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Courses
and Schedule
Regularly scheduled CONTROL®
courses are listed below. We can also create custom courses
to address unique requirements, as well as special workshops
and "webinars" to reinforce a subset of functionality
or key concepts that might be particularly useful or especially
important.
Course List:
CONTROL®
Information Navigator Training Course
This is an end-user course for individuals who are new users of CONTROL® and are responsible for analysis and reporting of CONTROL® data.
In this course, users will be introduced to the CONTROL® application and learn:
- CONTROL® specific terminology.
- The components of a CONTROL® application.
- How to navigate through a CONTROL® application.
- How to use and create CONTROL® reports and input templates.
- How to drill to “detail”, “source”, and “sub-account” information.
- How to enter and manipulate plan and forecast data.
- How to use the Transform Wizard to develop what-if scenarios, business rules, and predictive analytics.
- How to define and automate repetitive processes to become more efficient, and spend less time on non-value added reporting, planning, and forecasting tasks.
All concepts covered in the class are reinforced with extensive hands-on exercises and case studies. Upon completion of the course, attendees will have gained a strong foundation of general capabilities of the CONTROL® Information Navigator and know how to use all the reporting and analysis features.
| Who
Should Attend: |
This course is geared for users responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, operational and performance management, financial consolidations, management and statutory reporting.
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| Prerequisite: |
All attendees must have experience using Excel. Some familiarity with multidimensional database concepts or products is desirable.
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| Topics: |
- CONTROL® Overview & Basic Concepts
- Login / Logout
- Introduction to the Information Navigator
- View Navigation
- Customizing a View
- Defining Exceptions and Alerts in Views
- Using Comments and Hyperlinks
- Changing the Filters and level of Detail in a View
- Defining Selectors
- Entering Data
- Using the Transform Wizard
- Creating Subaccounts
- Drill-to-Source, Drill-to-Detail, Drill-to-Subaccount
- Creating Views
- Creating Style Templates
- Creating and Updating Keywords
- Creating Forms with and without Views
- Creating Custom Dimensions
- Creating Ad-hoc and Base Members
- Creating View Snapshots
- Creating Scratchpads for off-line reporting and input
- Creating Workbook Sheets
- Creating Smarties to automate and track processes
- Use CONTROL® Reference Functions in Excel reports
- Creating Books
- Printing and Distributing Reports
- Creating Scripts to automate re-occurring processes
- Using Workflows
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Course Length:
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4 days
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| Course
Fee: |
$900.00
per student
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| Class Size: |
Classes are limited to eight students to ensure maximum individualized attention.
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Dress:
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Business-casual
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| Registration: |
Call 310-921-6222 or email SeepaA@KCIcorp.com
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| Confirmation: |
Each registrant will receive a confirmation letter. If the confirmation has not been received ten (10) days prior to the start of the class, please call 310-921-6222. Your confirmation will include information concerning location, hours, schedules, hotels, and other details. You are not enrolled in a class until you receive a confirmation.
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| Cancellation Policy: |
Attendee substitutions will be accepted any time prior to the course date without penalty. We accept cancellations without penalty up to 7 business days prior to a class. We charge the full class fee for cancellations received fewer than 7 working days prior to the class date, as well as, for registrants who fail to attend a class. To avoid being billed 100 percent (100%) of the cost of training, you must notify KCI at least seven business days prior to the start of the class. If no notice is given, you will be charged 100 percent (100%) of the cost of the training. Notification should be sent in writing to SeepaA@KCIcorp.com .
KCI will make every effort to hold all scheduled classes provided at least three confirmed students are registered ten working days prior to the start of the class. If, for reasons beyond our control, it becomes necessary to cancel a course, all registrants will be given as much notice as possible. In these cases, KCI shall be liable for the return of the class fee only.
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Payment:
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Invoices will be sent in advance of the class.
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| Schedule:
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March 19-22, 2012
June 18-21, 2012
August 20-23, 2012
October 15-18, 2012
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CONTROL® Information Navigator version 9 Introduction
This is an end-user course for individuals who are current users of CONTROL® version 8 and are migrating to CONTROL® version 9.
This is an instructor led online course that reviews the new CONTROL® version 9 Information Navigator. During this course users will learn how to use the following CONTROL® ribbons:
- CONTROL® Navigator
- CONTROL® View
- CONTROL® Sheet
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Who Should Attend: |
This course is for existing users of CONTROL® version 8 who are migrating to version 9.
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Prerequisite: |
All attendees must have experience using CONTROL® version 8.
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| Topics: |
- How to Open, Close, Edit, Create, and Delete:
- Books
- Views
- Forms
- Workbook Sheets
- Scratchpad Sheets
- Template Sheets
- How to use the Menu and View Pane buttons
- How to use the Keyword Explorer
- How to Run, Create, and Delete
- How to drill to:
- Model Data
- Scratchpads
- Subaccounts
- Source Data
- Comments
- Hyperlinks
- How to create Ad hoc and Base members in a View
- How to update View options with an open View
- How to define Publication Templates
- How to use new Visual and Manual Formatting options
- How to create Smarties to visually define and track processes
- How to use CONTROL® Reference Functions
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Course Length:
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1/2 day
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Course Fee: |
$150.00 per student
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| Class Size: |
Classes are limited to eight students to ensure maximum individualized attention.
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Dress:
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Business-casual
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| Registration: |
Call 310-921-6222 or email SeepaA@KCIcorp.com
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| Confirmation: |
Each registrant will receive a confirmation letter. If the confirmation has not been received ten (10) days prior to the start of the class, please call 310-921-6222. Your confirmation will include information concerning location, hours, schedules, hotels, and other details. You are not enrolled in a class until you receive a confirmation.
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| Cancellation Policy: |
Attendee substitutions will be accepted any time prior to the course date without penalty. We accept cancellations without penalty up to 7 business days prior to a class. We charge the full class fee for cancellations received fewer than 7 working days prior to the class date, as well as, for registrants who fail to attend a class. To avoid being billed 100 percent (100%) of the cost of training, you must notify KCI at least seven business days prior to the start of the class. If no notice is given, you will be charged 100 percent (100%) of the cost of the training. Notification should be sent in writing to SeepaA@KCIcorp.com .
KCI will make every effort to hold all scheduled classes provided at least three confirmed students are registered ten working days prior to the start of the class. If, for reasons beyond our control, it becomes necessary to cancel a course, all registrants will be given as much notice as possible. In these cases, KCI shall be liable for the return of the class fee only.
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Payment:
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Invoices will be sent in advance of the class.
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Schedule:
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March 23, 2012
June 22, 2012
August 24, 2012
October 19, 2012
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CONTROL® Administrator Training Course - Level I: Application Building and Populating
This course is designed for individuals responsible for designing, developing, administering, and supporting CONTROL® applications.
The class covers the fundamental concepts, features and techniques required to design, build, maintain, use, troubleshoot and optimize comprehensive financial performance management applications . Participants get an overview of CONTROL®'s architecture and terminology and learn to use the various building blocks [object classes (dimensions, hierarchy, levels, attributes, maps, roles, scripts, etc.)] to construct models, integrate and manipulate data from diverse sources, create data filters, define keywords, control access to data, create workflows, and automate routine procedures using scripts. In addition, students learn ways to organize and present data for both interactive and reporting applications.
The three day instructor-led course includes a variety of activities, including lectures, demonstrations, discussions, hands-on exercises, and case studies. Upon completing the course, attendees will have gained a strong understanding of the data modeling process and how to use the various CONTROL® objects and should be positioned to build/modify models, maintain source data mapping, integrate information from disparate transactional systems, and set up security definitions.
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Who Should Attend: |
Administrators, end-user support personnel, or analysts involved with the design, implementation and maintenance of CONTROL® applications.
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Prerequisite: |
Completion of the CONTROL® Information Navigator Level I & II training or equivalent experience, basic understanding of finance and financial system structures and data, and experience with Microsoft Excel.
