Media Administration

An in-depth study of the Media Executive Information System (EIS) through lectures, demonstrations, and practical assignments. Media permits managers to view information quickly in a top-down fashion (from the global picture to the detailed) and monitor critical factors.

Class modules focus on Media architecture and concepts, using the Dictionary Editor, creating a Briefing Board, loading data and MIS strategies.

Duration: 3 days

Target Audience

Technical personnel who are responsible for managing the Media EIS environment.

Prerequisites

Technical knowledge of the organization’s operating environment and database/file systems, basic knowledge of Microsoft^® Windows^TM applications, and completion of the Media Guided Tour tutorial.

Objectives

Students will learn how to set up and manage the Media EIS environment.

Key Topics

• Media concepts
• MOLAP and ROLAP approaches
• Planning a dictionary
  • Media objects
  • Balancing M and MR features
• Relational data
• The MR Dictionary Editor
  • Element generators
  • Indicators
  • MDDB caches
  • The Dictionary Wizard
• The M Dictionary Editor
  • Dimensions
  • Elements
  • Indicators
  • Loader file templates
• The Loader
  • Process
  • Completing the loader file
  • Commands
• Analysis and calculation rules
• Image maps
• Exporting and importing dictionaries
• The Briefing Board
• Client/Server configurations
• Strategies
  • Query caching
  • Multi-dictionary strategies
  • Streamlining strategies

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Each student in a Speedware course:

• Receives a course documentation kit as part of the registration fee
• Gets the opportunity to apply concepts through hands-on lab exercises
• Learns how to use the documentation for specific factual reference or for guidance on the job.