SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center

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The SAP BusinessObjects innovation center brings you some new software prototypes based on concepts and ideas we've heard from our customers, partners, and internal teams. We may or may not include them into our future products, but please feel free to download them and give them a try. Let us know what you like, what you don't like, and what else you'd like to see from us. Use of this site is subject to express terms of use. By continuing past this page, you agree to abide by these terms.

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Social Network Analyzer

Social Network Analyzer

NEW 1.1 version. Social Network Analyzer aggregates existing enterprise data, using business intelligence techniques, to help you find entities/people based on multiple criteria, understand their relationships, connect with them and get up-to-date statistics on your organization. The purpose of this technology is to deliver an environment where people can easily and quickly analyze corporate network relationships and find the information they are looking for in their daily jobs.

XBCML Widgets New!

XBCML Widgets gives every SAP enterprise application written using the Web Dynpro programming model the opportunity to work as a rich-client enterprise widget, presented through the SAP Business Objects BI widgets framework. Each widget is as enterprise-ready as the SAP application backing it, and each can provide customers with added value for their investment in SAP business applications by making them easier to access and use.

sets

Semantic layer based sets New!

Segment your information into logical groups for better understanding of your information assets. Build these segments based on your existing SAP BusinessObjects universes. This prototype is a plug-in to the information design tool that allows you to create these “sets” , static or dynamic – all in the information design tool query panel.

Semantic layer sets is designed to let our customers leverage their investment in the semantic layer and SAP BusinessObjects BI client tools. Users can now consume those sets natively (for example in the SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Query Panel).

Explorer with Excel Navigation New!

With the SAP BusinessObjects Explorer with Excel Navigation prototype, you can visually explore and analyze and NOW share your Excel spreadsheets. You can use this to explore financial data, catalogs, customer lists, music libraries, and many other types of data. Simply upload your Excel spreadsheet, and you'll be able to look at your data in a complete new way.