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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

Creating a WebI document based on an existing Universe

Just like the previous exercises in this book, we have three different data sources: SAP BW query, Universe, and SAP HANA. Here, we will use the Universe as the data source and then look at how to use the SAP HANA view. The readers can then try this out with the SAP BW query (it's similar to the other two).

Let's create a WebI document based on an existing BEx query. In this case, we will pick up a sales query. Follow these steps to get started:

  1. First, we need to make sure that Preferred Startup Mode for Design Studio is the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform. If it's not, then we need to change it and restart Design Studio.
To change the startup mode, go to Tools | Preferences, in the Application Design | Preferred Startup Mode | SAP Business Object BI platform tab. Then, restart Design Studio.
  1. Launch SAP...