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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…

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.

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

Wait a minute! What about Designer?

Dallas MarksAugust 29, 2013April 9, 2026

Yeah, what about Designer?

Object Formatting with the Information Design Tool
Semantic Layer

Object Formatting with the Information Design Tool

Dallas MarksApril 17, 2012March 4, 2026

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

Information Design Tool Application Rights
Semantic Layer

Information Design Tool Application Rights

Dallas MarksMarch 7, 2012April 21, 2017

A minor security difference between the Universe Design Tool and Information Design Tool

Identifying SAP BusinessObjects queries using END_SQL
Semantic Layer

Identifying SAP BusinessObjects queries using END_SQL

Dallas MarksOctober 5, 2011February 28, 2026

A useful trick to help SAP BusinessObjects universe designers and database administrators identify the source of queries.

Reporting

Retiring Desktop Intelligence Free-Hand SQL

Dallas MarksJanuary 10, 2011February 28, 2026

It’s the end of the world as we know it – time to send Desktop Intelligence reports into retirement.

Universe Designer Refresh Structure
Semantic Layer

Universe Designer Refresh Structure

Dallas MarksNovember 16, 2008March 20, 2026

Tips and tricks for keeping your universe and database structure in sync.

Identifying BusinessObjects Queries using END_SQL
Semantic Layer

Identifying BusinessObjects Queries using END_SQL

Dallas MarksJanuary 1, 2008September 22, 2016

An updated version of this article can be found here.

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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