BUSINESSOBJECTS UNIVERSE DESIGN
by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
April 11, 2013
Download this table to compare SQL generation parameters for universes.
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by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
April 11, 2013
See how to use the BusinessObjects 3.1 Universe Designer tool to set and manage BusinessObjects universe parameters. Doing so allows you to effectively control the functionality of a universe.
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Platform-Independent Folks Have a Track of Their Own at BI 2013:
At the BI 2013 conference this week, watch for sessions dedicated to customers who are not running SAP systems.
March 17, 2013
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Find Out How Intuit Uses its BI Center of Expertise:
Learn what makes up a BI Center of Expertise from a BI manager involved with such a set-up at his company.
March 11, 2013
by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
February 06, 2013
Learn the various ways to set universe access restrictions in your BusinessObjects 3.1 system via the widely used Universe Designer function. Find out how to create and manage row- and object-level security, override a connection, control queries, and amend SQL generation options, among other access-restriction actions.
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Translate BusinessObjects Jargon Into Plain English:
Read some easy-to-understand explanations behind common jargon in BusinessObjects -- including for the terms ad-hoc query, pixel-perfect, and universe.
October 12, 2012
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by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
October 04, 2012
Get an overview of the features in Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence, and learn how to determine which tool to use for specific reporting, query, and data analysis needs.
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by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
September 06, 2012
Find out about best practices for universe design and testing universe design. Also read why the transition from the old Universe Designer to the new Universe Design Tool in BusinessObjects 4.0 has been effective.
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<i>Podcast</i><br>Joshua Fletcher Offers Best Practices for Universe Design
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Joshua Fletcher Offers Best Practices for Universe Design

Joshua Fletcher of ASG Group details steps he takes to ensure effective universe design.
August 03, 2012
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Get a Quick Look Behind the Scene of Universes:
This video clip gives you a tour of universes and how to alter them.
July 31, 2012
by Kelly Bilodeau, Contributing Writer, BusinessObjects Expert
July 02, 2012
Get seven expert pointers from a trainer about how to improve user adoption when rolling out BusinessObjects BI 4.0.
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A Quick Primer on Dashboarding with Zen -- and SAP’s Recommendations:
Find out what Zen is and how it relates to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards.
April 18, 2012
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
January 26, 2012
Find out three things that a power user needs to know before starting to test a revised or new universe.
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by Adam Getz, Manager BI and Reporting, TMA Resources
January 13, 2012
Designing BusinessObjects universes for an entire organization takes skill and knowledge of best practices. Learn about two unique approaches for designing and deploying BusinessObjects universes at the enterprise level so that all database tables and fields from every business unit, department, and subject area are incorporated.
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Check Out the Tracks for BI 2012: The Conference for BusinessObjects: Ten tracks help guide attendees through the sessions at BI 2012: The Conference for BusinessObjects.
November 09, 2011
Expect Tabs and Pins To Appeal to Many in New BusinessObjects Release: Creating and pinning tabs is a prominent feature in the new BusinessObjects 4.0 release.
August 12, 2011
Free podcast: Rich Chlebek discusses new tools in BusinessObjects 4.0
Free podcast: Rich Chlebek discusses new tools in BusinessObjects 4.0
In this free podcast, hear what features might appeal to users in the upcoming release of BusinessObjects 4.0.
July 27, 2011
Create Universes from Multiple Sources in BI 4.0: Video demo showing how to create BI 4.0 universes using multiple database sources.
June 15, 2011
by Ashwani Sharma, SAP BI and BusinessObjects Consultant, Accenture
May 19, 2011
Learn about the new architecture of the SAP Business Objects Information Design Tool and see how it can improve Web Intelligence reporting.
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by Kennedy Wong, IBM Global
May 12, 2011
This tool offers an easy-to-follow template for creating and using a Web Intelligence report.
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Welcome to your new BI resource, BusinessObjects Expert: Get an overview of the resources available at BusinessObjects Expert and what it means for users and administrators.
May 03, 2011
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