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SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x |
BI Platform |
| View all components in BI 4.1 SP5 interactive diagram |
| 4.1 View all components in BI 4.1 interactive diagram |
| View all components in BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3 interactive diagram |
| View all components in BI 4.0 interactive diagram |
| Log on to BI launch pad process flow |
| Start the Server Intelligence Agent process flow |
BI 4.2 SP4 What's New videos |
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| Fiorified BI Launch Pad Home video |
| Organizing Content in the Fiorified BI Launch Pad video |
| User settings in the Fiorified BI Launch Pad video |
| Recycle Bin in the Fiorified BI Launch Pad video |
| Assigning Server Group to User Group video |
| Assigning Folder to Server Group video |
| SMTP Enhancements video |
| Virus Scan Interface video |
| RESTful Web Service APIs video |
| Scheduling in the Fiorified BI Launch Pad video |
BI 4.2 SP3 What's New videos |
| CMS database driver: analyzing the CMS database to optimize performance video |
| RESTful Web Services Overview video |
| RESTful Web Services Document Management video |
| RESTful Web Services Folder Management video |
| Configuration of SAP HANA Database video |
| Phase-Wise Installation video |
| RESTful Web Services Scheduling Part 1 video |
| RESTful Web Services Scheduling Part 2 video |
| Time Zone Information video |
| Web Application Deployment video |
| BI on Users and Sessions video |
| Exclusive Server Groups video |
| Mapping User Group to Server Group video |
BI 4.2 What's New videos |
| BI Administrators' Cockpit video |
| Notification Alert_Admin Workflow video |
| Notification Alert_End User Workflow video |
| Recycle Bin video |
| Phase Wise Installation for full install video |
| Phase Wise Installation for update install video |
| REST API Publication_ Adding Enterprise Users to Publication video |
| REST API Publication_Adding Report Document video |
| REST API Publication_Configuring BI Inbox Destination video |
| REST API Publication_Configuring Output Format video |
| REST API Publication_Creating New Publication video |
| REST API Publication_Deleting Publication video |
| REST API Publication_Getting Logon Token video |
| REST API Publication_Listing Page by Page video |
| REST API Publication_Listing Publication video |
| REST API Publication_Modify Publication video |
| REST API Publication Publication List Destination video |
Information Design Tool |
Key Concepts |
| NEW for 4.2 SP5 What's New in information design tool for SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.2 SP5 (5:13) (video) |
| What's New in information design tool for SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.2 SP4 (1:31) (video) |
| What's New in information design tool for SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.2 SP3 video |
| What's new in SAP BusinessObjects Information Design Tool 4.1 (5:50) interactive / video |
| What's new in SAP BusinessObjects information design tool 4.0 Feature Pack 3 (5:14) interactive / video |
| Concept: Navigate the interface (6:50) interactive / video |
| Concept: Create a universe (2:27) interactive / video |
| Concept: Create a multisource-enabled universe (3:23) interactive / video |
| Concept: Create joins (4:08) interactive / video |
| Concept: Compare the information design tool to the universe design tool interactive |
Getting Started |
| Create a universe using the Universe Wizard (2:17) interactive / video |
| Use a cheat sheet to create a universe (4:57) interactive / video |
| Create a project (0:56) interactive / video |
| Create a connection to a relational database (2:02) interactive / video |
| Create a data foundation based on a single source relational database (2:35) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer based on a single relational data source (1:33) interactive / video |
| Publish a new universe file based on a single data source (2:33) interactive / video |
| Retrieve a universe from a repository location (1:49) interactive / video |
| Open a local project (1:29) interactive / video |
| Delete a local project (1:58) interactive / video |
| Convert a repository universe from a UNV to a UNX (4:04) interactive / video |
| Convert a local universe from a UNV to a UNX (3:01) interactive / video |
Connecting to Data Sources |
| Create a connection shortcut (1:58) interactive / video |
| View and filter data source values in the connection editor (2:00) interactive / video |
| Create a connection to an OLAP data source (1:30) interactive / video |
| Create an OLAP connection to SAP BW using BICS (2:32) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to an SAP NetWeaver BW InfoProvider (2:07) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to SQL Server using OLEDB providers (2:13) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to an Excel spreadsheet or text file using ODBC drivers (2:38) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to an SAP ERP data source (1:45) interactive / video |
