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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

Summary

With this chapter, we became familiar with SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft. We learned how to create a basic workbook with SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft and created a presentation using BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft PowerPoint. We discussed the features and capabilities of SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office in detail and took a deep look at data connectivity in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office. With the know-how of SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft, you can (irrespective of whether you're a business analyst or business user) easily do some of core tasks, all without any help from the IT department.

In the next chapter, we'll learn about SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio, where we'll walk through various concepts related to Design Studio, namely initial view, layout, and architecture...