IBIS 2017 Attendee Guide · Theresa Morris, Early Warning Services Hands-on sessions and being able to jump to general sessions as well. – Christine Sowinski, Marketing Associates

IBIS 2017 Attendee Guide

InfoSol's Premier BusinessObjects Education and Knowledge Exchange

Event of the Year

June 19-21, 2017 at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, CA

What is IBIS?

InfoSol's Premier BusinessObjects Education and Knowledge Exchange Event of the Year

The track sessions and hands-on boot camps go far beyond traditional training and information

exchange. Led by top experts and experienced users, they will provide a unique opportunity to learn

new techniques and best practices in using the most popular BI solution in the world – BusinessObjects.

Sessions are offered in all the popular BusinessObjects products as well as Management and executive

sessions to learn how different organizations are implementing amazing solutions with the suite along

with new innovations and add-on tools that enhance BO even further.

The Main Conference features 6 seminar Tracks and 3 Hands-On Boot Camps covering the hottest topics

in BusinessObjects.

The conference is held at the beautiful five-diamond Park Hyatt Aviara Resort and is all-inclusive to

maximize time and reduce complexity for attendees.

Top Ten Reasons to Attend IBIS 2017

Although there are hundreds of reasons for you or your employees to attend IBIS 2017, here are just 10 that highlight the value attending IBIS will bring to you and your organization.

1. IBIS is the only annual conference created specifically for the BusinessObjects community.

2. Six tracks with laser focus on the solutions, tools, technologies, and case studies you care about.

3. Three hands-on training boot camps taught by expert instructors and divided into standalone 2-

hour modules so you can hand pick the topics that are relevant to you.

4. Opportunity to network and make real connections with both your peers and experts.

5. Be inspired to do more with Business Intelligence by learning about new technologies and truly

amazing customer success stories.

6. Attend the IBIS Clinic where you will be able to meet with a senior consultant, product

developer or expert to discuss a specific technical issue or challenge you are encountering at

your organization

7. Discover new ideas and approaches that will help you become more efficient and effective in

your current role.

8. You can return to work refreshed and recharged, ready to implement the tactics, tips, tricks, and

best practices you learned at the conference and share them with your coworkers.

9. It is considered by many to have the best ROI of any BusinessObjects related conference in the

industry.

10. The all-inclusive resort format reduces cost and complexity for you and your company.

If we didn’t invest in the development of our professionals, it would be akin to a manufacturer not

upgrading equipment, yet still expecting improved productivity. - Diana O'Brien Deloitte Consulting

LLP

What Previous Attendees Are Saying

When asked what the most beneficial aspect of IBIS was to them, previous attendees had this

to say:

About the Seminar Sessions:

Very knowledgeable presenters and the ability to ask them very specific questions. – Saundra Manning,

Trinity Health

Seeing how others implement their BI and how it could benefit me\my company – Kirk Shepherd, BP

Being able to get diverse views on solutions and methodology. – Amanda Smith, Chesapeake Utilities

Sessions were informative and accessible. Presenters able to answer individual questions because of

good size. – Don Woods, ARI

About Hands-On Boot Camps:

I really liked the ability to choose classes depending on my specific need – Diana Fox, Early Warning

Services

We were able to not just work through the planned exercises but discuss our real life challenges. –

Theresa Morris, Early Warning Services

Hands-on sessions and being able to jump to general sessions as well. – Christine Sowinski, Marketing

Associates

About Meeting Each Other:

Networking with other business objects customers and seeing how they are using the product suite to

solve business problems in their organizations. - Tammy Datri, Grane Healthcare

Making connections, finding different approaches used by other companies, learning more about the

products available on the market. – Elena Panaitescu, University of Pittsburgh

Main Conference Agenda

Day 1:

What others are saying about IBIS:

"This is a great conference to learn about new tools, get personalized assistance, learn that others are

dealing with the same issues... can't wait to return next year"

Where can I find out more about each session and presenter? A full description of each session can be viewed and downloaded at: http://attendibis.com/conference-

sessions-and-boot-camps/

Limitless BI Case StudiesBusinessObjects Administration

& Universe Design

Web Intelligence & Crystal

Reporting

BusinessObjects Dashboards &

Data Visualization

Let's Speak BO Healthcare (1-

Day Track) & The InfoBurst

Experience (2-Day Track)

