Overview
What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?
The 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.
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Popular Features
- Drill-down analysis (45)9.090%
- Multi-User Support (named login) (46)8.989%
- Customizable dashboards (45)8.181%
- Report Formatting Templates (45)7.777%
Pricing
What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?
The 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.
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Features
BI Standard Reporting
Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.
- 7.4Pixel Perfect reports(44) Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.
- 8.1Customizable dashboards(45) Ratings
Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.
- 7.7Report Formatting Templates(45) Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.
- 9Drill-down analysis(45) Ratings
Drill down analysis is the ability to get to a further level of detail by going deeper into the hierarchy.
- 8.3Formatting capabilities(45) Ratings
Ability to format output e.g. conditional formatting, lines, headers, footers.
- 7.5Integration with R or other statistical packages(31) Ratings
Integration with the open-source R predictive modeling environment.
- 8.2Report sharing and collaboration(45) Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration is the ability to easily share reports with others.
Report Output and Scheduling
Ability to schedule and manager report output.
- 8.3Publish to Web(38) Ratings
- 7.9Publish to PDF(44) Ratings
- 9.1Report Versioning(40) Ratings
Report versioning is the assignment of version numbers to each version of a report to help in tracking.
- 9.1Report Delivery Scheduling(45) Ratings
Report Delivery Schedule is the ability to have reports delivered to a destination at a specific data and time.
- 9.2Delivery to Remote Servers(24) Ratings
Ability to deliver reports to remote servers
Data Discovery and Visualization
Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.
- 8.3Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)(39) Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats are canned visualization types that can be selected to visualize different kinds of data.
- 7.7Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization(37) Ratings
Location analytics is the visualization of geographical or spatial data.
- 8.9Predictive Analytics(36) Ratings
Predictive Analytics is the ability to build forecasting models based on existing data sets.
Access Control and Security
Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.
- 8.9Multi-User Support (named login)(46) Ratings
Named model access means that users have access based on name and password.
- 9.1Role-Based Security Model(44) Ratings
Role-based access means that access to data is determined by job or position in the corporation.
- 9.8Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)(43) Ratings
Multiple access permission levels means that different levels of users have different rights.
- 9.9Single Sign-On (SSO)(27) Ratings
Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications
Mobile Capabilities
Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
- 8.3Responsive Design for Web Access(31) Ratings
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
- 9Mobile Application(26) Ratings
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
- 9.1Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile(28) Ratings
In-app dashboard reports and data visualization.
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
APIs are a set of routines, protocols, and tools for used for embedding one application in another
- 7.3REST API(19) Ratings
REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications
- 7.2Javascript API(17) Ratings
A Javascript API is a type of API
- 8.1iFrames(16) Ratings
An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website
- 7.5Java API(20) Ratings
A Java application programming interface (API) is a list of all classes that are part of the Java development kit (JDK)
- 7.3Themeable User Interface (UI)(19) Ratings
A themeable user interface means that a specific visual them can be applied to it
- 7.3Customizable Platform (Open Source)(18) Ratings
A customizable, open source API Gateway is a fast and scalable type of API
Product Details
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What is SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence?
