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…
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Articles about the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform
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…
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.
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
SAP, if you love your BI platform users, it’s time to set them free.
State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018
SAP BusinessObjects 4.1, SAP Lumira 1.x and SAP Design Studio 1.x maintenance all come to an end in 2018. Here’s how to plan for the future.
Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.2 SP3
It’s been four years since I published my wish list for BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3. I revisit the list and see what, if anything, has made it into the SAP BI suite.