MONDAY. JUNE 19 Egret Blue Heron Goldfinch Osprey Avocet

8:00a - 9:00a BREAKFAST & OPENING

KEYNOTE Let's Speak BO Healthcare

9:00 - 9:30a MORNING EVENT 1- Day Track

9:30a-10:00a BREAK

10:00a-11:00a

How ARI Uses BO

Dashboards to Provide Fleet

Vehicle Pulse to its Clients -

Harvey & Tony ARI

Hark Ye BO Admins: The

Query Builder is Dead - Adam

Lange

Adding bar code fonts to

Web Intelligence for

automated document

processing - Tammy Datri

Business Intelligence –

Insight into Data

Visualization KPI

- Esther Vunguturi

TBA

11:00a-12:00p

Better Visibility into HR

Trending and Workforce

Dynamics in Santa Clara

County - Ely Turkentiz

Mass Connection Credential

change in BOE- Alan Ziv

An exciting new future for

SAP BusinessObjects Web

Intelligence - Greggory

Bottichio

SAP Dashboards (Xcelsius)

BI’s Dark Knight - Noe Garcia TBA

12p-1:15p LUNCH

1:15p-2:15p

How USPI utilized InfoBurst

to build out an Enterprise BI

Portal

- David Behr

BI 4.1 to 4.2 SP3 upgrade:

lessons learnt and success

stories - Viji Nanakumar

Creating Interactive

Dashboards in Web

Intelligence - Jared Hansen

Dana's CEO Dashboard - Lori

Wagner TBA

2:15p-3:15p

How Dashboards

Revolutionized Interactive

Performance Reports at CEI

- Joe Kinnery & Jessica

Multiple Data Providers 4.2

It’s an Even Newer World-

Michael Ward

Crystal to Webi - Jean-

Francois Cayron

Exploring parallel

development options with

Xcelsius- Matt Duligall &

Graham Ames

TBA

3:15p-3:45p BREAK

3:45p-4:45p

Group Discussion on BI

Trends and Pressures 2017 -

Ethan Durda

Securing your Universe and

Data with Data and Business

Security Profiles - Allan

Williams

Improving Report

Performance in SAP

BusinessObjects - Adam

Lange

Integration of

BusinessObjects and Tableau

- Rajesh Ponnurangam

TBA

4:45p-5:45p

Optimizing the management

of your BI 4 and InfoBurst

platforms – a Business

Intelligence solution - Evan

Davies

Data Services: I want my ETL

jobs to run faster - Alejandro

Yamamoto

Advanced Cross Tables in

Webi 4.2 - Michael Ward

NO SYNOPSIS Sound Enabled

Dashboard (Xcelsius) -

Mahantesh HiremathTBA

6:30p-9:00p EVENING EVENT

IBIS 2017 Main Conference Tracks

http://attendibis.com/conference-sessions-and-boot-camps/



Day 2:

What others are saying about IBIS:

"By far, the most effective return on investment for any conference or seminar in the business"




