Resolving Loops in a Universe

Define what a Loop is Detect and recognize loops in Universe Using Aliases and Contexts to resolve the loops Identify when in the design process you resolve loops Be able to use shortcut joins and know when to use them as alternative for resolving loops. Be able to resolve recursive table structure loops. … A loop exists when the joins between...

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Introduction to Semantic Layers

Introduction to Semantic Layers The semantic layer is a metadata layer that abstracts the complexities of the data source. The end user sees only a logical grouping of available, well-named fields for use and does not have to concern them with the details of database design or need any SQL knowledge. In Business Objects XI, two semantic layers are supported business views and universes. With the merging of Crystal Decisions and...

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What are Dimensions and Measures?

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SAP Network Blog: Bringing new innovations to the way we learn BI in 4.0

SAP Network Blog: Bringing new innovations to the way we learn BI in ...

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BusinessObjects Enterprise architecture basic terminology

HostA host can be a physical computer or virtual machine.ServerA server is an Operating System (OS) level process hosting one or more services.For example,CMS and Adaptive Processing Server are servers.A server runs under a specific OS account and has its own PID.ServiceA service is a server subsystem that provides a specific function. The service runs within thememory space of its server under the Process ID (PID) of the parent...

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SAP BusinessObjects Useful Links

SAP BusinessObjects LinksSAP® BusinessObjects Community: http://sdn.sap.com/irj/bocSAP® BusinessObjects Notes: https://sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/notesSAP® BusinessObjects Articles: https://sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/articlesSAP® BusinessObjects Forums: https://sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/for...

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SAP BusinessObjects Certification Exam Realignment

Important Message regarding SAP BusinessObjects Certification ExamsIn today's highly competitive market, individuals who demonstrate that they possess essential business and technological skills enjoy a significant advantage over their peers. This is particularly true if your expertise includes SAP and SAP BusinessObjects software. Your proven knowledge of SAP applications and technology is your passport to a wide range of opportunities....

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Evolution of the BO XI platform – from XI R2 to XI 3.1 SP2

Where were we with XI R2:• Change to Crystal service-oriented platform (Crystal 10 architecture)• Ability to plug Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence, OLAP Intelligence, Dashboard Manager, Performance Manager directly into the framework• Single repository, security, system management, publishing, portal• Infoview (Replaced...

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Business Objects Enterprise Architecture

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Business Objects XI 3 Architecture

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BO error messages

Computation errors#COMPUTATION in cumulative aggregations#COMPUTATION occurs in cumulative aggregations for the following reason:• The reset context is not included in the output context. Solution for #COMPUTATION in a cumulative aggregationTo avoid #COMPUTATION in a cumulative aggregation, the reset context mustbe included in the output context. In other words, the dimension or dimensionsafter the semi-colon (;) in the formula...

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Incompatible objects

Incompatible objects nothing but Sometimes it is not possible to use certain combinations of objects in data providers. This situation arises when objects bear no relationship to one another. These objects are called incompatible objects.For example, the Island Resorts Marketing universe contains the[Reservation Year] and [Revenue] objects, which are incompatible. This isbecause there is no revenue associated with a reservation....

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What is a scope of analysis?

The scope of analysis for a query is extra data that you can retrieve from thedatabase to give more details on the data returned by each of the objects in aquery. This extra data does not appear in the initial result document, but itremains available in the data cube, so you can pull this data in to the report toallow you to access more detail at any time. This process of refining the datato lower levels of detail is called drilling...

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