Happy New Year. Well, it’s January, so we can still exchange wishes. As you all know, towards the end of 2009, SAP released Service Pack 3 for Xcelsius 2008. I started a video series to show you what’s new in the latest service pack. This is a 2 part series. In part I, I showed [...]
Software as-a-service applications like Salesforce.com and Google Maps Premier enable organizations of all sizes to offload operational and infrastructure costs associated with on-premise software. Organizations that have made significant investments in on-premise business intelligence are now mashing up data from web-based solutions thanks to powerful APIs. In the last year, Salesforce.com and Google Maps integrations [...]
I know it’s not a breaking news anymore that Xcelsius SP3 is out there to download. However, I tried to put together a video post on the same. I’m sure by now many of you must have already downloaded the new SP3 and playing with the new and exciting features and components like a little [...]
BusinessObjects’ release of Xcelsius 2008 SP3 is a great step forward for customers to benefit from new charting, performance enhancements, and other capabilities that make dashboard development easier. For fellow Xcelsius customers and developers who have been patiently waiting for new functionality, this release is the one we have been waiting for. Here are my [...]
As part of a small series that works through building a custom component, from demonstrating very basic functionality to more advanced and detailed property sheet integrations, I wanted to start with a very familiar and simple component concept to get started: A custom Flex-based column chart. We’ll start by setting up the Flex component, its [...]
It’s official!! Many sources have been pre-announcing it, but we are the first to confirm with SAP that the Xcelsius 2008 Service Pack 2, Fix Pack 2.1 is ready for download. You can access the download, Release Notes and Fixed Issues doc at the following link (please bookmark) – https://websmp230.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/bobj_download/main.htm Note: If you originally downloaded [...]
Hi Everyone, We have some pictures to share with everyone that could not attend the Xcelsius Community Event at SAP BusinessObjects User Conference 2009, thanks to Natasha Lloyd. See all the pics at http://bit.ly/1EQg4q. Don’t forget to check out our new Facebook Fan Page for more on the Event! Thanks, Soo soo@everythingxcelsius.com
Hi Everyone, I know that I have been announcing this on twitter and my Linkedin status for some time, but it seems like the invites finally went out on 10/9 for the exclusive ‘Bringing the Xcelsius Community to Life Event’ this year at the GBN Conference in Dallas Texas. It is being sponsored by SAP [...]
We first discovered it on Friday 9/25/09 ourselves. It’s true, Xcelsius 2008 Service Pack 2, Fix Pack 1 is available for download on the SAP download site. See below: When asked why it was not announced, SAP stated that they are waiting for the ‘Fixed Issues’ PDF to be posted on or before October 16th [...]
Hi Everyone, As you’ve probably noticed we have been very slow in posting over the summer. I personally had a serious case of writer’s block that stemmed from social media overload, from which I am now happily recovered. For those who don’t know, you can now follow us on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The [...]