SAP BusinessObjects guide
23 articles on SAP BusinessObjects and Web Intelligence, grouped by topic.
Where BusinessObjects stands
The questions that come up before any budget is committed: is the platform still supported, should you migrate, and at what cost.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Total Cost of Ownership of a BO Platform: What Really Counts; Applies to: BI 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 9 min In short. The total cost of ownership (TCO) of a BusinessObjects…
- 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…
- 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…
- Should you migrate to SAP BI 2025 if your universes are still in UNV? Don’t panic: with N4V FOR WEBI, Web Intelligence is already in the future of BI. On March 12, 2025, SAP officially…
- SAP Analytics Roadmap: Web Intelligence confirmed as a pillar, with Need4Viz at the core of the ecosystem “SAP doesn’t invest in certain areas precisely because Need4Viz already does it excellently.“ — Eric Fenollosa, Head of Analytics Product Management, SAP…
- SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025: all the new features you need to know about… and the limitations Publication date: March 2025 📌 New Side Panel In Design mode, a new side panel has been added to simplify document creation…
Mastering Web Intelligence
The technical core of the product. The mechanisms every report designer eventually runs into, explained with reproducible examples.
- 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…
- 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…
- Webi Alerters and Rankings: Highlight What Matters. Applies to: BI 4.2, 4.3, BI 2025 · Reading time: 8 min In short. A report that shows everything draws attention to…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
Building dashboards
Webi does more than tables of figures. What the platform offers natively, and where it stops.
- 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…
- Turn SAP Web Intelligence into a true dashboarding platform Using SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and want to take it further? N4V FOR WEBI is the extension that revolutionizes your WebI experience…
Delivering and sharing
A report is only worth something once it reaches the right people, at the right time, in a usable format.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
AI, data and trust
The topics that now decide whether a BI platform is kept: what it does with your data, and what artificial intelligence changes.