This article explains how we overcame the challenges faced when moving the content of Explorer Information Spaces from an old environment to a new one, while doing a SAP BI4 migration for one of our biggest customers.
SSM 10.1 is now available
SAP Strategy Management Expert Session - Muscat - November 26
Clariba & Spinneys SAP HANA success featured in Arabian Computer News
We at Clariba are ecstatic to have our SAP HANA implementation success story at Spinneys Dubai supermarket mentioned in the October issue of Arabian Computer News. The article “Unlocking the potential of HANA” features Dr. Vishal Sikka, Executive Board Member & head of technology and innovation at SAP. Vishal talks about why SAP HANA was created and how SAP is bringing it to the market. Look for our story in the "HANA early adopters in the Middle East" section.
Clariba & SAP host the first SAP Strategy Management expert session in Doha
IT trends 2013: Hype or business reality?
With the last quarter of this year already in fast motion, the race to the finish line of 2013 is on! Perhaps it is already a good moment to look at whether some of the IT Trends 2013 predicted by Gartner, PwC and many others, have actually surfaced for our customers and what this may mean for your organization.
Configuring SAP Data Services 4.x with SAP ERP
In SAP® Data Services 3.2 some of the SAP system security standards were overlooked, allowing you to run any ABAP program in a production environment. As part of the improvements on SAP Data Services 4.x (SAP DS) this was fixed and it is now compliant with the SAP security standards. This means that for any ETL development including ABAP dataflows you will be forced to upload the ABAP code following the typical SAP system security process: upload to development (DEV), transport the changes to quality (QA) and, finally, transport the changes to production (PROD). In this article I would like to share with you some insights on how to get your new SAP DS 4.x environment ready using SAP systems.
Clariba helps Spinneys Implement SAP HANA to Efficiently Monitor Customer Needs
UAE, Dubai, October 02, 2013 – In-memory computing (IMC) is quoted as one of the top 10 technology trends for 2013. Jumping on this trend is Spinneys Dubai, a leading food retailer in the UAE, who recently implemented SAP’s real-time in-memory technology platform SAP HANA®. This groundbreaking solution combined with the leading visualization and analysis capabilities of SAP@ BusinessObjects™ immediately allowed Spinneys to explore and analyze large quantities of their data from a vast array of sources more effectively, at record speeds. Clariba, a leading business analytics consultancy in the Middle East, was a key player in ensuring the successful implementation and immediate results.
Installing SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 with a Unix-like architecture
In recent customer projects we have seen the need of having a machine with Unix-like architecture (more specifically Linux) ready for action. This is why we created a virtual machine with a Linux installation and proceeded with the challenge of a Business Objects 4.1 (although it should work for any other version) implementation on a Unix-like system. This post will present useful tips for starting a SAP BusinessObjects implementation on a Unix-like system and the steps you need to accomplish it.
BO Data Services - Comparison methods in the Table Comparison
In SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, you often need to use the transform "Table Comparison". Within it, you have the choice between three comparison methods: Row-by-row select, Cached comparison table, and Sorted input. This choice can have a huge impact on the data flow performance. Which one is the best for your implementation? That's what we are going to discover in this article. One of the common uses of the "Table comparison" transform is the implementation of slowly changing dimensions (you can see SCD type 2 on the Data Services wiki here) In the screenshot below is a data flow used for SCD type 1.