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1. What is an Universe? 2. How many Universes did you create? 3. Tell me how many classes where there, and objects in each class? 4. What is Object qualification? 5. Tell me about a complicated object you have created? 6. What was the size of the database? Which server? 7. How many user were there? 8. What problems you have faced while creating an universe? tell me an incident and how you went about solving it? 9. Were any experts called from BO while you were on the project? 10. What was the Database? Was it a data warehouse? 11. How many Tables was the universe built? 12. What is a loop, how do you resolve them? 13. What do prefer an Alias or a context? Why? 14. What is join? Explain different types of joins? 15. What are linked universes? Have you worked with them, problems faced and solutions? 16. How many reports have you created? Explain a few? 17. What are alerters, filters, breaks, and master-detail? 18. What's the difference between master-detail and Breaks? 19. What's the difference between filters and conditions? 20. What are pre-defined conditions? Compare with report conditions? Justify? 21. What are the differences between a formula, variable and user objects? 22. Did you face any problems while creating reports? Name? Solutions? 23. How do you schedule the reports? 24. How were the reports scheduled and how to resolve unexecuted documents? 25. What is a micro cube? How many can a document have? 26. Have you worked with multiple data sources? If yes. How do you link them? 27. What are templates? Explain what you have created?28. I have some multi data providers (excel, text, universe). I want only retrieve the data from excel only. How to write the query in query panel?29. What is slice and dice? What is the use of slice and dice?30. What is core dimension?31. How do see the query performance in report?32. I want to display the last refresh report date and time in the below of the report, how will you do that?33. While running the query how much time it will taken, I want to see the time?34. What is Report Bursting?35. What is the use of alias and context? Which is the better for solving the loops? Why? Why we use alias and why we use context?36. How to improve the query performance in to report level and designer level?37. I have 3 tables A, B, C. I connected A to B and B to C. I want to report ABC, is there any loop problem will occur or not?38. I have 4 tables A, B, C, D. I connected A to B, B to C, C to D and D to A. I want to report ABC, is there any loop problem will occur or not? What is the Problem?39. How to interactive with Clients? 40. Can u tell me, what is the major problem you faced in your experience? How did you resolve the problem?41. I have one problem? My Client to told resolve the problem with in 2 hours, but its taken by full day (8 hours). How will u convince the client?42. How Many Classes and Objects you have in your Universe?
reddyvaric
- May 15th, 2010
Universe is a semantic layer in between database and reporting an environment.
srinivas
- Dec 8th, 2006
universe is enduser interface which isolate the technical property.
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How to merge two universe in one query?
in_kkumar3
- Apr 1st, 2010
In Universe we can use Link two Universe.In WEBI we can use the option of Merge dimensions to join two universe. However we need to customize other objects with measures to join and get the results.
anasat
- Jan 16th, 2009
Two universes can be merged in deski using combine query in the data provider.
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How do we test the reports in the business objects? How to creates the tabs in the reports?
narmadac
- Feb 17th, 2010
You can test the report by running the query in SQL*PLUS/TOAD and checking the results.
rasmikanta
- Jul 21st, 2006
In the central mangement consol one can test the report. jsut go to the link http://ipadress:port no/businessobjects/enterprise11/admin/en/admin.cwr .every thing can chk from the bo.
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What is report template in B.O?
pat.mclean
- Jul 7th, 2006
Report Template is a specimen for your future reports.You create a report from scratch, say make it Master-Detail Report with charts, put your company logo, add some default colors(something like same...
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How to schedule the report in B.O?
narmadac
- Feb 17th, 2010
You can schedule the report inBO -------- BCA (Broad cast agent)BO XI onwards -------- CMS (Control Management Server)VBA Macro
pinki
- Jul 14th, 2006
We can schedule the reports through broadcast agent.
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State the difference between Webi and Infoview
itsmuzaffar
- Feb 11th, 2010
WebIntelligence is the 'thin-client' (or server version) of Business Objects Reporter. It is used to create report documents. It does not reside on the users computer, but on a server. InfoView ...
Goverdhan Reddy
- Aug 10th, 2006
Difference between the Infoview and WI????WebIntelligence is the 'thin-client' (or server version) of Business Objects Reporter. It is used to create report documents. It does not reside on the users ...
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What are the browsers that Business Object Web reports supports ?
vkypa
- Feb 9th, 2010
There is no restriction on the browsers for Business Objects. You can use the same URL to login to BO. But the default browser is Internet Explorer.
