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    May 1, 2013
    On April 30, SAP Released version 1.0.10 of Predictive Analysis.  While this release did not include a huge number of functional additions, there are a number of changes “under the covers” that may affect users significantly. Administrative Changes Support for Single Sign On Predictive Analysis now includes support for Single Sign On connections to HANA.  The connection dialog now…
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    June 4, 2013
    It seems that all Dashboards projects, at least when they’re past the POC phase, run into obstacles around getting live data  in the correct format.  In pre 4.0 engagements,  QaaWS (Query as a Web Service) was replaced by the “Query Browser” option embedded within Dashboard Design.  QaaWS still works but only with .unv universes and not with the .unx universes that are created…
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    June 4, 2013
    Is It Time To Take Out The Data Garbage? Studies show, 40% of all business initiatives fail due to data inconsistencies, lack of completeness, duplicate records, and incorrect business rules.  It's time to raise your data to a new standard. Join us for our four-Part Expert Series, where we will help you understand your most important corporate asset...your data! See how organizations can…
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    June 17, 2013
    Data Quality, part of SAP's Data Services, is a powerful tool for cleansing and matching customers, businesses, postal addresses, and much more. However, its wide range of options and capabilities can be intimidating for new users. In this series of posts, I will focus on key transforms and settings required to get your first cleanse up and running. What is Data Cleansing?  Data Cleansing…
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    June 19, 2013
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    June 24, 2013
    Data Quality, part of SAP Data Services, is a powerful tool for cleansing and matching customers, businesses, postal addresses, and much more. However, the wide range of options and capabilities can be intimidating for new users. In this post, we will discuss configuration of the address cleanse and data cleanse transforms. Configuring the AddressCleanse Transform The cleanse transform editor…
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    June 24, 2013
    In early June 2013, SAP Released version 1.0.11 of Predictive Analysis. This release is the first to introduce some great new features that will make it easier than ever to implement predictive models. Nearly all the updates in this version affect the HANA-Online mode only, though the new "Add a Component" feature is available in both online and offline modes. PAL Algorithm Export One of the…
  • Blog
    July 2, 2013
    Recently, Decision First principal consultant Chris Hickman composed a series of videos on BusinessObjects 4.0 SP6. Checkout Chris' quick overview on Web Intelligence where you can access, analyze, format, and share your insights with a single tool! With Web Intelligence, you can: Deliver personalized business intelligence to your colleagues, customers, and partners Improve productivity by…
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    July 8, 2013
    The BusinessObjects 4.0 release gave birth to a few new interesting features to the BI toolkit. One key enhancement was the addition to the Query Browser to the Dashboard (formerly Xcelsius) application. The idea was inherent and simple: allow the developer to obtain data directly from a Universe or BEx Query, thus bypassing the use of the embedded Excel spreadsheet. In this context, the feature…
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    July 15, 2013
    With the release of version 1.0.11 of Predictive Analysis in early June 2013, SAP added a feature allowing users to add new R algorithms to the Predictive Analysis algorithm library. This might be desirable for several reasons: An organization has an existing model or algorithm that they would like to make available within Predictive Analysis for either analytical or comparison purposes A…
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