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Author Archives: Ron Keler
Shana Tova
Today is the first day of the Jewish Year 5772 (תשע״ב). Last night, we celebrated Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New year. The Jewish calendar is lunar based, not solar based, which is why it is not “aligned” with the civil, … Continue reading
Magic Quadrant bubble chart in BI 4.0 Webi
SAP made some significant improvements in the Web Intelligence reporting tool with the release of the latest version of their BI stack, 4.0. One of the improvements is the addition of several new chart types, and overall improvements in the … Continue reading
Posted in Web Intelligence
Tagged Bubble Chart, BusinessObjects 4.0, Magic Quadrant Chart, SAP BI 4.0 Webi
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Navigation and context in your BI implementation
I wrote about the importance of navigation in any BI application, whether it is a report or a complex dashboard, in various prior posts. Recently, i realized that discussing navigation without mention of context is incomplete. When talking about context … Continue reading
Posted in BI At Large
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Charting the future of gambling in Massachusetts
As someone who lives in Massachusetts, near Boston, i had mixed feelings today about the House approval for casino gambling. On the one hand, i am certainly hopeful about the introduction of a new industry into the area. The expected … Continue reading
Posted in BI At Large, Xcelsius
Tagged Mass Casino Law, Xcelsius animation, Xcelsius randomized Series
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Crystal Reports versatility
Crystal Reports is perhaps the most versatile reporting application in the world. It’s popularity predates most modern business intelligence tools (and vendors..) and its users base is simply astounding. The functionality built into Crystal Reports can certainly be overwhelming for … Continue reading
Search Filter in Xcelsius
Xcelsius popularity as a platform for building BI applications increases, and the demand for streamlined functionality, such as search, is growing as well. Unfortunately, there is still no “search” component or functionality built into Xcelsius yet. However, using your excel … Continue reading
Posted in Xcelsius
Tagged Xcelsius Google Style Search, Xcelsius Search, Xcelsius Search Filter
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Create your own webi report part viewer using HTML DIVs
Very often i run into the need to embed a webi report part, such as a table block, in a separate application, outside of InfoView. There are many ways to accomplish this, from leveraging the webi REBean SDK to using … Continue reading
Posted in Web Intelligence
Tagged openDoc report part, webi html div, webi report block, webi report part
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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 Cookbook review
I was recently asked by Packt Publishing to review Xavier Hacking and David Lai “SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 Cookbook”. I just finished reading the book, and wanted to share some thoughts. This is a tremendous resource for Xcelsius developers. The … Continue reading
Use Crystal Reports Data Consumer and subreports to burst complex Xcelsius dashboards
More often than not Xcelsius dashboard developers are being asked to come up with ways to burst the dashboard. It makes perfect sense. Dashboards are typically high level executive summaries, designed for management consumption, and managers typically prefer to have … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Reports, Xcelsius
Tagged Xcelsius bursting, Xcelsius in Crystal, Xcelsius subreports in Crystal
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Generate QR Codes in Webi or Crystal Reports
QR Codes are quickly becoming a standard method of communication. QR Codes are two dimensional bar codes that allow QR readers to translate the encoded data and take actions on it. Any camera equipped smart phone today can easily read … Continue reading