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SAP NetWeaver BI training tutorial
SAP BI (business intelligence) can help decision makers get better data, quicker. This SearchSAP.com guide explains how and why business intelligence (BI) is used -- providing expert advice, decision-making analysis, case studies and business intelli... Learning Guide
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Chapter 10: 'SAP Gives Business Intelligence'
Starting to transform your business with SAP NetWeaver is that daunting. NetWeaver is both an application platform and an integration platform. It integrates your current IT systems to enable portals, collaboration, data management, and development e... Book Chapter
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SearchSAP.com's Leader Among Us Award winner
We have crowned a winner in the SAP BI category of our Great SAP Leaders Among Us contest. Tune in to the winning contribution here Contest winner
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Chapter 20: 'Reporting tools in SAP'
Get a crash course in the most common SAP reporting tools; SAP Query, InfoSet Query, Ad Hoc Query and QuickViewer. This chapter will teach you to easily configure tools, create basic and advanced reports, run Ad Hoc queries and create QuickViews. Book Chapter
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Book excerpt: SAP Query Reporting
This chapter explains the tools and functionalities you can use to create good reports for a variety of levels, departments and output formats using the SAP query tool. Book Excerpt
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SAP BI/BW quiz: question 15
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SAP BI/BW quiz: question 14
Quiz: SearchSAP.com
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SAP BI/BW quiz: question 13
Quiz: SearchSAP.com
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SAP BI/BW quiz: question 12
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SAP BI/BW quiz: question 11
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Customers express hopes for, concerns about SAP BusinessObjects 4.0
Some SAP users say they’re either using BusinessObjects 4.0 or are looking into it. Others are content with the BEx tools they’ve been using for years. News | 21 Nov 2011
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Video analytics: Are BOBJ 4.0 customers watching you?
Some SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 retail customers are experimenting with video analytics, an area that SAP says is ripe with potential for those interested in consumer behavior. News | 16 Nov 2011
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At Sapphire, SAP commits to new in-memory, mobile and cloud apps
SAP is introducing a number of new applications and products at its SapphireNow conference in Madrid, including the ability for users to run SAP BusinessWarehouse on HANA. News | 10 Nov 2011
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Strategy Management iPad app offers balanced scorecard access anywhere
The new SAP BusinessObjects Strategy Management iPad app enables monitoring and tracking of balanced scorecards on the go. Column | 07 Nov 2011
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Greater automation the driving trend in SAP ERP Financials
Companies are looking to automate more of their SAP ERP Financials processes to cut costs and make their operations more efficient, according to experts. News | 03 Nov 2011
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No need to run a HANA POC merely to test faster reporting, expert says
Using HANA to speed up reporting no longer requires a proof of concept, but more sophisticated applications using Business Warehouse probably do, according to one expert. News | 31 Oct 2011
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BusinessObjects user group aims to address customer beefs with SAP
ASUG CEO Bridgette Chambers explains how the SAP BusinessObjects Strategic SIG helps BusinessObjects customers address concerns with SAP. Q&A | 17 Oct 2011
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Feature Pack 3 for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 offers 4.1 functionality early
SAP plans to release Feature Pack 3 for BusinessObjects, which will arrive between Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 4 and include functionality that was originally planned for the 4.1 release. News | 13 Oct 2011
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SAP TechEd 2011 Special Report
The SAP TechEd 2011 IT conference guide highlights the latest news and events from the SAP TechEd conference in Las Vegas. Special Report | 12 Sep 2011
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Column: Why one expert says third-party SAP reporting options are best
Many applications are available for reporting in the SAP system. But what type of toolset do you really need to drive your business? Discover why it is helpful to evaluate the existing tools first. Column | 14 Jul 2011
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Quick analysis of SAP BI objects
How to perform a quick analysis of SAP BI objects employing DBACOCKIT. Tip
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Adding special characters in SAP BI
Are your SAP BI extractions failing too often? It could be a problem as minor as an invalid character within the report. Learn the acceptable characters as well as how to fix the issue all together in this tip by Aaron Wang. Tip
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Budgeting Best Practices with SAP Business Planning -- Part II
In part two of Muthu Ranganathan's tip series on business planning he compares and contrasts popular scenarios and points out apparent flaws within each of their separate structures. Tip
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Real-Time Data Acquisition - BI@2004s
In this tip by KJ (Kamaljeet), SDN contributor, learn how to use Real-time Data Acquisition (RDA) with NetWeaver (BI) 2004s and load transactional data into SAP BI system every single minute. Tip
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Accessibility for icons in ALV Grid Cell
This tip will help you with development for handicap accessibility. Specifically,this tip show you how to force tooltip to appear in Web GUI. Tip
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Simplify your searches
Are you tired of searching for all those hidden asterisks? Here's a better way! Tip
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Create report program testing fields
Sometimes I need to use a field for testing in report programs that is not available on the parameter selection screen. Tip
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Business intelligence and 3rd party tool integration
This tip is from our chat "SAP Business Intelligence: what is it?" with speaker Naeem Hashmi, CTO of Information Frameworks. Tip
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Matchcode Objects using Search Helps
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How to change the characteristics of an SAP InfoCube
An SAP user is looking to change the values of a characteristic in an SAP InfoCube and wants to know if it's possible to use virtual InfoCubes to manipulate the data. Ask the Expert
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Sizing hardware for SAP BW applications
An SAP user is looking to assess the hardware requirements for an SAP BW application and wants to know what the parameters are of sizing hardware for SAP BW. Ask the Expert
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Tips for setting up a default SAP BI client after implementation
Find out how to set a default SAP BI client within an SAP Business Intelligence (BI) system. Learn how to run an SAP Basis TCode in a default SAP BI client. Ask the Expert
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Choosing an SAP BI/BW database for InfoCube data
An administrator wants to know which databases in SAP BI/BW are best for data stored in an InfoCube. Ask the Expert
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Using Infoset to join, move DSO analysis to InfoCube
An administrator wants is looking for the best way to join two tables in a DataStore object and transform the result to an InfoCube. Ask the Expert
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Selecting InfoCubes in SAP BI/BW Business Content
An SAP user wants to know what kinds of InfoCubes are available in SAP BI/BW Business Content, and which ones can be used to build a Profitability Analysis report. Ask the Expert
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How to limit employee access to reports using roles in SAP NetWeaver
An administrator wants to limit employees from running corporate-wide reports using roles. Ask the Expert
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SAP BI extractors vs. Business Objects for ETL process
An SAP user wants to know the benefits of using standard SAP BI extractors for an ETL process between SAP BW and SAP ERP Ask the Expert
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How does SAP R/3 data differ from BW (NetWeaver BI) data?
