Check back for the 2026 schedule! It is currently TBD.
Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, October 2, 2025
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group is tentatively scheduled 1:00pm to 4:00pm AZ time on Thursday, October 2nd.
We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person. Attending is free, but please register below for count purposes when the registration is open.
Location:
Meritage Homes
18655 North Claret Drive Suite #400
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Agenda:
12:30-1:00pm – Registration and Networking
1:00pm-1:30pm – What’s new in Web Intelligence in BI 2025 – Roxanne Pittman – InfoSol Inc.
SAP BI 2025 comes packed with long-awaited innovations, customer-requested features, and usability enhancements. With a whole new set of UI5 charts, tables, filters and interactive features, this latest version of Web Intelligence adds some great new options for Reporting, Dashboards and offline sharing. Along with further enhancements to Data Mode, Webi in BI 2025 continues to lead the BI reporting space. Join us to explore some of these new features.
1:30pm-2:00pm – Element Linking in Web Intelligence 4.3 – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol Inc.
Element Linking is a feature that enables interaction between tables and charts in a way that classic Webi reports could not previously do. While it opens up the door for designing dashboards using Webi it also makes reporting and analysis more engaging and avoids the need to export data into excel for drilling and filtering.
This session will show you how to use Element Linking as well as show an example case study of its effective usage.
2:00pm-2:20pm – Break
2:20pm-2:50PM – Real World Use case for Webi Data Tab Mode – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol Inc.
Sometimes report requirements can get quite convoluted. This session will show two actual real-world scenarios of how the new Webi Data Mode was used to solve complex report requirements that merging data in the traditional method would not support.
2:50pm-3:20pm – How to do Write Back and AI in BusinessObjects Web Intelligence – Gemini Boudrie, InfoSol Inc.
A lot of people have asked if it is possible to do write back or use AI in Web Intelligence. For the first time, we can now answer yes to both items. This fascinating session will show that by using the Custom Elements feature in Web Intelligence, it is possible to integrate components in Webi reports to do both Write Back and AI.
3:20pm-3:30pm – Wrap-up and Raffle
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Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, November 7th 2024
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group is tentatively scheduled 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ time on Thursday, November 7th.
We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person. Attending is free, but please register for count purposes when the registration is open.
Location:
Meritage Homes
18655 North Claret Drive Suite #400 (4th floor)
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Full Agenda:
12:30-1:00 pm | Registration and Networking
1:00-1:30 pm | Introduction to Meritage homes and their current BI Strategy – Tracy Powers, Meritage Homes
1:30-2:00 pm | BusinessObjects Maintenance and Strategy Roadmap – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
SAP recently released an updated BusinessObjects Maintenance strategy which lays out their new software version release cadence and approach from BI 2025 onwards as well as explain the strategy for.
2:00-2:30 pm | Networking Break
2:30-2:55 pm | Connecting BusinessObjects to Non-traditional Data Sources – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol Inc.
Web Intelligence has expanded it’s source of data beyond universe and many of these non-traditional sources have played important roles in various scenarios. Today I will discuss and show some of these possibilities to include data from cloud-based and local data that has not made in to the universe
2:55-3:20 pm | Merged Dimensions and Data Tab: When to use which – Roxanne Pittman
The traditional Webi way of joining data together has been merging common dimensions and the new Data Tab has given us new ways to join which we did not have before. When should you chose to use the Data Tab to join instead of traditional merging? Join us in this session where we discuss and show examples to support both ways of combining data sets.
3:20-3:30 pm | Wrap-up and Raffle
2024 Meeting Schedule
There are two meetings scheduled for 2024 (they will always fall on a Thursday):
Attendance is free; however, we do ask that you register for count purposes.
See you soon!
Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Tuesday, May 28th 2024
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ time on Tuesday, May 28th. You can register below for free.
We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person. Attending is free, but please register for count purposes below:
Location:
Agenda:
12:30-1:00 pm | Registration and Networking
1:00-1:30 pm | BusinessObjects 2024 Update – Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.
The SAP updated Statement of Direction for BI and BusinessObjects continues to be updated and the roadmap extended which is great news for all BusinessObjects customers. Bi 4.3 SP4 was released in December, and we are all excited to hear about and see what is coming in the next major release BI 2025.
