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August 17th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
First impressions matter – even for reports! This session will be covering how to use formatting shortcuts and templates to make a meaningful report stand out and shine.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: BusinessObjects as a Tableau Data source – The missing puzzle piece
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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
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July 20th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
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.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Flattening Your Data in Web Intelligence
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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.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Writeback with Squirrel Through Webi!
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July 6th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
This session will show users how the exciting Squirrel dashboarding tool can be used to create a writeback application while hosted inside a Web Intelligence report. Watch as we take you through the process of setting up this innovative idea which users can use to springboard their own implementation.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Achieving Complex Calculation With Webi Custom Context
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June 8th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
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.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Creating Column Charts with Custom Images in Columns
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May 25th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Column charts are a great way to show data comparisons in a visual way. In this session you will learn how to make your Webi reports and dashboards even more exciting by using a custom image or graphic in place of the standard columns in the chart.
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
West Coast BusinessObjects User Group – March 25, 2021
February 25, 2021 By 1 Comment
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
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: The Magic of Breaks
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May 11th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
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