-
Archives
- October 2021
- June 2020
- June 2017
- March 2017
- September 2016
- June 2016
- February 2016
- November 2015
- July 2015
- May 2015
- March 2015
- January 2015
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
-
Meta
Category Archives: Web Intelligence
Using Webi 4.1 SDK to get Report SQL
When SAP introduced BusinessObjects 4.0, clients who were invested in the Webi REBEAN SDK got worried. The Webi SDK had been mostly deprecated and it was not clear what is going to be the direction for those seeking programmatic ways … Continue reading
Posted in BI At Large, BusinessObjects 4.0, Web Intelligence
Tagged webi 4.1 sdk, webi restful sdk, webi sdk
1 Comment
Oscars dashboard
I LOVE movies. I am fascinated by the craft of creating movies. It’s a field that combines technology and imagination in very unique ways and where science and art interact to create an amazing product (well, not always, but … Continue reading
Posted in BI At Large, Data visualization, HTML5, SAP Mobile BI, Web Intelligence
Tagged oscars dashboard, sap webi 4.1
3 Comments
Tableau On BO – Setting up live connection from SAP Webi report to Tableau
I recently received several questions about connecting Tableau to SAP BI (Business Objects) as a data source. Tableau already has direct connectivity to HANA, however many users out there are looking for ways to connect their existing webi (web intelligence) … Continue reading
Infographic style webi
Web Intelligence reports are often thought of as boxy, ad-hoc’ish, somewhat sloppy collections of tables and charts. Of course, when creating quick ad-hoc analysis queries, that is completely appropriate, but when designing corporate reports for disseminating information in a way … Continue reading
Posted in BusinessObjects 4.0, Web Intelligence
1 Comment
Webi Refresh on open in 4.0
I never quite understood why webi reports save with data by default. Since almost all usage scenarios of webi i have ever encountered involve either viewing reports on demand, or viewing the last scheduled instance, leaving data saved on reports … Continue reading
Integrate BusinessObjects BI Services 4.0 with PHP
BusinessObjects 4.0 web services provide a access to BI content for any application that can invoke and consume web services. Xcelsius is probably the best known example of this notion in the BO applications space. Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards) leverages the … Continue reading
Google maps in webi 4.0 mashup
I recently received several questions about a google maps in webi mashup post i published some time ago. So, i decided to redo the example, using SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.0 and the latest version of webi. In the original … Continue reading
Posted in BusinessObjects 4.0, Web Intelligence
Tagged Webi google maps mashup, Webi iframe
47 Comments
BI Services Run Time Configuration Explained
SAP BusinessObjects BI Services are a class of web services that can be easily created by converting web intelligence (webi) report blocks into web services. A simple GUI wizard guides the report developer through a few simple steps that publish … Continue reading
Webi enhancements in 4.0: dynamic chart titles and formula wildcard name searching
Web Intelligence has a lot of new features and capabilities that make life a lot easier for report developers. A couple that i ran across and thought were very useful are the ability to use a formula as a chart … Continue reading
Using webi ForEach function to solve complex aggregation problems
When you create variables in web intelligence, they must be assigned a qualification. This qualification assigns a “strong” type of either a measure, or a dimension (or a detail) kind of object to your variable. This strong tying has a … Continue reading