Let’s Speak BO Webinar: BusinessObjects as a Tableau Data source – The missing puzzle piece

July 9, 2021 By Leave a Comment

Let's Speak BO: BusinessObjects as a Tableau Data source - The missing puzzle piece August 3rd 2021

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August 3rd, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

Tableau, one of the most popular tools for visualizations, connects to various databases and data sources. But how does it connect with BusinessObjects? Can it connect natively to BusinessObjects Universes or reports? Can I combine BusinessObjects data sources with other data sources to build a tableau dashboard?

Join this webinar to learn how InfoSol is helping their BusinessObjects customers solve these problems. Our Product manager, Rajesh Ponnurangam will also be discussing customer case studies on leveraging BusinessObjects data sources in Tableau

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Let’s Speak BO Webinar: What’s New in BI 4.3

July 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment

Let's Speak BO Webinar What's New in BI 4.3 July 20 2021

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July 20th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

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It may not be an understatement to consider the recent SAP BI 4.3 release as a huge milestone. This comes entirely with the new FIORI-based interface and offers a modern and new experience for ad-hoc and operational reporting as well as designing visually rich dashboards with Web Intelligence. While this is a great foundational step towards future analytics it is also quite a transition from the classic launchpad.  This session will summarize the key usability and functionality changes that Webi consumers and developers would potentially come across while transitioning from WebI 4.2 to 4.3.

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Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Flattening Your Data in Web Intelligence

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Let's Speak BO Webinar Flattening Your Data in Web Intelligence August 31 2021

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August 31st, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

It’s one of the most common problems in Web Intelligence reports. You’ve got rows and rows of data that you want to condense and flatten into a more horizontal format that is easier for your end-users to consume. This session will offer clear and easy-to-understand solutions for how you can pivot, flatten, and simplify the output of your Web Intelligence reports.

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Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Achieving Complex Calculation With Webi Custom Context

June 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment

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June 8th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

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Calculating aggregation at different levels to slice and dice data is a frequent requirement in the world of BI. Web Intelligence provides a very efficient method to perform aggregate calculations against not only different levels of granularity but also display them together. A very simple example will be to show the Revenue by City and by Country in the same table side by side in the same row. But there are more scenarios in which customizing the calculation context is necessary. As fairly a commonly used feature it is, the advanced use can often be intimidating. In this session, we will cover some of scenarios in details and go beyond showing basic aggregate at the same row. Knowing this feature will also eliminate the need to export the data out of WebI into excel frequently for detail analysis. Understanding the concept will allow you to recreate many day-to-day spreadsheet activities easily within WebI itself and encourage users to stay more within BI system.

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Let’s Speak BO Webinar: The Murky Morass of Merged Dimensions

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June 8th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

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Frequently in Web Intelligence, we need to bring in data from different sources which necessitates the creation of “merged” dimensions. This session will cover scenarios for when merged dimensions are necessary, when to use extended merged and auto-merged dimensions and what the rules are for successfully working with merged dimensions and how knowing these rules can help us navigate this murky topic.

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East Coast BusinessObjects User Group – May 6, 2021

March 11, 2021 By 1 Comment

You and your colleagues are personally invited to join us at the East Coast Virtual BusinessObjects User Group meeting Thursday, May 6th, 2021 running from 1:00pm to 3:30pm ET.

You can view the sessions from this user group below.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:05 pm | Welcome & Announcements

1:05 – 1:35 pm | Integrating Crystal and Webi as Reporting Solutions in Custom Apps – Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol

Join this session to find out some of the interesting ways to integrate Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence in Custom applications. A case study on how Crystal Reports is utilized by a city government to automate parking violations and code enforcement letters will be presented. This session will also cover tips and tricks for designing pixel perfect Crystal and Web Intelligence reports.

1:35 – 2:05 pm | Flattening Your Data in Web Intelligence – Adam Lange, A. Lange Consulting

It’s one of the most common problems in Web Intelligence reports. You’ve got rows and rows of data that you want to condense and flatten into a more horizontal format that is easier for your end-users to consume. This session will demonstrate multiple solutions to pivot, flatten, and simplify the output of your Web Intelligence reports.

2:05 – 2:20 pm | Break

2:20 – 2:50 pm | Upgrading from BI4.2 to BI4.3 – Minith Patel, InfoSol

Join us for “behind the Scenes” on upgrading BO from 4.2 to 4.3. our resident admin expert will share his experience regarding what to expect, what’s new and how to perform a successful upgrade. This will be a great session for those who are keen to upgrade their BO platform and reap all the benefits from the latest version.

2:50 – 3:20 pm | Updating Excel Files: Don’t break the report – Michael Ward, Creative Technology & Training Solutions

Using Excel as a Data provider? Having problems with updating Excel files? This live demo will show you how to bring in Excel files and properly update the document without breaking the report. Demo will also give tips and tricks with Excel Data providers.

3:20 – 3:30 pm | Raffle

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Midwest BusinessObjects User Group – April 22, 2021

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You and your colleagues are personally invited to join us at the Midwest Virtual BusinessObjects User Group meeting Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 running from 1:00pm to 3:30pm CT.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:05 pm  | Welcome & Announcements

1:05 – 1:35 pm | The BI 4.3 Roadmap in Action – Gregory Botticchio and Christian AH-SOON, SAP

BI 4.3 SP1 was released in December and SP2 will be coming later this year. SAP will provide an overview of the new features in SP1 and what’s coming in SP2 along with a live demo.

