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An object is created using a case statement. It has multiple When statements. The Universe aborts when the object is parsed. The database is Oracle 8. Oddly, if some of the When statements are removed, it will parse, and continue to parse, as the removed When statements are added back in...

What is the proper way to maintain a universe backup? Seems like if it is moved to a different directory and given a new file name, that even if it is moved back and renamed back to the original name, that when it is exported the repository will consider it a different universe and any table...

There is a table mapping not working in my universe. The table to be replaced is a table. I am replacing it with a view of the the table unioned with other tables. The replacement does not take place. What does BO look for to do the replacement? The table and the view have the same column...

How do you set up Business Objects to be able to connect to two different installations of BO? These two groups are entirely separate. Different databases, different data, different ways they use the product, different groups running things.

How does one go about calculating a return on investment for a BI query and report tool that is to be a replacement for a current tool?

Say there is a 1 to many relationship of table A (1) to table B (Many). A person wants a unique list of document ids from A based on multiple choices in table B. In SQL this would be a simple Select distinct doc_id from A,B where B.item in ('this','that','whatever'). Now, how do I create this...

What end user reporting tool most satifies both power users and casual end users? We currently use a SQL writing tool and are looking for new software that is friendlier to most end users. We do not want to alienate the power users.

My company is thinking of moving to Business Objects. Our current tool is a SQL writer. The power users love it, because they can write complex SQL. Unfortunately the casual users are left to find a power user to get anything done. By moving to Business Objects it appears that the casual...