BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: Combine Small Pie Chart Slices into Other

With BusinessObjects Web Intelligence it is relatively straight forward to create a pie chart. Often the data you are working with will create a pie chart that displays hundreds of unique slices, many of which are so small that you can’t see them. How do you go about combining these smaller pie slices into an “Other” category? Consider a BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Document with the following data in a Block Turning this data into a pie chart will display 19 unique slices....

August 31, 2015

Business Objects Universe Row Level Security

If you are a business objects universe designer that needs to implement row level security in your universe, here is a simple method. The following are the steps necessary when using the business objects information design tool. Similar steps can be done in the legacy universe designer tool. Create security table The first step is to create a security table and add it to your universe data foundation. The security table has 2 fields:...

November 26, 2012

Business Objects Web Intelligence Filters

If you are attempting to find out why the data showing on your business objects web intelligence document is incorrect, you may want to start by looking at filters. Once you have verified that the query (data provider) is correct and returning the correct result set, the next step is to look at the filters in your document. For instance, look at the web intelligence report block below. The query that created this report block included all accounts, but only 1 account is showing in the table....

August 28, 2012

Business Objects Web Intelligence Mac OS X

If you use Business Objects Web Intelligence on a Mac, you are aware that it is very difficult to find a browser that is compatible. In fact, SAP will basically tell you that the Mac is not a supported environment. However, I have found a combination that will work for you. I have tested this on the following Mac environment: Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 Java Version 1.6.0_31-b04-415 There are 3 different clients available to use Web Intelligence....

April 23, 2012

Business Objects Web Intelligence Client Differences

SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence has 3 different clients available: Web Java - Rich Internet Application Desktop - Desktop (Windows only) Each of the Business Objects Web Intelligence clients have unique features that are not available in the other clients. There isn’t a Business Objects Web Intelligence client that has all the features. Feature Web Java Desktop File > New Document NO YES YES Report Element > Linking > Add Document Link...

April 4, 2012