on Apr 21, 2012 12:41 AM, last modified by This document compiles important resources to best understand and get started with the SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions. Please subscribe to it and check back regularly as we add new content. Comments and suggestions are welcome!
Changelog
| Date | Change | By |
|---|---|---|
| 02-may-2013 | Added links to What's New in BI 4.1 L1 and L2 presentations | WTM |
| 2-feb-2013 | Modified sizing section | JCR |
| 5-nov-2012 | Link to the new Sizing Companion Guide in the Sizing & Tuning section | JCR |
| 21-sept-2012 | Added link to BI4 Support page in the general section | |
| 20-sept-2012 | Added safety belt article for BW implementations | JCR |
| 14-sept-2012 | Added link to APS tuning article in the Sizing and Tuning section | JCR |
Stay in touch
- Follow the SAP Business Analytics blog
- Watch the SAP Business Analytics TV
- SAP Business Analytics is on Facebook
- Follow SAP BusinessObjects on Twitter
- Visit the newsroom
Discover SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions
- Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions on the SAP portal
- General brochure / business value
- Customer references and testimonials
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite with SAP HANA
- What's New in Mobile 4.3 (for iOS)
- What's New in Mobile 4.1 (for Android)
- Learn about BI trends and SAP BI Startegy with the Critical Moments of Engagement video
SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions, more details
- What's New in BI 4.1 L1: This presentation provides a high level overview of the goals and capabilities of BI 4.1
- What's New in BI 4.1 L2: This presentation provides a more detailed view of the new capabilities in BI 4.1
- What's New in BI 4.0 : This blog post provides a collection of links to what's new videos.
- BI 4.0 demo video : It's not commented but shows some of the neat user experience. The first one being the new Analysis for OLAP client, then the video goes through Dashboards (aka. Xcelsius) to finish with the Information Design Tool.
- In this video George discusses and shows multi-source and multi-dimentional universes also with a preview of Web Intelligence charting towards the end.
- SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI – Introduction, Architecture, Deployment - Webinar Details
- Selecting the right BI Tool based on your user audience and business requirements - Webinar Details
- Best Practices for Optimal Data Models in SAP HANA and analytics in SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 - Webinar Details
- SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for OLAP
- SAP BusinessObjects Analysis MS Edition for Office: Your Premium Alternative to BEx Analyzer
- How to access Business Analytics roadmaps
SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions and HANA
- *UPDATED July 2012** Overview: Use SAP HANA with BI 4.0 SP4
- Watch this recorded webinar: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite with SAP HANA
- See also the implementation section further below
Supported platforms
- Latest Product Availability Matrix (PAM). Click on ''Essentials' on the righ hand side of the PAM page.
Implementation and upgrade
General
- BI 4 Upgrade Resources
- BI4 Support Page
- Direct link to the Upgrade Guide
- Official Product Tutorials – SAP BI Suite
- Official Product Tutorials – SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
- BI Platform 4.0 documentation portal
- SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Solution Architecture - System Landscape Type 1
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture - System Landscape Type 2
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture - System Landscape Type 3
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture - System Landscape Type 4
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture - System Landscape Type 5
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture - System Landscape Type 6
- SAP Business Intelligenceplatform pattern book
Specific to SAP NetWeaver / BW implementations
- Web Intelligence user guide section 6.2.3 Building queries based on BEx queries
- SAP BusinessObjects Analysis and SAP Landscapes
- BI4 Integration into the SAP Entreprise Portal 7.0.x
- SAP BusinessObjects Increasing Stability by Setting Limits on Max. Retrievable Cells From SAP BW into Web Intelligence Using BICS
Specific to HANA
- Best Practices: Creating a universe on SAP HANA
- Best Practices for Optimal Data Models in SAP HANA and Analytics in SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 - Webinar Presentation
- WebIntelligence on SAP HANA Best Practices
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