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BI4 Patching & Best Practices: Improving BI Support Process - Part 2 ASUG...
Part 1 of my notes on today's ASUG webcast is here BI4 Patching Strategies & Best Patches - ASUG Webcast Part 1Part 2 covers SAP's plans to Improve the BI Support Process.SAP wants to provide a...
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Missing BusinessObjects tool for quick analysis through big amount of data...
As you well know there is no appropriate BusinessObjects family tool for quick navigation and analysis through big amount of data (3M+) . As it stands now, you may consider following native...
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Kill Session in BI4.1 SP3
There are a number of good reasons to upgrade to BI4.1 SP3. However based on discussions with many customers, this one will make many BI admins happy. It has been one of the more requested little...
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How to Delete Stale BI4 User Sessions with biUserSessionKillScript
Since the release of BI 4.0 (and going back as far as XI 3.x and XI R2), we've had various issues related to stale user sessions. I'm referring to a user session initiated from the BI Launchpad, CMC...
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Enabling Input controls for VIEWERS since Business Objects XI 4
SummaryThis post describes how to set up configuration on Business Objects platform to enable end users VIEWERS (consumers) to use feature of Input controls. It is focused on release XI 4 and XI 4.1...
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Direct Links to Folders (4.1 SP3)
As some may have seen in the "what's new in SP3" document, there is a small handy little feature delivered in 4.1 SP3 to provide a link directly to a folder.This is just like you can already have a...
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Using JVMTOP and JVMMON to analyze Tomcat CPU bottlenecks
Troubleshooting CPU bottlenecks on the Apache Tomcat application server can be challenging. Since Apache Tomcat is running as a Java Virtual Machine, understanding which JVM threads are consuming the...
View ArticleBI4.1 architecture diagram
I've been asked a number of times if there is a good architectural diagram of the processes within BI4 and how they all interact together. In version 3.1 there was a standard slide that SAP released...
View ArticleBusinessObjects Features since XI3.1 vs XI4 for different user groups
SummaryThis post summarizes noticeable features of BusinessObjects XI 4, XI 4.1 release from our perspective since XI 3.1. Many people ask "Why should I upgrade? Where is the value added for end...
View ArticleSAP Business Intelligence and the OpenSSL "Heartbleed" vulnerability
Hello everyone, maybe you are already aware of the critical security issue within the Open Source implementation of SSL called OpenSSL. There is a critical Vulnerability that grants an attacker access...
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Heartbleed OpenSSL: SAP BI Platform and Tomcat testing
See also my previous blog: Installing SAP BI 4.1 SP01 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Step-by-step The Heartbleed Bug has generated a lot of discussion. In this Blog, I will go over what I know about...
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BI4 Platform Implementation - a must have training
From time to time it is possible to find something exceptional. It's just something you don’t find every day. And one of these findings isOpen SAP course BI4 platform Implementation.So why do I...
View ArticleYour quick guide to creating a business intelligence culture within your...
Align your BI Strategy to your Business Strategy – use BI as an enabler to change.Design your BI Strategy around ‘logical’ business models, not constrained by your existing systems. This will better...
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Analyzing E2E performance using Introscope Transaction Tracer, SAP Passport,...
Sometimes understanding exactly what part of a particular workflow is contributing to slow response times can be challenging. In the BI Platform landscape, there are many components and variables...
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Overview of SAP BI 4.x Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint
The integration option for SharePoint software (aka IOMS) enables SAP Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to work with the SharePoint software. In this blog post I will walk you through few of the...
View ArticleBI 4.1 SP3 Update - Tips
Here are some of the simple tips that would save hrs while applying Sp3 update on BI 4.1 systems 1. Before applying update, read Sp3 update guide and PAM to make sure your system is compatible 2. If...
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SAP BO SAP BI Platform Latest Version is BO4.1 WITH SP3 And Some Abilities...
SAP BO BI Platform Innovation is very fast. There are a lot of innovative feathure and more are planned. I want to write some of them shortly and easy. 1. We can use open URL for any FOLDER objects....
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SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1/BI 4.x installation prerequisites and best practices
The first step is...installation! There have been several queries and issues that come up during and post installation for SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 / BI 4.0 / BI4.1.On several occurrences it has been...
View ArticleSAP Support for Internet Explorer 11 Can Head Off Security Woes
The internet has been buzzing with news about the latest Microsoft Internet Explorer security hole, which was patched today (see Microsoft blog post, Out-of-Band Release to Address Microsoft Security...
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How to explore SAP BusinessObjects BI CMS Repository
Dears, I want to share with you the most simple way to explore SAP BusinessObjects BI CMS Repository content using a specific simple freerepository driver connector, creating an universe with it and...
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