Creating Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide - Hardcover

Li, Ray; Deloffer, Evan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592294103 ISBN 13: 9781592294107

Publisher: SAP Press, 2012

Synopsis

Create interactive dashboards with the tool also known as Xcelsius Understand how to use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards in an SAP environment Explore new features such as Query Browser, sparkline chart, and Universe connectivity Impress your audience with eye-catching, informative, and easy-to-navigate dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards! In this book, you ll quickly learn the basics of building your own dashboard and move on to customize your creations with themes, data connections, and other essential features. SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Basics Build a strong foundation by understanding the features, options, themes, and commands at your disposal, and benefi t from comprehensive examples and practical exercises. Visualize the Process Benefit from numerous screenshots that show how different features will look in a dashboard (and view them in color in the online version!). Custom Options Tailor and enhance your dashboard by using SDK tools, data connectivity with options like SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Live Office, and both SAP and non-SAP tools. Bonus Online Information Download source code from all examples and find color figure downloads at www.sap-press.com. Updated and Revised for Release 4.0 Find all changes in the move to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0, from small menu changes and what they mean, to new developments in location intelligence and more.

About this title

About the Author

Ray Li is a passionate business intelligence professional currentlyworking for Lodestone Management Consultants, providing BI consulting services in the retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and insurance industries. He previouslyworked for SAP BusinessObjects as a software engineerwhere he developed the integration kit for SAP Solutionsand designed and delivered dashboards in several projects.In his spare time he enjoys music and badminton.

Evan DeLodder is a software engineer focused on applyingcutting-edge technologies in the business intelligence anddata visualization space. Evan has led the development andimplementation of numerous business intelligence softwareproducts and applications and continues to innovate andapply new ideas that compliment the SAP Business Intelligenceplatform. Evan is an SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsSDK guru on the popular website EverythingXcelsius.com, an SAP author, and a frequent contributor to the growing SAPBusinessObjects Dashboards development community.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAP Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592294103
• ISBN 13: 9781592294107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 650