Tag: BI4.1

Query Stripping in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.1

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BI4.1 introduces query stripping options for Web Intelligence reports for relational UNX universes. Previously, query stripping was only available for OLAP data sources such as Bex queries. This is a worthy addition as it will allow for many queries that were previously built to run much more efficiently. Often times queries are built by users […]

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade, June 2013

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When I last wrote about the state of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0 back in January (see related article), SAP analytics customers were trapped between the Scylla of Support Pack 4 with no mobile dashboard support and the Charybdis of critical missing patches in Support Pack 5. Today, the situation is markedly different.  On the […]

Web Intelligence Default Paper Size

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Like the definition of “football” and the use of the metric system, Americans also differ from most of the world on the definition of a standard paper size. Most of the world uses a standard paper size called A4 for letters, which is why SAP has chosen that paper size as its default for SAP […]

Fun with the BI4 Upgrade Management Tool

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One of the first things you will discover when migrating from XI3.1 to BI4 is that the Import Wizard (IW) is gone (and there was much rejoicing), and it has been replaced by the Upgrade Management Tool (UMT). This is excellent news, since the UMT is a bit easier to use. However, there are a few things that are helpful to know to make your migrations go more smoothly.