SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI: Data Transfer Process (DTP) - Multiple options available in DTP with usage Scenarios.
BI7 Data Transfer Process has multiple options and checkboxes and the available options change based on various factors. I read quite a few forum posts and blogs where people have tried to ask and explain. Some of the functionality has changed since 13th service pack and hence older posts on SDN in that respect are outdated. Here is a sincere attempt to explain some of the tricky options and when to use these. Please feel free to suggest, ask or give feedback. Shriram Kelkar in Business Intelligence (BI) [Nov. 19, 2009 11:56 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

‘Human Insight’ + ‘System Intelligence’ = Business Intelligence?
The blog is on combining data from BI with Human Insight to create actionable Intelligence Srijeet Mohanty in Business Intelligence (BI) [Nov. 18, 2009 11:34 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

List of Scheduled Process Chains in SAP BW
In SAP BW, there is no simple and straightforward way to get a list of scheduled Process chains. The program discussed in this blog will give you a list of scheduled process chains and their respective schedule start date and time. Uday Pothireddy in ABAP, Business Intelligence (BI) [Nov. 18, 2009 11:33 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Competitive Pressures and Value Propositions, Is Lean the Answer?
The latest kick is Lean and Six Sigma but in most cases that will not make the difference in addressing competitive pressures or your value proposition. Focus on business drivers for your SAP implementation before the project, throughout the project, and after go-live to see real benefit. Bill Wood in Analytics, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, ERP, SAP Developer Network, SAP Research [Nov. 18, 2009 07:13 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SEM-BCS and IFRS - Part I
Translation, storage, and processing of this text in an electronic system is FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY and is not a copyrighted edition. Source: Item 1 pages 62 through 66 and SAP Note 1171344 greg misiorek in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Expert, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), Standards [Nov. 18, 2009 07:12 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Using Business Intelligence in an Uncertain World
Business Intelligence can help tame the unpredictability of today’s retail world. Leveraging STORES Knowledge Series webinar with Verlin Youd, Chris Puglise, and Russ Hill and RSR Research's latest Business Intelligence findings, learn what actions retail winners are taking to leverage real-time BI and to make it available when and where it’s needed. Mohamed Amer in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Crystal Reports, Retail, Web Intelligence , Webinars [Nov. 18, 2009 07:05 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

On-premise vs. on-demand BI: SAP tries for the best of both worlds (link to SearchSAP.com story)
Jeff Kelly at SearchSAP.com reports on upcoming developments to on-demand business intelligence from SAP. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 18, 2009 01:22 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Slipstream - Live Dashboarding for SAP NetWeaver BPM (“Galaxy”)
One of the value propositions of an SOA is to combine and reuse services. BPM technology has finally come to a point where we are able to model large parts of these service-based processes rather than hiding them within applications. This also enables us to run analyses at any point within the process and visualize the results in real-time instead of implementing awkward hooks into the application code. Christian Janiesch in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 17, 2009 11:44 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Measuring Employee Satisfaction
Employee satisfaction is an important key performance indicators and shows up on most balanced scorecards. However, it can be difficult to measure properly. In this post, I share a cautionary story from earlier in my career about using surveys to measure employee satisfaction. Jonathan Becher in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management [Nov. 17, 2009 10:46 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Facilitate Your Day-to-Day Work Life with BOC
Find out what others already know: How you can leverage BOC to make your work life easier. "It's uncensored, so we could trust the information " or "they quickly overcame (challenges) by reaching out to BOC", are only a few customer and partner comments on BOC. Find out more in the full blog and story. Natascha Schuberth in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, SAP Developer Network, Sustainability [Nov. 16, 2009 04:03 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Webinar: Whats New in Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1
A summary of a webinar on Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 I'm doing with the GBN Crystal Reports SIG. Blair Wheadon in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Nov. 16, 2009 01:55 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

News release: Companies turn to on-demand BI solutions from SAP
From SAP news release for November 16, 2009: GENBAND, OneSource, and RapidAdvance rely on crystalreports.com to standardize the reporting process, minimize reporting errors and improve data quality. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 16, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why are my calculations wrong?
