Lumira recently introduced a new concept called Blending. Blending allows Analytics to allow data from multiple datasets or fact tables to be displayed across a common dimension. This was a critical next step in Lumira’s evolution because often the job of an Analyst requires them to pull together multiple result sets into a single visualization. It’s […]
Tag Archives: BusinessObjects 4.0
SAP Discusses Latest BI Roadmap
Yesterday, many SAP BusinessObjects customers, mentors, partners and even a few competitors listened in as Steve Lucas as he unveiled SAP’s bold, new analytics strategy. The twittersphere as active as tweets were tracked using #allaccessanalytics, we had a lot of fun. Zimkhita Buwa quipped: Steve emphasized that SAP isn’t delivering a ‘mission accomplished’ banner. It’s just […]
Migrating BEx-based Information Spaces to BusinessObjects 4.0
Sometimes in software it can feel that you take two steps forward and one step back. One example of this is with BEx-based Explorer Information Spaces when migrating from XI 3.1 to BO 4.0. In 4.0, SAP removed the ability to create information spaces against the legacy universe (unv) and instead required everyone to use […]
Virtualizing SAP BusinessObjects BI 4
Last year I wrote a quick article about Virtualization support for BusinessObjects. Since that time, SAP has been doing a lot of testing and refinement to guidelines regarding virtualizing your BI 4 environment. Originally only advertised to a handful of attendees at Sapphire the www.sap.com/bivirtualization link has had over 1,000 views per month. This is the official guidance […]
Installing BusinessObjects v4.0 – CMS Database
I’ve installed BusinessObjects about a hundred times and there is very little that’s changed about the installation wizard from a user interface perspective since Crystal Enterprise 10. BusinessObjects has always included “in the box” all the components necessary to successfully install BusinessObjects for a single server configuration. That said, there is ONE change I make every […]