With all of the excitement surrounding SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3, it’s sometimes easy to forget that not every organization has the luxury of being the early adopter. For a variety of reasons, some organizations find themselves as late adopters to new releases of enterprise software. The reasons vary, from small, overworked IT teams to “if […]
Tag: BI4.2
Oracle Products Running Out of Support in 2020
SAP BusinessObjects customers using the Oracle database should plan on an upgrade in 2020.
State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade, February 2018
There’s lots of talk about cloud and hybrid BI. What does that mean for your deployment of SAP’s BI platform in 2018?
At Your Service – meet the four new services in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2
When SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 was introduced several years ago, it introduced a radically redesigned Adaptive Processing Server. Oh sure, SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 also had an Adaptive Processing Server, but it did not have the almost overwhelming array of services as its BI 4.0 counterpart. In the early days of BI 4.0 deployments, […]
Don’t You (Forget About Java)
Although the road map is changing, the road still leads to a bright, Java-free future for Web Intelligence.
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 – You’ve Got Notifications
It’s great to see a shock-and-awe technology demonstration at a big show like SAP SAPPHIRE. But sometimes, it’s even more satisfying to see a feature long-requested by users quietly show up into a product. That is the case with SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise 4.2 and user notifications.
Better Mobile BI by Using the Configuration Server
By taking a little extra time to configure the MOBIserver app, we can provide our mobile BI users with a friendlier configuration process.
State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade, May 2016
The latest analytics news from the annual SAP SAPPHIRE event.
Retrieving Accidentally Deleted Objects in SAP BI 4.2 Using the Recycle Bin
SAP has implemented a new Application in the Central Management Console (CMC) called the Recycle Bin Application. The purpose of the Recycle bin is as expected. It allows an administrator to recovery deleted documents as needed. SAP has a detailed Note by Onkar Velhal on how to use the new recycle bin feature: https://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-70107 This […]
State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade, January 2016
It’s a brand new year and time for annual planning of your SAP BI landscape. With the recent end of mainstream support of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0 on December 31, 2015, and Microsoft dropping support for all but it’s latest browser, Internet Explorer 11, all roads lead to SAP BusinessObjects Business […]