Breathe some life into your analysis applications and dashboards with this guide to SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio! This second edition is jam-packed with the need-to-know details for report developers and designers--from using the IDE to implementing CSS styles and classes. Enhance your applications even further with information on advanced scripting and SDK extensions. It's time to take your BI to the next level--are you ready? In this book, you'll learn about: a. Installation and ConfigurationInstall the system and the Design Studio Client Tool, then walk through configuration steps for SAP BusinessObjects BI, SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP Business Warehouse, SAP HANA, universes, and custom data sources. b. Design and Build ApplicationsLearn how to integrate planning functionality into your applications, use CSS for further customization and artistic flair, and master design principles for complex, performance-tuned applications. c. Software Development KitExplore Design Studio's SDK for custom extensions. See how to install, update, and deploy SDK extensions and build components. Aus dem Inhalt: Installation and configuration Capabilities and use cases Applications, reports, dashboards Components and properties Scripting Planning applications CSS SDK Integrated Development Environment Design Studio vs. Dashboards vs. BEx WAD

* Learn how to develop your own add-ons and custom-specific solutions to SAP Business ByDesign * Work with the Scripting Language to implement new business objects, and design your own UIs * Discover how to sell and distribute your custom applications Get ready for a new era of SAP programming! This book is your first and ultimate guide to developing for SAP Business ByDesign. See the new development environment and the Scripting Language in action, understand how to model and implement business objects, and design your own UIs. Begin a journey deep into the inner workings of SAP's new business solution! Studio and Scripting Language Explore all features and functions of the new development environment. Learn how to implement new business objects using the SAP Business ByDesign Scripting Language. Business Objects and UIs Extend existing business objects and UIs, design new UIs, and define your own business objects with nodes, associations, actions, queries, and messages. Full-Fledged Applications Integrate your business objects and UIs to create new applications. Enrich them with analytical functions, and integrate them with output and web services as well as workflows.Architecture and Platform Fundamentals Understand the architecture building blocks and fundamental business concepts of SAP Business ByDesign, and learn how to work with built-in reuse services. Tutorials, Tutorials, Tutorials Find over 70 hands-on tutorials, which ensure that you won't just understand the theory, but also learn by doing everything yourself. Highlights * SAP Business ByDesign studio and Scripting Language * Business object modeling, implementation, and extension * User interface extension and creation * Business configuration * Business analytics * Service integration * Business object engine, user interface engine, and extensibility framework * Business Partner, Organizational Unit, Party, and Identity * Lifecycle management and SAP Store

Designing and deploying solutions using the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2. Key FeaturesGet up and running with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platformPerform effective data analysis and visualization for actionable insightsEnhance your BI strategy by creating different types of reports and dashboards using SAP BusinessObjectsBook Description The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is a powerful reporting and analysis tool. This book is the ideal introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, introducing you to its data visualization, visual analytics, reporting, and dashboarding capabilities. The book starts with an overview of the BI platform and various data sources for reporting. Then, we move on to looking at data visualization, analysis, reporting, and analytics using BusinessObjects Business Intelligence tools. You will learn about the features associated with reporting, scheduling, and distribution and learn how to deploy the platform. Toward the end, you will learn about the strategies and factors that should be considered during deployment. By the end, you will be confident working with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform to deliver better insights for more effective decision making. What you will learnWork with various tools to create interactive data visualization and analysis Query, report, and analyze with SAP Business Objects Web IntelligenceCreate a report in SAP Crystal Reports for EnterpriseVisualize and manipulate data using an SAP Lumira StoryboardDeep dive into the workings of the SAP predictive analytics toolDeploy and configure SAP BO Intelligence platform 4.2Who this book is for This book is for Business Intelligence professionals and existing SAP ecosystem users who want to perform effective Business Intelligence using SAP BusinessObjects.

If you are a developer with a good command and knowledge of creating dashboards, but are not yet an advanced user of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, then this is the perfect book for you. Prerequisites include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel as well as knowledge of basic dashboard practices.

Focus on SAP business analytics business gains, key features, and implementation. The book includes example implementations of SAP business analytics, the challenges faced, and the solutions implemented. SAP Business Analytics explains both the strategy and technical implementation for gathering and analyzing all the information pertaining to an organization. Key features of the book are: A 360-degree view of an organization’s data and the methods to gather and analyze that data The strategies that need to be in place to gather relevant data from disparate systems Details about the SAP business analytics suite of products The technical implementations used to gather data from disparate systems such as ERP and CRM Real business cases as examples Analytics is the driving force in today’s business, be it healthcare, marketing, telecommunications, or retail and hence the most vital part of any organization’s strategy. What You'll Learn Gain an understanding of business analytics in general Absorb the technical details of the SAP business analytics suite of products Discover the challenges faced during an enterprise-level analytics project implementation Learn the key points to be kept in mind during the technical implementation of an SAP business analytics project Who This Book Is For Analytics strategists, BI managers, BI architects, business analysts, and BI developers.

Do you want to understand the basic fundamentals of SAP software without having to work through 400 pages or more? Yes? Then this book is for you! The authors concentrate on the essentials and spare you all the details you do not need as a beginner. Using simple, step-by-step examples, walk through the fundamentals of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including navigation, transactions, organizational units, and master data. Instructional videos help you experience the look-and-feel of SAP software without requiring access to an SAP system. This second edition has been enhanced with an overview of the existing SAP product portfolio in addition to SAP ERP. Learn more about the technical side of SAP ERP including industry solutions, ABAP, and enhancement packages (EHP). Get a short introduction to BI, CRM, SRM, SCM, GRC, NetWeaver, SuccessFactors, and HANA. Demystify SAP acronyms and get clarity on the purpose of different SAP products. - Learn how to navigate in SAP ERP - Learn SAP basics including transactions, organizational units, and master data - Watch instructional videos with simple, step-by-step examples - Get an overview of SAP products and new development trends

SAP BW/4HANA has introduced a new era in data warehousing at SAP. Further steps towards simplification, flexibility, and performance are now possible with SAP HANA as the proven technological basis. SAP BW/4HANA offers modern concepts for data management, operation, and modeling and thus opens the door for fully innovative application scenarios. This book will show you how the SAP HANA database influences the Business Warehouse and how you can optimize your system. As a practical guide, the book is aimed at experienced SAP BW experts as well as decision makers who need a well-grounded overview. The authors address the versions SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 and SAP BW 7.5 in equal measure, highlighting new functions and differences. The book also focuses on the migration options and conversion tools for moving to SAP BW/4HANA. Use this reference book to enter the world of SAP BW with SAP HANA as the database platform! - Migration, sizing, operation, data management with SAP BW/4HANA and SAP BW 7.5 on HANA - The new central source Systems SAP HANA and ODP - New modeling options, mixed scenarios, LSA++, and differences compared to SAP BW 7.5 - The role of BW in operational SAP reporting