Welcome to SAP Lumira Designer: What’s New and Interoperability

SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 – Designer Introduction to the Successor of SAP Design Studio This year, 2017, marks a convergence at SAP, with the arrival of SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 announced for early June! Many expectations will be met, especially for this application, which is becoming increasingly important among SAP Analytics clients. The applications we […]

What’s New in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4

SAP BusinessObjects Version History The new vintage SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 will soon be available, likely in week 18 (May). But what does this new service pack hide? It’s already being discussed in the Lab Cosmos Consulting. First, it’s important to note that this SP4 is the first SP delivered under the new SAP […]

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 finally available

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP4 Here it is, SP4 is finally here for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2! BI 4.2 SP4 offers advancements for everyone! Including designers and analysts using Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, and SAP Lumira 2.0, IT administrators responsible for platform management and optimization, ecosystems, and development partners looking to extend the value and […]

The technical compatibility matrix (PAM) of SAP Lumira 2

PAM SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 Like any SAP BusinessObjects application, Lumira 2.0 is no exception. Lumira 2.0 has its own PAM (Product Availability Matrix or Technical Prerequisites). Here’s a quick overview of the most important technical prerequisites for a future deployment. Technical Architecture Operating System The BI4 server addon and the two applications are compatible […]

SAPPHIRE 2017: Key Announcements to Remember!

The Great SAP Event: SAPPHIRENOW 2017 The annual SAPPHIRENOW or SAPPHIRE 2017 conference brought together nearly 30,000 participants from around the globe in Orlando, Florida. SAPPHIRE NOW features 1,200 educational sessions, meetings with business and industry experts, 5,000 exclusive meetings with SAP executives, and the presence of more than 250 technology partners, integrators, and startups, […]

What’s New in SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 SP4: Web Intelligence

Presentation of the New Features in 4.2 SP4 It’s finally here! The new version of SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 SP4 is now available for download. We extensively presented all the new features of this 4.2 SP4 version in our previous blogs, which you can find right here: SAP BI 4.2 SP4 finally available and here: New […]

SAP PowerDesigner 16.6 Features Cheat Sheet

SAP PowerDesigner 16.6 SP3 In Brief, SAP PowerDesigner SAP® PowerDesigner® is a graphical enterprise architecture and design solution supporting standard methodologies and notations. It also allows reverse engineering and automatic code generation through customizable templates. PowerDesigner also offers a very powerful report generation feature, as well as a scalable enterprise repository solution with strong security […]

Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects 2017 Licenses for a Better Understanding…

The important, burning, obscure, incomprehensible, complicated subject, and other adjectives that could qualify “SAP BusinessObjects licensing.” It’s time to discuss it. It’s often logically recognized that SAP solutions and now SAP BusinessObjects (formerly “BO” and acquired by SAP in 2008) are robust and efficient, but on the flip side, they are complicated to implement or […]

[Announcement] SP4 contains a bug that may cause CMS instabilities

This known malfunction by the SAP teams affects the SAP BusinessObjects platform in version 4.2 Service Pack 4. It is due to the Platform Search Application. This application allows users connected to the BI launch pad to search for content stored on the platform (documents, reports, files). It aims to refine search results by defining […]