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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, Crystal Reports, SAP, Semantic Layer

Is it a bug or a feature?

Dallas MarksOctober 1, 2025September 30, 2025

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

All That You Can’t Leave Behind – Preparing for SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025
Administration & Security

All That You Can’t Leave Behind – Preparing for SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025

Dallas MarksJanuary 23, 2025January 28, 2025

How to prepare for the arrival of SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025.

SAP Insider Reporting & Analytics 2017 INTERACTIVE
User Groups & Conferences

SAP Insider Reporting & Analytics 2017 INTERACTIVE

Dallas MarksJune 21, 2017November 28, 2017

Join me in Las Vegas for SAP Insider’s Reporting & Analytics 2017 conference!

Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.2 SP3
Platform

Ten Features That Absolutely Must Be in BI 4.2 SP3

Dallas MarksJuly 14, 2016July 20, 2017

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.

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?

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 The Complete Reference, Third Edition
Book Review

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 The Complete Reference, Third Edition

Dallas MarksJanuary 8, 2013July 17, 2021

The best published resource for universe design with the Information Design Tool.

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.

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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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