System Administration
Importing Content in BusinessObjects 4.0
SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 introduces a new tool for importing content called the Upgrade Management Tool. This replaces the old Import Wizard from previous versions and takes a huge step forward in usability. Using this tool, you can do a Complete Upgrade to import all of the content from an existing BusinessObjects system, or an Incremental [...]
Continue reading...Tips for Configuring Active Directory and SSO in BusinessObjects 4.0
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Big changes to the BusinessObjects platform in the 4.0 release mean big changes to the way we configure things, too. I spent some time last week setting up Active Directory authentication and Single Sign On for a client and found some key differences in the process compared to BusinessObjects 3.1. In the past I always [...]
Continue reading...Backing Up BusinessObjects MySQL Databases
Friday, April 29, 2011
Both the Edge and Enterprise versions of SAP BusinessObjects come prepackaged with MySQL as a database option, which is a great choice if you don’t have your own existing database to use. This allows BusinessObjects to be quickly installed, without the need to involve the IT staff. However, many clients that choose the MySQL option don’t have experience with the software. Even though MySQL is a full-fledged database solution, out of the box the user is provided with little more than a command line for an administration tool. This can present a big problem, especially when it comes to backing up your BusinessObjects repository and audit databases.
Continue reading...Globally Managing Infoview Preferences
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
A question we get frequently is “How can a BusinessObjects administrator manage the InfoView preferences for all users?” For example, the admin might want to change the user’s start page to a specific folder, or change the default Webi editor from the Java Panel to DHTML or Rich Client. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this through any of the web applications — not InfoView or the Central Management Console. Luckily though, BusinessObjects includes a handy little script called PrefsCopyUtil that will copy the InfoView preferences from a given user to all the members of a given group.
Continue reading...Silently Installing the BusinessObjects Client Tools
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
One of our clients recently had the need to do a customized silent installation of the BusinessObjects XI 3.1 client tools. They use a desktop management suite within the organization to push software to the individual workstations. Previously they had used a VBScript along with a lengthy command to do the install, but there is an easier way. Since BusinessObjects uses the Windows Installer, you can tell the installer to generate something called a response file. This file will capture all of the choices you make during the installation, allowing you to silently repeat the installation on other machines.
Continue reading...Exploring 4.0: Monitoring
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
One of the major additions to SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 is the new Monitoring tool. This application, which is integrated into the updated Central Management Console, provides the ability to capture the runtime and historical metrics of your BusinessObjects servers and applications. This information is then presented in a variety of ways via a new Flash application. System administrators can use this new tool to ensure that their reporting environment is functioning normally. Administrators can also use this tool to help them identify potential problems before they occur. Let’s take a closer look at what the Monitoring tool has to offer.
Continue reading...Maintain Peak Performance With a Comprehensive SAP BusinessObjects Health Check
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
We’re about to embark upon a new project to conduct a large-scale health check on one of our client’s primary reporting environments, so I thought it may be beneficial to write about the process we use. Hopefully it will give you some insight into how to conduct a health check, and the benefits your organization [...]
Continue reading...Using Query Builder to Explore Your BusinessObjects Repository
Thursday, March 25, 2010
A little known and little discussed tool included in the SAP BusinessObjects suite is something called Query Builder. This simple webapp can be used to query your BusinessObjects repository to get all kinds of information not readily available in other places such as the Central Management Console.
Continue reading...A Look at Lifecycle Manager
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Lifecycle Manager tool is a Java web application that allows administrators to accomplish two important tasks — promotion of BI content from development environments into production, as well as version control of that content. This post examines these two features.
Continue reading...Dependencies and BOBJ Services
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
A simple trick to improve the reliability of your Business Objects server during startup is to use service dependencies.
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- Release of a new SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards/Xcelsius add-on component
- SAP BusinessObjects universe and report development for a financial services company
- Creation of a custom SAP BusinessObjects CBT program to provide training to end users
- Student and faculty performance analysis and benchmarking for a K-12 school district
- Development of a custom SAP BusinessObjects extranet, data warehouse, universes, reports and dashboards for a statewide Poison Center
- Claims analysis and reporting for a professional liability insurance company
- Migration from SAP BusinessObjects XIR3 to SAP BI4 for an insurance company
- Inventory and sell-through analysis for a consumers goods manufacturing company
- Sales data mart, reports and dashboards for a mid-market manufacturing company
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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