After SAP acquired Business Objects earlier this year, we received a lot of questions asking about how to create Xcelsius dashboards on top of SAP BI? Well look no further! Below is a link to a blog that we found right on SAP’s network. It not only describes the process step-by-step, but it contains tons [...]
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No Comments » Posted on: Oct 20 If you’re an independent Xcelsius developer, sooner or later you’re going to need all flavors of Xcelsius, from Present to Enterprise. Instead of buying the entire suite for thousands of dollars, you might want to consider becoming a Business Objects Solutions Provider? There are no fees, no revenue commitments, and no contracts to sign with [...]
by admin No Comments » Posted on: Sep 24 We wanted to update and let everyone know that the ‘Early Bird Special’ that we mentioned last week for the upcoming Business Objects User Conference from Oct 20 – 22, 2008 has been extended to this Friday (9/26)! You can save $200 on registration! So if you missed last Friday be sure to sign up [...]
by admin No Comments » Posted on: Sep 23 We have to tell you about a conference that is going to take place next month that you absolutely have to attend! The BOBJ User Conference is taking place in Dallas, TX from Oct 20 -22, 2008! Not sure on whether or not to attend? Here are 3 good reasons why you should sign up [...]
by admin 2 Comments » Posted on: Sep 19 Common Question: “Is there a way to export data from my Xcelsius model?” Simple Answer: Yes, let us introduce you to the Xport Wizard! As many of you may know, Ryan Goodman, one of the original Xcelsius Evangelist has started his own company Centigon Solutions…and also has his own blog www.ryangoodman.net/blog. Since we’ve known Ryan [...]
by admin 3 Comments » Posted on: Sep 15 With the recent release of Xcelsius Present, and the ambiguity surrounding the new licensing structure of Xcelsius 2008, we thought it might be nice to provide a small Grid which describes which version of Xcelsius 2008 is comparable to the old Xcelsius 4.5 versions. (NOTE: This article is more for current 4.5 users than new [...]
by admin 1 Comment » Posted on: Sep 11 For those still using Xcelsius 4.5 (good choice) a common question is: “How can I hide my Web Service or XML Data Buttons?” Solution? Many fail to realize that you can use dynamic visibility to show/hide these components as well. Read below to find out how: 1. Open the Web Service or XML Data button [...]
by admin No Comments » Posted on: Sep 3 One small, but VERY common question asked by Xcelsius 2008 users is:“How can I change the background color of my chart mouse over boxes in my Xcelsius 2008 model?” Solution? Use the 5 simple steps below:1. On the Menu, Go to ‘Format’ -> ‘Color Scheme’ 2. Select ‘Create New’3. Click on ‘Advanced Settings’4. Select Tab [...]
by admin No Comments » Posted on: Aug 27 To those who are not aware, Business Objects an SAP Company recently released Service Pack 1 for the Xcelsius 2008 SDK. Follow this link to get it from the SAP website: https://boc.sdn.sap.com/Xcelsius/sdk They were also nice enough to create a short webinar on how to use it (goes by kind of quick, but still a [...]
by admin No Comments » Posted on: Aug 25 I guess we could rename this the BOBJ/SAP rant, but instead we’re just going to stick with ’3 Xcelsius Components to Avoid’! Unfortunately, some of these components were also on our Xcelsius 4.5 list. We really thought that BOBJ would put some more work into them for the Xcelsius 2008 rewrite….but they obviously had more [...]
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