Even though SAP provides connectivity to both SAP BW and relational data, combining these data sets into a single report can be tricky. There are lots of ways to do it: A Single, Federated Query combining an SAP DSO and Relational data at the universe tier. A Single, Federated Query combining an SAP Infocube Relational […]
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BusinessObjects BI Decision Tree
UPDATE 10/5/2012: Things have continued to evolve since May and therefore this post has been updated based on the latest roadmap information coming from SAP together with, as always, some of my own thoughts and opinions. The good news, bad news about the SAP BusinessObjects product suite is that although there is a lot of […]
Fixing Permissions: Am I Allowed To Do That?
One of my least favorite topics is licensing. It seems like every year as corporate strategies change and as customers push for simplified licensing, SAP comes out with a new way to sell it’s products. If you’ve been around a while you’ll recognize some of these: BusinessObjects Enterprise BusinessObjects Enterprise with Interactive Viewing BusinessObjects Enteprise […]
FREE SAP BusinessObjects Tutorials and Training
New to the SAP BI Product Suite? Looking for free training? You’ve come to the right place. SAP provides a large number of free videos and tutorials for all aspects of the BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite. Here is a link for you to commit to memory… http://www.sap.com/LearnBI Here you will find several getting started tutorials […]
SP5: Can’t Get There From Here
Administrators take note! In case you missed it, the straight-forward upgrade between Service Packs has a little wrinkle that you need to be aware of. Upgrading to XI 3.1 SP5 If it’s been a while since your last upgrade and you are still running BOE XI 3.1 SP2, you may be surprised to find out […]