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Author: Dallas Marks

I am an analytics and cloud architect, author, and trainer. An Azure-certified blogger, SAP Mentor Alumni and co-author of the SAP Press book SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: The Comprehensive Guide, I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting.
2008 Year in Review
Career Updates

2008 Year in Review

Dallas MarksDecember 22, 2008January 1, 2026

A personal reflection on the past year.

Platform

Will Santa Bring Business Objects Edge Series 3.1 for Christmas?

Dallas MarksDecember 7, 2008

The short answer is “no”, there will be coal in your stocking instead. “Q1 is the anticipated (but not committed)…

SAP BusinessObjects LifeCycle Manager – first impressions
Administration & Security

SAP BusinessObjects LifeCycle Manager – first impressions

Dallas MarksDecember 3, 2008February 19, 2026

My first impressions of LifeCycle Manager for SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1

BusinessObjects Certified Professional – Here It Goes Again!
Career Updates

BusinessObjects Certified Professional – Here It Goes Again!

Dallas MarksNovember 26, 2008July 20, 2017

My experience certifying for SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1

Universe Designer Refresh Structure
Semantic Layer

Universe Designer Refresh Structure

Dallas MarksNovember 16, 2008March 20, 2026

Tips and tricks for keeping your universe and database structure in sync.

Administration & Security, User Groups & Conferences

CMC Essentials presentation now available

Dallas MarksNovember 12, 2008

For those of you who didn’t make it to Dallas, Texas for the first Global BusinessObjects Network (GBN) conference, my…

What I miss in the Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) and Live Office query panels
Dashboards

What I miss in the Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) and Live Office query panels

Dallas MarksNovember 10, 2008February 9, 2026

I’ve been using Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) as the means to bring live data into executive dashboards. Sometimes,…

Using @Variable Functions in the Universe
Semantic Layer

Using @Variable Functions in the Universe

Dallas MarksNovember 9, 2008July 10, 2026

How to use @Variables in your universes.

Trip It, Trip It Good
Odds and Ends

Trip It, Trip It Good

Dallas MarksNovember 5, 2008February 28, 2026

I’m a huge fan of TripIt.

Fixpack 1 released for Xcelsius 2008 SP1 – an update
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Fixpack 1 released for Xcelsius 2008 SP1 – an update

Dallas MarksNovember 5, 2008February 19, 2026

In a previous post, I had indicated that my initial reaction to Fixpack 1 was mixed. Although some of my…

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About Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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