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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

In this chapter, we got a general overview of SAP Lumira. We learned how to visualize and manipulate data using a SAP Lumira storyboard. We also learned how we can perform data discovery and information delivery with this tool.

In the next chapter, we will learn about SAP Predictive Analytics, where our focus will be more on data mining. We will learn how the SAP Predictive Analytics toolset can be used and we will go into the details of the Automated Analytics and Expert Analytics features of the tool. We will close the chapter by looking at the life cycle of a SAP Predictive Analytics project.