This session will discuss this new roadmap and cover the key features that have been released with BI 4.3 SP04 and what to expect to see with BI 2025.
1:30-2:00 pm | Overlooked Gems in Webi 4.3 – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol Inc.
Join us in this session to discuss and demonstrate a few cool features in Web Intelligence 4.3sp4 that have not had much attention.
2:00-2:30 pm | Networking Break
2:30-2:55 pm | Sharing is Caring with Webi 4.3 – Alan Anolik, Maven BI
Did you know that Web Intelligence offers numerous ways to share your work with your peers and save you time? With Shared Elements, Webi Documents as a Data Source, and OData Services, you can make collaboration a reality!
2:55-3:20 pm | BusinessObjects Problem and Knowledge Sharing Roundtable – Roxanne Pittman, Amanda Zibell, Alan Alonik, and Paul Grill
Great opportunity to both bring your BusinessObjects challenges and share your tips and tricks with others. This will be a collaborative problem solving and best practice sharing session
3:20-3:30 pm | Wrap-up and Raffle
Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, November 9th 2023
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ time on Thursday, November 9th. You can register below for free.
We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person. Attending is free, but please register for count purposes below:
Location:
ASU SkySong
1475 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 200 Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Conference Room 341
Agenda:
12:30-1:00 pm | Registration and Networking
1:00-1:30 pm | What’s Coming Next in BusinessObjects BI 4.3 – Paul Grill & Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol
A sneak preview of some of the new features and functions planned for the next major service pack of BI 4.3, namely SP04 expected to be released at the end of this year. Once again, there is a LOT of new functionality and enhancements
1:30-2:00 pm | Real World Examples of How Webi 4.3 SP03 New Filtering Capabilities Can Be Used – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol
A look at some of the new filtering capabilities available with Web Intelligence 4.3 SP03 and how they can be used to make your life easier. This includes looking at the new filtering capability of Intra-document linking and also the InputControlFilter and ElementLinkingFilter functions recently added.
2:00-2:30 pm | Networking Break
2:30-2:55 pm | Use of icons and images in Web Intelligence – and how it is much easier and more professional in 4.3 – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol
There have been a lot of improvements in the area of images and icons in Web Intelligence as part of its evolution towards dashboarding and data visualization in addition to its powerful reporting and ad-hoc query capabilities. In this session we will build several reports showing creative ways to use ICONS in 4.3 and also ways of using images from a file or URL.
2:55-3:20 pm | Why BusinessObjects is experiencing success again: Roundtable Discussion – Paul Grill, InfoSol
BusinessObjects is making yet another resurgence and has become increasingly popular again in the last year. Rather than being replaced with PowerBI or Tableau, it is staying in a state of co-existence within most organizations today. This interactive roundtable will discuss the reasons behind this and why its future continues to look so bright.
3:20-3:30 pm | Wrap-up and Raffle
Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, August 10th 2023
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ time on Thursday, August 10th. You can register below for free.
We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person. Attending is free, but please register for count purposes below:
Location:
ASU SkySong
1475 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale AZ 85257
The Room it will be hosted in is called 201 Global
Agenda:
12:30-1:00 pm | Registration and Networking
1:00-1:30 pm | Using Squirrel with BusinessObjects: A Customer Case Study – John Zbyszinski, InfoSol
Do you have Webi Reports that seem a little static? Are you looking to take existing Webi Reports and create something new and exciting? In this case study, you will see exactly how the great marriage of Squirrel365/InfoBurst Dash come together to take existing Webi Reports and create visually appealing dashboards that deliver proper BI while organizing multiple KPI’s.
1:30-2:00 pm | Joining Data in Webi from Different Data Sources – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol
This session will cover joining Data in Webi from different sources, utilizing both the 4.3sp3 Data Tab as well as the traditional method of merging data. We will demonstrate an alternate way of creating a “Minus” query, but with using different data sources.
2:00-2:30 pm | Networking Break
2:30-2:55 pm | The New Search function in BI 4.3 – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol
Numerous user-friendly features have been added to SAP Web Intelligence incrementally. The search function within the application is one of them and what it is now in the current 4.3 version is quite useful. Since it may be hard to keep track of all of that, I will consolidate them in this session for everyone’s benefit. Join me to learn more about all the search abilities to enhance your productivity.
