SAP BusinessObjects is the main application coming under SAP Business Intelligence ( BI ). Previously it was a separate company and in 2007 it was acquired by SAP.
Business Objects is the deployment platform for analyzing the data and creating reports based on that. It is capable for creating any type of report that user demands from anywhere ( using internet also ). It is the main component for helping the organization for
- Performance management
- Access any type of data
- Access from anywhere
- creating the plans
- generating the reports
- Data analysis
- Decision making based on the reports
- Complex to simple , hierarchical levels reporting
There is some confusions regarding the differences between Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects. Crystal Reports is only a tool to design the report by providing an easy graphical interface. It doesn’t contain all the features of BusinessObjects. We can say Crystal Reports is only a subset portion of BusinessObjects.
Table Fields with Business Objects data
Here is a list of possible table fields which are may be used for storing Business Objects related data in SAP.
- COBJ_ALL – Flag: Treat all CO objects as clearing objects?
- .INCLUDE – PPO Objects for Synchronization Objects (Data Part)
- ADDIOBJFL – = ‘X’: Object Requires Additional Objects (non-BW Objects)
- PRSL_MAXOBJECTS – Number of Business Objects
- DELT_MAXOBJECTS – Number of Business Objects
- FUNCNAM – Function Module to Determine Texts for Business Objects
- PROC_BOS – Number of Processed Business Objects
- OBJECT_PROCESS – Total Number of Processed Business Objects
- OBJECT_ERROR – Number of Incorrect Business Objects
- OBJECT_WARNING – Number of Business Objects with Warnings
- OBJECT_SUCCESS – Number of Successfully Processed Business Objects
- FELDNAME – Objects, Allocated to an EHS Business Partner
- NUMBER_OBJECTS – Number of Business Objects
- .INCLUDE – Key Include for Business Assignment Objects
- .INCLUDE – Admin-Include for Business Object Assignment Objects
- .INCLUDE – Effective Key of Business Object Assignment Objects
- BO_NAME – S&AM Business objects
- OBJ_EXIST – Send to Business Objects
- BUSOBJ – Selection Method Group Processes Business Objects
- MAXCOUNT – Maximum Number of Business Objects
SAP Business Objects Tables
Here is a list of possible system tables storing Business Objects related data in SAP.
- Available Business Objects (ESR) – WESC_BO
- Lock objects with business key – OIU_CM_LOCK_OBJ
- Business Objects That Should Be Deleted in RE-FX – TIVMIBODEL
- Business Objects with ALE Change Authorizations – TPRBO
- Semantic Structure for Business Objects – CEXO_BO_IO_STR
- Objects for Business Partner Contact (obsolete as of 4.51) – BCONTO
- BW Repository: Objects to be transferred from Business Cont – RSOBCINSTALL
- BW Repository: Objects to be transferred from Business Cont – RSOBCTRANSPORT
- Semantic Structure for Business Objects (Customer) – CCXO_BO_IO_STR
- Assignment of Business Objects (or Field Values) to Case Cat – EMMAC_CCAT_MOB
- Source System for Business Objects Data Services – RSBOBJDS_LOGSYS
- Table for Saving (Business) Objects – VICAOBJLST
- RMA: Table of all RMA Business Content Objects – WRMA_BCT_OBJ
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