You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects and Crystal User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting Thursday, Aug 16th 2018.

Registration is free, but we do ask that you register to help us keep count.

Location: Mobile Mini 4646 E. Van Buren St. 3rd Floor Phoenix, AZ 85008

AGENDA:

12:30 – 1:00 pm | Registration

1:00 – 1:10 pm | Welcome & Announcements

1:10- 1:40 pm | The Top 5 Deadly Sins to Avoid when Developing & Releasing BusinessObjects Reports – John Clapper, Mobile Mini

Everyone is looking for their Reporting releases to run smoothly whether you are releasing one report or hundreds of reports; whether you are developing on a SQL Server foundation with nightly batch processing or developing on a native HANA real-time foundation. The goal always remains the same…customer satisfaction and the completion in a timely manner. This session will explore examples in order to address the top 10 deadliest sins that you should avoid when it comes to BusinessObjects Report Releases.

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1:45- 2:15 pm |Web Intelligence Tips from the Trenches – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol

Web Intelligence has so many features and functions that it is hard to know them all and when best to use them. Senior BusinessObjects Consultant, Runali Ghosh, will share some recent situations she encountered and demonstrate how she solved them.  They include merged dimensions and using dynamic visibility.

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2:15- 2:30 pm | Break & Networking

2:30- 3:00 pm |IDT vs UDT: The Secret Weapons – Jean-Francois Cayron, Sigatta BI

The case has been made repeatedly that the UNX format is the future of the Business Objects ecosystem.
But people tasked with developing universes will also appreciate how different the tools themselves are.
We will show you how the IDT opens up your options.

3:00- 3:30 pm | Universe Design Date Customization – Cindy Spohn & Amanda Zibella

This session will explore different ways to design, filter and build date customization’s in UNV and IDT environments.  Formatted as a collaborated presentation, topics discussed will include items such as:

• Adding custom date filter
• Setting up Pre-defined quires
• Building prompts into an object
• Formatting dates in the Universe
• Dimension vs Detail
• Formatting numbers

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3:30- 4:00 pm |Open Discussion on The Future of BusinessObjects – Hosted by Paul Grill, InfoSol

This open format session will allow the community to freely discuss and ask questions that pertain to how they use BusinessObjects today; what concerns or questions they have for the future of their organizations usage of BO or the future of SAP BO all together.

4:00 – 4:15 pm | Raffle & Prizes

You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects and Crystal User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting Thursday, May 17th 2018.

Registration is free, but we do ask that you register to help us keep count.

Location: 

City of Mesa
200 S Center St, Building 3, Room 119
Mesa, AZ 85201

Agenda

12:30 – 1:00 pm | Registration

1:00 – 1:10 pm | Welcome & Announcements

1:10- 1:55 pm | Business Objects in Cloud, Infosol’s Story – Minith Patel, InfoSol Inc. 

This presentation will cover how Infosol moved from In-house Network to cloud for business objects and how cloud helps support its day to day operations.

2:00- 2:30 pm | The Future of Web intelligence – What’s Planned for SP06 and Beyond – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.

The popularity of Web Intelligence continues to grow, as along with the Universe and Semantic Layer, it forms the central pillar of BusinessObjects. The number of new features and functionality introduced with each service pack of BI 4.2 has been unprecedented and continues unabated. After the current SP05, we will see SP06 released this Summer and more coming.

This presentation will provide both an evaluation of where Webi is today and where it is heading along with a sneak preview of what is planned for SP06 .

2:30- 2:45 pm | Break & Networking

2:45- 3:15 pm | What Makes a Visually Appealing Dashboard – Taylor Packwood, InfoSol Inc.

A well designed and good looking dashboard has a much better chance of being used and therefore being successful. This session will showcase and discuss design concepts, best practices, and theories behind what makes a visually appealing dashboard; from colors to components to infographics and images, this presentation will also demonstrate great examples of well-designed dashboards to emphasize design concepts. 

3:15- 4:00 pm | Web Intelligence Tips from the Trenches – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol

Web Intelligence has so many features and functions that it is hard to know them all and when best to use them. Senior BusinessObjects Consultant, Runali Ghosh, will share some recent situations she encountered and demonstrate how she solved them.  They include Merged dimensions and using dynamic visibility.

4:00 – 4:15 pm | Raffle & Prizes

You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects and Crystal User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting Thursday, February 8th 2018.  

