Creating reports using SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (SAP BO WebI) is part of the SAP BusinessObjects Platform (SBOP) client tools family. When the SBOP client tools are installed, we get SAP BO WebI. The unique feature of WebI is that it is an ad hoc reporting tool. It helps users to create/modify their own queries for the report. WebI gives a detailed level of reports. Using WebI, we can display the results in tabular or graphical formats. When we have a requirement to analyze data in a detailed fashion, we go with SAP WebI. This recipe explains how to create WebI documents on top of SAP HANA.

Getting ready

There are different reporting tools that are part of SAP BusinessObjects. As mentioned earlier, usage of the tool depends on the user's requirement. As of now, only SAP BusinessObjects reporting tools are officially supported by SAP. For this to work, we need to install SAP BusinessObjects Platform (SBOP) 4.X Client Tools and the SAP BO server...