SAP Business Objects, Universe Design

Date Objects Every Universe Should Have

A large amount of data analysis will use dates to filter or group results. This article looks at what objects and predefined conditions we should include in your universe that provide rich functionality to report authors that are querying with dates. The code examples below mainly use SQL Server syntax and apologies to those of… Continue reading Date Objects Every Universe Should Have

Developer Suite, SAP Business Objects Enterprise

Part 2. Developing BOE Java Web Applications using Eclipse

In the previous article we looked at setting up Eclipse for developing Java web applications. In this article we'll look at the additional configuration required for the development of Java web applications that use the BusinessObjects SDK. Contents Part One Prerequisite Software Resources Install Eclipse Install the Eclipse Plugins for Web Application Development Configuring Eclipse… Continue reading Part 2. Developing BOE Java Web Applications using Eclipse

Developer Suite, SAP Business Objects Enterprise

Part 1. Getting Started with Web Development using Eclipse

This is the first in a two part article that looks at using Eclipse as a development environment for developing web applications that use the BusinessObjects XI3 Java SDK. Eclipse is one of the leading development environments for Java applications and indeed other technologies such as C++ and is packed with features that greatly improve… Continue reading Part 1. Getting Started with Web Development using Eclipse

SAP Business Objects Enterprise

BusinessObjects XIr2 Import Wizard Crashing

Having resolved my DB2 client issue I now have an  issue with the Import Wizard of BusinesObjects XIr2. When importing a BIAR file to BOE the Import Wizard crashes right at then end when I clicked on Finish. To fix this was simple enough. The Import Wizard creates a log file when it performs an… Continue reading BusinessObjects XIr2 Import Wizard Crashing

Database Technology, IBM DB2

Date Maths – IBM DB2

This article continues the Date Maths series, this time with DB2 syntax. DB2 Reference can be found at IBM and details of SQL functions are found in the section Database Reference > SQL > Functions Please refer to the other articles in this series on SQL Server and Oracle. IBM DB2 Date Functions System Date… Continue reading Date Maths – IBM DB2