Reporting and Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects

26.02.2012

Englisch

9781592293872

Rheinwerk Publishing

SAP PRESS Englisch

Nein

Ingo Hilgefort

501

2

Gebundene Ausgabe

SAP BusinessObjects XI, Business intelligence, BI, Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, Reporting, Analytics, Dashboards

. Introduction. 13 1. Introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects Reporting and Analysis Tools. 19 . 1.1. Overview of the SAP BusinessObjects Tools. 19 . 1.2. Other Capabilities of the SAP BusinessObjects Tools. 28 . 1.3. Summary. 30 2. Customer Requirements and Usage Scenarios. 31 . 2.1. General Guidelines for Establishing Business Requirements. 31 . 2.2. Matching Business Requirements to BI Products. 33 . 2.3. Mapping SAP BusinessObjects BI Tools to Capabilities. 37 . 2.4. Mapping SAP BusinessObjects Tools to the Audience. 42 . 2.5. Summary. 48 3. The Role of the Semantic Layer. 49 . 3.1. Semantic Layer Technology. 49 . 3.2. Data Connectivity Options for SAP Systems. 53 . 3.3. Recommendations for Semantic Layer Usage. 55 . 3.4. Summary. 56 4. Enterprise Reporting with SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise. 57 . 4.1. SAP Data Connectivity. 57 . 4.2. Assessing the Business Requirements. 62 . 4.3. Introduction to the Tool. 65 . 4.4. Building a Report for Financial Analysis. 87 . 4.5. Building a Report for HR Analysis. 101 . 4.6. Summary. 118 5. Interactive Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. 119 . 5.1. SAP Data Connectivity. 119 . 5.2. Assessing the Business Requirements. 124 . 5.3. Introduction to the Tool. 128 . 5.4. Building a Report for Sales Analysis. 154 . 5.5. Building a Report for Financial Analysis. 170 . 5.6. Summary. 179 6. Dashboarding and Data Visualization with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards. 181 . 6.1. SAP Data Connectivity. 181 . 6.2. Assessment of Business Requirements. 189 . 6.3. Introduction to the Tool. 193 . 6.4. Building a Dashboard for Sales Planning. 224 . 6.5. Summary. 250 7. Using SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office. 251 . 7.1. SAP Data Connectivity. 251 . 7.2. Assessing the Business Requirements. 256 . 7.3. Introduction to the Tool. 259 . 7.4. Building a Workbook for Financial Analysis. 272 . 7.5. Building a Workbook for Sales Analysis. 284 . 7.6. Summary. 295 8. Using SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for OLAP. 297 . 8.1. SAP Data Connectivity. 297 . 8.2. Assessing the Business Requirements. 302 . 8.3. Introduction to the Tool. 305 . 8.4. Building a Workbook for Financial Analysis. 317 . 8.5. Building a Workbook for Sales Analysis. 327 . 8.6. Summary. 338 9. Data Exploration and Searching with SAP BusinessObjects Explorer. 339 . 9.1. SAP Data Connectivity for SAP BusinessObjects Explorer. 339 . 9.2. Assessing the Business Requirements. 344 . 9.3. Introduction to the Tool. 347 . 9.4. Creating an Information Space for Sales Analysis. 368 . 9.5. Summary. 383 10. Using SAP BusinessObjects Live Office. 385 . 10.1. SAP BusinessObjects Live Office Configuration. 385 . 10.2. SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Content and Microsoft Office. 387 . 10.3. Introduction to the Tool. 388 . 10.4. Summary. 419 11. Using SAP BusinessObjects BI Workspaces. 421 . 11.1. Overview. 421 . 11.2. Creating Content for Your First SAP BusinessObjects BI Workspace. 427 . 11.3. Creating Your First BI Workspace. 440 . 11.4. Summary. 447 12. Navigating the BI Launch Pad. 449 . 12.1. User Authentication. 449 . 12.2. User Interface (UI) Overview. 452 . 12.3. Folders and Categories. 455 . 12.4. Using Search in the BI Launch Pad. 456 . 12.5. Configuring User Preferences. 462 . 12.6. Summary. 467 13. Best Practices and Tips and Tricks for SAP BusinessObjects BI Tools. 469 . 13.1. Selection of the Right Tool. 469 . 13.2. SAP NetWeaver BEx Query Design. 470 . 13.3. Data Connectivity. 475 . 13.4. User Security. 478 . 13.5. Performance Considerations. 479 . 13.6. Known Limitations. 481 . 13.7. Report Design Topics. 488 . 13.8. Tracing and Troubleshooting. 488 . 13.9. Summary. 489 14. Integration Outlook. 491 . 14.1. SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise. 491 . 14.2. SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards. 492 . 14.3. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence. 492 . 14.4. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Suite. 492 . 14.5. SAP BusinessObjects Explorer. 492 . 14.6. Semantic Layer. 493 . 14.7. Summary. 493 . The Author. 495 . Index. 497

229 mm

17.5 cm