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A Public Service Announcement for Desktop Intelligence
Posted on February 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsA public service announcement from SAP BusinessObjects: Note: Desktop Intelligence reports are no longer supported in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0. To access your data from a Desktop Intelligence report... -
All the Desktop Intelligence That’s Fit to Print
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 5 CommentsInstead of clinging religiously to the mantra “printing is evil”, it’s always preferable to ask “what is the best way to solve this report distribution requirement”. And sometimes “best” doesn’t mean “perfect”, just “good enough”. -
Retiring Desktop Intelligence Free-Hand SQL
Posted on January 10, 2011 | 5 CommentsIt’s the end of the world as we know it – time to send Desktop Intelligence reports into retirement. But thankfully, the Report Conversion Tool, even in XI R2 and XI 3.1, can help us reach our goal, even with free-hand SQL. -
Shouldn’t we all stop looking at Desktop Intelligence?
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsWe should stop looking at Desktop Intelligence. But Desktop Intelligence is like a gruesome automobile accident during rush hour- some of us can’t stop looking. But the SAP BI roadmap is clear- Web Intelligence is the future, Desktop Intelligence is the past. -
Desktop Intelligence and the Report Conversion Tool
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 1 Commentor, The End of the World as We Know It (Part 2) In Desktop Intelligence, it’s possible to display “yesterday” on a report using the following formula: CurrentDate()-1 The Report... -
The End of the World as We Know It (Part 1)
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 3 CommentsAlthough many, including Hollywood, jumped on the 2012 end-of-the-world bandwagon, SAP is getting the party started earlier. For SAP BusinessObjects customers, the end of the world as we know it...
