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    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A

    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ATagetik is a corporate performance management solution that unifies budgeting, financial planning, consolidation and management reporting. Tagetik is offered as SaaS, on a private cloud, or on-premise, and can migrate between deployments as needed.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    SAP BusinessObjects Business IntelligenceWolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    56 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.1
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.550 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards6.752 Ratings8.58 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.251 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.1
    53 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    7.4
    24 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis6.452 Ratings6.623 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.551 Ratings7.123 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.335 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.352 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.8
    53 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.4
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Publish to Web8.344 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.251 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.646 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.052 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers6.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.0
    48 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)5.846 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.143 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.042 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.16 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.4
    53 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.8
    23 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.953 Ratings9.923 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.251 Ratings9.922 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.450 Ratings9.923 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.27 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.234 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    6.3
    38 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    6.1
    9 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access5.637 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.534 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.723 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API7.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings8.143 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.8
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings8.940 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings8.334 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings8.630 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings9.944 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings8.236 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings9.920 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.2
    31 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings8.624 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.322 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.2
    47 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings9.339 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings9.231 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (78 ratings)
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (21 ratings)
    8.7
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    As mentioned earlier reporting was a big headache for us and the tools we used didn't support large data sets and visualization Performing analytics with such data sets was cumbersome and later post using this SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence we were able to correlate different data sets and prepare the dashboard pretty easier which were helpful and easier to understand.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    Scenarios where CCH Tagetik is suitable is when a company have large amounts of data and want to transform, consolidate, store and produce reporting in different year, period etc with complex calculations and allocation. Tagetik is the tool for you in this case and it's very flexible in terms of creating your own business rule, calculation and reporting options with a user friendly interface. I have not thought about scenarios where it is not appropriate to use tagetik yet as the tool covers small and large business financial needs
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    Pros
    SAP
    • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
    • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
    • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    • Processes are clearly described in CCH Tagetik ; users can easily find where they are and which action they have to make
    • Interaction with Excel is really fluid ; the Excel add-in is easy to deploy and to updgrade, in the hand of users. It is reliable provided the internet connection is fast.
    • Managing hierachies is obvious in CCH Tagetik. Hierarchies are fundamental for a good reporting ; CCH Tagetik has obviously a deep experience of this feature.
    • SaaS : our experience with CCH Tagetik is of only 1 year, but it technically performs well, the system is reponsive, no shut-down, and updates (every quarter) do not disturb production.
    • AIH seems to be able to manage very large quantity of data, and to provide advanced analysis functionalities. We did not have time to explore them.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
    • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
    • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    • Online help and manual is a bonus but could be improved e.g. the clarity of English explanations.
    • Improved Excel compatibility e.g. formula driven reporting and dash boarding.
    • Mobile phone connectivity e.g. launching a consolidation from a Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik app.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    Because in my oppinion Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik is one of the most usable tools for consolidation, planning (controlling) and reporting. Its usability is quite easy and innovative. I like the data entry method for the customers with its workflow and tasks, quite easy way to implement a co pilot. And i like the reporting tool, with a lot of customization opportunities.
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    Usability
    SAP
    From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    Surprisingly, this platform is a powerhouse ERP system. However, given time, when more and more organization is able to identify how powerful this tool can be, CCH Tagetik is able to stand as a competitive advantage to many of the Financial industry of today. Although, it needs time to understand the logic behind how CCH Tagetik is formed and setup, once it is known to the user, it is an easy day to day operations with minimal maintenance.
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    Reliability and Availability
    SAP
    When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

    With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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    Wolters Kluwer
    CCH Tagetik has alwyas been there in case we need help. In almost 20 years of commercial relationship, I have no evidence of times in which they were not available to answer a question or to solve an issue linked to their products, timely and efficiently.
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    Performance
    SAP
    Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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    Wolters Kluwer
    As you can see, speed depends on the applications but also on the hardware that runs them. As far as CCH Tagetik improved, we saw the benefit of a cloud-based solution which could solve many speed performance issues.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    I got very quick respons. After very little mail iterations, they decided to have online meeting to look together with me to the issue. They tried to solve it during the meeting. I had the impression that the customer care person really knew the system and was able to ask help from other colleagues when needed
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    In-Person Training
    SAP
    SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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    Wolters Kluwer
    At the official deployment of the original product Controlling and Accounting teams went to Lucca and were walked through the product, Excel usage, Design, ETL run
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    Online Training
    SAP
    I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

    Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    several times since the deployment of the product in 2013 we got on-line training on new functions or on very specific questions/issues (e.g. ETL customisation), followed by the usage of the Learning Hub since 2025
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    Implementation Rating
    SAP
    Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    we did it in a coaching model. This allowed us to have 2 key advantages: we got to know the system very well and managed to save on the implementation cost. This worked well, was maybe a bit slower since we had to do this in our spare time. Nevertheless I strongly recommand
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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    Wolters Kluwer
    I found the Excel piece of IBM Cognos TM1 to be easier to use than CCH Tagetik. It was much easier to customize the data being pulled and the feel of the reports because of that. Other than that, CCH Tagetik has been more user friendly than IBM Cognos TM1. Navigating within the application is much easier. IBM Cognos TM1 had a lot of issues with certain modules that could not be open concurrently; this would often lead to phantom data being entered in the system. I have not had these issues with CCH Tagetik.
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    Scalability
    SAP
    SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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    Wolters Kluwer
    A good and performing scalability both on a geographical and a legal entity scale. The link with MS Office suite allows an easy deployment of the application, especially for contributors.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
    • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
    • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    • Gave us a tool that can absolutely grow with us to help multi phase implementations.
    • A significant time savings in terms of the amount of time we used to spend running reports vs. the time we spend now. Unbelievable improvement.
    • Gives us the option to use CCH Tagetik to solve business problems that perhaps we didn't have when we implemented CCH Tagetik. It gives us options without the possibility of implementing a whole other software package.
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