Web Intelligence

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (WebI) is a web-based reporting and analysis tool used for analytical and ad hoc reporting.

Ancient Egypt and BusinessObjects – Both Light Years Ahead

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 …

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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 …

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BusinessObjects Web Intelligence vs. PowerBI – The Truth from the Trenches Part 4

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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. …

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Upcoming Virtual Training: Creating Web Intelligence Dashboards Boot Camp – February 8th to 10th

Upcoming Virtual Training: Creating Web Intelligence Dashboards Boot Camp

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 …

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Customizing Report Content Using Input Controls and Conditional Formatting

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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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