2:55-3:20 pm | Roundtable Discussion on Using AI – Amanda Zibell, Maricopa County
We are all hearing a lot about the use of AI today and tools like ChatGPT, but where do these fit in our Enterprise and BI applications or should we even be using them at all? This roundtable discussion , led by Amanda Zibell from Maricopa County will explore these questions and share her own interesting stories about how AI is perceived in County government
3:20-3:30 pm | Wrap-up and Raffle
Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, May 11th 2023
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:30pm AZ time on Thursday, May 11th.
Location:
ASU SkySong
1475 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale AZ 85257
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Will be held in SkySong Imagination 249 (Conference Room)
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Agenda:
12:30-1:00 pm | Registration and Networking
1:00-1:30 pm | It’s BI 4.3 Upgrade Season – How Goes It? – Alan Anolik, MavenBI
A review of three separate independent upgrades to BI 4.3 in three different industries – utility company, health care company, energy company.
The upgrades include both SP02 and SP03 transitions.
1:30-2:00 pm | Intelligence Viewer in SPO3 is Back – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol
With all the changes in the 4.3 User Interface, there are a few of the interactive features that were available to End Users in 4.2 which were not included in early releases of 4.3. Now these features are back in the latest release of Web Intelligence 4.3sp3. Join this session to help your users maximize their experience in Reading Mode.
2:00-2:30 pm | Networking Break
2:30-2:55 pm | New Data Profiler in BI 4.3 SP3 – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol
WebI 4.3 SP03 introduced a new mode called Data. In this session, I will demo the new capabilities which allow you to prepare your data by interacting with your metadata and data. The ability to profile and cleanse your data right in the WebI report empowers developers to a great amount.
2:55-3:20 pm | How McKesson plans to use Advanced Visualizations in Webi to drive self-service/ad hoc reporting – Alan Anolik from MavenBI
A case study showing how McKesson is enabling their users to manipulate and edit curated datasets within Web Intelligence without having to dump to excel or create Webi blocks/charts.
3:20-3:30 pm | Wrap-up and Raffle
Arizona BusinessObjects User Group – Thursday, February 9th, 2023
You and your colleagues are invited to join us at the next information packed Arizona Business Objects User Group (AZBOCUG) meeting. This user group will run from 1:00pm to 3:00pm AZ time on Thursday, February 9th. You can register below for free.
We are excited to announce that we plan on running this user group in-person, so be on the lookout for more location details.
Location:
ASU SkySong
1475 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale AZ 85257
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Will be held in SkySong 341 (Conference Room)
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Agenda:
1:00 – 1:05 pm | Welcome & Announcements
1:05 – 1:35 pm | Key New Features in 4.3 SP03 – Roxanne Pittman, InfoSol
The latest release of BusinessObjects 4.3 sp03 came with some exciting new features and this session will be demonstrating some of those key features that have come from customer requests over the years. These exciting innovations continue to make the Report Developers life not just easier … but more fun!
1:35 – 2:05 pm | Upgrading a Major Enterprise from Bi 4.2 to BI 4.3: A Customer Case Study – Viji Neelakantan, Freeport McMorran
With thousands of BusinessObjects Users on multiple continents, along with multiple deployments and a data warehouse in the cloud, there is a lot to consider when a major corporation upgrades BusinessObjects.
This session will talk about the challenge, the planning and the execution of our recent upgrade from BusinessObjects BI 4.2 to 4.3.
2:05 – 2:20 pm | Break
2:20 – 2:50 pm | Why and When to convert your UNV to UNX – Runali Ghosh, InfoSol
BusinessObjects has evolved tremendously throughout its lifetime and yet one major element has thrived and operated as the backbone and it is the metadata layer called “Universe”. The main concept has stayed the same but it has observed its own share of evolution. Although the new format of universe called UNX, introduced with SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 has been around for a while now, many environments have chosen to stay with the traditional UNV format. Now, it is high time we discuss the necessity, benefits and timelines of transitioning to the UNX world. In this session, we will go through the major reasons behind why and when we need to start planning for this conversion process
2:50 – 3:20 pm | Writeback and “What if” in Webi with Squirrel365 – Roxanne Pittman & John Z, InfoSol
Creating custom webi elements with Squirrel365 to expand your webi reports with “what if calculations” and writeback.
3:20 – 3:30 pm | Raffle