1:35 – 2:05 pm | WaaDD (Webi as a Dazzling Dashboard) – Alan Anolik, Ontada by McKesson/Maven BI Group

While Web Intelligence has been traditionally seen as a BI reporting tool, more and more organizations are using it to create amazing and effective dashboards.

This eye-opening recently updated session will take you on a step by step journey on how to take existing Web Intelligence reports and transform them into beautiful, intricate, interactive and now Dazzling dashboards using many of the new features and capabilities available in the latest BI 4.2 release. Including integration of the Need4Viz add-on components.

2:05 – 2:20 pm | Break

2:20 – 2:50 pm | Geomapping in Webi  – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol

Mapping options in Web Intelligence have really improved in recent years .  The geographical database embedded in Web Intelligence provides easy geomapping options which allows for some fantastic data insights.  In addition, 3rd party addons take mapping insights to a whole new level.  This session will show how Web Intelligence interactive maps can help analyze information visually, quickly and provides valuable insights into your data.

2:50 – 3:20 pm | The Function Library: Formulas and Variables  – Michael Ward, Creative Technology & Training Solutions

We all create formulas and variables in our report. But did you realize you can build very complicated calculations utilizing the many functions in the function library? Whether it’s a string based, date based or numeric based calculations, there is a function for you. This live demo will highlight some of more frequently used functions!

3:20 – 3:30 pm | Raffle

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West Coast BusinessObjects User Group – March 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 By 1 Comment

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You and your colleagues are personally invited to join us at the West Coast Virtual BusinessObjects User Group meeting Thursday, March 25th, 2021 running from 1:00pm to 3:30pm PT.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:05 pm  | Welcome & Announcements

1:05 – 1:35 pm | Why BI 4.3? – Gregory Botticchio and Pascal Gaulin, SAP

The new BusinessObjects release for the next decade, BI 4.3, was released last year and it has a lot of new features, as well as a completely new look and feel. Most existing customers are running BI 4.2 and quite happy with it, so when and why should they move to BI 4.3? SAP will deliver a fast paced overview of exactly why BI 4.3 is a “step up” for BusinessObjects and show some of the cool new features in action.

1:35 – 2:05 pm | The New Integrated Dashboards and BI Apps solution for BusinessObjects – Squirrel365 – Donald MacCormick, InfoSol Ltd.

For customers of SAP BusinessObjects, Squirrel365 is the perfect companion to deliver dashboards and BI applications integrated in your BusinessObjects system.  With the disappearance of SAP Dashboards / Xcelsius, Squirrel365 offers the only tightly integrated dashboarding solution for BusinessObjects. In this session you will see examples of interactive dashboards and BI applications from SalesForce and USPI and learn how you can:

• Connect quickly and easily directly to data in BusinessObjects
• Produce more Dashboards, more quickly, with more interactivity and for less cost
• Drive end-user adoption with actionable dashboards and BI apps
• Dramatically reduce dashboard development time and total cost of ownership

2:05 – 2:20 pm | Break

2:20 – 2:50 pm | Tableau with BusinessObjects – Bring out the Best of Both the Worlds – Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol

Learn why and how, Tableau with Business Objects is the best combination for enterprise BI. In this session, two customer case studies on leveraging BusinessObjects universes in Tableau will be discussed.

2:50 – 3:20 pm | The Power of Prompts  – Michael Ward, Creative Technology & Training Solutions

This presentation/live demo will teach you how to create prompts in your document. It will include a detailed look at Prompt Properties and the many options, creating prompt variants in your document and some tips and tricks will be included as well.

3:20 – 3:30 pm | Raffle

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Let’s Speak BO Webinar: The Magic of Breaks

February 17, 2021 By Leave a Comment

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May 11th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

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This presentation provides an in-depth look at applying breaks to report blocks. Topics include:

  • Adding Single/Multiple Breaks
  • Adding Group Breaks
  • Managing Your Breaks
  • Removing redundant headers and footers
  • Value based breaks
  • Automatic subtotals when applying breaks
  • Other Break format options
  • Tips and tricks to get the most out of the Analysis Toolbar

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Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Recreating SQL “Partition By” with Web Intelligence to Display Detail Row and Aggregates Together

February 17, 2021 By Leave a Comment

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April 13th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

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Calculating aggregation at different levels to slice and dice data is a frequent requirement in the world of BI. Web Intelligence provides a very efficient method to perform aggregate calculations against not only different levels of granularity but also display them together. A very simple example will be to show the Revenue by City and by Country in the same table side by side in the same row. In this session, we will explore the different scopes and ways this capability can be utilized. This will also offer an alternate way to obtain the same result as “PARTITION BY” – a clause frequently used in SQL to achieve complex calculations related to aggregation. This clause divides a query’s result set into partitions. Although an option, Custom SQL is often not accessible to many WebI users and brings other challenges. Knowing the WebI technique will be a great addition to eliminate those limitations and extend your options for complex analytical calculations.

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