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| Topics: |
- Basic CONTROL® 8 concepts
- Common Terminology, Objects and the Object Manager
- Constructing Models (including building Levels, Attributes, Dimensions, and Hierarchies)
- Mapping in Model structure and data
- Using Design Scratchpads to manage model objects
- Defining Data Sources
- Creating Codes
- Adding Users
- Implementing Security via Data/Object Access Roles
- Creating and using Filters and Keywords
- Creating and understanding components of Action Scripts
- Using Report Distribution
- Creating saved Transforms
- Building Allocations
- Setting Up Workflows
- Creating Books, Forms, and Views
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Course Length:
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3 days
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Course Fee: |
$950.00 per student
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| Class Size: |
Classes are limited to eight students to ensure maximum individualized attention.
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Dress:
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Business-casual
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| Registration: |
Call 310-921-6222 or email SeepaA@KCIcorp.com
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| Confirmation: |
Each registrant will receive a confirmation letter. If the confirmation has not been received ten (10) days prior to the start of the class, please call 310-921-6222. Your confirmation will include information concerning location, hours, schedules, hotels, and other details. You are not enrolled in a class until you receive a confirmation.
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| Cancellation Policy: |
Attendee substitutions will be accepted any time prior to the course date without penalty. We accept cancellations without penalty up to 7 business days prior to a class. We charge the full class fee for cancellations received fewer than 7 working days prior to the class date, as well as, for registrants who fail to attend a class. To avoid being billed 100 percent (100%) of the cost of training, you must notify KCI at least seven business days prior to the start of the class. If no notice is given, you will be charged 100 percent (100%) of the cost of the training. Notification should be sent in writing to SeepaA@KCIcorp.com .
KCI will make every effort to hold all scheduled classes provided at least three confirmed students are registered ten working days prior to the start of the class. If, for reasons beyond our control, it becomes necessary to cancel a course, all registrants will be given as much notice as possible. In these cases, KCI shall be liable for the return of the class fee only.
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Payment:
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Invoices will be sent in advance of the class.
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Schedule:
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February 20-22, 2012
April 16-18, 2012
July 16-18, 2012
September 17-19, 2012
November 12-14, 2012
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CONTROL® Administrator Training Course - Level II: Application Maintenance and Enhancement
This course expands on CONTROL® skills and concepts taught in the ADMINISTRATOR I class and perfected on the job. It covers strategies and techniques for efficiently managing; streamlining and optimizing CONTROL® implementations. Additionally, the course covers end-user and administrative features introduced in the past year.
Case studies and interactive exercises are presented throughout the course to reinforce concepts presented.
Topics
Covered:
- Managing Workflow
- Creating CONTROL®
sheets
- Store and Restore
and "Store Some" option
- Using Transforms
to Copy and Purge Subaccounts, Comments, and Hyperlinks
- Scheduling Tasks
- Reading
and troubleshooting Action Scripts
- What
is a Program Script and how does it differ from
an Action Script
- When
to use a program script
- How
to create Program scripts
- Using
SQL to help manage CONTROL®
- Backup
and Recovery
- Using
SQL server to backup and restore your application
- How
to create a SQL Maintenance plan to automate
the backup job
- Creating
Indexes to improve system performance
- Creating
SQL Views to provide usage information such as:
- Who
is logged on to CONTROL®
- Views
and Templates by user
- Keywords
and their definitions by user
- Changing
the CONTROL® color scheme
- What's
new in version 9.1
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| Who
Should Attend: |
Administrators, end-user support personnel, or analysts involved with the maintenance of CONTROL® applications that are already up and running.
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| Prerequisites: |
Completion of the CONTROL® Information Navigator and Administrator I: Application Building and Populating training classes or equivalent experience, as well as a minimum of 9 months on-the-job experience administering a CONTROL® application version 8.5 or higher
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| Course
Fee: |
$780.00
per student
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| Schedule: |
May 21-22, 2012 |
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