Occasionally we receive emails sharing Business Objects tips and tricks with us. These are our favorite kinds of emails, OK, second favorite, just below guide purchase inquiries. Today I received a great tip from a friend that goes by the name “dopple“. I liked the tip and dopple was kind enough to agree to publish […]
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What is a Universe Overload?
What a cool and confusing name! I have to admit that the name “Universe Overload” tends to send my imagination going to exciting science-fiction worlds and different dimensions. I think the person that coined the phrase must have chosen it for that reason, because for me it does not seem to represent. To calm my […]
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How to Backup a BO Universe and Maintain its CUID
Backing Up and Restoring Universes While Maintaining CUIDs Import Wizard BIAR File – The ultimate backup The sections that follow this one will tell you how to create a backup of a universe on your machine from which you are running Designer. The steps in those sections are “tricks” that allow you to maintain the […]
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@Prompt Functions: The Next Step – Optional Prompts
For most of us the @Prompt function syntax can be a bit confusing at first. Sure we catch on quickly, however, we often need to review the business objects @Prompt syntax available online or refer to a previously created @Prompt. After we get comfortable with the @Prompt and the available options such as custom list […]
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In Business Objects how can I get a list of reports using a specific universe?
I have been asked the following related questions a few times in the past months and I thought it would be a good idea to post a public answer to them. First the questions: Is there any way to get a list of reports that are using a specific universe? If I change this universe […]
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What is an Unbound Report and Why Should I Care?
You may have read something on this web site or in one of our guides that mentioned “unbound reports” in a less than favorable light. Hopefully this article explains what we mean by this. What is an unbound report? With the migration to the Business Objects XI platform many things changed. One of these changes […]
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Can I Connect/Use Oracle 11g Database with Business Objects XI?
The answer is “Yes”, but it depends on which version of BOXI you are running. Business Objects Enterprise XI Release 2 Any version of BOXI R2 equal to or greater than Business Objects XI R2 Service Pack 5 includes an Oracle 11g driver. However, if you find your instance is still lurking below SP5 you […]
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Selective Operators: Allowing Users to Decide Which Operator to Use
Everyone once in a while you come across something that makes you say, “that is great, now why didn’t I think of that?”. Recently I came across such a thing: an idea of how to make operators in the WHERE clause of a query definable by the user at the moment of report refresh through […]
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Business Objects XI – Changing BO Report / Universe Relationships
Common Ground – Terminology Firstly, let me lay down some terminology in order to make this concept easier to discuss. “Classic BO” refers to any version of Business Objects between 5.X and 6.X. “BOXI” or “BO XI” refers to the Business Objects XI Release 1, 2, or 3 (R1/R2/R3), the injection of BO to the […]
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Extended @Prompt Syntax: Default Value, Purge Values
During my report development efforts the other day I knew that I needed a business objects universe-level prompt, but I also knew that it was mandatory to “purge” the prompt values. Like a good little Business Objects developer I always purge all of the data from my reports and reports’ prompts before I publish them […]
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