Are your Voyager calculations showing the wrong values? It could be a solve order problem. This article explains what solve order is, how Voyager uses it and how to fix problems with solve orders. Reuben Cox in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Nov. 13, 2009 03:45 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Integrating BI and Text Analysis
An example of how BI and Text Analysis can be used to monitor and manage Voice of the Customer Dan Everett in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management [Nov. 13, 2009 12:23 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio 101 - Part 2
Watch 3 nicely produced videos about the SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio, and learn about the 3 best practices for organizations to achieve strategic alignment, predictable performance, and confident decisions. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Nov. 12, 2009 03:27 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Understand the Matrix (of OLAP support in Business Objects products)
It has always been a non-trivial exercise to understand which OLAP data sources are supported in which Business Objects products on which operating system. Here is a handy summary. Reuben Cox in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Nov. 12, 2009 02:32 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Upcoming WEBINAR: Delivering Results: Clarity and Sustainability in Retail
The retailing environment today is more complex than ever; however, the rise of social networks offers retailers a new engagement model with their customers. Technology is increasing the power of the consumer with greater ability to discover, share, and spread the word around the globe or your immediate trade area. Register for the webinar to learn more on these and other trends and opportunities. Verlin Youd in Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Consumer Products, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Wholesale Distribution, Retail, CRM, Travel and Logistics Services [Nov. 12, 2009 02:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Optimized Supplier Spend Reporting
Organizations that suffer from fragmented supplier and material data hosted in data silos across systems can draw direct value from SAP’s capabilities for optimized supplier spend reporting. Markus Ganser in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, ERP, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 12, 2009 01:49 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Browser Support: Windows 7
SAP support for Windows 7 Peter Barker in ABAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Mobile, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Nov. 11, 2009 07:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Performance Study: Web Intelligence on top of SAP BW
This is a kind of sequel to the blogs I've posted earlier this year. A long-term SAP customer provided real-world example that shows the performance improvements that have been achieved through the joint efforts of the WebI, ODA and BW development teams. Thomas Zurek in BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Nov. 11, 2009 06:56 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Live Expert Sessions for you! Presented by IPNW RIG: "Layered Scalable Architecture" is it! for your large scale BWs
Live Expert Session information for BW Layered Scalable Architecture @ TechEd2009 Bangalore Miwa Nakamura in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd [Nov. 11, 2009 06:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Predicting the Future of Predictive Analytics as an Enterprise Suite Product
Some five years ago Gartner classified Data Mining as immature technology in Business Intelligence (BI). 5 years later I am revisiting that judgment and provide my two cents about the strategic value of Predictive Analytics solution for the large enterprise software vendors. Shuki Idan in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Professional Services, Analytics, CRM [Nov. 11, 2009 05:19 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Show Me the Measures
Measures are not very useful without associated objectives. You shouldn't just monitor activities using input and output measures. Instead, you should monitor impacts using outcome measures. Jonathan Becher in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Enterprise Performance Management [Nov. 10, 2009 02:50 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Virtualization, Sustainability and Selfishness
How sustainability within SAP landscapes provides business benefits, which means you can focus on the bottom line, and save the planet at the same time! John Appleby in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Sustainability [Nov. 10, 2009 01:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

An introduction to Voyager logging
When a problem with a piece of software occurs the first diagnostic step is often to enable logging and examine the output. This article gives a brief overview of the various types of logging that are available in Voyager. Reuben Cox in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Nov. 10, 2009 08:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Using SAP BusinessObjects technology in Healthcare (Part 3)
In this blog we demonstrate the use of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for a root-cause analysis of a clinical quality issue. Claudius Metze in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Healthcare, Life Sciences [Nov. 10, 2009 01:09 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BI for Sales: Pipeline Health Analysis
