Ann Arbor BusinessObjects User Group

September 23, 2025 9:00 am

4251 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105

You are personally invited to join us at the Ann Arbor BusinessObjects Users Group on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 from 9:00am – 1:05pm. Hosted by the University of Michigan and sponsored by Creative Technology & Training Solutions and InfoSol Inc. Registration is free, but we ask that you please REGISTER for count purposes.

Parking Instructions

4251 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Exit US23 onto Plymouth Road and head East, Turn Left (North) onto Earhart Rd then immediate right.

Agenda

9:00 - 9:30 AM – Registration + Coffee and Bagels

9:30 – 10:15 AM – What’s new in BI 2025 and Extended BusinessObjects Roadmap

Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.

BusinessObjects continues to thrive and expand its capabilities with the release oif the new BI 2025 version last March. This session will show some of the exciting new features in BI 2025 and explain the new cadence of BO software releases going forward.

10:15 – 11:00 AM – Building Documents with DataView

Michael Ward, CTTS

This demo will include creating a document with multiple data providers. Learn how to: Convert your queries to cubes Join the cubes with a variety of join options Transform and profile your data

11:00 – 11:30 AM – Networking Break

11:30 – 12:15 PM – How to do Write Back and AI in BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

Paul Grill, InfoSol Inc.

A lot of people have asked if it is possible to do write back or use AI in Web Intelligence. For the first time, we can now answer yes to both items. This fascinating session will show that by using the Custom Elements feature in Web Intelligence, it is possible to integrate components in Webi reports to do both Write Back and AI.

12:15 – 1:00PM – Sorting on Subtotals

Michael Ward, CTTS

Learn how to build your document where you can both sort and filter your data based on subtotals and how to sort based on sum, average and ranking.