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SAP Business Intelligence Quick Start Guide

By : Vinay Singh
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SAP Business Intelligence Quick Start Guide

By: Vinay Singh

Overview of this book

The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is a powerful reporting and analysis tool. This book is the ideal introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, introducing you to its data visualization, visual analytics, reporting, and dashboarding capabilities. The book starts with an overview of the BI platform and various data sources for reporting. Then, we move on to looking at data visualization, analysis, reporting, and analytics using BusinessObjects Business Intelligence tools. You will learn about the features associated with reporting, scheduling, and distribution and learn how to deploy the platform. Toward the end, you will learn about the strategies and factors that should be considered during deployment. By the end, you will be confident working with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform to deliver better insights for more effective decision making.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Section 1: Introduction to SAP Business Intelligence
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Section 2: Data Visualization, Analysis, and Reporting
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Section 3: BI Platform Features and Deployment

SAP BusinessObjects BI platform security

Let's take a quick look at the security aspect of the platform and learn how to administer security. We will start our discussion with user and group setup. The user and group management area enables us to access (role, permission, access) and work on the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BOBI) platform. By default, there are three user accounts in the BOBI platform:

Account Description
Administrator

This is the most powerful default user account that comes with the BOBI platform. With this account, a user can perform administrative duties in the BI platform application (such as the central management console, publishing wizard, and BI launch pad). This account belongs to the administrator and everyone group.

Guest

This account belongs to the everyone group by default. It is disabled (by default) and is not assigned...