Summary

To borrow a phrase from a data warehouse vendor, BI is not a destination but a journey. While this book focuses on the company’s core query and analysis products, SAP BusinessObjects now offers much more, extending its capabilities into ETL on the back end and analytic applications on the front end.

A BI implementation is a project that you will never finish. The best you can do is to provide a starting point for users to make more informed decisions and discover business opportunities. With so much product capability, you must stay focused on the business value of BI.

Your challenge will be to understand how the history of BI in your company influences your users’ attitudes, understanding, and receptiveness toward SAP BusinessObjects. ...

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