Curriculum

1 Getting Started with TIBCO Spotfire
Learning Objective:
Learn to install Spotfire Server and prepare the Spotfire Server Database.

Topics:

• Install and configure Spotfire Serve
• Deploy the TIBCO Spotfire Server Distribution

Hands-on:
Installing and configuring Spotfire Server.

2 Validating the TIBCO Spotfire Installation
Learning Objective:
Learn to install Spotfire Professional Client and import demo data.

Topics:

• Stage the Demo Data
• Install the Spotfire Professional Client
• Import the Demo Data
• Open a Demo Data Analysis File
• Apply Patches to the Spotfire Server

Hands-on:
Install Spotfire Professional Client and import/open demo data.

3 Dealing with Data
Learning Objective:
Learn how to add data to Spotfire from files, link data in Spotfire and connect to a database.

Topics:

• Adding data to Spotfire from files
• Key data concept – basic row/column structure of a data table
• Key data concept – data types
• Using the inbuilt filters in Spotfire
• Key data concept – data relationships
• How to link data in Spotfire
• Connecting to a database
• Key data concept – data queries

Hands-on:
Add data to TIBCO Spotfire and link data to Spotfire database.

4 Visualizing Data
Learning Objective:
Learn to visualize data in tabular form, line charts, pi charts, scatter plots and so on.

Topics:

• Displaying information quickly in tabular form
• Enriching your visualizations with color categorization
• Visualizing categorical information using bar charts
• Dividing a visualization across a trellis grid
• Key Spotfire concept – marking
• Visualizing trends using line charts
• Visualizing proportions using pie charts
• Visualizing relationships using scatter plots
• Visualizing hierarchical relationships using treemaps
• Key Spotfire concept – filters
• Enhancing tabular presentations using graphical tables

Hands-on:
Implement operations to display information in tabular form, visualize categorical information using bar charts, visualize data using line charts, pie charts, scatter plots, treemaps etc.

5 Analyzing data
Learning Objective:
Learn how to analyse data using text areas, increase interactivity, customize filter panel and annotate data using tags and lists.

Topics:

• Framing your analysis using text areas
• Key Spotfire concept – document properties
• Increasing interactivity using property controls
• Providing summary information at a glance
• Customizing the filter panel
• Getting details of marked items
• Annotating data using tags and lists
• Creating analysis snapshots using bookmarks

Hands-on:
Implement operations in TIBCO Spotfire to analyse data using text areas, customize filter panel and annotate data using tags and lists.

6 TIBCO Spotfire Base Deployment and Automation Services
Learning Objective:
Get introduced to components and architecture of Spotfire. Learn about administration manager and various other automation services.

Topics:

• An overview of Spotfire components and architecture
• A quick guide to Administration Manager
• Using the Library Administration interface
• A quick tour of Information Designer
• An overview of Spotfire Analyst (formerly Professional Client)
• An overview of Spotfire Consumer (formerly web player)
• An overview of Spotfire Business Author (new with Version 6.5)
• Automating tasks using Automation Services
• An overview of system monitoring tools

Hands-on:
Walk through the components and architecture of Spotfire, Administration Manager, Library Administration interface. Automate tasks using Automation Services.

7 Advanced Data Preparation
Learning Objective:
Learn to transform raw data into suitable one for further processing. Learn to use various methods for data manipulation and analysis.

Topics:

• Creating metrics using calculated columns
• Using the Data Panel tool
• Key data concept – dimensional hierarchies
• Adding dimensionality to your data by defining hierarchies
• Categorizing continuous numerical data using binning functions
• Slicing and dicing data using hierarchy nodes
• Merging data from multiple sources
• Key data concept – narrow tables versus wide tables
• Transforming data structure through pivots and unpivots
• Using Spotfire’s Information Designer
• Optimizing complex data manipulations using in-database analytics

Hands-on:
Implement data manipulation, data preparation & data transformation.

8 Advanced Visualization
Learning Objective:
Learn the advanced techniques to visualize data.

Topics:

• Key Spotfire concept – difference between calculated columns and custom expressions
• Annotating visualizations with reference lines, fitted curves, and error bars
• Defining color rules and organizing document color schemes
• Slicing and dicing visualizations using hierarchy nodes
• Mashing up data from different tables in a single visualization
• How to create dynamic pivots using cross tables
• Visualizing categorical information and trends together in combination charts
• Visualizing statistical measures using box and whisker plots
• Summarizing statistical measures using summary tables
• Visualizing complex multidimensional data using heat maps
• Profiling your data using parallel coordinate plots
• Exporting and publishing data and visualizations

Hands-on:
Implement advanced visualization techniques using Spotfire’s Information Designer.

9 Location based Visualization
Learning Objective:
Learn to create interesting map charts. Also, learn how to use map charts for non-geographic spatial analysis.

Topics:

• Creating background map layers
• Key Spotfire concept: map chart layers
• Key mapping concept – coordinate reference systems
• Using automatic geocoding to accurately position locations from your data on a map
• Incorporating and using a feature layer
• Adding Web Map Service data to a map chart
• Using the map chart for non-geographic spatial analysis

Hands-on:
Implement location based visualization using map charts.