If you are running a development environment in which you have the BusinessObjects XI 3.0 server running on the same physical box as your BusinessObjectcs repository, you have run into a common problem. In XI 3.0, the SIA is dependent on the repository and if the repository database is unavailable the SIA will failed to […]
Category Archives: Administrators
Common Questions about Connectivity with SAP
Now that SAP has clearly and unambiguously stated that BusinessObjects is the new face of BI for SAP, we have many customers who want more information about connectivity with SAP and are surprised when we recommend that they connect to an existing BW Query instead of to the entire Infocube. Why is connecting to SAP […]
APOS: Providing the Missing Piece
When I was growing up I always enjoyed putting puzzles together. I loved the challenge of putting all those pieces together so that I could see the whole picture. Sometimes I would borrow a puzzle from a friend and as I was close to finishing the puzzle, I would discover 1 or 2 puzzle pieces […]
Tip: XI 3.0 Administration Best Practice
If you’ve had a chance to use the new BusinessObjects XI 3.0, one of the first things you will notice is that all your services are now managed by a local process called a Server Intelligence Agent. This agent is responsible for starting and stopping all the services that it manages. After installing BusinessObjects XI […]
The Big Picture
I recently ran across a post of a good friend of mine who was talking about the BusinessObjects Product Suite at a very high level. Overall in this blog I assume that you are familiar with many of the tools in SAP BusinessObjects, but in case you are not, I wanted to refer you to […]