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Category: Semantic Layer

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

​​Building Tableau and Power BI Dashboards using Data from SAP BusinessObjects Universes
Semantic Layer

​​Building Tableau and Power BI Dashboards using Data from SAP BusinessObjects Universes

Dallas MarksDecember 16, 2025December 11, 2025

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

SAP Should Join the Open Semantic Interchange (OSI)
SAP, Semantic Layer

SAP Should Join the Open Semantic Interchange (OSI)

Dallas MarksOctober 30, 2025October 29, 2025

On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Space Telescope into space. Around the same…

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?

​​Third-Party Connectors to Universes
Semantic Layer

​​Third-Party Connectors to Universes

Dallas MarksJune 3, 2020December 11, 2025

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 MarksJanuary 26, 2018January 28, 2026

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

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
Career Updates, 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.

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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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