SAP Business Object Methodology

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Hi Experts,

I'd like to know which are the methodologies to implement SAP Business Object, excluding SAP BW and includin SAP BW. I know for SAP the ASAP methodology is used, but I don´t know for SAP BO.

Greetings & regards,

Leonel

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Hi Leonel, SAP BusinessObjects is a platform-agnostic application. It does not matter what back-end data source you have. If you are a brand new customer, the very first thing you need to do is to analyze your business needs. Then look at the SAP BusinessObjects portfolio to find out what tool(s) will satisfy that business needs. Another factor to consider is your existing infrastructure. Are you a Windows shop or a UNIX shop? Are you going to deploy Infoview, the default portal, or you are using custom portal like SharePoint? What kind of technical skill set you currently have in-house? And last but not least, how much can you afford (your budget)?

If you have a large user base, you probably want to roll out in small batches....starting with a group of pilot users.

I strongly recommend you to engage the SAP Consulting Services or independent consultants who have done it before to get you started.

Hope this answers your question.

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I'm going to implement Xcelsius, Web Intelligence, Crystal Report and Live Office on Windows.... But I need to konw the ways or methodologies to implement BO....

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> I'm going to implement Xcelsius, Web Intelligence, Crystal Report and Live Office on  Windows.... But I need to konw the ways or methodologies to implement BO....

Hi leonel, that's good. But once again, you need to indentify the following first...

1. Who are the target audience (i.e. the end-users)?

2. Who are going to develop the reports using those tools? Is it centralized (by BI developers or IT developers) or self-service (by the end-users themselves)?

3. What skill set do you have in-house? Do they know know how to use those tools? Do they need training?

4. Where are the data sources? Are you going to build a reporting data mart? Do you have the in-house resources to do so?

5. Do you have the in-house resources to build the semantic layer (i.e. the universe which is the heart-and-soul of BusinessObjects)?

These are just the initial questions. More will come up when you get deeper into the process. Not until you can answer all these questions, you cannot proceed. I also would like to emphasize that, while you can have a general guideline, there is really no cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all implementation plan. It varies from company to company. You need to sit down with all the stakeholders to come up with a good plan. And once again, you should consider bringing in hire-gun to help you out. It is very important to do it right at the beginning.

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