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Dallas Marks Joins Need4Viz
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Dallas Marks Joins Need4Viz

Dallas Marks (Administrator)June 24, 2024January 28, 2025

I am pleased to announce that I have joined Need4Viz as a Senior Consultant.

Customizing the new portals in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 and higher
Platform

Customizing the new portals in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 and higher

Dallas MarksAugust 8, 2018August 21, 2019

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
Platform

Using the new commentary feature in SAP BI 4.2

Dallas MarksJuly 12, 2018July 12, 2018

Commentary is a useful new feature in SAP BI 4.2 but needs configuration beyond the default setup to work optimally.

Killing Explorer
Lumira & Explorer

Killing Explorer

Dallas MarksApril 16, 2018July 11, 2018

How to remove all evidence of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer.

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.

Everything Must Change
Business Intelligence

Everything Must Change

Dallas MarksMarch 13, 2018July 17, 2021

Like it or not, everything MUST change, including SAP’s analytics roadmap.

New BI Launch Pad Customization in SAP BI 4.2 SP5
Platform

New BI Launch Pad Customization in SAP BI 4.2 SP5

Dallas MarksMarch 7, 2018February 26, 2020

A new and much welcome enhancement for the BI Launch Pad logon screen.

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018
Platform

State of the SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Upgrade – February 2018

Dallas MarksFebruary 14, 2018March 12, 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.

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.

SAP Lumira 2.0 compatibility with SAP BI platform
Lumira & Explorer

SAP Lumira 2.0 compatibility with SAP BI platform

Dallas MarksAugust 30, 2017March 26, 2018

Which versions of the BI platform are compatible with SAP Lumira 2.0?

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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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