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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
July 9, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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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
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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: 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.
Midwest BusinessObjects User Group – April 22, 2021
March 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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
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
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Creating Webi Dashboards that Blow Your Socks Off! Part 2
January 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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March 30th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
You ask for it, you got it! In response to requests for more Dashboarding tips, we’ve put together some detail on some of the other methods we often use in creating “Socks-off!” dashboards in Webi. We’ll cover a plethora of details on images and symbols as well as usage and limitations of the new Time Dimension feature. We’ll finish up the presentation with some lesser known chart formatting options in Webi to get to the final look and maximum meaning we want in our dashboards.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Solve Your Multiple Query Woes in BO by Using Dummy Universe Objects to Create Complex Unions
December 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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March 2nd, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Miss the days of free hand SQL where you can just type union and go without having to merge dimensions between queries? With a little involvement from your Universe Design team and basic knowledge of object types you can create seamless unions in your WebI queries. In this presentation I’ll show you which “Dummy” objects to create and how to use them to streamline your query process.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Embedding Content – BusinessObjects and PowerBI
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April 27th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Do you want to know how to embed BusinessObjects reports into PowerBI? And how to embed PowerBI Dashboards into BusinessObjects reports? Join this webinar where Rajesh Ponnurangam from Infosol will walk you through the step-by-step process for Content embedding with SAP BusinessObjects and Power BI.
Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Compare and Contrast Charts – WebI Vs Tableau
December 15, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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March 16th, 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
A chart transforms your data into Actionable insights. Do you want to know how Web Intelligence charts compare against Tableau? Join this webinar where Rajesh Ponnurangam from Infosol will compare the charting engines in Web Intelligence and Tableau.