by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), April 2012

Regardless of prior discussions, SAP Zen's mention during a recent popular webcast was the first time many had heard of the upcoming technology.

by Rakesh Kalyankar, Consultant, SAP
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), April 2012

Learn the steps behind using two methods for data provisioning in SAP HANA: SAP BusinessObjects Data Services and the SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server. These steps serve as the foundation for the bigger task of deploying your first data model in SAP HANA.

by Rakesh Kalyankar, SAP
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 3

Learn the how to migrate your data seamlessly in six steps with tools provided by SAP NetWeaver BW 7.30, minimizing the time and effort this process took in previous releases. Restoring the migrated dataflows is just as easy, requiring even fewer steps.

by Gary Nolan, BI Strategic Architect, TekLink International
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 3

Avoid inconsistent or unexpected results in data loads by ensuring that data that needs to be grouped stays together in data packages during loading.

by Isha Gupta, SAP BI Consultant, and Vipul Goyal, SAP BI Certified Solution Consultant
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 3

Learn about a custom solution in SAP NetWeaver BW that helps developers and technical analysts track employee movements and changes within SAP ERP Human Capital Management, including how to use DataStore objects to capture this information. The employee movements provide HR end users with visibility to transfers that take place within the organization (e.g., between departments or relocations to different countries). These departments or countries can have different systems or software to house employee data, but a custom method enables analysis on all employee movements in SAP NetWeaver BW.

by Thiagu Bala, Owner, Aster Logic, Inc.
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 3

Find out about the differences in coding Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 10.0, version for SAP NetWeaver compared to earlier versions of the software. Knowing these details helps ensure a successful upgrade of the BAdI code.

by Ashish Narway, Senior Consultant, Planning and Consolidation and Business Intelligence
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 2

Through written instruction and a collection of video demos, learn how to extract data from SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP NetWeaver and store it in SAP NetWeaver BW without writing complex ABAP code or logging on to the SAP NetWeaver back end to start the extraction.

by Jonathan Haun, Consulting Manager, Decision First Technologies
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 2

Get a first-person account of an SAP HANA installation, including initial impressions with the software’s features, challenges encountered during the implementation, and lessons on SAP HANA’s integration with SAP BusinessObjects BI tools.

by Charles “Tim” Soper, Senior Education Consultant, SAP
BI Expert - Volume 10 (2012), Update 2

Get a brief overview of the new administration setup in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 10.0, version for SAP NetWeaver, including updated features that affect models, dimensions, properties, hierarchies, script logic, transports, and more.

by Andrew Joo, Senior Manager, Hitachi Consulting
Project Expert - Volume 5 (2012), Update 1

See how a global energy company quickly jump-started its business intelligence (BI) capabilities using Xcelsius dashboards (now known as BusinessObjects Dashboards) and the Rapid Management Cockpit methodology. It was able to deliver up-front business value without undertaking traditional bottoms-up BI development processes, which can be costly and time-consuming. BI end users, analysts, administrators, and developers were instrumental in this process by driving the planning, designing, and developing of the solution.