{"id":94088,"date":"2015-09-02T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T15:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=94088"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:38:27","slug":"bw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/","title":{"rendered":"BW Resource Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BW Reporting Tool is the foundation on which BUworks Business Warehouse reports are built. The flexibility inherent in BW reports \u2013 the ability to add or remove Characteristics, filter data, sort or group data, and so on \u2013 is not specific to any single report. Instead, these features are available in all BW reports.<\/p>\n<p>The BW Document Library contains Help Guides and videos that describe elements of the Business Warehouse Reporting environment.\u00a0<span>Select a link\u00a0below based on the category\u00a0of information you are searching for.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>View Help Guide Table of Contents<\/h3>\n<p>Start here if you prefer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/guide-list\/\">browse the list of all available BW help resources<\/a>, including documents and videos.<\/p>\n<h3>View BW Help Guides by Functional\/Business Area<\/h3>\n<p>Start here if you are looking for help related to a particular business area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw-help-resources\/fm-main\/\">Finance Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/gm-main\/\">Grant Management Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/hcm-main\/\">Human Capital Management Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/purch\/\">Sourcing &amp; Procurement Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/position-budget\/\">Position Budget Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonuniversity.sumtotal.host\/core\/pillarRedirect?relyingParty=LM&amp;url=app%2Fmanagement%2FLMS_ActDetails.aspx%3FActivityId%3D62705%26UserMode%3D0\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>View BW Help Guides by Resource Type<\/h3>\n<p>Start here if you are new to BW reporting or if you want to learn more about intermediate or advanced BW concepts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/intro-to-reporting\/\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Introduction to BW Reporting<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(overview of BW reporting environment, report fundamentals, and data basics; this is also the list of videos and Help Guides that is a prerequisite to attending any intro-level instructor-led training workshop)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/how-to-guides-intadv\/\">Next-step\u00a0How-to Guides<\/a> (intermediate\/advanced reporting functions)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/newsletters\/bw\/tips-tricks-archive\/\">Tips &amp; Tricks Archive<\/a> (items originally posted in BW newsletters)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/otsv-archive\/\">Over the Shoulder Video Archive <\/a>(w<span>atch <\/span><span>over the virtual shoulder of an experienced user seeking an answer to a commonly-asked question)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/job-aids\/\">Job Aids<\/a> (specific to functional tasks)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/help\/bw\/quick-reference-guides\/\">Reference Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Submit Your Question or Report an Issue You&#8217;re Having<\/h3>\n<p>Can&#8217;t find an answer to your question using the resources above? 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