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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

A basic workbook with SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft

A SAP BusinessObjects Analysis workbook makes it possible for users to filter and manipulate data. It enables us to recognize trends and differences within Excel. The focus here is to enable business analysts and business users to prepare such reports on their own without the support of an IT department. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis is present as a separate tab in Microsoft Excel.

The following diagram gives an overview of the Analysis tab in Excel:

Overview of the Analysis tab in Excel

It consists of the following groups:

  • Data Source
  • Actions
  • Data Analysis
  • Combine
  • Display
  • Format
  • Insert
  • Tools
  • Planning
  • Design Panel

The list of groups

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