State of the SAP BusinessObjects Upgrade – September 2026
SAP BusinessObjects customers are performing end-of-year patching or budgeting for 2027
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Articles about the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform
Toy Story 5 and BI 2027: Two Very Different Kinds of Sequels
I’ll give SAP a hat tip for some of the innovations in BI 2027. But it’s hard to ignore that one of those choices is Apache Derby, a database named after a hat style that feels stuck in another era.
From Live Office to Lost Office: SAP Closes a Chapter
Live Office was a plug-in for Microsoft Office created by Business Objects as part of the XI R2 platform released…
Using Your Influence – How to Turn Your Ideas into Real Product Improvements
Submit ideas to improve the SAP BusinessObjects platform and its Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence tools.
State of the BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – October 2024
It’s been over four years since the last State of the BusinessObjects Upgrade…
Customizing SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
SAP BI 4.3 delivers a fully redesigned BI Launch Pad using the Fiori design language. It can be customized to benefit your organization.
Microsoft Edge Support for SAP BusinessObjects
According to the most recent Supported Platforms document for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP8, last updated April 16, 2020, the…
Customizing the new portals in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 and higher
There are some familiar customization options for the new yet unfamiliar Fiori-inspired BI Launch Pad and BI Administration Console.
Using the new commentary feature in SAP BI 4.2
Commentary is a useful new feature in SAP BI 4.2 but needs configuration beyond the default setup to work optimally.
Things Can Only Get Better
The roadmap of the SAP BusinessObjects platform makes me scared. But I won’t stop and falter. Here’s what Howard Jones taught me about SAP analytics strategy. And growing older.