SAP Business Objects - SAP BO
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SAP Business Objects - SAP BO
What is SAP Business Objects – SAP BO
SAP BO comes under SAP Big Data solutions i.e. basically used to create Analytical and Interactive reports & Dashboards. it aggregate, visualize, and analyze data quickly. It is a reporting tool for business users to analyse data .The product also offers a mobile app compatible with both iOS and Android devices It is designed for companies of all sizes. It helps business managers not only in the decision-making process but also for building better future strategies
Various SAP and Non-SAP data sources can be used to create SAP Business Objects reports, you can pull data from SAP systems like SAP ECC, SAP ERP, SAP SRM, and Non-SAP data sources like Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and Sybase.
Using SAP BO business users can create basic, medium, and complex reports from transactional data in database as well as by creating universes using Information Design Tool i.e. UDT.
Over view of SAP Business Objects
SAP Business Objects which comes under SAP Big Data Analytics is a business intelligence solution designed for companies of all sizes. It also offers SAP BODS, SAP BODS Means SAP BO Data Services. It is an ETL (extract, transform, load), and predictive dashboard, Crystal reports, OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) & other ad-hoc reporting functionalities within one suite. The product is available both in cloud-based (i.e. SAP Business Objects cloud computing)
as well as on-premise deployment and it caters to multiple industry segments including but not limited to government, manufacturing, distribution, financial services and non-profit organisations.
SAP Business Objects allows users to integrate with external systems, such as Sales force and Microsoft Office and combine data from these for executing business analytics and reporting functions. The product also includes features of drag-and-drop interface, which allows users to customize reports using required parameters.
SAP Business Objects offers multidimensional data analysis, where users can create reports on multiple business parameters from different data sources. And SAP offers online portal, email, phone and Twitter-based support to the customers.
BI Launchpad is a HTML or Java based interface, it is of Business Objects tool and it is to perform analytical reporting & data analysis, Using Web or Internet to access SAP BOBJ Webi reports via BI Launchpad, you can perform the tasks like Create, edit and refresh all the reports in Web Intelligence.
SAP Business Objects version history
In 2007, SAP acquired this company for $6.8 billion and the product has been renamed as SAP Business Objects.
Later in 2011, Business Objects version XI 4.0 was introduced. The latest version of the tool is SAP Business Objects 4.2 and other tool is SAP Business Intelligence 4.3
Data Visualization and Analytics Applications
Ad Hoc Querying and Reporting
Microsoft Office Integration
Large-Scale Data Analysis
Embed Data Analytics Information into PowerPoint
Enterprise Business Intelligence Reporting System
It has powerful Analytic components to visualize data effectively, like dynamic visibility, Hyperlinks, Data filters, Drop downs, Buttons, and Checkbox, Cross tab, Bar charts, Pie charts.
SAP Business objects presents data in both summarized level and detailed level & Graphical level.
SAP BO has formatting rules ability to format data
SAP BO allows inserting client logos, pictures, pictograms, shapes, and text headers and footers borders.
Possibility to Export and Share a SAP BO reports as an Adobe PDF file
Publishing & Accessing Lumira Dashboard
Publishing & Access SAP BO document in SAP Business Intelligence Platform 4.2 or related