by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
April 11, 2013
Download this table to compare SQL generation parameters for universes.
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.
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.
by Xavier Hacking, SAP BI Consultant, Interdobs B.V.
January 10, 2013
Get the details behind eight add-ons to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards that can help you with printing dashboards, importing data from CSV files, integrating dashboards with Google Maps, and other functions.
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
November 19, 2012
Users sometimes "want everything" to appear in a dashboard, which is not feasible because of performance concerns. Find out what other options are available to give dashboard users access to the data they need.
by BusinessObjects Expert Staff
August 01, 2012
Download a slide presentation about BI picture books as explained by Mario Dini of IT-Logix.
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 Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
July 13, 2012
Download Mico Yuk's slide presentation about dashboard design.
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 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 Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
June 08, 2012
Take a tour of the basic security access levels offered in BusinessObjects, including overviews of how to manage these levels, how to assign advanced rights to users or groups, and how to use inheritance options to save time.
by BusinessObjects Expert Staff
May 30, 2012
This checklist can help end users evaluate a new dashboard’s design elements.
by Adam Getz, Practice Manager, Business Intelligence, DCS Consulting, Inc.
May 03, 2012
In today’s business world, dashboards and scorecards have become key tools for decision-makers to quickly and intuitively understand the current state of their organization’s operations and effectively monitor the execution of operations. Learn the definitions and key aspects of dashboards and scorecards, with clarifying examples to distinguish between them so that you can avoid confusion. Find out what makes these two products similar and what makes each unique.
by BusinessObjects Expert Staff
April 19, 2012
Use this sample checklist to track the progress of your dashboard development project, including information gathering and various prototype iterations.
by Ryan Goodman, CEO and Founder, Centigon Solutions
April 02, 2012
In a follow-up to his webcast about Xcelsius design, consultant Ryan Goodman answers participant questions from the show.
by Jim Brogden, Daugherty Business Solutions
February 02, 2012
Learn best practices for integrating Web Intelligence data into BusinessObjects Dashboards, with a focus on how to use Web services generated in Web Intelligence Rich Client. This type of integration allows dashboards to become dynamically loaded applications rather than manually refreshed visual models.
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.
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 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 Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
December 16, 2011
Take a balanced approach to BusinessObjects security access by considering methods to maintain security while keeping the day-to-day duties of users in mind.
by Jim Brogden, Senior Consultant, Daugherty Business Solutions
October 17, 2011
Timely and accurate information are two of the foundational requirements of a successful business intelligence implementation. Without relevant and well-timed information, incorrect and potentially catastrophic decisions could be made at an organization. This type of risk can be minimized or even completely eliminated when printed reports are replaced by dynamic dashboards. In addition, by doing so, you’ll be going green and reducing your company’s carbon footprint.
by Anurag Barua, Director
August 23, 2011
While there is widespread recognition of the value that dashboards generate, there is also an incipient apprehension that they are not secure. Walk through some ways you can validate the security in dashboards using BusinessObjects Dashboards as an example, while maintaining the user-friendliness that is expected in a dashboard.
by Ryan Goodman, CEO, Centigon Solutions, Inc.
June 02, 2011
A collaborative process between business and IT stakeholders is the key to a successful dashboard strategy. Learn strategies to improve this collaboration and gain insight into development issues that users can influence.
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
May 18, 2011
Learn how users can help designers during Xcelsius dashboard development.
by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BusinessObjects Expert
May 17, 2011
Take away a trio of ideas that can bridge the gap between BusinessObjects users and IT.
by Lorelle Gibson, Senior Consultant, Column5 Consulting
May 14, 2011
Extending the visualization capabilities of Xcelsius to display data from SAP BusinessObjects enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions requires an evaluation of data sources and complexity. Learn two approaches to related data integration and discover insights for enabling Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 connectivity to EPM solutions.
by Keith Mullins, IBM
May 12, 2011
This Xcelsius dashboard demo showcases various dashboard features (e.g., tabs, sliders, gauges) as part of a cash-to-cash cycle time report.
by Sandesh Darne, Lead Consultant, ERP Service, L&T Infotech
May 09, 2011
Users and administrators with an interest in dashboard design can learn about a systematic approach to dashboard development using Xcelsius. Realize typical challenges in dashboard user interface design and data modeling. Find out how to simplify the development cycle and reduce the time frame needed to generate dashboard applications.
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 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.
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 BusinessObjects Staff
May 03, 2011
Prepared for attendees of our sister BusinessObjects Seminar, this glossary explains more than 40 BusinessObjects and related SAP terms.
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.