Revised ed. of: Business Objects XI

Introduction to business intelligence -- Goals of deploying SAP BusinessObjects -- Right tool for the right user -- Universe design principles -- Getting started with the information design tool -- Data foundation basics -- Business layer basics -- Lists of values and parameters -- Beyond the basics -- Multisource universes -- Multidimensional analysis -- Securing the data -- Design principles : Where to put the intelligence -- Universe maintenance, life cycle management, and co-development -- Universe integrity, quality assurance, and usage monitoring -- Navigating in BI Launchpad -- Interacting with documents -- Report-based analysis and formatting -- Creating a new query -- Advanced report and chart formatting -- Formulas and variables -- Complex queries -- Introduction to dashboards -- Dashboard design workspace and menus -- Dashboard design components -- Properties, excel, and colors -- Data sources -- Explorer

Unleash the full potential of business intelligence with fact-based decisions, aligned to business goals, using reports and dashboards that lead from insight to action. SAP BusinessObjects BU 4.0: The Complete Reference, Third Edition offers completely updated coverage of the latest BI platform, SAP BusinessObjects 4.0, Feature Pack 3. Find out how to work with the new information design tool to create universes that access multiple data sources and SAP BW. See how to translate complex business questions into highly efficient Web Intelligence queries and publish your results to the BI Launchpad. Learn how to create dashboards from data sourced through a universe or spreadsheet. The most important concepts for universe designers, report and dashboard authors, and business analysts are fully explained and illustrated by screenshots, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions

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