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Tuesday, August 1st at 10am PT/1pm ET
There are a lot of upgrades from BI 4.2 to 4.3 happening this year as BI 4.2 has moved to priority one support only. Just how difficult or tricky is this upgrade? Amy O’Neel, the BO Administration Guru, has done a lot of these upgrades of all shapes and sizes and will share her experiences, knowledge and wisdom on how to make them as smooth as possible.
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Tuesday, July 11th at 10am PT/1pm ET
While there is no shortage of buzz around ChatGPT and how it can do everything (including the dishes), yours truly has dabbled with using it to troubleshoot and solve some issues in BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. And guess what? It wasn’t bad. I will share my experiences and show the Webi issues I was trying to solve and how ChatGPT helped.
Thursday, April 6th at 10am PT/1pm ET
In this webinar we will review new features and enhancements in InfoBurst 2023.2
You are personally invited to join us at the New Jersey BusinessObjects Users Group on Tuesday, April 4th from 9:30am – 2:00pm
Registration is free, but we ask that you please REGISTER for count purposes
Location:
State of New Jersey
300 Riverview Plaza
Building 300 first floor ITC Room
Trenton, NJ 0862
Directions:
Riverview Plaza complex is right off a main highway called route 29
Building 300 next to the Trenton thunder Ball park
Sign in at the desk in lobby
Free Parking available in Parking Garage
Agenda:
9:30am – 10:00am – Registration + Coffee and Bagels
10:00am – 10:45am – BusinessObjects Solid For the Next Decade and Beyond – Paul Grill, InfoSol
When SAP updated their Statement of Direction for BusinessObjects in June 2022, they also announced a revised roadmap for the product that projected out more than 10 years. This included a new release of BusinessObjects after BI 4.3, code named BI 2024, that will run both on-premises and in the cloud and continued evolution and enhancement of both Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports.
This session will show and discuss this new roadmap and the key features that have just been released with BI 4.3 SP03 along with what is currently planned for SP04 and beyond.
10:45am – 11:30am – Navigating The New World of Web Intelligence v4.3 SP 2/3 – Michael Ward, CTTS
In this live demo we will take an in-depth look at the new BI Launch Pad v4.3. We will visit the BI Launch Pad, Query Panel, and Report Viewer Windows. We will take a more in depth look at the Main Side Panel and Main Build Panels. It will include reading, design, structure and data options in Main Side Panel. Presentation will include a compare and contrast v4.3 vs v4.2. Presentation will include tips and tricks when navigating.
11:30am – 12:00pm – Networking Lunch
12:00pm – 12:45pm – BusinessObjects Co-Existence with PowerBI and Tableau– Paul Grill, InfoSol
About 80% of BusinessObjects customers use either PowerBI, Tableau or both. Most use BusinessObjects for BI reporting while using PowerBI/Tableau for data discovery and visualization. This state of co-existence is very much the new normal for organizations using BusinessObjects.
This session will explain how the different BI tool can complement each other and how you can integrate them by
accessing both Web Intelligence reports and universes from PowerBI and Tableau.
12:45pm – 1:30pm Applying Advanced Reporting Functions in v4.3 SP 2/3 – Michael Ward, CTTS
With the introduction of Web Intelligence v4.3 SP 2/3, we no longer have the Analysis Tab. This live demo will highlight the major reporting functions under v4.3 SP 2/3, where they are now located and how to properly use the functions.
The functions will include:
Presentation will include best practices and tips and tricks.
1:30pm – 1:55pm BusinessObjects Q&A
1:55pm – 2:00pm Raffle and Wrap Up
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Tuesday, June 6th at 10am PT/1pm ET
Join us for a Q&A focused Let’s Speak BO webinar where you, the community, get to ask, answer and discuss everything BusinessObjects!
Registrants to this webinar will be contacted in advance in order to submit questions that will be addressed at the start of the live webinar. Real-time questions throughout the webinar will also allow the community to speak directly to the expert panel.
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Tuesday, May 2nd at 10am PT/1pm ET
Creating and formatting charts has become much easier in Web Intelligence 4.3. This session will cover turning tables into charts and quickly formatting the charts to have the number formatting desired, the color and spacing desired as well as dynamic titles and legends. We will also explore the new Trellis chart and other fun features of charting in 4.3.
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Tuesday, April 4th at 10am PT/1pm ET
In this webinar Amy O’Neel will show you how to convert UNV to UNX.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 at 10AM PT/11AM MST/1PM ET
In this webinar we review all the InfoBurst features introduced in 2022.
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Tuesday, March 7th at 10am PT/11am AZ/1pm ET
It is often the “simplest” of the reporting requirements that necessitates the most interesting and creative solutions. In today’s session I will show few such WebI tricks using commonly known functionalities and will combine them to address a real-life customer report request that pushes you to think outside the box.
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 at 10AM PT/11am AZ/1PM ET
Attend this session to explore the roadmap and future directions of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, including: