SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Pros

SAP BO provides a vast array of capabilities for using data across our companies' systems and provides expansive tools to process and display our data. SAP BO allows us to use large amounts of data across multiple instances (such as EWM, S4, etc.) and consume the data quickly and easily. It also allows for many different reporting designs, formats, and use cases for our reporting needs

Cons

SAP BO is a complex system that sometimes requires knowledge of the schema integration in order to solve issues. This does not allow for everyday users that are not power users to self-service issues and can lead to a developer backlog. Also, our company has run into issues that were only able to be solved by SAP and there was a large lead time in waiting for a solution.

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Reasons for Switching to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Pros

I LIKE ABOUT SAP IS THAT ALL THE COMPANY NEEDS IS ALREADY HAVE.

Cons

for me its the invoice printing you need to create other tools for the template.

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Reasons for Switching to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Pros

Most like about SAP reporting and visualization capabilities in our daily routine

Cons

Most like least about managing users, especially for large development

Pros

SAP is good for basic inventory tracking and issuing goods etc.

Cons

The user interface is very poor and outdated, even just to print a screen of an inventory list you have to open a separate window rather than print from that page.

Pros

We enjoyed using SAP Business because so far it is the only software that we have found that allows us to put together decent, attractive and factual data reports easily and that can analyze data as well. SAP Business has also helped us alot to identify weak spots in our marketing with its amazing analysis tools, it helps us fill in the gaps to stay on top of all the new upcoming trends on the market for our industry. It can be shared shared among us no matter where we are so that we can all work on the same data as a team. We enjoyed using SAP Business because it has the capability to process a large amount of data quickly and helps us put that data into visual graphs that are able to show us real time data that has been analyzed. It can be easily intergrated with Microsoft office as we use power point for alot of our presentations, it allows us the ability to export from PowerPoint to SAP. It easily intergrates with other SAP platforms for more extra functions. It has been great for day to day use and has made us look more professional with their creative interactive graphs and self service capabilities.

Cons

What we least like about SAP is that it can not be used by just anyone a bit of computer literacy is needed as some functions and instructions are a bit hard to understand with out some computer literacy.

Pros

Complete product life-cycle management system. Ability to manage product development through production with complete accuracy.

Cons

Complex configuration and training required.

Pros

SAP ERP is the core product that integrates different business processes like finance, human resources, procurement, manufacturing, sales, and supply chain

Cons

I loved to use sap erp inward outward process and also banking work

Pros

- Sap Business Objects intelligence allows you to integrated data from various sources in the SAP Business One. You can connect external systems., data sources and databases or the web into a format that can be used in Sap Business One for reporting and analysis purposes.- The data integrated from the various sources ten allows users to create reports to enhance data driven decision making. - The solution is highly customizable, allowing users to define their own mappings and data integration rules to suite their own specific needs.- This is a form of data automation that inherently reduces manual data entry which an be prone to errors. Additionally, the changes in the data from the external sources are be reflected in SAP in real time to always ensure that data is upto date.

Cons

- The whole process of implementing SAP Business Objects intelligence can be complex and requires specialized skills and expertise which in turn leads to higher implementation costs which can be unaffordable for small businesses.- While doing the integration, there usually arise data compatibility issues which might be complex to solve.

Pros

I have been using SAP Business for reporting and data visualization, and it has been very helpful in meeting our organization's requirements. We have connected it with multiple databases such as DB2 and Sybase, and its data storage capabilties are quite robust. The platform is undoubtedly powerful and capable of handling heavy tasks with ease.

Cons

The learning curve is long, training is needed to be able to handle it properly, the user interface needs improvement, so that it is easier and more intuitive to use.

Pros

Super easy to get things done, such as training

Cons

Sometimes difficult to navigate, in my personal opinion

Pros

BusinessObjects offered a wide range of reporting and analytics tools. Non-technical users could simply design a report, schedule it for timely refresh and get it delivered to the end-users in a fully automated way. SQL scripts also available to identify data sources, table connections etc...

Cons

It takes time to fully discover and understand all the functionalities, but it will pay out on the long run. Data load takes longs when working with large databases.

