This Virtual Arizona BusinessObjects and Crystal User Group ran on Thursday, May 12th. You can view the session recordings below.

Agenda:

1:05 – 1:35 pm | Using WebI Shared Elements – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol Inc.

Shared Elements are report elements (tables, charts, logos, etc.) that are stored in the Business Objects repository for reuse. Shared Elements can be used to create a new report or added to an existing report by simply dragging and dropping into the report.

This session will cover:

• How to create several types of Shared Elements
• How to reuse them
• How to edit & modify your Shared Elements
• The pros & cons of using Shared Elements
• Any differences between 4.2 and 4.3 Shared Elements

1:35 – 2:05 pm | Creating Fast Visual BI Apps with BO and Squirrel 365 – John Zbyszinski, InfoSol Inc.

Using Buisness Objects Webi, let’s take a report as our data source and build a Squirrel App that is not only interactive, but is able to pass parameters to filter the data coming from the report.

2:15 – 2:45 pm | How to Develop Webi Reports Faster in the New BI 4.3 UI – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol Inc.

WebI 4.3 comes with a brand new FIORI-based user interface for developing reports and visualizations. But it also offers some cool new features and functionalities. In this session, I will share how you can leverage some of them to build reports with more efficiency.

You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed VIRTUAL Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ (MST) time on Thursday, November 4th.

Location:

This user group was hosted on Zoom and the sessions can be streamed below.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:05 pm  | Welcome & Announcements

1:05 – 1:35 pm | Solving Business Problems – Part 1   – Roxanne Pittman with InfoSol & Amanda Zibell Maricopa County.

Using Business Objects for finance reporting has been around for decades, but have you considered using it for data analytics to look for fraud?

This session well cover current buzz words and how they relate to Business Objects and we discuss ways to solve seemingly complex business issues with the tools we have.

1:35 – 2:05 pm | Solving Business Problems – Part 2  – Roxanne Pittman with InfoSol & Amanda Zibell Maricopa County.

Following the previous session we will demonstrate technical solutions using Web Intelligence and IDT for being able to show data analytic to resolve specific business

2:05 – 2:20 pm | Break

2:20 – 2:50 pm | Tips for Transitioning to the New Webi 4.3  – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol Inc.

WebI 4.3 comes with a FIORI-based, modern, and simplified user interface for designing and developing ad-hoc reports, operational reports, highly analytical reports, visually rich dashboards, and more powerful BI content. While this is a great foundational step towards future analytics and end-user experience it is also quite a transition from the classic launchpad that many are used to. To assuage the fear and panic generated from this huge transformation, this session will share a few tips that we have found quite useful to adapt to the new features faster and make the transition from WebI 4.2 to 4.3 more enjoyable.

2:50 – 3:20 pm | Tips and Techniques Used to Convert SSRS Report to Webi – Dirk Blasio, Ports America

When faced with the challenge of creating a new Web Intelligence report based on an existing SSRS report, there are no magic utilities available but we came up with a method that worked well.  This included using the SSRS report query to build new BO universe, using Custom Calculation Contexts in the Webi report and using hide and filter techniques to match output from the SSRS report.  In addition, we Improved data accuracy in the Webi report compared to the original SSRS report. This case study presentation will show how we achieved this.

3:20 – 3:30 pm | Raffle

You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed VIRTUAL Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ (MST) time on Thursday, August 12th.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:05 pm  | Welcome & Announcements

1:05 – 1:35 pm | Webi v. Crystal Reports – when to use each and when to use both  – Rajesh Ponnurangam, InfoSol Inc.

Join this session to find out some of the interesting ways to deliver Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence reports to support your business needs. A case study on how both Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence is utilized by a city government to automate parking violations and code enforcement letters will be presented. This session will also cover tips and tricks for designing pixel perfect Crystal and Web Intelligence reports.

1:35 – 2:05 pm | BusinessObjects as Part of BI Strategy for the Next Decade – Paul grill, InfoSol Inc.

As the world continues to navigate a global pandemic that started well over a year ago, the importance and significance of Business Intelligence has never been more critical.

Yet, at the same time, most organizations find themselves in a situation where time, resources and budget have never been tighter. As a result, making better and more use of the BI applications in place makes a lot of sense. For many, that means leveraging BusinessObjects as it remains the most widely used BI suite in the world today.

In addition, between Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports, it offers the best BI reporting platform available.
While tools like Tableau and PowerBI are gaining larger market share in the BI space, they are used for data discovery and data visualization and not designed for BI reporting.

It is for this reason, that most organizations who have adopted these tools, retain BusinessObjects for BI reporting.

This session will both discuss and show real customer case studies of how existing BusinessObjects are adapting to the new co-existence norm and how companies, new to BI, are adopting BusinessObjects as part of their new BI strategy for the next decade.

2:05 – 2:20 pm | Break

2:20 – 2:50 pm | How to bring in Web site or services data into Web Intelligence – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol Inc.

In this session, we will discuss possible techniques and overview of options to bring in the data from web service and use them for Web Intelligence reporting. We will also see how Web Service can be used to share data from BI as well.

2:50 – 3:20 pm | The Power of Input Controls in BI 4.2 – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol Inc.

Input Controls are used in Web Intelligence to filter and analyze data within the report.  Input Controls can be simple and can also be used in ways you may not have thought about to make your reports more dynamic.  Join this session to learn about the power of Input Controls!

3:20 – 3:30 pm | Raffle