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Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence

Using Your Influence – How to Turn Your Ideas into Real Product Improvements
Platform, Reporting, SAP

Using Your Influence – How to Turn Your Ideas into Real Product Improvements

Dallas MarksFebruary 17, 2026April 21, 2026

Submit ideas to improve the SAP BusinessObjects platform and its Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence tools.

Waiting for the Next Train
Career Updates, Reporting

Waiting for the Next Train

Dallas MarksFebruary 5, 2026February 4, 2026

I can’t remember the first time I met Jim Brogden, but it was likely at a BusinessObjects conference in the…

Is it a bug or a feature?
Administration & Security, Reporting, SAP, Semantic Layer

Is it a bug or a feature?

Dallas MarksOctober 1, 2025February 9, 2026

I say “bug”, SAP says “enhancement request”. Who’s right?

Using Pattern Matching to Group a Dimension
Reporting

Using Pattern Matching to Group a Dimension

Dallas MarksOctober 31, 2024October 31, 2024

Using the Pos() and Lower() functions to tackle data quality issues.

Which Browser Is Best for SAP Analytics?
Reporting

Which Browser Is Best for SAP Analytics?

Dallas MarksFebruary 15, 2019February 22, 2026

For many years, Internet Explorer (IE) was the only browser most organizations cared about. Not anymore.

All the Web Intelligence That’s Fit to Print
Reporting

All the Web Intelligence That’s Fit to Print

Dallas MarksNovember 9, 2017February 18, 2026

Printing a Web Intelligence document isn’t a necessary evil- it’s simply necessary. And SAP should graciously support users who work in industries where a printer is required equipment.

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: The Comprehensive Guide, Fourth Edition
Reporting

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: The Comprehensive Guide, Fourth Edition

Dallas MarksSeptember 25, 2017September 27, 2017

The best book on SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is now even better.

Talk Like a Web Intelligence Pirate
Reporting

Talk Like a Web Intelligence Pirate

Dallas MarksSeptember 18, 2017September 17, 2017

Ahoy there, mates! It’s September 19, time to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day with the Web Intelligence iRate PieRates. This…

SAP Insider Reporting & Analytics 2016 INTERACTIVE
Reporting, User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider Reporting & Analytics 2016 INTERACTIVE

Dallas MarksAugust 31, 2016January 26, 2026

Join me and my friends at SAP Insider’s Reporting & Analytics 2016 INTERACTIVE conference.

Web Intelligence and Free-Hand SQL
Reporting

Web Intelligence and Free-Hand SQL

Dallas MarksJuly 30, 2015April 19, 2026

SAP has put yet another nail in the coffin of Desktop Intelligence.

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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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