Pros

For an SAP environment, this is best tool for reporting, since it can be connected effectively with SAP

Cons

The connectivity of this tool with non SAP tools is not straight forward or simple

Pros

I love most everything about BusinessObjects. It's a great way for our employees to self-service in many cases as previously they had no way to get access to larger data sets unless they put in a request with analytics. But now our Directors have access to data and reports at their fingertips with minimal training (they don't need an in-depth understanding of databases or SQL queries to use the software).

Cons

A con that is worth mentioning is that exporting large data sets can be a bit slow. But the ease of use and other benefits definitely outweigh that.

Pros

In Business Objects the way you can build Universe and expose that as a self service tool for users to build their own reports gives it a cutting edge compared to other reporting tools. Being a SAP tool the customer support is good and it integrates well with other cloud platforms.

Cons

The look and feel is not that great and it cannot match the dashboard features which are present in other reporting tools like for example Tableau.

Pros

The speed and ease of using SAP BI in c comfortable format (we use the Excel Inrerface)

Cons

Sometime a pre-existing BI report does blow up and it leaves the report without a connection to BI. Report has to be recreated - no recovery.

Pros

The publication of certain financial and logistical information is very fast because all the data is available almost in real time.

Cons

Management tool requiring a relatively high learning curve

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Pros

SAP in our business of distribution and logistics is very complex and can gather a mass of data. It excels at drilling down to fine detail and tracking of inventory and sales down to number of turns and we use all of this data to drive our business. For this it is a great platform.

Cons

Because of it's many layers and it's complexity it creates an environment where it can be cumbersome to create orders and quotes.

Pros

The interface is very easy to use for all audiences, allowing us to empower basic users to run their own reports. The ability to combine database elements with custom script to customize reports is very useful.

Cons

Sometimes the report formatting can be finicky. It is very responsive but can overcompensate for small formatting (size, spacing, etc) adjustments.

Pros

SAP Business Objects provides a nice way to interface with data, allowing both power and flexibility through its structure.

Cons

With each new version there seems to be some flaw that needs to be corrected or feature that should be added and at an enterprise level it becomes difficult to continuously deploy the updates.

Pros

Possibility to schedule a report with different parameter and send it by mail to different user.
You can send a report in many format (xlsx, Pdf, etc)
Triggers features when you schedule a report

Cons

Administration is not easy, many services to check every day.
Consume a lot of Memory and CPU.
In case of crash, the reinstallation is very difficult and too long.

Pros

The overall architecture of BO XI (with UDT v14.2.7.3130) is intuitive to understand. Most of my experience, however, has been using it with derived tables for more flexibility in the clinical trial space. This is one of the features that I like because it allows me to not only deliver custom reports but also standardized reports that integrate data from different sources.

Cons

I think that BO's lack of OLAP functionality could use some beefing up. In my company, it's usually BO, Spotfire or Tableau that are used for reporting. If BO had OLAP capabilities, processes within the company that rely heavily on other tools may also change to account for that.

Pros

We use SAP Business Objects in conjunction with Crystal Reports to provide web based links for our employees to run on their own within the constraints of the parameters. I like that it is easy to navigate and sort by file name. The organization of information is clear and straightforward and it is easy to customize how you want to see things.

Cons

I wish there were options to add certain columns to your view. For example if I want to sort by name or last update, I can, no problem. But if i want to get any details on frequency or last time a user ran a report, i have to either go into the settings or run a report.

Pros

Cloud benefits, Personalized, Self-Service, Great analysis

Cons

Should work on expanding more features and allow more flexibility.

Pros

versatile and specific to your needs so very flexable

Cons

very costly and looks dated at times some a bit complacated but due to needs

Pros

The ease of use with universes to hold all of the needed data for reporting purposes. The ability to combine many reports from different universes into one report for easy running and maintenance.

Cons

The inability to have more than two cross tab columns on one report. The only workaround I could find was concatenating multiple fields so that all information would show up. The timeout of your user id as you work.

Pros

I really like the simplicity and interactive visuals it provides. The KPI measurement is really good and real time reporting is quite useful.

Cons

The real time reporting can be improved.

Pros

In the context of self-service analytics by end users, SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence is a simple to learn and use analytical tool. The same query can be used repeatedly, shared with other users, and changed at any time for customized needs.

Cons

Learning how to utilize it could be a little challenging, but once you do, it's really pretty helpful.

Pros

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence is full of functions and features to control and monitor business, and high ability of customization.

Cons

We face two concerns about it, the limitation of integrations with non-SAP modules. and its price is expensive.

