Tableau uses the concept of hyper extracts – a compressed snapshot of data stored on disk and loaded into memory when required to render a tableau visualization. Hyper extracts are very beneficial and even essential to Tableau users. To refresh an extract on a daily, weekly or monthly basis users ...
Read More »Tech Tip – Auditing Maintenance in BusinessObjects
Lately we have noticed issues with a lot of customers regarding their BO auditor not working due to lot of Audit files being present in the Auditing folder. So, here is tip for administrators to include as a part of their Application Maintenance list, which helps make sure the auditor ...
Read More »Business Intelligence and the COVID-19 Pandemic
With news, social media and conversation completely dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, I was hesitant to write a blog that even mentions it. At the same time because I am so passionate about Business Intelligence and can see how it is being both used and abused in this situation, I ...
Read More »Dashboards Everywhere and Along Comes Squirrel
In just the last three days I received three fascinating dashboards. The first was from Microsoft, called MyAnalytics, showing my work habits for the last week based on my Microsoft Outlook usage. It showed I had spent almost 80% of my time in email activities and 20% in meetings (not ...
Read More »How to unblock Adobe Flash on Chrome
You might have noticed that since Chrome’s last update you are now unable to use Adobe Flash. However, there is a way to unblock Flash on Chrome. To unblock Flash from Google Chrome, follow these steps: Open the menu in chrome, select Settings, scroll to the bottom of the page and ...
Read More »The BusinessObjects Hell Freezes Over Tour
Twenty-five years ago on July 13, 1994 I went to see the legendary band, The Eagles, play at the old Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The Tour was called the Hell Freezes Over Tour, since the band had broken up many years before they said they would only ever play together ...
Read More »Using an Input Control to Sort in Web Intelligence
In Design mode of Web Intelligence, you can change the sort order of columns in a block. However, this option is not available in Reading mode. We can accomplish some basic sorting tasks using an input control and the steps below will detail how this is done. We’ll start off ...
Read More »Tech Tip: Understanding Same Level Break – New Feature Added in Web Intelligence 4.2 SP05
Same Level Break is a new feature added in the Web Intelligence 4.2 service pack – SP05. With this type of break, the aggregate is displayed at the same level whenever multiple objects are selected for a break. The breaks depend on the layout of the table, meaning that the ...
Read More »The Future of BusinessObjects Dashboards – Lessons from Egypt
On a recent trip to Egypt, I was amazed at the number of older vehicles I saw on the road dating back to the 1960’s and even older. These are not the beautifully conserved collectors’ items that you see here in the US but are mostly pretty beaten up with ...
Read More »InfoSol Dashboard Awards that Inspire at IBIS 2018
The love for BusinessObjects was in the air at this year’s InfoSol Business Intelligence Seminar (IBIS). With attendees sharing their love for BusinessObjects, networking with others who share the same passion, and attending many hands-on training and seminar sessions to expand their knowledge. One of the highlights of IBIS was ...
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