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Features
- Supported: Reporting and analysis
- Supported: Data visualization and analytics applications
- Supported: Office integration
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Competitors
- Microsoft BI (MSBI)
- Tableau Desktop
- MicroStrategy
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Technical Details
Deployment Types | On-premise |
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Operating Systems | Apple Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Windows: Server 2008 and 2012; Suse SLES 11 x86_64; Red Hat EL 5 and 6 x86_64; AIX 6.1 and 7.1 Power; Solaris 10 and 11 SPARC |
Mobile Application | No |
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(843)Attribute Ratings
- 8.3Likelihood to Renew24 ratings
- 10Availability5 ratings
- 9Performance10 ratings
- 9Usability14 ratings
- 8.6Support Rating16 ratings
- 9Online Training2 ratings
- 10In-Person Training4 ratings
- 9Implementation Rating8 ratings
- 9Configurability2 ratings
- 9Product Scalability2 ratings
- 9Ease of integration1 rating
- 9Vendor pre-sale1 rating
- 9Vendor post-sale1 rating
- 8.1Data Visualization9 ratings
- 8.3Data Sources45 ratings
- 8.2Data Sharing and Collaboration45 ratings
Reviews
(1-3 of 3)SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform Review
- SOA Service Oriented architecture
- Architecture scaling and deployment can be managed easily, clustering nodes and servers to give scalability
- User friendly administration modules
- User friendly reporting modules like Web Intelligence, SAP Lumira, SAC
- Strong semantic layer supporting multi-source database
- Waterfall model design is used
- Need to compete with Agile architecture and design
- Quick turn time like Modern BI agile tools
- Pixel Perfect reports
- 100%10.0
- Customizable dashboards
- 90%9.0
- Report Formatting Templates
- 80%8.0
- Drill-down analysis
- 90%9.0
- Formatting capabilities
- 90%9.0
- Integration with R or other statistical packages
- 80%8.0
- Report sharing and collaboration
- 100%10.0
- Publish to Web
- 90%9.0
- Publish to PDF
- 90%9.0
- Report Versioning
- 90%9.0
- Report Delivery Scheduling
- 100%10.0
- Delivery to Remote Servers
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
- 90%9.0
- Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
- 80%8.0
- Predictive Analytics
- 90%9.0
- Multi-User Support (named login)
- 90%9.0
- Role-Based Security Model
- 90%9.0
- Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
- 100%10.0
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- 90%9.0
- Responsive Design for Web Access
- 90%9.0
- Mobile Application
- 90%9.0
- Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
- 90%9.0
- REST API
- 90%9.0
- Javascript API
- 90%9.0
- iFrames
- 90%9.0
- Java API
- 80%8.0
- Themeable User Interface (UI)
- 80%8.0
- Customizable Platform (Open Source)
- 80%8.0
- We have seen significant ROI, 9-12 months
- As per license model you can plan your deployment model to justify ROI
- Tool being in industry for quite long, customer adoption and adaptability brings ROI
- Add more business users
- Self service BI
- Self service BI analytics
- SAP BW and Bex integration
- Microsoft Office SAP integration
- Innovative dashboard
- Collaborate with business users
- Implementation support
- Implemented in-house
- Not much challenges faced
- Seamless installation and backup
- Online training
- in-person training
- SAP BI BO User Interface
- Strongly integrated with Microsoft office products
- Easily collaborate with the users, share the output in various formats
- Scheduling engine is one of the best in the industry
- SOA Service Oriented Architecture
- Waterfall architecture, need quick turn around time
- Need to move towards agile methodology
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
- Power BI
- Tableau
- SAP HANA with Power BI integration is seamless
- Single Signon
- API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
- ETL tools
- Get latest features offered by service packs
- Resolved bugs in existing service packs
- Lots of tool competitor features available in latest service packs
- Upskill team with the latest service packs
- User friendly business features
SAP BIP what is it and what can it do?
- Online report development [for] a query. Business Objects uses a Symantec layer to turn the complex underlying data to user identifiable objects for business queries. This makes it a good choice for self service environments.
- Is has robust built in security that is can be customized and granular down to the object level. It also has integrated security modules that [can be] utilized with third party security interfaces.
- The base platform can be scaled horizontally and vertically to meet growing demand on Windows or Linux.
- A suite of developer tools are also incorporated with the base platform to provide the use of the right tool for the required task.
- The Platform Search tool can be troublesome to establish in a clustered deployment.
- Issues that are repaired in on release, should not resurface in a future release. This is rare but annoying when it occurs.
- Some of the developer tools require more documentation that what is provided.
- Pixel Perfect reports
- 90%9.0
- Customizable dashboards
- 70%7.0
- Report Formatting Templates
- 80%8.0
- Drill-down analysis
- 80%8.0
- Formatting capabilities
- 90%9.0
- Integration with R or other statistical packages
- 60%6.0
- Report sharing and collaboration
- 90%9.0
- Publish to Web
- 80%8.0
- Publish to PDF
- 90%9.0
- Report Versioning
- 90%9.0
- Report Delivery Scheduling
- 90%9.0
- Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
- 80%8.0
- Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
- 70%7.0
- Predictive Analytics
- 60%6.0
- Multi-User Support (named login)
- 100%10.0
- Role-Based Security Model
- 100%10.0
- Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
- 100%10.0
- Responsive Design for Web Access
- 70%7.0
- Mobile Application
- 70%7.0
- Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
- 80%8.0
- Support the task management, development, security posture, and upgrading of business intelligence and reporting applications.
