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Here is a workaround to install and run Crystal Xcelsius 4.5 on Windows Vista 64-bit edition. Although Vista 64-bit is not listed under the Supported Operating systems in the user documentation, Xcelsius 4.5 still works.
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Business Objects Started off Offering Crystal Xcelsius as a single edition. Later with 4.5 they came up with 2 editions, Designer and Workgroup. Starting 2008, they have significantly increased in terms of various flavors of the software. Now they have 4 editions, allowing the customers to choose whatever they want based on the Price and requirements. The 4 editions are below. Detailed Comparison here.
Beginning of June i posted an article about a Weather Utility built using Crystal Xcelsius 2008. Users had issues using the utility, hence from the feedback and suggestions its been updated and posted. Click here for more info.
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Thank you for visiting my blog, and for those who are revisiting to check for updates, here is a big one, i have transferred the .com blog to .org and hosted it at www.myxcelsius.com. The intention is to use the flexibility of .org and create more informational content to help the xcelsius community. Im trying various themes right now to find the best one which suits the content. Don’t be in a shock to see some weird theme when you visit, i might be trying something. There will be no compromise in the content quality. If you have www.xcelsius.wordpress.com in your favorites or blog roll, please change it to www.myxcelsius.com.
Thank you
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He is back with a Bang, with a new look and feel to his blog and also Exploring the All new Xcelsius 2008. Yes ladies and gentlemen, Ryan Goodman, the Xcelsius Evangelist is back. In this article Ryan lists his personal Top 10 features of Xcelsius 2008. He says “Any xcelsius user will be exited about these features”, he is true, im totally excited and could’nt stop posting the link on my blog. Here it is, click here for the article.
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Xcelsius® 2008 delivers next-generation data visualization tools that let users of different skill levels in small, mid-size, and enterprise companies to transform complex business data into actionable visual information. Xcelsius 2008 gives you the power of what-if analysis to shed light on any possible business decision.
Xcelsius 2008 makes it even easier for you to create data presentations and dashboards from personal and corporate data sources by providing the following key benefits:
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This presentation by Mark Bain details the working of Web Service Generator as a part of Xcelsius Engage.
Mark explores the Various connecting sources of Flynet Web Service Generator which comes with Xcelsius Engage.
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In this Video demonstration you will learn how to use the QAWS (Query as a Web Service) feature of Business Objects and build Dynamic and Live Dashboard using Crystal Xcelsius.
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This article is A step-by-step guide to connecting Xcelsius Enterprise XE dashboards to company databases using an XML Data Button for enterprise-wide reporting by Chris Bryant.
A corporate dashboard is critical for monitoring the daily health of an organization. It gives decision-makers concise, visual access to key performance indicators that drive the business.
With Xcelsius|Enterprise XE, the award-winning software from Infommersion, users create and deploy corporate dashboards that make it easier than ever to identify critical data relationships, probe elaborate “what-if” scenarios, and peer into their company’s financial future.
By combining critical business data with the features of Macromedia Flash™, Xcelsius gives users the power to convert data from ordinary Excel spreadsheets and XML-compliant company databases into dynamic dashboards and data presentations for Portals, PowerPoint and the Web. This guide provides a step-by-step guide to connecting Xcelsius|Enterprise XE data presentations to company databases using Web services (dynamic Web query), for enterprise-wide reporting.
Continue reading ‘Connecting Xcelsius Dashboards to External Data Sources using XML Data Button.’
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In this video demonstration Robert Horne from Business Objects is going to talk about Connecting Crystal Report Data to Xcelsius Charts. He builds a Crystal Xcelsius What-If Visual Model for Crystal Reports. The following are the Tasks:
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In Crystal Xcelsius, you can easily get sucked into spending hours lining up the edges of the components in a visual model. Avoid the meticulous adjusting of components by using the built-in alignment and position functions found under Format in the main menu. These functions are Align, Make Same Size, Space Evenly, and Center in Document.
Use the Align functions to automatically align the boundaries of a selected group of components, helping you achieve symmetry and flushness without burning out your eyes (a side effect of doing this manually!). You can get to these functions by choosing Format –> Align from the main menu.
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Here is a small article on “Connecting Crystal Xcelsius Dashboards to OLAP Data Sources using MDX, ASP and XML” By James Wakefield, Senior Consultant, Cortell New Zealand Ltd. This article is featured in the Xcelsius Newsletter.
This article will show you how to connect to real-time OLAP data via MDX from your Crystal Xcelsius dashboard. Our script will return OLAP data via MDX statements, ADOMD, ASP and XML.
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Did you know you can update your source data without re-importing a spreadsheet into Crystal Xcelsius?
Extensible Markup Language (XML) defines a format for sharing data across platforms. Because Excel 2003 and Crystal Xcelsius both offer built-in XML capabilities, you can use the XML format to feed data dynamically into your Crystal Xcelsius-built model or dashboard. The advantage is, once you have built an XML-enabled model, you can forgo the re-import process. Sound good? Watch the Videos:
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Here is a Wonderful white paper on “Dashboard Development and Deployment – A Methodology for Success” from NOETIX. The successful implementation of a dashboard is complex and requires a step-by-step process—a methodology that considers all aspects of the project life cycle. This document outlines the process necessary to effectively plan, design, build and deploy a dashboard. The tasks (and their order) will be similar, regardless of the technology that is chosen or the vendor providing that technology.
