How secure is your SAP BusinessObjects environment? Find out with this book, which will shore up your understanding of the basic concepts involved in securing data and teach you the practical, technical steps youll need. Explore the frameworks, properties, and data sources of the SAP BusinessObjects suite. Up to date for release 4.0 FP3 and applicable to earlier releases, this comprehensive guide is the key to locking down your system.

The definitive reference for building actionable business intelligence—completely revised for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0. Unleash the full potential of business intelligence with fact-based decisions, aligned to business goals, using reports and dashboards that lead from insight to action. SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0: The Complete Reference offers completely updated coverage of the latest BI platform. Find out how to work with the new Information Design Tool to create universes that access multiple data sources and SAP BW. See how to translate complex business questions into highly efficient Web Intelligence queries and publish your results to the BI Launchpad. Learn how to create dashboards from data sourced through a universe or spreadsheet. The most important concepts for universe designers, report and dashboard authors, and business analysts are fully explained and illustrated by screenshots, diagrams, and step-by-step instructions. Establish and evolve BI goals Maximize your BI investments by offering the right module to the right user Create robust universes with the Information Design Tool, leveraging multiple data sources, derived tables, aggregate awareness, and parameters Develop a security plan that is scalable and flexible Design Web Intelligence reports from basic to advanced Create sophisticated calculations and advanced formatting to highlight critical business trends Build powerful dashboards to embed in PowerPoint or the BI Launchpad Use Explorer to visually navigate large data sets and uncover patterns

As a system administrator, you know that users like to keep you on your toes. Don't worry You can stay one step ahead with this guide to BOBJ administration. From sizing to troubleshooting, get the background you need to administer a system that does what it's supposed to do. Revised for release 4.1 and offering new coverage of Design Studio and Lumira, this book will help you keep your system up to snuff. Highlights: Sizing and scalability Patches and upgrades Central Management Server Central Management Console Promotion Management and UMT Troubleshooting and maintenance SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Cryptography and rights Auditor User and content management Software Development Kit

Finally-the entire SAP BI world comes in one volume! This comprehensive guide covers the full spectrum of SAP solutions for business intelligence: both SAP NetWeaver and SAP BusinessObjects. In this all-encompassing reference, you will learn everything you need to know regarding data modeling and retrieval, optimal use of reporting tools from SAP (BEx and BusinessObjects), and the essential differences and recent changes between SAP BW 3.x and SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3. This is the ultimate resource that you will consult over and over again, with essential information for SAP consultants, IT staff, DB managers, and end-users. Highlights: - BI in the enterprise - Data modeling - ETL - Administration - Permissions - SAP Business Explorer - SAP BusinessObjects Analysis - SAP Crystal Reports - SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius) - SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence - SAP BusinessObjects Explorer - SAP BusinessObjects BI platform - BW integrated planning - SAP SEM-BCS -

Develop a complete authorization concept for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori with this guide! Start by understanding how authorizations work in an ABAP system and exploring the transactions used for configuration. Then learn to create roles with Transaction SU24 and the Profile Generator, track and correct missing authorizations with traces, and more.

Your complete guide to safeguarding your SAP HANA 2.0 platform awaits! Get step-by-step instructions for configuring and maintaining each security element, from the new SAP HANA cockpit to privileges and roles. Learn how to secure database objects and provision and maintain user accounts. Then, dive into managing authentications, certificates, audits, and traces. Highlights include: 1) SAP HANA cockpit 2) Privileges 3) Catalog objects 4) User accounts 5) Roles 6) Authentication 7) Certificate management 8) Encryption 9) Lifecycle management 10) Auditing 11) Security tracing