| Create an OLAP connection to an Oracle Essbase data source (1:39) interactive / video |
| Create a connection to an OData data source (1:32) interactive / video |
| Create an OLAP connection to an SAP HANA view (1:11) interactive / video |
Building the Structure of a Universe |
| Arrange tables in a data foundation (1:52) interactive / video |
| View table values in a data foundation (1:11) interactive / video |
| View values from multiple tables in a data foundation (1:31) interactive / video |
| Filter table values in a data foundation (2:02) interactive / video |
| Filter values from multiple tables in a data foundation (2:49) interactive / video |
| Apply a wildcard to filter table values in a data foundation (2:14) interactive / video |
| Apply a wildcard to filter values from multiple tables in a data foundation (2:22) interactive / video |
| Sort and re-order table columns in a data foundation (1:14) interactive / video |
| Edit table values in a data foundation (2:06) interactive / video |
| Create an equi-join (2:12) interactive / video |
| Create a theta join (1:50) interactive / video |
| Create an outer join (3:17) interactive / video |
| Create a shortcut join (1:53) interactive / video |
| Create a self-restricting join using a column filter (2:11) interactive / video |
| Modify and remove a column filter (1:43) interactive / video |
| Detect join cardinalities in a data foundation (2:35) interactive / video |
| Manually set join cardinalities in a data foundation (1:30) interactive / video |
| Refresh the structure of a universe (2:41) interactive / video |
| Create a calculated column using string values (1:48) interactive / video |
| Create a calculated column using a date value (2:17) interactive / video |
| Create a calculated column using numeric values (1:57) interactive / video |
| Create a data federation data flow (7:04) interactive / video |
| How to create a new linked universe video |
Working with Sets |
| NEW for 4.2 SP5 What’s New in Sets: SAP BusinessObjects Information Design Tool 4.2 SP5 (4:03) video |
| What’s New in Sets: SAP BusinessObjects Information Design Tool 4.2 SP4 (2:46) video |
| Sets: How to create and retrieve a set container video 1 |
| Sets: How to create a static set video 2 |
| Sets: How to create a temporal set video 3 |
Creating the Business Layer of a Universe |
| BEx queries: How to create a BEx query business layer video |
| Create business layer folders (1:49) interactive / video |
| Create business layer subfolders (1:58) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer folder and objects automatically from a table (1:47) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer subfolder and objects automatically from a table (1:53) interactive / video |
| Create dimension objects automatically from a table (2:08) interactive / video |
| Create a dimension (1:42) interactive / video |
| Create an attribute (1:30) interactive / video |
| Create a measure (2:27) interactive / video |
| Hide folders and objects in a business layer (1:34) interactive / video |
| Organize folders and subfolders in a business layer (2:18) interactive / video |
| View table and object dependencies (1:33) interactive / video |
| Create a custom navigation path (2:39) interactive / video |
| Create a dimensional business layer from an OLAP data source (1:44) interactive / video |
| Copy and paste folders and objects in a business layer (1:49) interactive / video |
Filtering Data in Objects |
| Create a pre-defined native filter (2:09) interactive / video |
| Create a pre-defined business filter (2:05) interactive / video |
| Create a pre-defined native filter using multiple objects (2:46) interactive / video |
| Create a pre-defined business filter using multiple objects (2:52) interactive / video |
Working with Derived Tables |
| Create a derived table based on an existing table in a data foundation (3:09) interactive / video |
| Create a derived table using the SQL Builder (3:03) interactive / video |
| Merge tables in a data foundation (1:48) interactive / video |
Visualizing Data in a Universe |
| Run a business layer query (2:06) interactive / video |
| Edit a business layer query (3:14) interactive / video |
| Run a business layer query with pre-defined filters (3:23) interactive / video |
| Profile column values in a chart (1:53) interactive / video |
Connecting to SAP HANA |
| Create a relational connection to SAP HANA (2:54) interactive / video |
| Create a data foundation based on an SAP HANA view (3:45) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer for a data foundation based on an SAP HANA view (6:45) interactive / video |
| Create a data foundation based on SAP HANA tables (5:33) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer for a data foundation based on SAP HANA tables (4:43) interactive / video |
| Modify parameters to optimize an SAP HANA universe (2:57) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to SAP HANA in the repository (3:22) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to SAP HANA (2:34) interactive / video |