Pros

It allows you to have targeted and easily consultable reports

Cons

It is too fragmentary a product with many different components which make it not very intuitive to use

Pros

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence from the short time that I used it and learned from its multiple functions, I must highlight its ability to collect, transform and visualize data from various sources in reports and interactive dashboards, as a work team these functions seemed impressive to us. In addition, this tool helped us with a wide range of functionalities, from standard reporting to advanced data analysis, which allowed us to deepen our understanding of the business and thus have a clear understanding of the company to work on. any area where data analysis and understanding is required.

Cons

To be honest, I did not find such negative points about this tool, just external things such as how difficult it was to learn to use it, but this already depends on other factors external to it.

Pros

I appreciate above all its flexibility when I need to create ad hoc reports.It's very powerful, even if a bit complicated at the begining, and it really allows business users to drill down into data and get the information they need.

Cons

It requires an adequate training in order to use it at its best.It's a bit complicated, especially to understand all its functionalities and reporting capabilities.

Pros

BusinessObjects is capable to run and process databases with millions of records, it has very good visual tools that are easy for users to read and analyze making it a tool easy to learn for users. It is flexible to run on any of the popular databases such as MS-SQL or Oracle and it is a stable software requiring little intervention from system administrators, usually once setup it runs trouble free.

Cons

It is complex to setup and requires more extensive training for the system administrators to operate it in the background. Also it is an expensive software and requires additional licensing from Oracle or any database developer which then adds more high cost to it.

Pros

SAP BI is a very dynamic and user friendly tool.
SAP BI helps in developing data queries and analyze data. SAP BI save lots of time and efforts while creating reports.
The best features in SAP BI are:
- Automating and scheduling reports
- Real time data synchronization

Cons

Although SAP BI is very powerful tool and easy to integrate with the SAP ERP system but have following limitations:
- Sometimes real time data synchronization takes time that leads to difference in actual and reporting figures
- Training and understanding of SAP BI takes time and efforts

Pros

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence is an incredibly comprehensive and feature-rich BI solution. It provides users with an array of tools for data analysis, reporting, and visualization, making it easy to identify trends and insights from data. The software also offers customizable dashboards and intuitive user interface, allowing users to quickly and easily access the data they need.

Cons

While SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence is a great tool for data analysis, it can be expensive and difficult to set up. Additionally, it requires a significant amount of technical knowledge in order to get the most out of the software.

Pros

SAP BusinessObjects is one of the best reporting tool. The tool can be well integrated with one of your main database (in our case it was Flexcube) to produce a number of reports for your clients and investors. It's very much easy to use and requires little or no training for the users to implement. Probably, one of the best features of this application is it's report scheduler which can schedule your reports as per your prompts and you can easily have them saved in a particular drive of your choice.

Cons

One of the critical issues that I encountered while using SAP BusinessObjects is it inbox reporting. Most of the reports for a user would be available as Global reports however certain specific customised reports are sent to the inbox of the user where that user can only run the same report and will not be available for other users. While accessing the inbox reports, we often encountered issues where the user was not able to run the report or the report will get deleted automatically after some time or the report output will be very slow.

Pros

It's intergrated in Microsoft Excel, so I can use all function of Excel on the data download by SAP Business Object.
Normally we have to go to the web version of the reporting tool and download report one by one, but with SAP business Object (Analysis Office), we can insert the data source one time, format it, do calculation with it (using all other Excel function). The next time when you need to update the data. Just simply refresh data source in your formatted file. All data are refreshed while your calculation/format are still there.
You can even write Excel VBA to load data with Analysis Office. It saves you a lot of time to download all reports based on different filter criterion.

Cons

First, it takes time to load if the data is too bid
Second, there is a limit (55 000 lines) on Excel. You can, of course, change the limit, but not everybody knows how to do it (or allowed to do it)
Thirdly, the prompts are not so well-designed and user-friendly. I normally have to scroll down a lot to find the filter. (imagine you have 10 different sheet, scrolling down will take long time).
Fourthly, VBA and Analysis Office are quite complicated to use and the trouble-shooting is quite annoying.

Pros

I love the scheduling feature of the reports wherein you can easily schedule reports to be executed on a particular day.

