Virtual SAP TechEd 2009 is here!
If you missed out on the education and technical updates from SAP TechEd 2009 event, check out Virtual SAP TechEd 2009. Over 30 sessions from SAP TechEd 2009 are now available and more will be released soon. Checkout the 2009 sessions! Siva Darivemula in ABAP, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, EcoHub, Professional Services, Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 19, 2009 11:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: Livin' The Demo Jam Dream - An Interview with Brian Dennett of Colgate-Palmolive
Just two years into his SAP career, Brian Dennett of Colgate-Palmolive was a Demo Jam finalist at SAP TechEd Phoenix 2009. To find out more about Brian's great story and get a view into his own career path, I had the opportunity to tape a live podcast with him at SAP TechEd 2009. Jon Reed in ABAP, Beginner, Business Objects, Careers, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Nov. 19, 2009 08:21 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

The secrets of interim settlement in the rebate agreements
Are you planning to use interim settlement as a normal process in your business?. This blog will explain the risk of using to often the interim settlement. Arminda Jack in Business Objects [Nov. 19, 2009 05:54 AM | 0 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]

Connecting SAP BI Directly with Xcelsius 2008
This web blog will explain how to connect SAP BI with XCelsius. RashmiG in Business Objects [Nov. 18, 2009 11:03 AM | 2 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]

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]

Academic Study Finds SAP Community Offers High Response Rates, Timely Answers, and Sense of Community
Researchers at the University of Colorado analyzed the SAP Community Network (SCN) - in particular, our discussion forums - in a study examining peer-support communities. They compared SCN to two other such communities. See their conclusions about the culture created through your community participation. Mark Yolton in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Community Day, SAP Developer Network [Nov. 11, 2009 11:36 PM | 6 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]

An unconventional use of SAP Text Analysis
SAP Research has recently released the first ever iPhone SAP application in the AppStore. The application demonstrates the power of SAP BusinessObjects Text Analysis in a very surprising scenario. Read more to find out what the application does and how to get it (it's free of charge!). Dr. Marek Kowalkiewicz in Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Consumer Products, SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Search, Widgets [Nov. 11, 2009 06:51 AM | 5 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]

How to achieve zebra formatting in a BPC for Excel report
In the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver discussion forum a member asked how to achieve zebra formatting in BPC for Excel reports. I will demonstrate two ways to achieve such an outcome using the advanced formatting capabilities of EvDRE formulas in BPC. Jeffrey Holdeman in Analytics, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Enterprise Performance Management [Nov. 10, 2009 02:06 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Explorer - what is really up there?
SAP recently introduced Explorer. This blog will provide additional information about Explorer, how it works today and how it is expected to work in the future. Hettie Tabor in Business Objects [Nov. 10, 2009 10:46 AM | 1 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]

What I Learned Installing Crystal Reports Server
My experience installing Crystal Reports Server 2008 V1 Blair Wheadon in Business Objects, Crystal Reports [Nov. 06, 2009 07:38 PM | 2 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]

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]

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]

SAP and Web 2.0 -- Since the Beginning
SAP sponsored the Web 2.0 Summit this year for the very first time -- and you might have seen Marge Breya giving the same live demo that she gave to the Web 2.0 audience at SAP TechEd this year. Has SAP "arrived" at "Web 2.0" at last? Or is Web 2.0 just catching up now? Moya Watson in Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Community Projects, Mobile, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 30, 2009 01:59 PM | 3 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]

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]

Podcast: Engaging Users with Chemicals@BPX – Hosted by Jon Reed
Chemicals@BPX provides a range of resources for SAP community members. But what specifically can users learn from Chemicals@BPX, and how can they join the discussion themselves? And what are the trends that are impacting users in the chemicals industry, from MII to midmarket-related concerns? Listen to this podcast to find out. Natascha Schuberth in Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Chemicals [Oct. 27, 2009 12:08 PM | 0 Comments | Download Media | 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]

Calling All Students and Recent Graduates!
New video on University Alliance and the Career Center on SCN Claudine Lagerholm in Beginner, Business Objects, ERP, Business Solutions, Business Process Management, University Alliances Message Board, Careers [Oct. 25, 2009 05:31 AM | 1 Comments | Download Media | 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]

What gives you hope? Hopenhagen.org!
Copenhagen is turning itself into "Hopenhagen" in support of the December 7 to 18 UN Climate Change Conference. Bob LoBue in Business Objects, Sustainability, SAP Developer Network, Ranting, Public Sector, Organizational Change Management, Life Sciences, Higher Education, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Community Projects, Business Process Expert, University Alliances Message Board [Oct. 23, 2009 03:32 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Introducing Interactive Analysis Desktop Edition
This blog introduces the new Interactive Analysis Desktop Edition from SAP BusinessObjects. Coy Yonce in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Oct. 22, 2009 02:27 PM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

Using Voyager's auto save feature
Voyager has an auto save feature that prevents work being lost if a session timeout occurs. This article explains how the auto save feature works, how to configure when the auto save occurs and how to disable it. Reuben Cox in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Oct. 22, 2009 10:43 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Speed-dating at SAP TechEd Vienna?
New way to meet @BusinessObjects experts at #SAPTechEd09. Join us at Insight Night! Jason Cao in Business Intelligence (BI), SAP TechEd, SAP Developer Network, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, Postalsoft, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Enterprise Performance Management, Crystal Reports, Community Day, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Web Intelligence [Oct. 21, 2009 09:51 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Product Screen Shots : Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint software 1.0
Product Screen Shots of Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint Software Amit Nagar in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects [Oct. 21, 2009 06:50 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Information - How do you want it delivered?
How do we most efficiently communicate new technical content? Currently, we publish notes, articles, wikis, blogs, but is this the best way to communicate with you? Would communicating via social media improve the communication process for you? Ludek Uher in Business Objects [Oct. 20, 2009 08:55 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]