MAIN INTERNET ON-SITE TAILORED PACKAGES INTER-COMPANY Diver Training Options DBI offers a menu of tailored courses Designed for users as well as IT Professionals to learn how to master the functionality of the Diver Solution (from Dimensional Insight) maximise the power of the software. For anyone who is involved in implementing an Information Delivery system. Personalise Your Training A combination of software courses tailored to your needs Our experience of working with Diver over 20 years has enabled us to plan a comprehensive menu of Diver courses. We believe that hs-on experience is an essential part of the learning process, so we put great emphasis on practical exercises, allowing you to work alongside a Diver Solution Expert at our training centre, with colleagues or users from other Diver sites. With a minimum of 30 days notice subject to availability, DBI can completely personalise the training materials for the proposed course by integrating your data models Divebooks. This will involve 1 2 days preparation work by DBI. You will learn how to use the products whilst viewing accessing your own data. This will improve your learning experience enable you to better underst how the Diver Solution will make your everyday role more effective. DBI can offer training on site at your own premises. When a trainer works at a client site, we can additionally personalise this training by tailoring the content the course materials according to the data in your own role/sector your business. ProDiver Diveport Netdiver Visual Integrator DI Production Online classes are available, beginning with the basics. Training is delivered via stard meeting software. We can show you how to navigate through Diver without you ever needing to move away from your desk. A limited package of courses is available for this type of training. It s the most efficient way of training for companies where users are spread over a number of sites. Intercompany Internet Training: priced per person registered. Courses on site: priced per session for up to 10 persons, plus travel subsistence. Preparation work for personalised courses priced per day @ our stard rates.
GROUPED COURSES SEPARATE COURSES Menu of Options Courses on on the the Diver Diver Solution Dimensional from Insight TM No Description No Days 1 Basic Diver Product data Product 1/2 data 2 Intermediate Diver Product data Product 1/2 data 3 Product data Product data 3 Advanced Diver 2 4 Product data Product data 4 Visual Integrator & Model Design 2 5 Client/Server Administration 1 6 Production Tools 1 7 New Features Diver Solution (latest version) 1 8 Diveport Administration 1 9 Basic Netdiver 1/2 I Diver ProDiver Expert include courses 1,2, 3 3 II Diver Solution Developer include courses 4,5, 6 3 III Diver Solution Administrator include courses 5, 6 8 2 A Principles for Creating an IDS includes course B 3 B Designing a Decision-Making Portal 1 Cancellations If you decide to cancel your registration, cancellations made 10 working days or more before the first day of training will not be billed. Cancellations made less than 10 working days will be billed at 50% of the course fee. In the case of non-attendance of a participant without warning of cancellation, the whole course will be billed.
2. INTERMEDIATE DIVER PRE-REQUISTITES 1. BASIC DIVER 1. Basic Diver This training is designed specifically for new users. It s the introduction to Dimensional Insight the Diver Solution. The environment is optimised so that the user can quickly become familiar with Diver through data based on real situations tailored exercises. Diver Terminology Data Windows Types of display (tabular, graphs, reports) Navigation Analyses Focus, group, find Manipulation of columns Familiarity with MS Windows. Experience with Excel or a similar product is an advantage. This training is designed for experienced users, is to build on the concepts skills developed in the Basic Diver course. 2. Intermediate Diver You must have taken Course 1, Basic Diver, or have six months experience. Familiarity with MS Windows. Experience with Excel or a similar product is an advantage. Additional functions of Diver (Find before Dive, Advanced Find, Sort, Organise, Quickviews) Calculations (Exception columns, Count, Dimcounts) Named Groups Dynamic Dimensions User Defined Dimensions Basic Report Formatting
3. ADVANCED DIVER 3. Advanced Diver This 2 day-long course delivers all the advanced functionality of the ProDiver interface including Time Series, Period Comparison Divebooks. This course is designed for proficient users. It also presents different tools best practise for creating effective, relevant graphs using the various different options available in Diver. Classification of data Types of graphs Decision making charts Compatibility optimisation of tabular views Graphics colours Text associated with graphs Implementation of graphs in Diver You must have followed Course 2, Intermediate Diver. Multitab Cross-Tab Multi Cross-Tab Jump Split Window Cascades Preparation of Diveplans for Time Series Date Rollup Time Series Control Panel Period Comparison Default report parameters Adding modifying items Adding graphics Report templates Divebooks Basic ProDivemaster Basic Broadcast
4. VISUAL INTEGRATOR & MODEL DESIGN 4. Visual Integrator & Model Design This 2 day workshop teaches you how to use the Visual Integrator add objects to build an Integrator Script. The script manipulates files fields allows you to transform them with calculations etc before exporting in TXT, SQL or Diver Model format. It also considers what you need to take into account before designing building a Diver Model. Programme Structure syntax Flow diagram of the data Tasks Input Object Output Object Process Object Types of process (e.g. Lookup, Filter, Qual, Calc) We cover the question of performance how to manage the number of Dimensions, Summary Fields Info Fields their repercussions on the size speed of building a Model. Also in this course, DiveMaster: this tool enables you to implement model simulations multi-level or consolidated Diveplans. Data Discovery (collection of information, choice of attributes) Structure of DI Models Building Models (inside the Model file, factors influencing the size) Components (Types of files, Block factor, Working Set) DiveMaster (DivePlans, Alias, Info, Fields Lookup Tables, Model Simulations, Dynamic Dimensions) Calculations Functions Experience in Model building in programming is useful. Familiarity with MS Windows also with the production environment which holds the Builder Integrator software.
