97740-5 The Business Objects guide you"ve been waiting for! Data modeling: A practical introduction. Interface design, reporting, data mining, administration & more. Great for IT pros using Business Objects with SAP, Baan or PeopleSoft! With Business Objects software, thousands of companies are transforming their databases into powerful end-user resources for competitive advantage. Now, there"s a hands-on guide to deploying, managing and optimizing Business Objects for maximum impact: Business Objects Companion. Expert Business Objects administrator David Jackson begins with a practical overview of data modeling concepts such as contexts, hierarchies and aggregation, demonstrating how Business Objects implements these concepts. Next, he walks through each component of the Business Objects environment, showing how to: *Model data with the Business Objects Designer Module. *Create friendly, intuitive interfaces that help end users get results. *Design for interactive queries, hierarchies, slice-and-dice and drill-down. *Use tables, crosstabs, charts, pivoting, filtering, sorting, master/detail, breaks and other reporting features.* Leverage Business Objects" powerful data mining tools. Whether you"re using Business Objects as a standalone DSS tool, or along with SAP, Baan or PeopleSoft, you"ll find this book invaluable. You"ll discover administration techniques that maximize control while giving your users all the flexibility they need. You"ll learn how to integrate Business Objects with your Excel worksheets, querying databases directly from Excel and incorporating the results automatically. From start-to-finish, from strategies to tactics, one book delivers all the insight you need to succeed: Business Objects Companion.