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Business Objects Syncronization
What is Synchronization in Business Objects?
shree_uday
- Feb 8th, 2010
Syncronization in BO defines, method of creating synchronized query, if we find a loop or trap join error in the schema, we go for context to resolve, at this time synchronized query will generate.ie ...
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Report Bursting
Hi Friends,Can any one help me regrading Report Bursting using Business objects xi release 2. what to use in BO XI R2.? can any one give the steps of Report Bursting.Thanks AdvancedSrinath
sree20483
- Jan 24th, 2010
According to my Knowledge,Report bursting concept comes in BO6.5. In XIR2, we use Profiles and Publications which interms called as Report Bursting (in 6.X)To say in brief, we need to create a PROFILE...
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How to access LOV values in report?How to set Hierarchy in Universe?
RishiBO
- Jan 20th, 2010
Adding to the above Point:Setting Hierarchy in UniverseYou can use the Hierarchies editor to view, create and rearrange existing object hierarchies in your universe.Designer provides a set of default ...
sreya_1234
- Nov 12th, 2007
Accessing LOVs in the report:-Go to Tools -> Universes -> select a universe and click on "List of Values" -> select an object from the table -> display - here you will get list of values for the object which ypu have selected.
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Refresh Report
How to refresh the report?
RishiBO
- Jan 20th, 2010
Data-->Refresh Data option will Refresh the report as well.If the option is disabled You need to go to Data-->View Data Thn goto definition tab and check the Refreshble button.
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Dynamic and Cascading Prompt
What is dynamic prompt? What is cascading prompt?how to create these? What is the difference between them.
RishiBO
- Jan 20th, 2010
Cascading prompts are nothing but the Nested/hierarchical Prompts. We can create the cascading prompt by using following Steps.Goto the Universe in Tools select Cascading list of Values from here we c...
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Cascading Prompts
How to set cascading prompts in a report?
RishiBO
- Jan 20th, 2010
Adding to the above point.For applying Cascading prompts :Goto the Universe in Tools select Cascading list of Values, from here we can give cascding prompts but this is not avilable in 6.5
amaresh1981
- Sep 10th, 2009
Cascading prompts are nothing but the Nested Prompts. We can create the cascading prompt by using following Steps.- Select an Object and and edit the properties of the Object- Then Impose another Prompt as condition
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Apply Global Filter
How to apply global filter?
RishiBO
- Jan 20th, 2010
Add to the above AnswerGlobal filter is the option which is there in Format(Main Menu) Filter option: The Filters dialog box allows you to filter the data returned by a variable. There are two t...
muralikrishna1982
- Aug 25th, 2008
you can apply filter with in the designer only. It is the universe designer who can apply global filter so that the amount of data to be returned while running a report can be simplified at the univer...
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Sub Reports within Report
How can we apply sub reports within a reports?
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Apply Global Filter in DeskI
How can we apply the global filter in Deski of XI r2?Is it available in WEBI of XI r2?
RishiBO
- Jan 20th, 2010
Add to the above AnswerGlobal filter is the option which is there in Format(Main Menu) Filter option: The Filters dialog box allows you to filter the data returned by a variable. There are two types o...
muralikrishna1982
- Aug 24th, 2008
Global filter is nothing but filter applied at universe level this can be called as a condition.after u export the universe to the repository it will be made available to the report devolopers. this is available in web in xir2
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Get data from two data providers
How to get data from two data providers?
RishiBO
- Jan 18th, 2010
Linking a data provider to another data provider in the Deski Reports Select the dimension to be linked in the Data Providers box. Select the Definition tab. Click Link To. The Define ...
amaresh1981
- Sep 10th, 2009
There is a concept of Merge Dimension in BO 6.5. By using Merge Dimension we can get two data Providers data in a single report.Merge Dimension can be done by merging the only dimesion object with the same data type.
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SQL Button Option Access
How to give the SQL button option access from Business objects 6.5?
RishiBO
- Jan 18th, 2010
Go to the Supervisor-->Select the user and the applicatoin-->Properties of the application Here you can enable or disable the access.
RishiBO
- Jan 18th, 2010
Go to the Supervisor and select the user then go to the properties of the application then you will find the command restriction dialog box controls security command settings. Here we can enable the SQL Button Option Access
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Hierarchies and Conditional Objects
How to create hierarchies and conditional objects in the designer?
RishiBO
- Jan 18th, 2010
Hierarchies: Go to the Tools option in main menu and select Hierarchies here it allows you to set up dimensin hierarchies for multidimensional analysis.Conditinal Objects:Go to the Filter option down in universe window here you can create condition objects just like the objects.
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