My Life With BusinessObjects

The End of the World as We Know It (Part 1)

administrator — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:30:16 +0000

Although many, including Hollywood, jumped on the 2012 end-of-the-world bandwagon, SAP is getting the party started earlier. For SAP BusinessObjects customers, the end of the world as we know it will occur in 2011 with the general availability of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0 (code name Aurora). Folks in the beta program are revealing that [...]

BusinessObjects XI R2 – Good to the Last (Code) Drop Part 2

administrator — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:00:25 +0000

For those who did not catch my earlier post or those who may be bitter, clinging to their guns and SAP BusinessObjects XI R2 CD’s, I found an interesting message on the SAP Support Portal (S-ID required) while downloading XI 3.1 software this week: How to obtain SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XIR2 Patches and Full Builds [...]

Extending Auditing in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise

administrator — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:26 +0000

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise includes powerful auditing capabilities that allow organizations to perform detailed reporting and analysis of user activity on their business intelligence platform. SAP includes an Activity universe and sample reports in both Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence formats to get started. I’ll be presenting “KPIs for Business Intelligence” at the upcoming 2010 SAP [...]

SAP BusinessObjects User Conference 2010

administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:00:24 +0000

Time to put on my Mickey Mouse ears – I was delighted when the following e-mail arrived on Friday: Congratulations. We are delighted to invite you to present at the 2010 SAP BusinessObjects User Conference. The 2010 SAP BusinessObjects User Conference will take place at The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, [...]

BusinessObjects XI R2 – Good to the Last (Code) Drop

administrator — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:30:39 +0000

Today is June 30, 2010, a day that will live in infamy. It is the last day of patch support for SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2. Limited tech support will continue for an additional year, until June 30, 2011. But it means that XI R2 Service Pack 6 (XI R2 SP6 and a few fix [...]

Book Review: SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

administrator — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:30:30 +0000

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is a brand new 2010 title from SAP Press, who kindly sent me a review copy. According to its back cover, the book will “provide you with a comprehensive functional overview of SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, as well as actionable, step-by-step content to help you quickly begin creating, analyzing, an sharing [...]

Book Review: WordPress for Business Bloggers

administrator — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:30:13 +0000

I recently relocated my blog from Google Blogger to WordPress hosted on my own domain. As an IT consultant, I’m used to getting under the hood and mastering new concepts. However, when it comes to blogging, I really just want to focus on writing content, not endless tweaking and maintenance. I was intrigued by [...]

BusinessObjects on Linux and Unix – part 5

administrator — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:30:13 +0000

Let’s take a minute to look at the Linux versions currently supported by SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. SAP supports both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (rhel) and SUSE Linux Enterprise by Novell, but the exact version depends on the version of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. The BusinessObjects Enterprise XI R2 SP6 for Linux – Supported Platforms guide indicates [...]

Book Review: Inside SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

administrator — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:30:47 +0000

Greetings from ASUG2010/SAPPHIRENOW in Orlando, Florida. I am writing this post from a quiet spot just off of the main exhibit hall. Having presented Deploying BI to the Masses with BusinessObjects Explorer at the fall 2009 GBN conference, I was thrilled when the FedEx truck recently brought me a review copy of Ingo Hilgefort‘s new [...]

SAP BusinessObjects User Conference 2010 – Call for Papers

administrator — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:13:31 +0000

The web site for the SAP BusinessObjects User Conference 2010 call for papers is now live! This year’s conference is co-located with the ASUG Fall Focus 2010 and will take place October 5-7, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. I am hard at work on my abstracts and hope to see you in Orlando this fall!