BusinessObjects XI Release 2 For Dummies
Derek Torres, Stuart Mudie, Julie Albaret
I've tried other Dummies books, and I wasn't pleased. I really thought this one would be different. I had a 2-hour intro to this software from the rep who installed for my company. I had never seen it before, and I haven't seen him (the rep) since. I thought the book would help me thru the transition, but it didn't. The terminology is there, but the practical examples are not. I was looking for something that would walk me thru a useful example from beginning to end (creation of universe to completed report(s). No such luck.
The authors enjoyed the play on 'universe' terms and jokes, but they didn't impart nearly enough wisdom to suit me, and certainly not enough to make this book useful to me.
I suppose it is my own fault for trying to get a book that didn't cost me an arm and a leg... just my sanity. If you really need to learn this software on your own, look elsewhere. This book won't help you.