6. PRODUCTION TOOLS PRE-REQUISTITES 5. CLIENT/SERVER ADMIN 5. Client/Server Admin On this course you will learn how to install Diveline: including security, addition of users, editing settings access control for folders models. Some knowledge of system administration in a production environment familiarity with MS Windows are requirements. Configuration of the network Client/Server Security options (access control, authentication of users groups of users) Installation (platforms, files/models, Client/ Server pre-requisites, testing) Configuration (DI Config, tabs: general,users, groups, alias, ACL, DLCGI) Performance This course is designed for IT professionals who are involved in the management maintenance of a Diveline server, but also for people responsible for creating maintaining data data governance. This day-long course presents the Diver Solution production tools. 6. Production Tools Familiarity with MS Windows. You must have followed Course 1, Basic Diver, Course 2, Intermediate Diver Course 5, Client/Server Administration. This course is designed for administrators or experienced users of the Diver Solution who want to learn how to use production tools. DI-Production DI-Broadcast
7. NEW FEATURES 7. New Features This day-long course aims to present the new features functions of the latest version of the Diver Solution. This is currently Diver 6.4. If you are new to Diver these features will be taught as part of the Basic, Intermediate Advanced Diver Courses. Diver Management of default QuickView values Creation of automatic ACL for home directories New features Menu Toolbar New features Graphs (Gantt Charts, Graph Templates, Stack Plots) New features Reports New features Quickviews (List Quickview, Free Entry Quickview, Divebook Quickview) New features Find New features Columns Calculations Diveport Familiarity with MS Windows. You must have followed Course 1, Basic Diver, Course 2, Intermediate Diver, Course 7, Client/Server Administration. Improvements in the publication of pages Printing pages Improvements in administration New features Image Portlet Changing dimensions in Marker Measures Portlet Additional new features Marker Portlet New features Measures Portlet New features Map Portlet New features Quickview Portlet Preview of Mobile for administrators Bookmarks Personalised macros Export Environments Table of Contents Portlet New features Diver Portlet
9. NETDIVER PRE-REQUISTITES 8. DIVEPORT ADMIN 8. Diveport Admin Diveport Administration is an important course in the administration of DI tools. You will learn the technical basics used in creating this decision-making portal; how to install configure Diveport; add security rules; create pages tailored to user requirements. Installation & Implementation Authentication Creating the first environment Adding portlets Security Config personalisation options Designing for Mobile Devices Some experience of creating or modifying Diver Markers, or Course 1, Diver Basics. You should also have completed Course 7, Client/Server Administrator. You will learn how to navigate access your data using the NetDiver interface. This course covers the ad-hoc functionality available to users with a General License. Familiarity with MS Windows. 9. Netdiver Introduction to NetDiver Essential concepts accessing data Working in NetDiver (Dives, Cascades, Quickviews, selection of elements, Focus, Group, Find) Download of data Divebook Tabular, Reports Graphs
B. DESIGNING A DECISION-MAKING PORTAL A. HOW TO CREATE AN INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM A. Principles for Creating an Information Delivery System includes course B DESCRIPTION OF A SYSTEM Methodology Tools Knowledge of the business Economic Intelligence DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES Criteria,KPIs, Dashboards Management Reports DATA FLOW Selection & classification of data Organisation choice of representation DATA EXPLORATION Controls, projections correlations Management control Financial consolidation PRINCIPLES OF CREATING OUTPUT How to format your indicators arrange them in a decision-making portal. The participants of these 2 related courses will learn all the key principles for creating a successful Information Delivery System, from overall theory methodology, to practical tips data management techniques, plus how to design a portal to suit your needs. Course B is included in Course A but can be taken separately. B. Designing a Decision-Making Portal Styles, displays, conception hierarchy Definition of user functions Models maps Choices of display classification of data Managing colour Designing for Mobile