& Universe Design


Reporting


Data Visualization




TUESDAY. JUNE 20

8:00a - 9:00a BREAKFAST & KEYNOTE The InfoBurst Experience

9:00 - 9:30a MORNING EVENT DAY - 1

9:30a-10:00a BREAK

10:00a-11:00a

Hospitals Dynamic Status

system (Define and apply

bed management cycle

workflow using new

technique) - Dr. Kalthoom

BusinessObjects Secuirty

made easy - Jean-Francois

Cayron

Make Your Web Intelligence

Reports Come Alive

- Steve Thatcher

Handling data load events

with Xcelsius

- Matt Dulligal & Graham

Ames

TBA

11:00a-12:00p

How Korn Ferry Used BO

Dashboards to Create a Tool

for Measuring Client

Profitability - Tyler Koita

Merge Dimensions or Multi-

Source Universe- Reasons for

considering Multi-Source for

your next Universe - Allan

Williams

Tips and Tricks when Drilling

In A Report - Michael Ward

Overcoming Xcelcius

limitations and adding

interface like functionality -

Runali Ghosh

TBA

12p-1:15p LUNCH

1:15p-2:15pThe Restaurant Analytics Hub

- Anjum Sadaqat

Universe Design Do's and

Don’ts - Jean-Francois

Cayron

Top 10 new things you could

do only in Web Intelligence

4.x - Greggory Bottichio

How BusinessObjects

Dashboards helped to save

the Tigers - Taylor PackwoodTBA

2:15p-3:15p

Well that didn’t work… -

Ethan Durda

Visualizing your BO Auditing

Data - Doug Evans

Data Visualization in Web

Intelligence - Jared HansenBattle of the Dashboards

- Adam LangeTBA

3:15p-3:45p BREAK

3:45p-4:45p

How a Butcher Chain used

Business Objects Universes

and Predictive Models to

Find the Meat to Drive

Revenue Growth

- Claire Binder

Design Creationism - Michael

Ward

Going Mobile Web

Intelligence 4.2 - Rajesh

Ponnurangam

getdVeloping showcase

- Matt Dulilgall & Graham

Ames

TBA

4:45p-5:45pDana's CEO Dashboard - Lori

Wagner

Planning for a successful BO

migration to SAP BI 4.2 -

Steve Thatcher

Webi optimizing response

times- JF

Get Set Go BI Mobile

- Rajesh PonnurangamTBA

6:30p-9:00p EVENING EVENT





Day 3:




& Universe Design


Reporting


Data Visualization




WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21 The InfoBurst Experience

8:00a - 9:30a BREAKFAST & MORNING

EVENTDAY - 2

9:30a-10:00a BREAK

10:00a-11:00aKPI's Getting Beyond the

Noise - Ethan Durda

Tips & Tricks in the CMC -

Minith Patel

Interactive Influence Session:

SAP Business Objects Web

Intelligence- Greggory

Bottichio

Tips and Tricks for Building

Compelling Dashboards-

Taylor PackwoodTBA

11:00a-12:00p

The Five People you meet in

Dashboard Heaven

- Paul Grill

What free tools do I use to

help with the BO Admin work

- Alejandro Yamamoto

Let’s get Crystal clear with

Crystal Reports


Xcelsius Tips and Tricks from

the Trenches - Runali GhoshTBA

12p-1:15p LUNCH

1:15p-2:15p

SAP Dashboards (Xcelsius)

BI’s Dark Knight

- Noe Garcia

Getting familiar with

Promotion Manager

- Amy ONeel

SAP BusinessObjects 4.x

Customization and Branding -

Steve Thatcher

Add-on Components for

Dashboards - Taylor

Packwood

TBA

2:15p-3:15p

Team Building and Design -

Ethan DurdaUDT Vs. IDT - Jean-Francois

Cayron

The new SAP BusinessObjects

Web Intelligence User

Experience - Greggory

Bottichio

Dashboard Health Clinic

Roundtable - Runali, Taylor,

Matt & GrahamTBA

3:15p-3:45p BREAK

3:45p-4:45p

How ARI Uses BO

Dashboards to Provide Fleet

Vehicle Pulse to its Clients -

Harvey & Tony

Troubleshooting

performance tools of the

trade - Amy ONeel

Dazzle Your Reports With

Conditional Formatting

- Michael Ward

Integration of

BusinessObjects and Tableau


TBA

4:45p-5:45p

BusinessObjects Migration

Do’s and Don’ts - Minith

Patel

Exceling In Web Intelligence

4.2 - Michael Ward

HTML5 Marketing Dashboard

- Lessons Learned - Cristina &

Taylor PackwoodTBA




IBIS 2017 Main Conference Boot Camps

*Boot Camp Modules are two hours in duration per topic

Monday June 19 2017

Web Intelligence Wonder Woman Boot Camp:

Module 1: What’s the latest with Web Intelligence?