- Assist in the program management, and adherence to established SDLC processes.
- System analysis and enterprise system deployments.
- Hands on experience with the SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence Platform server and client side.
- Elicits requirements from all levels of the business and formulates plans for clustered shared business intelligence deployments according to SAP Business Objects guidelines and standards.
- Works as a liaison between SAP Consulting and the client to ensure project expectations are met.
- Has managed and implemented Business Objects deployments in all life cycle environments (Development, Test, pre-Production and Production).
- Provides oversight and technical assistance to the client’s administrators and developers.
- Performs Business Objects system and environmental enhancement analysis and maps solutions to the SAP product line.
- Deploy Data Services to crate a data mart reporting source for Business Objects.
- Create dashboards using SAP BO client tools.
- Deploy HANA for in-memory analytics.
- Secure content sharing.
- Business decision making.
- Staff management.
- Integrating Business Objects with third party tools for enhanced bursting.
- Integrating Business Objects with third party tools for enhanced content backup and audit reporting.
- Integrating Business Objects with third party tools for enhanced Single Sign On.
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Existing Relationship with the Vendor
- Implemented in-house
- Third party interface compatibility and configuration.
- New platform limitations required workarounds.
- SAP and third party tool version updates were required during the course of the deployment to resolve content requirement issues.
- Online report and dashboard viewing.
- Content sharing and collaboration.
- Online/offline query and analysis.
- Symantec layer (Universe creation). The level of difficulty is driven by the underlying data source.
- Crystal Report creation. The level of difficulty is driven by the underlying data source (if a Universe is not utilized)
- Design Studio dashboard creation. The level of difficulty is driven by the underlying data source.
- System Administration. The Business Intelligence Platform can be quite complex with multiple security roles, internal services, client tool interfaces and third party tools and interfaces that must be deployed and maintained in addition to the core SAP application across the product development life cycle.
Know why customers go for Business Objects
- Various tools to implement end to end BI, for example: ETL, Reporting, Dashboarding
- Good connectivity with CRM, ECC and other SAP systems etc
- Data Security, Visually intuitive, Ease of use
- Webi, Rich Client, SAP Dashboard, Crystal Reports reporting tool to cover needs of a variety of users
- SAP should provide free software and licenses for students
- SAP Extractors are designed by third party, so no support for those
- Reporting with no semantec layer
I have used Tableau, the SAP dashboard provides more options in designing legends on charts, in-built hide/show features in charts.
- Pixel Perfect reports
- 70%7.0
- Customizable dashboards
- 90%9.0
- Report Formatting Templates
- 80%8.0
- Drill-down analysis
- 80%8.0
- Formatting capabilities
- 80%8.0
- Integration with R or other statistical packages
- 90%9.0
- Report sharing and collaboration
- 100%10.0
- Publish to Web
- 90%9.0
- Publish to PDF
- 90%9.0
- Report Versioning
- 80%8.0
- Report Delivery Scheduling
- 100%10.0
- Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
- 60%6.0
- Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
- 90%9.0
- Predictive Analytics
- 40%4.0
- Multi-User Support (named login)
- 100%10.0
- Role-Based Security Model
- 100%10.0
- Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
- 100%10.0
- Responsive Design for Web Access
- 80%8.0
- Mobile Application
- 80%8.0
- Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
- 90%9.0
Individual Application with 20+ users, 10+ reports need application support developer.
- Replace SSRS/SSIS with Business Objects so that there is single BI tool and lower cost of BI implementation.
- Replace manual Excel reporting with BI reporting.
- Connectivity with SAP CRM, ECC
- DS free with BOE licenses
- Need of ETL and Reporting in business functions
- SSIS doesn't have connectivity with SAP CRM/ECC so DS helps to ETL data out of SAP CRM/ECC
- Custom SQL allowed in reports helps SSRS developers to develop reports easily and include trigger and inputs in query
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
- Vendor Reputation
- Existing Relationship with the Vendor
- Analyst Reports
- Implemented in-house
- Silos in the product documentation from vendor
- SAP support not guiding in the implementation because of their product support policy
- Report development
- ETL job development
- Administration
- Content Security management