How to Enable COM SDK Traces in BI3.x and BI4.0
We need to add an environment variable (System Variable) BOE_LOGGING_ENVIRONMENT and its value –sdktrace –trace –loggingPath C:\logs.{ or any desired path} Need to create the folder manually in which...
View ArticleHow to enable Webi Server (WI Report Server)Tracing.
On WINDOWS 1. Create a directory : C:\Logs2. Copy BO_trace.ini file inside this directory3. Add two SYSTEM variables:BO_TRACE_LOGDIR=C:\LogsBO_TRACE_CONFIGFILE=C:\Logs\BO_trace.ini4. Restart...
View ArticleGetting Started With Design Thinking
One of the key messages from our internal SAP Field Kick Off Meetings (FKOM) that are happening worldwide this month, is that the use of "Design Thinking" can help create solutions that solve problems...
View ArticleHow to use Report Conversion Tool In Business Objects.
Hello All, In this post i am going to tell how to use Report Conversion Tool. Going onwards SAP is planning to rule out Desktop intelligence or Full Client or Thick Client Report developing...
View ArticleTranslation Manager-Report Translation
Hello there, In this blog post ,i am going to tell about Translation manger client tool and its usage to convert let say from English to French report. First goto Business Objects client applications...
View ArticleBI Platform Licensing Basics: CSBLs and Named Users
Our #1 most popular license type last year was the Concurrent Session Based License (CSBL). What is this thing and why is it so popular? There are 2 ways that we license content viewing in the BI...
View ArticleGrouping data in charts in WebI
Hi All, Recently I came across a requirement wherein we had to show 2 different colors on the same chart (blue and yellow) for one dimension which has 7 different values. Ex: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs,...
View ArticleBI4 Elite Training Goes Worldwide - Register Today
The SAP customer solution adoption team is planning to deliver the highly popular BI4 elitetraining worldwide. The events will be hosted in Newtown Square, USA, Europe (location TBA), Asia Pacific...
View ArticleConfiguring trace Logs in BusinessObjects 4.0
Dear Folks, This blog is just to give an idea about how to enable tracing/logging in BusinessObjects 4.0 environment. Have done this today and I just wanted to share the same to our community. The...
View ArticleBI4 Sizing - A SAP Webcast Summary
Last month Ashish Morzaria provided a webcast on BI4 sizing (I recall it was through the SAP Support Academy). You can view a full recording of the webcast here (SMP logon required). Thanks to...
View ArticlePublishing BusinessObjects reports to SharePoint
One of the most common requirements for BusinessObjects End-users is to utilize the capabilities of the Microsoft SharePoint by publishing the BusinessObjects reports to SharePoint document library....
View ArticleBI Platform Feature by Version Matrix
We've created a document that shows the major features in the BI Platform, and which version they were introduced in. You can download this here. This matrix starts with BusinessObjects Enterprise XI...
View ArticleBusinessObjects Query builder queries - Part II
Dear Folks, This is the continuation of my previous blog on Query builder queries http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/blog/2012/10/11/businessobjects-query-builder-queries Here we go To list...
View ArticleWhat is New in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.1 ASUG Webcast
In today’s ASUG webcast Henry Kam, the SAP Solution Manager for BI Platform and Derek Wang – Product Owner for BI Platform provided information on what is new in the BI platform 4.1 version. Today the...
View ArticleBusinessObjects Content recovery and Disaster recovery - BO XI 3.x
This is the continuation of my previous blog ‘Business Objects Administration- Backup and Recovery’ and this blog is all about BI content recovery and failover recovery. Content recoveryConsider a...
View ArticlePublishing webi to sharepoint without BO-Sharepoint integration
We have just finished publishing webi reports to our non-enterprise end users at a sharepoint location without using BO-Sharepoint integration kit. So I just wanted to share the workflow with the forum...
View ArticleBusinessObjects Instance Management
Hello Folks, Instance Management in BusinessObjects is the topic of discussion for this blog. Let us see more in detail about reports and program objects Instance management further.Instance is an...
View ArticleBI LIVE 2013 - An ASUG & SAP Support & Maintenance Strategic SIG Production
Greetings BI Friends & Colleagues - It is with great pleasure that Kristen Scheffler and I introduce you to a new virtual series that is kicking off on April 24, 2013. From 11-5 Eastern Standard...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence is not just about fetching Data
Intelligence is expanding its horizon as the business complexities are increase. There is a old school thought which say follow an static process. Many times in that process some unstated questions...
View ArticleBusinessObjects Query builder queries - Part III
Dear Folks, This is the continuation of my previous two blogs on Query builder....
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