Module 2: Exploring Web Intelligence Formulas

Module 3: Advanced Reporting Techniques

IDT Iron Man Boot Camp:

Module 1: Compare and Convert UNV to UNX universes

Module 2: Creating Connections and Data Foundations

Module 3: Creating Business Layers

X-Men Dashboard & Data Visualization Boot Camp:

Module 1: Information Design workshop – Sourcing data and using the right chart for the job

Module 2: Consistency is Key -Design Guides and Company Design Languages

Module 3: Bringing your dashboard to life- Taking your model live with connected data, (Query Browser

vs BIWS vs XDC vs CSV connector)

Tuesday June 20 2017


Module 4: Designing Dashboards with Web Intelligence 4.2

Module 5: Mobile Magic with Web Intelligence

Module 6: Complex Query features with Web Intelligence


Module 4: List of Values, Universe Prompts, Cascading & Otherwise

Module 5: Resolving Chasm Traps, Fan Traps & Using Outer joins

Module 6: Everything you need to know about IDT – A Review

IBIS 2017 Main Conference Boot Camps


Module 4: Dynamic Visibility and the power of the Canvas – Building a navigation template for your

dashboards

Module 5: Working with data – Best practice and options for moving data around your dashboard

Module 6: Are you a dashboard superhero? – Put your powers to the test with this data visualization

challenge

Wednesday June 21 2017


Module 7: Formatting Tips and Tricks with Web Intelligence 4.2

Module 8: Making an impact with Web Intelligence Charts

Module 9: Drilling and Linking with Web Intelligence 4.2


Module 7: Data and Universe Security

Module 8: Working with Multiple IDT Developers – Project Synchronization

Module 9: Connecting OLAP and other data sources with IDT


Module 7: Take it everywhere – Up, Up and Away! – Taking your dashboard mobile with and without

SAP BI Mobile

Module 8: More than meets the eye – Using tips and tricks to build unique visualizations and

infographics

Module 9: With great power comes great responsibility – Dashboards best practices and testing

techniques

Pre and Post Conference Boot Camps: There is also 1 day of pre-conference hands-on training classes and 2 days of post-conference hands on training classes. If you are interested you can find out more at: http://attendibis.com/conference-sessions-and-boot-camps/


IBIS 2017 Letter to Your Boss

We have created a justification letter template that you can customize and use to submit to your boss

explaining the benefits received by attending IBIS 2017. Just make sure to fill in all the details and

change it to match your own voice and/or company culture. You can download a copy of this letter in

Word format at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/48kgvidp2s3dp3g/AACbBkV_kmS06vU_zJreeek8a?dl=0

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Dear <Insert Boss' Name Here>, I would like to attend InfoSol's IBIS conference taking place June 19-21, 2017 in Carlsbad CA. This is the only conference created specifically for BusinessObjects professionals like myself and attending would greatly increase my value to the organization. There are six main conference tracks and three hands-on training boot camps I can choose from, so I will return with new skills, strategies, and connections that I will be able to leverage immediately. One of my areas of focus for this conference will be [Specific Area of Focus I.E. BusinessObjects administration]. I am especially excited about attending the [Session Name] presentation being given by [Speaker] and the [Boot Camp Name I.E Dashboard and Data Visualization] boot camp. Also during the event I will be able to: Discover ways to reduce complexity and increase efficiency by attending sessions on BusinessObjects

tips, tricks, and best practices. Learn how our peers are overcoming challenges by attending case studies and talking to them directly. Find out about the latest technology and trends by attending technical sessions and demonstrations. Connect with other professionals and experts in the BusinessObjects community. Learn from doing at the hands-on boot camps so when I return I will have more than just theory on how

to implement what I have learned. Here is an estimate of expenses to attend the event: IBIS Registration: [Estimate] Airfare: [Estimate] Ground Transportation: [Estimate] Hotel: Included Meals: Included Total Estimated expense: [Estimate] Thank you for your consideration. I am confident you will see this as a worthwhile investment in me and for the company. All the best, <Insert Your Name Here>

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/48kgvidp2s3dp3g/AACbBkV_kmS06vU_zJreeek8a?dl=0

http://attendibis.com/

Documents

IBIS 2017 Attendee Guide · Theresa Morris, Early Warning Services Hands-on sessions and being able to jump to general sessions as well. – Christine Sowinski, Marketing Associates