only understand 00:07:30 what the product can do, but how to implement So that's the value of our course. 00:07:35 Now be aware of a couple of things here.Our videos that we show you on the openSAP site last about 15 minutes each. 00:07:42 So you have this opportunity to listen to modeling, for instance, for about 15 minutes, and then go through and watch 2–3 videos that have to do with modeling to get some demonstration. 00:07:54 And we've set up the course to make the transition very easy for you as you go from openSAP into YouTube.So hopefully that helps you understand who this course is for and how to really leverage it.