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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

By : David Lai
Book Image

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

By: David Lai

Overview of this book

If you are a developer with a good command and knowledge of creating dashboards, but are not yet an advanced user of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, then this is the perfect book for you. Prerequisites include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel as well as knowledge of basic dashboard practices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio?

Design Studio is a fresh new tool within the SAP BusinessObjects BI portfolio to create dashboards and interactive applications.

Design Studio tackles two of the biggest problem areas of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards:

  • Connectivity to SAP source systems
  • Compatibility with mobile devices without any dependency on Adobe Flash

Design Studio fully supports SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver BW, and SAP BusinessObjects Universe (UNX) sources. Since the tool is HTML5-compatible, we can run the applications we make on any device, whether it is a personal computer with a browser or a mobile device such as an iPad or iPhone.

What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio?

App created with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

Just as in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, the Design Studio development environment lets you drag and drop components you want to use in a dashboard into a canvas and position them exactly as you want. A wide set of such components is available within Design Studio. Analytical components such as tables...