Cons

Reports with data more than 1 lakh rows takes a lot of time and even crashes sometimes

Pros

We use SAP BusinessObjects in order to track both operational and strategic company KPI's. The dashboards are very easy to customize. BI tool is very helpful in order to make forecasts.

Cons

Data export is not offered. Dashboards are really helpful. But sometimes user can need to export the data in excel form.

Pros

At first, the software is looking complicated, but using it very easier after passing an induction

allow exporting data to another tool for further exploitation, good data cleaning and KPI monitoring

easy to set up , handle and customize

Cons

the cost of the license is as high as it cant allow small-scale business to buy and use

Pros

Complete product from Giant Vendor and has a great Echo system, Good for Complex/Huge Data Analysis models, Mass Publishing is a great advantage with this Product as i dont see this much of handy with any other Front end products, Robust model, With Design Studio and Lumira it could be a great product to integrate with any kind business model

Cons

Increasing number of tools in the suit confusing customers to choose what for what, Bit Expensive compare to other Reporting products, Recovery is not simple as we think in Failure cases, It requires huge amount of Hardware resources to build a medium/Large landscape, not simple as an end user product for all type of Developments...

Pros

The ease at which the reports can be run and downloaded is very good. The extraction can be done in both pdf and excel depending on the requirement. The reports which have been run also show the specifications used in the reporting for the approver to verify.

Cons

The scheduler is not very simple and might require some user guide to understand and schedule the reports. Also, the inbox reports tend to disappear at times and then have to be re-put in inbox.

Pros

The scope advantages and the ability to link the data available in our organization by SAP BusinessObjects has allowed us to optimize the administrative and operational processes in a way that allows us to access the correct information.

Cons

I do not have negative opinions of the tool, within the organization has been very useful the use of it.

Pros

SAP BusinessObjects is a wide collection of softwares that businesses can use to handle different functions such as reporting, business analytics, forecasting, etc.

Based on my experience, the softwares are easy to use with interactive graphical user interface. Also, with its point and click functionality, new users can easily familiarize with the system. In addition, the ability to customize the system for more advanced users is absolutely commendable. Few systems are flexible enough like SAP BusinessObjects. The integration of SQL Database Management makes it easier for more advanced users to customize the system according to the company's needs and demands.

Cons

Since the software is mostly Window-based, computers using other programming language might have some difficulty in using the system. The wide variety of functionality also makes it a little bit confusing with new users especially those with no knowledge of SQL syntax.

Pros

Ease of use and fast in generating reports

Cons

Refresh time needs to be improved particularly to fix issues or errors

Pros

It is a tool that can be integreted with other applications, it can also work with a lot of data and build ad hoc reports. Finally, reporting creation from information cubes is friendly when youa are heavy user.

Cons

Something that needs to be improved is the visualization of the reports, they should migrate to a more user-friendly dashboard. Another issue is that it is a bit complex to understand how it works when you just start using it.

Pros

1. It is a massive BI tool which can support thousands of reports within the company
2. The security implementation is much far advanced
3. The different tools of the package WebI, Crystal, analytical tools serves/covers all needs
4. Lot of intelligence applied building this software and latest versions 4.2 is much advanced and feature rich
5. It also has ETL tool BODS providing end to end solution
6. It connects to all most all RDBS databases

Cons

1. Platform administration is too challenging
2. software version and patch takes lot of time
3. Too many features sometime confuses the developer and users (till there is scope for user friendly)
4. New release are too late and other side competitor like Tableau are moving very fast
5. Lumira still lacks lot than equivalent competitor tools

Pros

It's very good and helpful software in business point of view

Cons

It is easy to use and there is no and drawback

Pros

KPI review is showing daily life of performance linked to IOT activities in the Industry 4.0 times

Cons

Due to re-planning of tasks , targets would be change in the operation. Follow up of changes and tracking of trend must be more visible with reasons why target is changed and until when old target was valid.

Pros

SAP Business objects is great for storage, creation, and reports sharing. It allows us to use real time business data and prepare reports from real time data for making business major decisions.
Reports creation could be difficult for the beginners, since there is a long learning curve to master all it´s functionalities. But once you´re there, you realized how powerful this tool is.

Cons

SAP support service is not the best in my opinion. Long response times, and sometimes they don´t offer effective solutions to our problems.

Pros

Easy to use Tools and Data analysis Kits

Cons

Need to adopt some dynamic features like Tableau and Power BI

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