SAP BusinessObjects Lumira

The good part about Business Objects is that it can be associated to a variety data sources such as OLAP, XML, and to any number of integration points like SharePoint, Java, Microsoft Office and .NET. Business Objects is that it can handle a myriad of complex reporting tasks when it comes scalability. Moreover, it has ability to apply variable/formula on a cell level is extremely useful and create a custom formula for any cell under the Grand Total line allows to build complex reports.

The interface makes it difficult to export and save reports that means “No Auto Save - results rework.” It is more like a developer tools than an analyst/users tool because it doesn’t seem like it’s user-friendly and flexible. Moreover, it’s difficult to change options and requires specialized expertise.

Business Objects offers customers or clients a lot more options on how they want to display their data such as the Dashboards, Web Intelligence, and Crystal reports. Though they have differences, but it all comes in one and it’s really beneficial. Further, it will be better if you have a techy user with you since it’s not really business friendly or user-friendly at all because of its developer platform, so in case you might want to try this tool, you will be needing a support of highly skilled development team.