One of the reasons I am so fascinated by the Ancient Egyptian culture is that it was so far ahead of its time. Not only did it thrive for almost three millennia, but the Ancient Egyptians were advanced in mathematics, architecture, construction, agriculture, astronomy, medicine, legal systems, writing, art and …
Read More »BusinessObjects Solid for the Next Decade and Beyond
This is usually the time of the year when people make predictions about the coming year. I have done this myself many times but, this year, I am going to make a prediction about the next 10 years. Here it is : “BusinessObjects will continue to thrive and remain the …
Read More »Let’s Speak BO Webinar: Using the latest features in SAP BO 4.3 to take your Webi Reports and Dashboards to the next level! on December 6th
More details coming soon on this session where Alan will share the latest features in BO 4.3 to take your Webi reports & Dashboards to the next level. Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Read More »Training is Key to Smooth BI 4.3 Transition
Recently I was asked to coach a team of 9 year-old boys in a recreational soccer league. I had retired from soccer coaching several years ago after my youngest daughter went to college, but the league said they would have to cancel this age group if they could not find …
Read More »BusinessObjects Web Intelligence vs. PowerBI – The Truth from the Trenches Part 4
So, for Part 4 of this blog series, I would like to review how you can leverage BusinessObjects to enable and accelerate tools like PowerBI. There appears to be a general misunderstanding that organizations can save money by converting from BusinessObjects to PowerBI. Nothing could be further from the truth. …
Read More »BusinessObjects Web Intelligence vs. PowerBI – The Truth from the Trenches Part 3
Well, this was supposed to only be a 2-part blog (Part 1 and Part 2 ) but there has been such an overwhelming interest and fantastic feedback on the first two parts, that I feel compelled to keep going since the topic is obviously of great interest to many. One of …
Read More »Upcoming Virtual Boot Camp: Using Webi 4.2 Like a Pro: September 13-15
This boot camp is designed for users and report designers that want to learn how to use Web Intelligence 4.2 in a whole new way – the way it has been redesigned to use in BI 4.2 – and need to learn to access, analyze, and share data using Web …
Read More »Upcoming Virtual Training: Using Webi 4.3 Like a Pro on October 11-13
This Web Intelligence training course is for users and report designers, who are new to Web Intelligence 4.2 and need to learn to access, analyze and share data using Web Intelligence. After completing this course, you will be able to create, format and maintain Web Intelligence documents and use complex …
Read More »Upcoming Virtual Training: Creating Web Intelligence Dashboards Boot Camp – February 8th to 10th
This three-day long Web Intelligence Dashboards course is designed to help you deliver dynamic and interactive data using all the newest features of Web Intelligence. We dive into three use cases with Alerting, Strategic, and Analytical dashboards while along the way providing in-depth formatting and formula skills. Although we allow …
Read More »Customizing Report Content Using Input Controls and Conditional Formatting
Many business users require similar report content with minor formatting differences. Rather than create individual, customized reports for each business user the report writer can leverage input controls and conditional formatting to put the power of customization back into the hands of the business users. Below is a sample of …
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