FocalPoint Training Course Catalog
CONTENTS General Notes ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Overview of FocalPoint ......................................................................................................................... 4 Focal Point Training Offerings............................................................................................................... 5 FocalPoint WebClient ........................................................................................................................... 6 WebPart Editor...................................................................................................................................... 7 WebPart Administrator .......................................................................................................................... 8 FP-ETL (FocalPoint Extract-Transform-Load)....................................................................................... 9
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
Page 2|9
GENERAL NOTES
The ‘Duration’ times given in the table of classes on the following pages do not include preparation time and setup time at the client site.
All classes include training materials: PowerPoint presentation of the module, class agenda, and student guide. These materials are in hard copy form, delivered before the class.
Please contact us at
[email protected] for more information.
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
Page 3|9
OVERVIEW OF FOCALPOINT The FocalPoint product is a suite of tools that includes highly-configurable and customizable enterprise portals, or digital dashboards. These portals enable a business to tie together its disparate front and back-end applications to provide a single unified communications architecture for not only employees but also partners and customers. FocalPoint is the technology stack that Asset Health Center is built on. The FocalPoint and Asset Health Center clients share the same look and feel, as well as functionality, providing the end user a comfortable and seamless user interface The FocalPoint WebPart Editor and WebPart Administrator are the tools that are used to build charts, KPIs, Queries, ActiveReports , manage user groups and security for, not only FocalPoint, but also Asset HealthCenter. Corporations need to understand the drivers behind their financial indicators and how they are linked throughout their enterprise. FocalPoint™ enhances the business processes of planning, budgeting, financial forecasting, and performance management. FocalPoint provides the tools you need to determine how business drivers are related to key performance indicators, and provides the information you need to make better business decisions.
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
Page 4|9
FOCAL POINT TRAINING OFFERINGS On-site training is geared toward FocalPoint end users and administrators. Custom training options are available. FocalPoint Orientation Training Classes
Duration
WebPart Client
1 day
WebPart Editor
2 days
WebPart Administrator
1 day
FPETL
1 day
These classes are open to ABB Licensees only. For up-to-date training schedules, or to discuss custom training options, contact your ABB Account Executive or Project Manager. NOTE: The ‘Duration’ times given in the table of classes above do not include preparation time and setup time at the client site. .
Please contact us at
[email protected] for more information.
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
Page 5|9
FOCALPOINT WEBCLIENT Course Description:
The FocalPoint Web Client is a web based interface that enables end users to view data and customize views of data across the Enterprise.
Duration:
1 day
Intended Audience:
FocalPoint and Asset Health Center end users and administrators.
Prerequisites:
None
FocalPoint Overview Modules The Dashboard User Preferences User Favorites
Topics Included by User Selection:
Objectives:
Training Resources:
On completion of this course, you should know how to:
Login and navigate the FocalPoint Web Client dashboards
Accessing FocalPoint Help
Dashboard functionality; Pop-up lists, toolbars, and printing
Setting user preferences
Add and remove, and publish WebParts
Add, remove, and run User Queries
Add, configure and remove user favorites (external links).
Student Guide
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
7.0 Web Client Student Guide.pdf
Page 6|9
WEBPART EDITOR Course Description:
The WebPart Editor helps organizations build the tools they need to access, analyze, and share information across the enterprise and in extranet environments. The WebPart Editor provides the tools for companies to ask relevant questions of their data, providing users with the information they need to make better business decisions. Use the WebPart Editor tool to create, update, and modify WebParts to be incorporated into a dashboard within the FocalPoint Web Client.
Duration:
2 days
Intended Audience:
Individuals who are responsible for creating and maintaining dashboards and WebParts for FocalPoint and Asset Health Center
Prerequisites: Topics Included by User Selection:
Objectives:
Training Resources:
None
FocalPoint and WebPart Editor Overview
Options, Target Ranges, and Color Palettes
Copying and Deleting WebParts Creating WebPartsCommon Functionality
On completion of this course, you should know how to:
Navigate within the WebPart Editor and Access the WebPart Editor Help system.
Create Target Ranges and Color Palettes.
Create and Register Dashboard WebParts.
Student Guide
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
7.0 WebPart Editor Student Guide.pdf
Page 7|9
WEBPART ADMINISTRATOR Course Description:
WebPart Administrator is an administrative tool that provides a standard interface for the configuration of FocalPoint systems. It is a pivotal component of a successful portal deployment. The WebPart Administrator manages users, content, and settings of FocalPoint and offers a familiar Windows interface.
Duration:
1 day
Intended Audience:
Individuals who are responsible for maintenance and administration of FocalPoint and Asset Health center dashboards and webparts, including maintaining user dashboard privileges, security groups, managing registered data sources, and managing WebPart settings.
Prerequisites: Topics Included by User Selection:
Objectives:
Training Resources:
None
FocalPoint and WebPart Administrator Overview
Business Groups
Dashboards
Target Ranges and Color Palettes
Users and Security Groups
WebPart Administrator Advanced Tools
Data sources
WebPart Management
Composite, External, and Tabstrip WebParts
On completion of this course, you should know how to:
Create and maintain Business Groups
Create New Dashboards
Create Target Ranges and Color Palettes
Create and Maintain Security Groups
Manage Users
Use WebPart Administrator Tools
Manage data sources
Manage WebParts and Dashboards
Create Composite, External, and TabStrip WebParts
Student Guide
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
7.0 WebPart Administrator Student Guide.pdf
Page 8|9
FP-ETL (FOCALPOINT EXTRACT-TRANSFORM-LOAD) Course Description:
FocalPoint ETL is a key process in bringing all the data together into a standard, homogenous environment. This high performance, client/server ETL tool offers core functional ETL processing as well as an easy to-use operational management layer for Workflow management, scheduling, monitoring, communication, and alerting.
Duration:
1 day
Intended Audience:
Individuals who are responsible for managing the FocalPoint ETL
Prerequisites:
None
FocalPoint ETL Overview
FP-ETL Service and Service Functionality
FP-ETL Workflow and Log files
FP-ETL Navigation
FP-ETL Client
Adding Servers and using the Query Builder
Workflows
Scheduling Activities
Using the SQL Editor and Extractor Activities
Transformer Activities
Loader Activities
ETL Activity
MultiSync and Sequence Activities
Topics Included by User Selection:
Objectives:
Training Resources:
On completion of this course, you should know how to:
Install and Configure the FP-ETL Service and Client
Manage Workflow Servers
Create Workflows
Student Guide
NAM Training Course Catalog – FocalPoint
FP-ETL_Student_Guide.pdf
Page 9|9
