by Anurag Barua, Senior Director, GyanSys, Inc.
May 23, 2013
Straight from the field, learn about seven features in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP that are prompting companies to transition from ad-hoc analysis in SAP BEx to Analysis.
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.
by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
July 23, 2012
Walk away with a basic understanding of how to use the BusinessObjects Import Wizard, including a seven-step breakdown of how the wizard works.
by Ming Kai Goh, SAP NetWeaver BW-certified consultant
June 28, 2012
This sample dashboard demonstrates a custom solution to enhance user navigation for hierarchical sales data.
by Ming Kai Goh, SAP NetWeaver BW-certified consultant
June 28, 2012
Discover how you can use Xcelsius (now known as BusinessObjects Dashboards) to create a dashboard solution that enables decision makers to drill down through their organizational structure for hierarchical sales information in an intuitive manner.
by Jim Brogden, Daugherty Business Solutions
June 21, 2012
Now that Desktop Intelligence has been retired and direct access to SAP Business Explorer queries has been added, Web Intelligence will be used more than ever before. As Web Intelligence continues to evolve and new features are added, query, analysis, and reporting capabilities continue to improve.
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
February 13, 2012
Intelligent calendars can automate certain functions for BusinessObjects reports, eliminating potential human errors.
by Andrew Joo, Senior Manager, Hitachi Consulting
December 22, 2011
Find out how a global energy company — after developing Xcelsius dashboards (now known as BusinessObjects Dashboards) using a Rapid Management Cockpit methodology — followed up on the effort by designing future architecture to integrate dashboards to an enterprise data layer. In doing so, the company fully built out its business intelligence and performance management capabilities without following traditional processes.
by Andrew Joo, Senior Manager, Hitachi Consulting
December 22, 2011
See how a global energy company quickly jump-started its business intelligence (BI) capabilities using Xcelsius dashboards (now known as BusinessObjects Dashboards) and the Rapid Management Cockpit methodology. It was able to deliver up-front business value without undertaking traditional bottoms-up BI development processes, which can be costly and time-consuming. BI end users, analysts, administrators, and developers were instrumental in this process by driving the planning, designing, and developing of the solution.
by Jeswin Davidson Ebenezer, SAP BusinessObjects Consultant, YASH Technologies
December 09, 2011
Extracting the right data from your transaction system for analysis and decision making is important. You can standardize and correct data using BusinessObjects Data Services. A real-time data migration example illustrates the concepts and walks you through the process. The scenario can help technical teams in any organization understand the data quality process for data migration. You can use this process in a non-SAP environment when data warehouses are built on top of relational database systems for reporting and analysis. You can also use it when the target is in an SAP system.
by Jim Brogden, Senior Consultant, Daugherty Business Solutions
September 23, 2011
By adding links to other BusinessObjects documents in your Web Intelligence reports, you can provide “drill-through” capabilities to reports and significantly cut down on the time it takes to analyze a dataset. Learn the details about how to create and edit links to reports.
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
June 29, 2011
In this Q&A, representatives from the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba discuss how BusinessObjects Enterprise helped the agency in its goal of transitioning from paper to electronic claims and related documents.
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.
by David Hannon, Features Editor, SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES
May 05, 2011
Learn how Colgate-Palmolive adeptly achieved its goals to roll out new BusinessObjects Dashboards features.
by Davin Wilfrid, Senior Analyst, insiderRESEARCH
May 03, 2011
See how Emergency Medical Associates is using out-of-the-box functionality from SAP BusinessObjects to track the spread of the H1N1 flu virus in order to stay one step ahead of a potential epidemic.
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
May 03, 2011
Learn about changes with running queries that Business Explorer Analyzer users can expect with the new BusinessObjects Analysis.
Podcast with Andrew Joo About Integrating BI with Enterprise Performance ManagementIn this podcast, Andrew Joo, director of information management and business intelligence within the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) practice at Column 5 Consulting, discusses the strategic importance of integrating traditional BI with EPM. He also explains what EPM is, what a company achieves when it integrates BI and EPM, and how a business performs this integration.
May 03, 2011
by Davin Wilfrid, Senior Analyst, insiderRESEARCH
May 03, 2011
SAP’s roadmap for business intelligence (BI) has been the subject of intense focus and debate since SAP bought BusinessObjects in 2008. The user-facing applications from the renamed SAP BusinessObjects have been the strategic direction for BI for more than three years, but still many companies struggle to move forward. Learn four tips for project managers gleaned from a new research report.