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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

BI platform system overview

In general, customers have three core sets of BI requirements: agile visualization, dashboards and applications, and reporting. Keeping this in mind, SAP has designed products that meet customers needs. SAP have products for the following:

  • Discovery, prediction, and creation: With SAP products, we can do the following:
    • Represent customer stories with visualization
    • Model and adopt data to business needs
    • Discover and optimize the areas of a business that can be optimized
  • Engaging experiences: With SAP products, we can do the following:
    • Keep track of KPIs and summary data
    • Build customer experience to facilitate quick turnaround times for customers
    • Deliver engaging information on demand
  • Information distribution: With SAP products, we can do the following:
    • Easily and securely propagate information across an organization
    • Use predefined reports to...