| Create a data foundation based on an SAP HANA view (3:28) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer for a data foundation based on an SAP HANA view (4:42) interactive / video |
| Create a data foundation based on SAP HANA tables (4:52) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer for a data foundation based on SAP HANA tables (4:55) interactive / video |
| Modify parameters to optimize an SAP HANA universe (2:33) interactive / video |
| Create a relational connection to SAP HANA in the repository (3:09) interactive / video |
Building a Multi-Source Universe |
| Create a data foundation based on multiple MS Access connections (3:55) interactive / video |
| Create a data foundation based on multiple RDBMS connections (4:06) interactive / video |
| Add a connection to an existing multisource-enabled data foundation (2:32) interactive / video |
| Create calculated columns in a multisource-enabled data foundation (5:08) interactive / video |
| View values from multiple tables in a multisource data foundation (1:56) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer based on a multisource MS Access data foundation (2:02) interactive / video |
| Create a business layer based on a multisource RDBMS data foundation (2:06) interactive / video |
| Run a query using objects from a multisource business layer (2:17) interactive / video |
Working with Parameters and Lists of Values |
| How to create custom values (2.24) video |
| Create a list of values based on query results of business objects (2:18) interactive / video |
| Create a list of values based on a hierarchy of business layer objects (2:12) interactive / video |
| Create a static list of values (2:05) interactive / video |
| Create a list of values based on a SQL expression (2:36) interactive / video |
| Create an index-aware prompt (2:00) interactive / video |
| Assign a list of values to a business layer object (1:25) interactive / video |
| Create a parameter (2:01) interactive / video |
| Assign a parameter to a business layer object (1:57) interactive / video |
| Test a parameter in a query (1:58) interactive / video |
Resolving Loops in a Universe |
| Resolve a loop by automatically inserting an alias table in a data foundation (4:18) interactive / video |
| Resolve a loop by manually inserting an alias table in a data foundation (4:22) interactive / video |
| Resolve a loop by automatically inserting contexts in a data foundation (3:38) interactive / video |
| Resolve a loop by manually inserting contexts in a data foundation (5:04) interactive / video |
Applying Index Awareness |
| Set up primary key index awareness (2:59) interactive / video |
| Set up foreign key index awareness (3:31) interactive / video |
| Apply a WHERE clause restriction to a primary key index (3:09) interactive / video |
| Apply a WHERE clause restriction to a foreign key index (3:50) interactive / video |
| Set up multiple foreign key index awareness (3:50) interactive / video |
Setting up Aggregate Awareness |
| Insert aggregate tables into a data foundation (2:37) interactive / video |
| Define aggregate aware objects in a business layer (5:51) interactive / video |
| Set aggregation navigation in a business layer (2:38) interactive / video |
Securing Universes |
| Create a data security profile for connection and query options (5:33) interactive / video |
| Create a data security profile that restricts access to specific rows (3:36) interactive / video |
| Create a data security profile that defines replacement tables (3:54) interactive / video |
| Create a data security profile based on a custom user attribute (7:28) interactive / video |
| Create a business security profile for query data (4:05) interactive / video |
| Create a business security profile for filtered data (3:50) interactive / video |
| Create a business security profile for display data (3:37) interactive / video |
| Assign security profiles to users (7:41) interactive / video |
| Assign security profiles to a group (3:08) interactive / video |
Managing and Deploying Universes |
| Identify local dependencies between universe resources (2:38) interactive / video |
| Run an integrity check on a universe (3:31) interactive / video |
| Insert a comment box in a data foundation view (1:35) interactive / video |
| Apply color to tables that share the same information (2:58) interactive / video |
| Organize a business layer with business layer views (1:32) interactive / video |
| Create a custom data foundation view (2:19) interactive / video |
| Create a custom data foundation view based on a selection of tables (2:06) interactive / video |
Interacting with the BI Platform |
| Open a session to a CMS system (2:02) interactive / video |
| Close, re-open, and delete a CMS session (1:55) interactive / video |
| Create a shared project (1:17) interactive / video |
| Rename a shared project (1:46) interactive / video |
| Synchronize a project (2:19) interactive / video |
| Lock and unlock a shared resource (3:01) interactive / video |
| Retrieve shared resource changes from the server (2:16) interactive / video |
| Delete a shared project (1:35) interactive / video |
To view the full IDT 4.0 playlist on Youtube, click here .