What is the difference between data on SAP R/3 and data on SAP BW? Ask the Expert
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Migrating Business Content from SAP BW 3.5 to NetWeaver BI 7.0
An administrator who has upgraded from SAP BW 3.5 to NetWeaver BI 7.0 wants to know if it is possible to migrate Business Content as well. Ask the Expert
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SAP BusinessObjects BI
SAP BusinessObjects BI (also known as BO or BOBJ) is a suite of front-end applications that allow business users to view, sort and analyze business intelligence data. Definition
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Business Configuration Set (BC Set)
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The ABCs of in-memory: What is in-memory and how does HANA fit into the SAP landscape?
Learn about the hardware and software aspects of in-memory and SAP HANA -- and what you should know when evaluating it for your company. Webcast
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What to do with BEx tools in a BOBJ world?
Allison Levine, senior SAP BI programmer, analyst and ASUG Enterprise Data Warehousing SIG chair discusses BEx strategy and which functions to migrate to SAP BusinessObjects applications. Podcast
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Data archiving in SAP environments
Companies are drowning under the constant injection of data and the high number of transactions that their systems perform. When a system becomes swamped by transaction overload, users will struggle to find the information they're looking for. In thi... Podcast
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Making sense of SAP Business Objects for SAP BI customers
In this podcast, two SAP BI consultants shed light on where SAP Business Objects fits in your BI application landscape. Podcast
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ASUG starts Business Objects user group
ASUG's new Business Objects user group aims to give Business Objects customers, especially the non-SAP ERP ones, a voice. Podcast
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The ABCs of in-memory: What is in-memory and how does HANA fit into the SAP landscape?
Learn about the hardware and software aspects of in-memory and SAP HANA -- and what you should know when evaluating it for your company. Webcast
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Customers express hopes for, concerns about SAP BusinessObjects 4.0
Some SAP users say they’re either using BusinessObjects 4.0 or are looking into it. Others are content with the BEx tools they’ve been using for years. News
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What to do with BEx tools in a BOBJ world?
Allison Levine, senior SAP BI programmer, analyst and ASUG Enterprise Data Warehousing SIG chair discusses BEx strategy and which functions to migrate to SAP BusinessObjects applications. Podcast
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Video analytics: Are BOBJ 4.0 customers watching you?
Some SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 retail customers are experimenting with video analytics, an area that SAP says is ripe with potential for those interested in consumer behavior. News
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At Sapphire, SAP commits to new in-memory, mobile and cloud apps
SAP is introducing a number of new applications and products at its SapphireNow conference in Madrid, including the ability for users to run SAP BusinessWarehouse on HANA. News
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Strategy Management iPad app offers balanced scorecard access anywhere
The new SAP BusinessObjects Strategy Management iPad app enables monitoring and tracking of balanced scorecards on the go. Column
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Greater automation the driving trend in SAP ERP Financials
Companies are looking to automate more of their SAP ERP Financials processes to cut costs and make their operations more efficient, according to experts. News
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No need to run a HANA POC merely to test faster reporting, expert says
Using HANA to speed up reporting no longer requires a proof of concept, but more sophisticated applications using Business Warehouse probably do, according to one expert. News
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BusinessObjects user group aims to address customer beefs with SAP
ASUG CEO Bridgette Chambers explains how the SAP BusinessObjects Strategic SIG helps BusinessObjects customers address concerns with SAP. Q&A
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Feature Pack 3 for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 offers 4.1 functionality early
SAP plans to release Feature Pack 3 for BusinessObjects, which will arrive between Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 4 and include functionality that was originally planned for the 4.1 release. News
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About Business Objects and SAP business intelligence
Customers use SAP Business Objects and the SAP BI framework to perform reporting, analysis and interpretation of business data. Learn how to use Infocubes in SAP BI. Learn how to use Business Explorer (BEx) to work with content from SAP BW in the Enterprise Portal.