Location: Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85256, Student Center (SC) Building, Room 209

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Click to view SC Building Room Map: Student Center Building (SC) Room 209 

Agenda

12:30 – 1:00 pm | Registration

1:00 – 1:10 pm | Welcome and Announcements

1:10- 1:55 pm | Web Intelligence: Optimizing Response Times and Productivity – Jean Francois Cayron, Sagitta BI

This session is a study of techniques available to improve performance and productivity in Web Intelligence. How you approach the design of the overall visualization solution will deeply impact performance as perceived by the consumer. An adequate selection of techniques from the query design to report distribution will allow your organization to optimize the user experience. Learn about how to achieve success by combining Query Stripping, Scheduling, Document Linking and more.

2:00- 2:30 pm | How to Convince Upper Management to Keep BusinessObjects (Part II), The BI Strategy – Paul Grill, InfoSol

BusinessObjects remains the most popular Business Intelligence suite in use in the world today. Not only is it feature-rich, mature and solid but it is known, used and loved by millions who bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to its ever-growing ecosystem.
Many organizations have tried to replace it over the years only to come back to using it again.
In Part 1 of this fascinating topic, we talked about the key features of the toolset that make it so popular and part 2 will talk about the benefits and wisdom of keeping BusinessObjects as the centerpiece of your organization’s BI strategy.

2:30- 2:45 pm | Break & Networking

2:45- 3:15 pm | Dashboard Development made easier: An Xcelsius add-on created by InfoSol – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol

Despite numerous great features and advantages of Xcelsius, developers often face challenges when building complex and large dashboards. The first major challenge is that the work cannot be divided among multiple developers due to its lack of capability to merge and share dashboard projects. The second challenge is faced when the number of components increases because the loading, previewing and navigation of the dashboard tends to slow down. This session will demonstrate examples of Advanced iFrame; an add-on component that enables developing large dashboards with several tabs and pages, permitting multiple developers to work in parallel while breaking it up into logical modules.

3:15- 4:00 pm | What’s New in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP5? Adam Lange, A. Lange Consulting

Join expert consultant, Adam Lange, for a live tour of the latest features and enhancements offered in SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 SP5. This brand new version includes several exciting improvements to bolster the quality and efficiency of your reporting operations, with benefits for administrators and Web Intelligence users! This presentation will include practical applications and examples of the new features, plus caveats and best practices.

4:00 – 4:15 pm | Raffle & Prizes

You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects and Crystal User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting Thursday, February 9th 2017. 

Attendance is free; however, we do ask that you register for count purposes.

Location: Scottsdale Community College: 9000 East Chaparral Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85256

Turquoise Room — located in the Student Center (SC) — Room 164. It is well marked and everyone on campus knows it as “Turquoise”. The room has an outside entrance (which you will see as you approach the building), as well as an entrance from inside the Student Center.

Parking: Lot A is closest to the Turquoise Room (campus map).

Driving directions: 101 to Chaparral Road. East on Chaparral to the first entrance of SCC. After you’ve entered campus, turn left and follow the winding road to Parking Lot A.

Agenda:

12:30 – 1:00 pm | Registration

1:00 – 1:10 pm | Welcome and Announcements

1:10- 1:55 pm | SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 Customization and Branding – Adam Lange, A. Lange Consulting

In this session, attendees will learn the procedures for tailoring your SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 platform. Learn how to: add logos and messages to the Launch Pad login screen, manage logos and other company images, selectively hide Web Intelligence features, create effective report templates, and more.

2:00- 2:45 pm | Mass Connection Credential Change in BOE – Alan Ziv, MCCD

In February 2015, the Maricopa Community College District moved its Student Information System to a new version on servers located in the Oracle Cloud. This required the connection information (server, username, and password) to be changed on thousands of reports. The way we accomplished this mostly worked, but there were significant issues. We started to look for an alternative method for future use. This led us to 360View which we had previously used only for managing security settings. GB&Smith has responded to our needs with updates to 360View to address the issues we have encountered. The current situation will be described.

2:45- 3:00 pm | Break & Networking

3:00- 3:30 pm | Tips and Tricks for Migrating from BusinessObjects XI 3.1 to BI 4.2 – Minith Patel, InfoSol

Upgrading BO Application can be challenging, this presentation will focus on important topics, Tips and Tools that help with the a successful upgrade of BO from 3.1 to 4.2.

3:30- 4:00 pm | The Five People You Meet in Dashboard Heaven – Paul Grill, InfoSol

Following the phenomenal success of “The Seven Deadly Sins of Dashboard Design”, BI Dashboard Evangelist, Paul Grill , shifts the focus to highlighting some remarkable BI dashboards – how they came about, the impact they had and the people that made them happen. The engagement of the business user is critical to both the success and user adoption of any BI solution. In the case studies covered, the users play critical roles in the idea, the design and the result and will show the importance of best practices in making the user experience the number one priority.

4:00 – 4:15 pm | Raffle & Prizes