Central Management Console |
| Create OLAP Connections to BW tutorial |
| Set a schedule for a program object process flow |
| Run a schedule for a program object process flow |
Live Office |
| Insert a Web Intelligence part process flow |
| Refresh a Web Intelligence part process flow |
| Insert a Crystal Report part process flow |
| Refresh a Crystal Report part process flow |
Analysis, edition for OLAP |
| View an Analysis, edition for OLAP workspace process flow |
Dashboards |
| View a dashboard when the query result is in the cache process flow |
| View a dashboard when the query result is not in the cache process flow |
| Design a new dashboard based on a universe process flow |
| Preview a new dashboard based on a universe process flow |
| Save a new dashboard to the platform process flow |
Upgrade Management Tool |
| Upgrade content directly from an older version of the platform process flow |
| Perform a complete upgrade tutorial |
| Perform an incremental upgrade tutorial |
Lifecycle Management |
| Create a promotion job to promote content from a live source system to a live destination system process flow |
Promotion Management Wizard |
| NEW for 4.2 SP5 How to export objects: full content scenario video |
| NEW for 4.2 SP5 How to export objects: selective content scenario video |
Other Links
- To view eLearning for the rest of the Business Intelligence Suite, go to sap.com/LearnBI.
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18 Comments
Shiva Vishnubatla
Analysis for OLAP videos are missing in here as well as sap.com/LearnBI. I found AOLAP related tutorials here in case someone are looking for it.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs5htBIwERYXQdkZH3H1wQihDW-8u4CX4
Can we update this page and the sap.com/LearnBI to include this ?
thanks. S
akshara akshara
Hi,
When I select the 'interactive diagram' option, I am get a download. How do I run those files? since I am not not getting the components while running.
ex: EW for 4.1 SP5 View all components in BI 4.1 SP5 interactive diagram
Thanks,
Akshara
Marcin Konopacki
I faced the same issue as akshara akshara - When I run the unzipped content, empty frames appear but diagrams are not run / appear
Regards,
Marcin
Sarah BAILLOT
Hi Marcin and Akshara,
You need to use a browser that supports SWF (Adobe Flash file format). Have you tried with Internet Explorer?
akshara akshara
Hi Sarah,
I have tried with IE and Chrome.
I still see the same issue.
Regards,
Akshara
Former Member
Hi ,
Even I am facing the same issue as Marcin Konopacki and akshara akshara.
Unable to see any of the components and its descriptions.
Can anyone please help.
Thanks
Marcin Konopacki
Hi Sarah,
I tested it in IE and FireFox and tried to open html and directly swf as well - each time the same issue - I see only sections (Client, Web, Management, Storage etc.) but when I click on them only empty fielt is showing. I asked my colleagues to check and they have the same issue.
I have the Flash Player enabled in IE as described in https://forums.adobe.com/thread/885448 and for FF as well - https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/enabling-flash-player-firefox.html. I also try turn off protected mode (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/adobe-flash-protected-mode-firefox) and disable hardware acceleration (http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help01.html) - the file still doesn't work.
Regards,
Marcin
Sarah BAILLOT
Hi Marcin,
Did you download the ZIP archive and then extract the files to your local machine?
Thanks,
Sarah
Former Member
Yes Sarah, downloaded the zip file and extracted in the local machine. Its not working.
Marcin Konopacki
Yes Sarah,
I exactly do that.
Regards,
Marcin
Sarah BAILLOT
Hi Marcin and Alisha,
I'm in the process of searching for the internal expert who can help. Will keep you posted.
Best,
Sarah
Venkat Patnaik
Hi Sarah,
Did you happen to have any update on this?
In addition there used to be similar interactive links for process flows on viewing,scheduling of crystal, web intelligence and agnostic documents somewhere on the SAP site which I don't see in this list. Have those been removed or still exist somewhere?
Thanks,
Venkat
Former Member
I agree with the other comments. Compared to the old document, http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8292, which now redirects to this page, these process flows are absolutely useless and do not help me demonstrate effectively which components are used during which processes. Any chance we can get the old information back?
Denise Dunker
I had to copy the extracted folder over to a web server directory. (i used my local web server) and accessed it via http://localhost/<extracted dir>/index.html).
Stephen Folan
Great workaround Denise. Thank you.
Sarah BAILLOT
Hello - the process workflows will be removed as they are no longer supported.
Anton Hamilton
Hi Sarah Baillot,
What will they be replaced with? The process flows are an important piece of the jigsaw when toubleshooting issues.
Thanks
Sarah BAILLOT
Hi Anton,
With videos, as the software used to create the process flows in the past is no longer supported. Please could you contact me by email so that I can have a better idea of your information needs and put you in contact with the SAP team who can help.
Thanks,
Sarah (sarah.baillot@sap.com)