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Category: Semantic Layer

Semantic layer design using the Universe Design Tool or Information Design Tool

​​Third-Party Connectors to Universes
Semantic Layer

​​Third-Party Connectors to Universes

Dallas MarksJune 3, 2020April 12, 2022

The power of the BusinessObjects universe, the powerful semantic layer behind Web Intelligence and other SAP analytics tools, is unquestioned.…

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Lumira & Explorer, Platform, Semantic Layer

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

Dallas MarksMarch 28, 2018March 28, 2018

SAP, if you love your BI platform users, it’s time to set them free.

SAP Insider BI & HANA 2018
Semantic Layer, User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider BI & HANA 2018

Dallas MarksOctober 20, 2017July 17, 2021

Come to Las Vegas to learn the latest and greatest about SAP solutions for analytics and HANA.

SAP Paris
Dallas Marks, Reporting, Semantic Layer

SAP Paris

Dallas MarksJune 17, 2015July 17, 2021

In May 2015, I accompanied Eric Vallo to SAP’s offices in Paris.

Free-Hand SQL Isn’t Free
Reporting, Semantic Layer

Free-Hand SQL Isn’t Free

Dallas MarksMarch 19, 2014July 20, 2017

Free-Hand SQL is a good short-term solution but a poor long-term solution.

Universe Design with SAP BusinessObjects BI: The Comprehensive Guide
Book Review, Semantic Layer

Universe Design with SAP BusinessObjects BI: The Comprehensive Guide

Dallas MarksFebruary 12, 2014July 31, 2018

SAP authors Christian Ah-Soon, Didier Mazoue and Pierpaolo Vezzosi have created a well-crafted guide to the Information Design Tool.

Wait a minute! What about Designer?
Reporting, Semantic Layer

Wait a minute! What about Designer?

Dallas MarksAugust 29, 2013April 21, 2017

Yeah, what about Designer?

The Fun Never Ends with 64-bit Windows and ODBC
Administration & Security, Semantic Layer

The Fun Never Ends with 64-bit Windows and ODBC

Dallas MarksNovember 19, 2012April 21, 2017

Still making fun of the Microsoft Windows ODBC panel.

Where does the Information Design Tool store universes?
Semantic Layer

Where does the Information Design Tool store universes?

Dallas MarksAugust 17, 2012September 22, 2016

Sometimes answers to the simplest of questions can be elusive.

Object Formatting with the Information Design Tool
Semantic Layer

Object Formatting with the Information Design Tool

Dallas MarksApril 17, 2012July 20, 2017

Something’s missing but I can’t seem to put my finger on it…

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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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