ArbutusLearning is the online learning platform for Arbutus Analytics, providing hours of self-study materials including videos, presentations, illustrations, and hands-on exercises.
The platform offers an accessible starting point for learning Arbutus Analytics at your own pace, whether you are new to the software or looking to deepen your knowledge.
ArbutusLearning is available to all Arbutus Analyzer users with an active subscription and includes a wide range of tutorials, examples, and practical exercises.
Supporting services
While ArbutusLearning provides a strong foundation for self-paced learning, organisations often benefit from additional guidance when applying the concepts in practice.
Support such as coaching, workshops, and tailored training sessions is available to help users build confidence and address more complex topics.
For more information on how this can be structured, please refer to our Arbutus training and coaching services page.
Course sections
The course modules are organised into following sections:
- Update training – What’s new in V8
- Analyzer – Basic
- Analyzer – Intermediate
- Combine data
- Graph data
- Group data
- Import data
- Case studies / use cases
- Procedures
- Workflows
- ACDA
- Certification
In addition to these online courses, we also offer live / instructor-led trainings at all levels either as standard training packages or bespoke trainings and workshops.
Arbutus online learning course catalogue
At time of writing, the training catalogue included following modules:
Update training – What’s new in V8
What’s new in Analyzer 8
Learn about the new enhancements made to Analyzer Version 8.
Analyzer 8 – Group data
Find out more about the enhancements to the grouping commands in Analyzer 8.
Analyzer 8 – Workflows
Watch what’s new on Workflows in this video.
Analyzer – Basic
Getting started with Analyzer
The Getting Started learning series consists of videos that guide you through basic Analyzer functionality from a tour of the user interface to running commands. You will learn how to create a project, navigate the Analyzer interface, define excel files, apply filters, run commands and more. […]
Expressions
This course provides examples of the kinds of expressions you can create in Analyzer and guides you step-by-step in their creation and use. It is designed for beginner and intermediate users to familiarize you with the Expression Builder tool and the syntax requirements of Analyzer when building expressions. […]
Analyzer – Intermediate
Functions in practice
This course is designed to give you practice using Analyzer functions to solve data analytics objectives. […]
Combine data
Introduction to combining data
This is the introduction to the courses in the Combine Data courses. Download the channel activity data files and get a preview of the programs in this channel. […]
Join command
Learn how the Join command is used to combine two tables. Two joined tables result in a third table that may contain data from the two source tables. […]
Relations command
Learn how the Relations command is used to relate tables. Relations on tables enable you to combine data from multiple tables into a single view. […]
Compare command
Learn how the Compare Command is used to compare master tables at two different points in time to identify additions, deletions and changes. […]
Append command
Learn how the Append Command is used to stack periodic transaction tables together to create a combined table comprised of all the periods. […]
Graph data
Introduction to graphing
This course provides an introduction to Graphing in Analyzer 7. Please make sure to have installed Analyzer 7 to be able to follow along. […]
Group data
Introduction to grouping data
Review this module to learn about grouping data or to see what additional features are available in Analyzer 7.0.
Download the channel activity data files and get a preview of the programs in this channel. […]
Age command
Learn how the Age command groups data on a single datetime field to count the number of records belonging to each aged group based on a specified cutoff date and to accumulate totals of specified numeric fields for each aged group. […]
Classify command
Learn how the Classify command groups data on a single character field to count the number of records belonging to each unique grouping and to accumulate totals of specified numeric fields for each of these unique groups. […]
Cross Tabulate command
Learn how the Cross Tabulate command groups character fields by setting them in rows and columns with numeric totals at their intersections (like a pivot table). […]
Stratify command
Learn how the Stratify command groups data on a single numeric field to count the number of records belonging to each stratified group and to accumulate totals of specified numeric fields for each stratified group. […]
Summarize command
Learn how the Summarize command groups data on one or more character, numeric or datetime fields to count the number of records belonging to each unique grouping and to accumulate totals of specified numeric fields for each of these unique groups. […]
Import data
Introduction to importing data
The Import Data modules are where you find programs that show you how to define various types of source files. It is designed for users of all levels. […]
How to import delimited files
This program describes the characteristics of delimited type files and shows you how to define them in Analyzer. […]
How to import PDF files
This program shows you how to define PDF files. […]
Case studies / use cases
Time card case study
In this case study you will further enhance your Arbutus Analyzer skills by working through a time cards review that ensures electronic time card records are being captured and interfaced correctly to the payroll system.
Procedures
Introduction to procedures
This introduction provides an overview of the 18 learning chapters, delivered in three courses: Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced. Most chapters have a presentation, video and an activity.
Procedures – Introductory level
The fundamentals of procedures must be properly understood because they are the essential foundation upon which your knowledge will be built as you progress through this learning channel.
Procedures – Intermediate
Expand on the basics covered in the first 8 chapters to make your procedures more flexible by: using variables to temporarily store the values to use when the procedure is run; adding dialog boxes to prompt for the values to use; and calling a procedure from another procedure.
Procedures – Advanced
Discover the power of the Arbutus Scripting Engine and see how to: trap errors, import multiple files, create variable arrays, add efficiencies using GROUP and LOOP, and utility commands that allow you to launch other applications from your procedures in Analyzer.
Workflows
Introduction to Workflows
This course will show you how to create a workflow in Analyzer Plus 7.
ACDA
ACDA to CAAP transition
Everything you need to smoothly transition from ACL for Windows to Arbutus Analyzer is included in this Arbutus online learning module. […]
Certification
ACDA to CAAP intermediate transition exam
The ACDA to CAAP Intermediate Transition Exam allows ACL users with ACDA certification to efficiently obtain CAAP intermediate certification without having to sit the full intermediate exam. If you attain 70% or better on the exam, you will be awarded CAAP Intermediate designation and can download your Certificate. […]
CAAP intermediate exam
The Certified Arbutus Analytics Professional (CAAP for short) certification demonstrates your understanding of the Arbutus Analytics software and data analysis principles. If you attain 70% or better on the exam, you will be awarded CAAP Intermediate designation and can download your Certificate. […]
Instructor led training
To supplement the Arbutus online learning, we provide instructor-led training to our Arbutus clients and data analysis enthusiasts. The instructor-led approach allows us to work interactively, assist the pupils with exercises and questions and to dive deeper into the details of certain data analysis aspects.
We organise these both online as on site, see below for more information on these Arbutus training options.
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Arbutus Analyzer advanced training
The Arbutus Analyzer advanced training introduces users to procedures (scripts) and functions in order to automate and perform complex analytics.
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Arbutus Analyzer introductory training
This course is a comprehensive introduction to Arbutus Analyzer, designed for novice users who want to learn the fundamentals needed to start using Analyzer.
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Arbutus Analyzer intermediate training
This course is designed to show you how to apply Analyzer functionality to data analytics projects through four case studies.
Supporting your organisation with Arbutus Analytics
If you would like to explore how Arbutus Analytics could support your audit, compliance, or data analysis activities, we would be pleased to discuss your situation and objectives.