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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

Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office allows ad hoc multidimensional analysis of OLAP sources in Microsoft Excel, creating and embedding intuitive BI into live Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and Microsoft Excel workbook-based application design. If you're acquainted with using SAP BEx, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office is the premium alternative and eventual replacement to the SAP BEx analyzer.

In Microsoft Excel, Analysis is available as a separate tab in the ribbon. The ribbon is part of the Microsoft Office user interface that's above the main work area that presents commands and options. Some analysis options are available in the ribbon tab under Analysis in MS Excel.

Using SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft, we can perform the following tasks:

  • Analyze and interact...