Difference between Business Objects Explorer and Polestar

[Former Member]

Hi all,

can anyone help me out with the main differences between Business Objects Explorer and Polestar.

thanks & regards

immanuel.

[former_member633852]

Hello again,

Also please check note ;

Note 1384526 - SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, acceler. version: New Features

Best Regards

[joshua_kuhn]

Explorer is the new product name for Polestar. There have been a few versions of Explorer released since it was called Polestar, but you can find the latest 'whats new' doc here which lists the latest additions:

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexplXI32/en/exp32_whats-new_en.pdf

For one, Explorer now comes in two editions... Standard and Accelerated. The Explorer Standard edition allows reporting off of Universes, just as the original Polestar product did. Explorer Accelerated allows reporting off of SAP BWA indexes as well as Business Objects universes. Both versions now allow uploading of excel files to report off of. You can export an Information Space to a Webi doc or Excel file. Users can now save favorite links to an Information Space. Sorting has been improved as well as graphing functions and overall display. You'll have to install the latest build of Explorer - "Explorer 3.2 SP1" and compare. I don't know of a document or matrix that compares Polestar to Explorer. The two are basically the same product with a number of enhancements added to the Explorer line.

[Former Member]

hi atakan,

so you are saying that polestar is just renamed to explorer with no other distinction???

aren't there any technical enhancements???

I've gone through a few documents but none of them outline any major distinctions except for the naming revision.

if u come by any document mentioning major distinctions, do let me know.

thanks and regards

immanuel

[former_member633852]

Hello Farrar

From SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Installation Guide X.I 3.2 ;

In previous releases, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer was called SAP BusinessObjects Polestar,

The previous name could appear in some of the interface messages you will see during the installation procedure,

Best Regards