OBI Training

Topic	Description	Who Should Attend?
Getting Started with OBI	Quick overview of data warehouses, how to access OBI, report navigation, etc. Training by video.	Beginning OBI Users
Introduction to OBI Financials	Introduces the data concepts for the Financials data warehouse, accessing reports, and tips and hints. Training by video.	Current and Future OBI Users
Costs & Commitments	Data concepts, logic, and overview of the reports related to the detail information about costs and commitments.	OBI Introduction Attendees
Summaries & Award Installments	Data concepts, logic, and overview of the reports related to award installments (which is the first step in the budgeting process) and financial summaries (budgets, costs, commitments, and balances).	OBI Introduction Attendees
Labor Distribution	Data concepts, logic, and overview of the reports related to Labor Distribution including LD Schedule Lines and details about distributions. Sponsored Research compliance reports related to the NIH Salary Cap and Award Effort Commitments, are also covered.	OBI Introduction Attendees