SAP Dashboards/Xcelsius has long been favored as a tool that creates interactive applications without the need for coding knowledge. Although sold under “dashboarding”, its use of Excel as a development mechanism made it an instant hit for non-coders who already knew how to use Excel to manipulate data arrays and …
Read More »Six Critical Considerations when Migrating or Upgrading BusinessObjects
Onsite at a client location, I asked “What is the main function of I.T.?” A client responded, “It’s keeping up with technology!” In our world, we are constantly bombarded with upgrades and future migrations. Today, I am sharing my knowledge as an expert in BusinessObjects landscape assessments, migrations and upgrades. …
Read More »Five Cool Techniques to Keep up Your Sleeve to Design Visually Appealing and Dynamic Webi Reports
First: To capture the value selected in Input Control/ Element Link in a cell Goal: Input Control and Element Linking are very frequently used WebI features to create highly interactive WebI reports or dashboards. The goal is to display the user selected option from the radio button/drop down/list box or …
Read More »Get BusinessObjects Certified and Get Recognized by Your Community and Peers
At this year’s IBIS, the best (and only) conference for those passionate about BusinessObjects, you can become BusinessObjects Certified. We see you. We hear you. And now we want to give you a badge that you can wear proudly.
Read More »Tech Tip: Understanding Same Level Break – New Feature Added in Web Intelligence 4.2 SP05
Same Level Break is a new feature added in the Web Intelligence 4.2 service pack – SP05. With this type of break, the aggregate is displayed at the same level whenever multiple objects are selected for a break. The breaks depend on the layout of the table, meaning that the …
Read More »The Future of BusinessObjects Dashboards – Lessons from Egypt
On a recent trip to Egypt, I was amazed at the number of older vehicles I saw on the road dating back to the 1960’s and even older. These are not the beautifully conserved collectors’ items that you see here in the US but are mostly pretty beaten up with …
Read More »Why Replacing BusinessObjects is Bad for Business
I have learned many valuable life lessons coaching kids’ soccer. Like the time my team of 10-year-old boys lost a game 12-0 and I tried to give one of my inspirational after-game pep talks. The players felt down, I felt down and as I tried to tell them the score …
Read More »IBIS 2019 – Save the Date: June 17-19, 2019
InfoSol’s Premier BusinessObjects Education and Knowledge Exchange Event of the Year at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, CA will be taking place on June 17-19, 2019! Mark your calendars!
Read More »Representing the Real BusinessObjects Community
The Americas SAP User Group (ASUG) announced last month that it was immediately terminating the Global BusinessObjects Network (GBN) Special Interest Group. This was a group set up a few years ago to represent the BusinessObjects Only community – those BusinessObjects users who did not use SAP ERP or other …
Read More »High Value Opportunity Burst Brings Instant Gratification to Marketing Executives
I wanted to share a solution that a BusinessObjects customer recently implemented. This solution won the praise of some of the toughest critics in the business and instant gratification, leaving them wanting for more. It is a great example of leveraging the existing investment in a BI system to achieve …
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