My view on how BI can help improve sales pipeline management Dan Everett in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, CRM, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Performance Management, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 09, 2009 04:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 Excel Workbook Precalculation or Scheduling
Learn why you might want to use Precalculation and Broadcasting of Excel Workbooks in NetWeaver BW 7.0 and what the major pitfalls are. John Appleby in Business Intelligence (BI) [Nov. 09, 2009 12:19 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Live Expert Session - Learn How to Integrate BW Java and NetWeaver Portal at TechEd 2009 Bangalore
This blog introduces the Live Expert Session at TechEd'09 Bangalore: Keep It Simple: BW Java and NetWeaver Portal Integration. Dong Pan in Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP TechEd [Nov. 07, 2009 01:33 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Fighting crime and terrorism with a prototype of advanced integrated analytics capabilities for police agencies
SAP Research France demonstrates in this blog entry how combining latest social network analysis technologies from the SAP Business Objects Innovation Center together with the Investigation Case Management system helps police organizations to speed up their investigation processes. Cedric Ulmer in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Defense, Emerging Technologies, Public Sector, Security, SAP Research [Nov. 06, 2009 02:24 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Activation of Transformation in Production Environment
Many a times transformations get inactive in the production or QA systems. This can happen due to changes/replication of datasources, inconsistencies caused by other transports, etc. The only plausible way to get the transformation to active state is to do a re-transport from the development box, which can lead in delay in data loads. This article provides a simple solution to activate the transformation directly in the production or QA environment. Shashank Dighe in ABAP, Business Intelligence (BI) [Nov. 06, 2009 02:24 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Delivering Results: Clarity and Sustainability in Today's Retail, a Webinar with NRF's STORES Magazine
Retailers have unparalleled opportunities to gain insights about their shoppers. Social networks and communities are offering retailers a new engagement model with consumers. Additionally, today’s consumers are increasingly expecting retailers they do business with to demonstrate socially responsible behavior. Register for the webinar to learn more on these and hear how SAP BusinessObjects solutions can help you take advantage of these opportunities. Mohamed Amer in Business Intelligence (BI), Wholesale Distribution, Travel and Logistics Services, Retail, Organizational Change Management, Mobile, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, CRM, Consumer Products, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Sustainability [Nov. 06, 2009 02:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Missed SAP TechEd 2009? Get 130+ sessions with Virtual SAP TechEd
If you missed out on the education and networking opportunities from SAP TechEd 2009 event, consider getting the next best alternative: Virtual SAP TechEd now available at 20% discount till December 31, 2009. Siva Darivemula in ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Product Lifecycle Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Interoperability, Integration and Certification, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Enterprise Performance Management, EcoHub, CRM, Business Suite 7, Business Process Management, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Banking, Automotive, Application Server, SAP TechEd [Nov. 05, 2009 01:27 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Why join the BusinessObjects Community ?
In this short blog I provide you with the benefits of joining the SAP Mentor program and the BusinessObjects community. Ingo Hilgefort in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, EcoHub, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, Web Intelligence [Nov. 04, 2009 04:32 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio 101 - Part 1
In response to requests from #SAPTechEd09 attendees, this Part 1 blog includes intro videos to the @BusinessObjects portfolio. Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Nov. 04, 2009 03:34 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Strategy vs. Planning
Performance management extends beyond budgeting to strategy management, profitability management and other performance considerations outside of finance. Planning is not the same as budgeting. Jonathan Becher in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management [Nov. 04, 2009 11:09 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version: what’s new?
During TechEd in Vienna SAP just announced the latest release of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer: SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version. With this new post I'm highlighting what is new with this latest release. Thierry Audas in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Emerging Technologies [Nov. 04, 2009 08:58 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Voyager, multi-tabbed browsers, http sessions, Ctrl N, errors, crashes and hangs
Voyager uses session scoped JSF Managed Beans. Understanding how this works is key to avoiding certain errors and, if you are not on the right patch level, crashes and hangs in the MDAS server. Reuben Cox in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Java Programming [Nov. 03, 2009 01:53 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Which IFRS are needed for your SEM-BCS?
