For a while I have been saying to everyone I know that Crystal Reports is more efficient at processing reports than Web Intelligence but I have never had any concrete proof. So I decided to set myself a small project that compares Web Intelligence document to the same report created in Crystal Reports. And the… Continue reading Boest – the BOE Stress Testing Application
Author: Al Gulland
I am a Data Architect specialising in delivery data and analytical platforms.
Using Local Data Sources in Web Intelligence
This article looks at how to use a local data source in a Web Intelligence report and then combine that data with data retrieved from a data warehouse. Business Scenario The worked example described here is to create a simple dashboard style report of sales data. We then highlight the sales figures using a typical… Continue reading Using Local Data Sources in Web Intelligence
When analysis is better using Web Intelligence than Excel
This article compares data analysis using Web Intelligence to the same workflow using Microsoft Excel and for the given scenario demonstrates why using Web Intelligence is quicker, easier and less error prone. The objective here is not to show that in all cases Web Intelligence is better than Excel rather to highlight that there are… Continue reading When analysis is better using Web Intelligence than Excel
SAP BOE Security Model Patterns
Security Modelling is concerned with two areas: authentication - establishing who the user is, essentially the logon process and authorisation - controlling user access to different areas of the system. This article discusses four different design patterns for authorisation security models that can be used in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. In SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise (BOE) we… Continue reading SAP BOE Security Model Patterns
Developing BI Applications
This article looks at an approach to developing SAP BusinessObjects solutions where rather than just writing reports and universes we instead build a BI Application. The main benefit of this approach is a more efficient, streamlined and organised delivery process. A BI Application is viewed as a complete project where the components of the BI… Continue reading Developing BI Applications
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