Q&A

• SAP BOBJ

How to Design a Successful SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x platform: Q&A on Security and Authentication

Security is typically a top concern for any company that leverages business intelligence. As organizations migrate to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) 4.x, there are various considerations regarding system security and user authentication. In this live Q&A on February 25, Martin Macmaster, Principal Consultant at Xoomworks, answered questions on how to set up and manage…...…

• SAP Systems Administration

Gain Control of Your IT Environment: Q&A on Navigating the Controlling Options of Your SAP System

There are more than a dozen controlling options available in the SAP system. Determining how to best interpret those options depending on how your organization stores data and handles reporting and training requirements can be a challenge. Financials 2016 speaker Rohana Gunawardena recently took readers’ questions on how to choose the most optimal solution to…...…

• SAP GRC

Control Compliance and Business Risk with Streamlined Role Maintenance: Q&A on BRM Functionality and Configuration

A critical element of an efficient and compliant SAP system is control over user access to your business systems. The Business Role Management (BRM) component of SAP Access Control 10.0 provides SAP customers with comprehensive, centralized monitoring and maintenance of the role definitions that determine this access. BRM offers not only a single repository for…...…

• SAP S/4HANA

Bring Real-Time Analytics and Reporting into Your SAP HANA Platform: Q&A on the Benefits of Agile Data Marts

Data volume continues to increase among organizations of all sizes and verticals, and many have turned to business intelligence (BI) tools to make the best use of their data. These BI technologies are key to integrating, analyzing, and leveraging all of this data, but for those just starting this process, the question remains — what…...…

• SAP Migration Strategy

Best Practices for an Effective Migration to SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

Business intelligence and big data analytics tools are critical components to support an innovative and competitive organization. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio was first introduced in 2013 as the successor to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius) and is just beginning to make traction in the dashboard space. SAP is focusing its development resources on SAP BusinessObjects…...…

• SAP Customer Experience

Simplify Business Processes in SAP ERP with Optimized UX: Q&A on How a Mobile-Enabled User Experience Streamlines Processes and Boosts Productivity

Everybody talks about how important a B2C look and feel is for your customers — but what about your internal SAP ERP users? If you want to maximize productivity within your business tools, then a mobile-enabled, optimized user interface (UI) is key. And we don’t mean screen optimization — UI optimization touches on how business…...…

Visualize a Career in BI

For this guest column, insiderPROFILES recently sat down with Mico Yuk, CEO of BI Brainz, a business intelligence (BI) consulting firm focused on enterprise visual solutions, big data, reporting, mobile applications, and SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions. Yuk discusses how she got her start in BI and why she finds the world of data visualization so…

Know Your HR Integration Options: Q&A with Venki Krishnamoorthy and Vishnu Kandi on SuccessFactors and Your On-Premise Systems

Thank you for registering for our online Q&A on SuccessFactors and SAP ERP solution integration options. View the replay and transcript of our one-hour online chat with HCM consultant Venki Krishnamoorthy and Vishnu Kandi, Integration Practice Manager,  SAP, who took readers’ questions on best practices for SuccessFactors integration and deployment. Transcript Welcome! We’ll kick off…...…

Comparing SAP BW on HANA vs. Native Reporting with SAP HANA: Q&A on Design, Optimization, and Troubleshooting

What are the differences when running SAP BW on SAP HANA vs. HANA native reporting? How does SAP HANA change your reporting solution architecture? SAP BW and HANA expert Dmitry Shustov of Xoomworks answered readers’ questions on evaluating and optimizing BW for SAP HANA and moving to native HANA reporting. Questions from readers included:  …...…

• SAP SuccessFactors

Moving to SuccessFactors Employee Central: Q&A with SAP Mentor Luke Marson

Finance organizations in every industry are looking at re-thinking long-standing processes and business models to compete in a dynamic, connected world in which a traditional 30-day close no longer passes muster. A static finance function is too slow and too rigid to stay on top of constant innovations in cloud, mobile, social, big data, and…