A look at which IFRS and IAS statements are most relevant to BCS. greg misiorek in Beyond SAP, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) [Nov. 01, 2009 12:41 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BI – Technical/Functional/Techno-Functional?
Is SAP BI Technical, Functional or Techno-Functional? Can we answer this question, there has always been a confusion to me regarding the same, hence I take this blog to initiate this discussion. Kunal Gandhi in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI) [Oct. 31, 2009 11:48 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BI Platform Auditing and Performance
This post outlines the performance implications and tuning options for the BI platform Auditing. Adrian Westmoreland in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Oct. 30, 2009 12:37 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Scorecards vs. Dashboards
So what is the difference between a scorecard and a dashboard? Jonathan Becher in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management [Oct. 30, 2009 10:53 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Smart Phones, Mobile Retail Software, Coupons and Grocery Lists
This article explores the use of Smart Phones, SAP NetWeaver's Mobile Infrastructure, barcode labels and business intelligence to create interesting retail applications. Kevin Benedict in Business Intelligence (BI), Consumer Products, Mobile, Retail, RFID, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Oct. 30, 2009 09:46 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Real Reason Executive Participation Creates SAP Project Success
Successful SAP projects occur with executive involvement because of the nature of their role of setting direction, creating long term goals, and developing strategy. This is the hidden reason that is often overlooked--, it is their strategy "imprint" on the project that changes the dynamics. Their forward looking insight provides more possibility for satisfied customers and successful implementations than the more common reasons of authority or visibiity. Bill Wood in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, CRM, ERP, Manufacturing, Professional Services [Oct. 30, 2009 08:05 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why I Blog on SCN
My response to the SCN Active Contributor Blog Contest Dan Everett in Analytics, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Partnership, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Careers, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Beginner, Web Intelligence [Oct. 29, 2009 10:13 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Pre-Beta: SAP Expands BI OnDemand (link to InformationWeek video and story)
InformationWeek's Fritz Nelson is shown pre-beta versions of several new software as a service technologies in this 15-minute video and demo. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Oct. 28, 2009 02:56 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Integration Kit- Database Drivers
This post is to throw some light on the database drivers which come along with the Integration Kit for SAP Solutions. Each of the database drivers provides connectivity to the SAP data in its own way. A brief overview about each of them and their utility is presented in this blog. Amit Bhatnagar in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Oct. 27, 2009 07:15 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports and Enterprise .NET developer resources
Where to find resources for developing Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise Applications for Visual Studio and Delphi Prism .NET developers. Trevor Dubinsky in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Oct. 26, 2009 12:20 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP 101 for Business Objects Experts
If you are an SAP BusinessObjects technology expert, you now have the opportunity to expand your skill set to include SAP technology topics. This 4 part blog series will provide a high level overview of what the SAP Business Suite does, it will then cover in more detail SAP NetWeaver - how it supports the SAP Business Suite, and how it can be used with SAP BusinessObjects technology. This session will assume you are new to SAP NetWeaver and you want to know what pieces can be easily leverage to complement your SAP BusinessObjects expertise. Ginger Gatling in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, Procurement and SRM [Oct. 26, 2009 12:03 PM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

Self Service BI: Truth or Hype?
Business information at the right time and place in the context of the decision or the problem that needs to be addressed can deliver tremendous value for the business users. Read how Self Service BI tools like SAP BusinessObjects Explorer are helping companies and business users adopt BI tools - from finance professionals to sales and marketing professionals every day there are new use cases for BI usage. Read the Forrester Whitepaper with BI Self Service with several use cases listed froma study conducted by them. Rajeev Kak in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert [Oct. 25, 2009 12:32 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]