Beginner's question about scripting and deployment automation

I am new to the SAP and BusinessObjects world. I do production support for BusinessObjects XI R3.1. One of my functions is to deploy Universe.unv and WEBI Report files from development into QA and production. This is currently a manual process involving downloading files and lots of key strokes and mouse clicks using the BusinessObjects Client Tools. My question ->: is there a way to automate this process? Can I do this with the SAP scripting wizard? I am familiar with many different scripting and programming languages, I just need to be pointed in the right direction.
Thanks for your help!

I would take a step back and learn more about the fundamentals of Flash before going farther. In the Welcome Screen of Flash Profressional there is a "Learn" section. Here are some links from it:
Introducing Flash: http://www.adobe.com/go/fl_learn1
Symbols: http://www.adobe.com/go/fl_learn2
Timelines and Animation: http://www.adobe.com/go/fl_learn3
Instance Names: http://www.adobe.com/go/fl_learn4
Simple Interactivity: http://www.adobe.com/go/fl_learn5
ActionScript: http://www.adobe.com/go/fl_learn6

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5624
The next time you use an Apple feature or service that uses Apple ID, you'll be asked to sign in with your new Apple ID password.
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