Often I am asked by BusinessObjects customers whether it is worth the time to upgrade a universe from the traditional (UNV) Universe to the newer (UNX) universe. Since BI4 supports both the new and legacy universes, it does give you the option to stay with what you’ve known and with what you are most comfortable […]
Tag: Common Semantic Layer
BOBJ for BW: Create a BICS OLAP Connection using the Information Design Tool
Create a BICS OLAP Connection using the Information Design Tool We continue our series on BOBJ for BW with our second method to creating an OLAP BICS connection. This method utilizes the Information Design Tool (IDT). The IDT comes as part of the standard installation of the BI4.x client tools. Previously, we covered the OLAP […]
BOBJ for BW: Create a BICS OLAP Connection
Create a BICS OLAP Connection using the BusinessObjects Central Management Console (CMC) At evtechnologies.com, we are starting a new blog series on getting your SAP BusinessObjects and BW environments in sync and configured for optimal reporting and query design. Previously, with BusinessObjects XI 3.1, there were limited options to deliver BW data to BusinessObjects. […]
Brick and Mortar BI
The masses eagerly await the BI someone else makes for them. I’m not sure a new tool will change that.
Semantically Speaking
My friend and fellow SAP Mentor, Ethan Jewett, and I, have had a series of good conversations. We kicked things off with my original post on the rift between BW-types and BOBJ-types. It caught attention and we had some great community discussion. In the spirit of our conversation, Ethan followed that up with his thoughts […]
BI4 Common Semantic Layer – Our Hero?
I’m intrigued by some things I’m seeing in the community about the new Common Semantic Layer (CSL) vs. the BICS Connector in SAP BusinesssObjects BI4. Disclaimer: I am not writing to call out anyone, indicate inaccuracy in statements/tweets, etc. I just get a vibe that the CSL is not getting the love that it should. I feel compelled to warn that this is a pretty opinionated post. I generally like to stick to technical blogs, but do believe there is some value in pondering both sides of the fence in building content in SAP BusinessObjects BI4.