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One of the most valuable resources a company has (and often the most misused or under-used) is the massive amount of company data sitting in a database, including everything from sales figures and shipping expenses, to other key performance indicators and metrics. By using the SAP BusinessObjects suite of business intelligence (BI) tools, companies have the power to transform their data into a powerful strategic and tactical tool to manage and grow their businesses. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the reporting, analysis, and visualization tools available from SAP BusinessObjects. <br/> <br/>Introduction to all the SAP BusinessObjects Reporting and Analytics Tools <br/>Learn about the various tools, the different users of each tool, and the major functions for each of the tools. <br/> <br/>Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports <br/>Explore pixel perfect reporting with Crystal Reports and understand who this powerful tool is for and what it can do. <br/> <br/>Ad Hoc Reporting and Queries with Web Intelligence <br/>Discover how to enable users to create queries from scratch, format retrieved information, and easily analyze underlying trends and root causes. <br/> <br/>Integrating into Microsoft with Live Office <br/>Find out how to leverage content from your BusinessObjects Enterprise system in Microsoft(r) Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. <br/> <br/>Creating Dashboards and Visualizations with Xcelsius <br/>Discover how to present complex business data clearly and provide decision makers the ability to interact with the information and manage their businesses proactively.
| ISBN | 1592293107 | | DEWEY | 650.0285 | | ISBN13 | 9781592293100
(What's this?) | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Publisher | SAP Press | | Pages | 655 | | Imprint | SAP Press | | Published in | Maryland | | Format | Hardback | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | Publication date | 30 Jan 2010 | |
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... Foreword ... 15 <br/>... Introduction ... 17 <br/>1 ... Introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects Reporting and Analysis Tools ... 23 <br/> <br/>1.1 ... Overview of the SAP BusinessObjects Tools ... 23 <br/>1.1.1 ... Enterprise Reporting ... 25 <br/>1.1.2 ... Ad Hoc Query and Reporting ... 27 <br/>1.1.3 ... Advanced Analysis ... 29 <br/>1.1.4 ... Dashboarding and Data Visualization ... 30 <br/>1.1.5 ... Discovery and Exploration ... 32 <br/>1.1.6 ... SAP BusinessObjects BI and Microsoft Office ... 34 <br/>1.2 ... Summary ... 35 <br/>2 ... Reporting and Analysis Customer Case Study ... 37 <br/> <br/>2.1 ... Motivation ... 37 <br/>2.2 ... Customer Requirements and Usage Scenarios ... 38 <br/>2.2.1 ... Financial Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 38 <br/>2.2.2 ... Sales Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 39 <br/>2.2.3 ... HR Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 40 <br/>2.2.4 ... Executive Leadership and Management Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 41 <br/>2.3 ... Mapping SAP BusinessObjects Tools to Customer Requirements ... 42 <br/>2.4 ... Mapping SAP BusinessObjects Tools to User Types ... 46 <br/>2.5 ... Decision Path for SAP BusinessObjects Tools ... 51 <br/>2.6 ... Summary ... 54 <br/>3 ... Enterprise Reporting with Crystal Reports ... 55 <br/> <br/>3.1 ... Installation and Deployment Overview ... 55 <br/>3.1.1 ... Crystal Reports Installation ... 55 <br/>3.1.2 ... SAP BusinessObjects Integration for SAP Solutions ... 58 <br/>3.2 ... SAP Data Connectivity for Crystal Reports ... 61 <br/>3.3 ... Customer Case Study Enterprise Reporting Requirements ... 64 <br/>3.4 ... Crystal Reports Designer Quick Basics ... 66 <br/>3.4.1 ... Crystal Reports Designer Environment ... 67 <br/>3.4.2 ... Field Explorer ... 71 <br/>3.4.3 ... Groupings ... 76 <br/>3.4.4 ... Section Expert ... 79 <br/>3.4.5 ... Conditional Formatting ... 82 <br/>3.4.6 ... Saving to BusinessObjects Enterprise ... 85 <br/>3.4.7 ... SAP-Specific Options ... 86 <br/>3.5 ... Customer Requirements Financial Reporting with Crystal Reports ... 88 <br/>3.6 ... Customer Requirements HR Reporting with Crystal Reports ... 112 <br/>3.7 ... Summary ... 130 <br/>4 ... Ad Hoc Query and Analysis ... 131 <br/> <br/>4.1 ... Installation and Deployment Overview ... 131 <br/>4.2 ... SAP Data Connectivity for Web Intelligence and Universes ... 134 <br/>4.3 ... Metadata Management with Universes ... 136 <br/>4.3.1 ... Overview on Universes ... 136 <br/>4.3.2 ... OLAP Universes and SAP NetWeaver BW ... 137 <br/>4.3.3 ... Relational Universes and SAP NetWeaver BW ... 140 <br/>4.3.4 ... OLAP Universes and Relational Universes a Comparison ... 142 <br/>4.3.5 ... Creating Your First OLAP Universe on Top of SAP NetWeaver BW ... 144 <br/>4.3.6 ... Customize Your OLAP Universe ... 153 <br/>4.3.7 ... Creating Your First Relational Universe on Top of SAP NetWeaver BW ... 171 <br/>4.3.8 ... Customize Your Relational Universe ... 185 <br/>4.4 ... Customer Case Study Ad Hoc Query and Analysis Requirements ... 194 <br/>4.4.1 ... Financial Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 194 <br/>4.4.2 ... Sales Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 195 <br/>4.4.3 ... Human Resource (HR) Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 195 <br/>4.4.4 ... Executive Leadership and Management Reporting and Analysis Requirements ... 196 <br/>4.5 ... Web Intelligence Quick Basics ... 197 <br/>4.5.1 ... Creating Your First Web Intelligence Report ... 197 <br/>4.5.2 ... Using Filter and Prompts ... 208 <br/>4.5.3 ... Arranging Objects ... 213 <br/>4.5.4 ... Using Breaks, Sections, and Summaries ... 217 <br/>4.6 ... Customer Case Study Sales Reporting with Web Intelligence ... 221 <br/>4.7 ... Customer Case Study Financial Reporting with Web Intelligence ... 242 <br/>4.8 ... Summary ... 257 &
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