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Automate your BW to HANA Migration Readiness Check (v2.0)
There are many tasks and technical requirements to migrate a BW system to HANA. This includes BW technical settings and software levels required to start the process. Thankfully, SAP has provided a...
View ArticleSAP BusinessObjects BI 4 and SP-5 for Mobile
The New Mobile Features for Apple Mobile devices are planned to be included in SupportPack-5 from SAP. In this blog, we highlight some of the new capabilities arriving soon.by Dr. BergBackgroundLast...
View ArticleIntro to HANA With Dr. Berg - Author of SAP Press' book on HANA
An interview of the co-author of the new #1 best-selling HANA book from SAP Press on how HANA works, what it can do and how to implement with practical advice (9 minutes). Intro to HANA With Dr. Berg
View ArticleDEMO: Loading Non-SAP Data to HANA
In this demo I show you step-by-step how to load non-SAP data from files into new SAP HANA tables using SAP DataServices as the ETL tool. We also look at how browse the HANA system tables, display...
View Article5 More Quick BW Performance Tuning Ideas
Another installment in the serie of BW performance tuning ideas. While not comprehensive, it is intended to increase the knowlegde of BW developers with hints, suggestions, explanations and references...
View ArticleThe Business Case for HANA - Some Ideas
In this blog we look at some ideas how how to get started writing a business case for HANA.By Dr. BergFour Anchors for your HANA Business caseThe first step in planning for HANA is to write a business...
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Installing HANA - The Details on What and How
In this third blog on our HANA Implementation with with ComeritLabs, IBM Labs and SAP press, we are looking at the components required to install SAP HANA. This part of the process of co-authoring the...
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A Look at The SAP HANA Hardware: Our Install is Complete
As I mentioned in my last blog, Penny Silva and I are working with IBM Labs, ComeritLabs and SAP press on developing a new text book for HANA.In the process we are building a complete HANA system with...
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BI 4.0 - The BI Launchpad Step-by-Step Demo - Functionality and Interface
In this fifth demo, of the BusinessObjects tools, we look at the BI Launchpad and provide an 11 minutes demo on features such as BI workspaces, Public folders, search, sharing reports, favorites and...
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BI 4.0 - Analysis for OLAP Step-by-Step Demo - Functionality and Interface
In this fourth demo, of the BusinessObjects tools, we look at the web based OLAP tool called Analysis for OLAP. This five minutes demo show the use of drill-downs, conditional formatting, adding...
View ArticleBW 7.3 features for faster data loads
One of the quantum leaps for BW 7.3 release is in its data load features. To start, there are several new data load options in 7.3. Now you can create generic delta extraction for the Universal Data...
View ArticleNew features in 7.3: DB support & BW Workspaces
Editor's note: A few weeks back, Dr. Berg spoke with SAPexperts editor Scott Wallask (@BI_ScottWIS) on upgrades to BW 7.3. You can listen to that podcast here. Today's post adds to Berg's 7.3 upgrade...
View ArticleHANA Optimized InfoCubes and the Future of InfoCubes
HANA Optimized InfoCubesThe core of the new optional SAP HANA-optimized InfoCube is that when you assign characteristics and/or key figures to dimensions, while the system does not create any dimension...
View ArticleHow-to Use Cognos v8.4 and v10 on SAP BW Data
In this Blog we look at some of the options for connecting your SAP BW system to IBM’s Cognos suite of tools in their 8.4 and 10 versions. By Dr. BergCognos BackgroundCognos is a company that has...
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A Test of IPad and Android Tablets with BusinessObjects 4.0 Tools
Last wek I had my empoloyees at Comerit Labs test BI 4.0 and BOBJ tools on two mobile devices (Toshiba Thrive 10.1 on Android and the Apple Ipad2). The main purpose was to achieve an end-user...
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Using Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) in Xelsisus Dashboards
In this Blog we look at some of the options and steps of using Query as a Web Service in Xcelsius. I also take a look at the benefits and limitations of this popular interface to external data and...
View ArticleHybridProviders in BW 7.3 - Linking historical data in BWA to real-time data
By Dr. BergTo speed up query execution and also get access to ‘near-time’ and ‘real-time’ data in BW, look at the new "HybridProvider". The core idea is to link the historical data inside BWA with...
View ArticleBusinessObjects XI 3.1 SP3, SP4 and SP5 - What is in them?
In the last two weeks I have been working with several clients who are experiencing performance issues in their BusinessObjects XI 3.1 environments and are looking for ways to improve this with...
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BI 4 - Xcelsius Demo (BOBJ Dashboards) - Functionality and Interface
In this second demo, of the BusinessObjects tools, we look at the tool now known simply as “dashboards”. This demo we take show an “annual invoice dashboard” with links to WebI and Crystal reports.By...
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BI 4.0 - WebI Step-by-Step Demo - Functionality and Interface
In this third demo, of the BusinessObjects tools, we look at the ad-hoc query tool called WebIntelligence. This demo show the development of a sales report based on SAP BW and demonstrate typical tasks...
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