Learning Business Objects: Where to start?

I was recently asked the following very pertinent question: “I want to learn the Business Objects reporting tool. Where can I start to learn and gain experience?” from Orkun K. Yuna While I try to answer all questions I receive, some are so basic that I don’t really know where to start. This one was […]
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Clearing Previously Used Folders from Designer’s Import/Export Dialog

Occasionally we receive emails sharing Business Objects tips and tricks with us. These are our favorite kinds of emails, OK, second favorite, just below guide purchase inquiries. Today I received a great tip from a friend that goes by the name “dopple“. I liked the tip and dopple was kind enough to agree to publish […]
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How to Backup a BO Universe and Maintain its CUID

Backing Up and Restoring Universes While Maintaining CUIDs Import Wizard BIAR File – The ultimate backup The sections that follow this one will tell you how to create a backup of a universe on your machine from which you are running Designer. The steps in those sections are “tricks” that allow you to maintain the […]
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@Prompt Functions: The Next Step – Optional Prompts

For most of us the @Prompt function syntax can be a bit confusing at first. Sure we catch on quickly, however, we often need to review the business objects @Prompt syntax available online or refer to a previously created @Prompt. After we get comfortable with the @Prompt and the available options such as custom list […]
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What is an Unbound Report and Why Should I Care?

You may have read something on this web site or in one of our guides that mentioned “unbound reports” in a less than favorable light. Hopefully this article explains what we mean by this. What is an unbound report? With the migration to the Business Objects XI platform many things changed. One of these changes […]
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Selective Operators: Allowing Users to Decide Which Operator to Use

Everyone once in a while you come across something that makes you say, “that is great, now why didn’t I think of that?”. Recently I came across such a thing: an idea of how to make operators in the WHERE clause of a query definable by the user at the moment of report refresh through […]
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