On August 5, 2009, the SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center announced a prototype for moving Sets Technology directly into the Semantic Layer. Potential Future of Sets Since the EOL announcement of BusinessObjects Performance Manager and two of the three analytic engines, Process Analysis and Predictive Analysis, there has been an ongoing question on the future of […]
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Cool Xcelsius Dashboards and Where to Find Them
They’ve Got Style I continue to be amazed by the dashboards being developed by our customers and partners to meet on going business needs. Across every industry and every organization, regardless of size, companies are able to consolidate information into a single, interactive dashboard view. Customers constantly ask me for examples of what other organizations […]
Business Intelligence Business Requirements and the BI Portfolio
Memorial Day was a great day to reflect on the sacrifices of so many for the freedoms and liberties will all enjoy. Thank you veterans!! After attending a local Memorial Day Rememberance and Celebration, I spent some time cleaning my office and I came across an excellent article which I wanted to pass along. So […]
Some controls on this presentation can’t be activated – Xcelsius! Help!
At SAP BusinessObjects I work in the role of a Solution Advisor and I have a collection of Xcelsius dashboard examples. I also receive new Xcelsius models from my colleagues from time to time. Several months ago I ran across a strange problem with my Xcelsius powerpoints. When I moved documents from one machine to […]
Crystal Reports and Web Services
Quick Tutorial Service Oriented Architectures are amazing. Now more than ever companies are leveraging freely available web services to add value to their internal data. One of the most common ways on combining data today is via Google Maps. A great example of this is housingmaps.com. Housingmaps combines the power of Google Maps and CraigsList […]