• Understand the specifics of running SAP BusinessObjects BI products on top of SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP ERP data
• Learn how to set up your SAP NetWeaver system for SAP Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, and more
• Updated and expanded for SAP BusinessObjects 4.x

Get the crucial knowledge you need to make essential business intelligence products work on top of SAP NetWeaver. Continuing in the tradition of the first bestselling edition, this updated edition carefully guides you, click-by-click, through the process of connecting SAP BusinessObjects tools to SAP data. The expert advice and clear instruction that this book provides is just what you need to become an authority on integrating your SAP BusinessObjects BI platform with SAP NetWeaver.

Step-by-Step Instructions
Follow along as the author walks you through each click and screen needed to integrate SAP BusinessObjects with SAP NetWeaver.

Installation and Configuration
Learn how to install and configure the necessary server and client components to start working with SAP BusinessObjects tools.

Semantic Layer
Review the different options for connecting corporate data in a brand new chapter about the semantic layer.

SAP NetWeaver Portal
Discover how you can make SAP NetWeaver Portal work with the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform.

Updated and Expanded
Explore over 200 new pages, and find updated information on how the 4.x release of the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform changes the landscape of the integration with SAP NetWeaver.

Highlights

• Installation and configuration
  
• Semantic layer
  
• SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise
  
• SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
  
• SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
  
• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
  
• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
  
• SAP NetWeaver Portal
  
• Security and troubleshooting
  

About the Authors
Ingo Hilgefort started with Crystal Decisions in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1999 as a trainer and consultant for Crystal Reports and Crystal Enterprise. After the acquisition of Crystal Decisions by BusinessObjects, he moved into product management for the integration between BusinessObjects and SAP.