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Do business users at your company ever look at a dashboard and wonder where the data comes from? Would they like to be able to view a report with the detailed data? Good news—they can. Now you can launch a Crystal Report directly from your Crystal Xcelsius dashboard. In this article you’ll learn how to leverage Crystal Vision Server (which includes Crystal Reports Server and Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup) to provide a link from your dashboard to launch a Crystal Report, passing content and parameters along the way.
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Ever wondered how to open a link when clicked on an Image in Fish Eye component or a cell in the Table Componenet in Xcelsius, here is a quick trick. The URL link component has a very cool feature which will enable a user to do that. Many xcelsius users ignore this feature because it is hidden in the component properties tab. As you can see my english is pretty bad, and i recieved a lot of bad feedback i have decided to do something different Starting this post. For all issue related or feature related posts, I will be uploading a video file, so that users can easily understand what am i talking about. These video files are recorded in Camtasia (Screen Capture Software). Also i’m going to post some of the videos from Datapig technologies created by Mike Alexander. Click on the below image to launch the video.
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The deadline is nearing, the boss is breathing down your neck and BANG pops up this error message on your screen. I understand how bad is that situation. I have seen many users encountering the same issue. All the tech support forums are stormed with this issue. I did face this issue sometime earlier, however i dont know how it was fixed, i woke up the other day and it was gone. Anyways, let me tell you what all i tried and failed and its not just me who tried without a fix.
Guess what was left. Yup. Pray to God-Hell Negative. Also looks like there was no specific response from BO on this issue despite several attempts. Finally we had to do the ultimate solution for all issues, OS Re installation, which is the last thing i wanted to do. Yes it worked, but everyday while driving to work i just pray god it does not pop up again. Nevertheless, if you have faced the same issue and resolved it, then please leave a comment.
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Forms help you input data into a spreadsheet more easily. We’ll look at a data input form. We’re going to see how helpful a data input form is, and how easy it is to create one. In fact, you won’t be creating one at all – Excel does all the work for you.
Start a new spreadsheet. Enter January in cell A1. AutoFill the months up to October in column J. Then do the following:
Highlight the entire A column by clicking on the letter A at the top of the spreadsheet
Hold down your left mouse button on the letter A of the column
Keep it held down and drag to the right
Keep dragging until you have highlighted all the columns from A to J
Your highlighted spreadsheet will look like this:
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Sometimes organisations would like to use data that users can see on their screens, rather than going searching the underlying database itself.
The reasons for doing this may include:
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Enterprise customers have two business-critical needs. They need a fast, reliable and economical way to access the data trapped in their back-end applications and data stores, and they require integrated management dashboards to help them quickly assimilate complex data in real-time.
Flynet Viewer’s Web Service Generator for Databases (WSGd), coupled with Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup fulfils these needs. The Web Service Generator allows you to very easily create web services that quickly retrieve and display any data that you require from your data store.
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If you thought it just takes some cool Excel tricks and Eye Candy Dials and Gauges to create dashboards using Xcelsius, and you are happy with it, well you might have to expand your Xcelsius Horizons by considering Xcelsius Workgroup Edition. Using Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup, one can connect their dashboards up to any live data source simply and easily, via XML or web service connectors. This enables the seamless and ordered transfer of selected data from databases and applications to the Crystal Xcelsius dashboards.
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Want to convert Currency using live data feeds, here it is, a live Currency Converter using a Web Service. The web service used to create this Converter is free and can be found at www.webservicex.net. Click on the image to load the Converter.
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I was on Technorati today to find some xcelsius posts & blogs and i was lucky enough to find this amazing blog on Dashboarding and Xcelsius. I was so impressed with the blog that i could’nt resist myself to write a post about it in my Blog. Here is the link http://ryangoodman.net/blog/. The man behind this is, yes you guessed it right, his name is Ryan Goodman. If you are thinking of buying Xcelsius or starting a career in Dashboarding, then Ryan’s Blog is the place to be. Each and every post has so much information in it, you can become a pro in no time. Ryan calls himself “An Xcelsius Evangelist”, i agree and i’m sure all people who have visited his Blog will. You will find some of the cool Xcelsius Tricks and Tips here. Thank you Ryan for a Wonderful Blog on Xcelsius. Great going and hope to see more and learn more.
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Off late many people asked me this question, so researched a little. There are a number of competitors to Xcelsius. At the high end there is the excellent Spotfire Decision Site, as well as SAS Insight. For those looking for a less expensive system, Hyperion’s Visual Explorer and Cognos’ PowerPlay come to mind. But none of these has the same feature set and price performance as Xcelsius:
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Business Objects has launched a new variant of Crystal Xcelsius and is called Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup. Crystal Xcelsius Workgroup lets you create visual business models from personal or corporate data with point-and-click ease. Flexible data access using Excel or SOAP-based web services means your visual models are live-with up-to-the-minute information.
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Watch the 2 minute video: How to connect Crystal Xcelsius to live data
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Access your dashboard in desktop applications you use every day.
Do you avoid opening weekly spreadsheet reports because it takes too long to find and analyze the data you need? Now, open a dashboard that is specific to you and increase your ability to make effective decisions.
PowerPoint or Portal? Employee or partner? Either way, you control the ability to present the right information to the right people. BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise maintains live connectivity, interactivity, and security within Microsoft Office, PDF, and Web portals.
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