After Lumira and Design Studio: What Are Your Options?
Applies to: BI 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. Over fifteen years, SAP successively offered three dashboard tools on BusinessObjects: Dashboards...
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News, insights and technical articles about SAP BusinessObjects, data visualization and N4V FOR WEBI.
Migrate or Modernise BusinessObjects: 5 Scenarios Compared
Applies to: BI 4.2 → BI 2025 · Reading time: 10 min In short. When an organisation asks “what do we do with BusinessObjects?”, it...
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BusinessObjects vs SAP Analytics Cloud: An Honest Comparison.
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 / BI 2025 · SAP Analytics Cloud · Reading time: 9 min In short. SAP BusinessObjects (BO) and SAP Analytics Cloud...
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BusinessObjects and AI: Where Does SAP Stand?
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. SAP is investing heavily in AI, but not in BusinessObjects: Joule,...
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Sensitive Data: Why Stay on BO.
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 8 min In short. For a public body, a hospital, a government agency or a...
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Leaving SAP BusinessObjects for Power BI or Tableau? The real urgency is not to rush
In depth · BI strategy & data sovereignty Leaving SAP BusinessObjects for Power BI, Tableau or DigDash? The real urgency is not to rush The temptation is...
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Webi on Mobile and in SharePoint.
Applies to: BI 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. Two requests come up as soon as a Webi estate is in...
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WIDX Export: What It Does, What It Doesn’t.
Applies to: BI 2025 · Reading time: 7 min In short. WIDX is a new export format introduced with SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025: a standalone...
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BI 4.2 / 4.3 End of Maintenance: BusinessObjects Isn’t Dead.
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 8 min In short. “End of maintenance” does not mean “end of BusinessObjects”. It means...
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BI 4.3, BI 2025, BI 2027: Which BusinessObjects Version to Choose ?
Applies to: BI 4.3, BI 2025, BI 2027 · Reading time: 8 min In short. BI 4.3 is the last version of the “4.x +...
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Business Intelligence and Data Visualization at the heart of organisations
Data has become the fuel of organizational performance. But how do you go from raw data to informed decisions? That is precisely the mission of...
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Can Webi Build a Real Dashboard?
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. Yes, you can build a dashboard with Web Intelligence, and thousands...
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UNX Universes: Designing a Semantic Layer That Lasts.
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 10 min Definition. The universe is SAP BusinessObjects’ semantic layer: a translation of the data...
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Slow Webi Report? 12 Levers to Fix Performance.
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 10 min In short. A slow Web Intelligence report almost always has one dominant cause,...
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Scheduling and Distributing BusinessObjects Reports.
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. Distribution is BusinessObjects’ historical strength, and its most under-used capability. Three...
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Merged Dimensions in Web Intelligence: Multi-Source Queries, Pitfalls and Fixes.
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 10 min Definition. Merging dimensions is the mechanism that lets Web Intelligence display, side by...
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Data Visualization: The Complete Guide
Data Visualization: From Raw Data to Informed Decisions Why Data Visualization Has Become Essential Too many business decisions still rely on Excel spreadsheets and columns...
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Webi Variables and Calculation Contexts: The Complete Guide (In, ForEach, ForAll).
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min Definition. In Web Intelligence, a variable is a named formula that can be...
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Query Filters vs Report Filters vs Input Controls: Which One to Use in Web Intelligence ?
Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. Web Intelligence offers three ways to filter data, and they don’t...
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