Business Objects Books

A growing number of Business Objects books are available on the market today. This is growing as Business Objects usage become more popular. A number of these have received positive comment within the Business Objects community.

Based on the general feedback and our collective experience of working in this industry, we have drawn up the following list of books. In no particular order, these are:

BusinessObjects XI (Release 2):
The Complete Reference
by Cindi Howson

Covering the Universe Designer, Web Intelligence and Desktop Intelligence, this book provides the reader with a good understanding of Business Objects XI. However, note that the book does not cover the Administration aspects of XI, nor Crystal Reports, Analytics or Data Integrator.

          

Business Objects XI:
Creating Universes with Designer XI
by Robert D. Schmidt

An excellent book in our opinion, which improves upon the Business Objects technical documentation with detailled examples used throughout.

          

Business Objects XI - CBT: Designer XI (2nd Edition)
by Richard Schmidt

Need a bit more than just a book to help you with Universe Designer? Then consider this excellent CBT book/course. This build upon the original book by including a CBT course.

          

Business Objects XI - CBT: Web Intelligence XI
by Richard Schmidt

Allowing you to work at your own pace, this Web Intellilgence CBT book/course allows you to create detailled Web Intelligence reports in no time and at a fraction of the cost of an official course.

          

Crystal Reports Books

Crystal Reports 2008: The Complete Reference
by George Peck

An updated to the previous Crystal Reports Complete Reference books. Brought up to date with the new features available in Crysal Reports 2008. A good reference manual.

          

Crystal Reports 2008 Official Guide
by Neil Fitzgerald

          

Crystal Reports 2008 for Dummies
by Allen G. Taylor

          

Crystal Reports XI: The Complete Reference
by George Peck

          

Crystal Reports XI Official Guide (Business Objects Press)
by Neil Fitzgerald and et al.

          

Special Edition Using Business Objects Crystal Reports XI
by Neil Fitzgerald et al.

          

Crystal Reports 10 for Dummies
by Allen G. Taylor

          

Xcelsius Books

Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices (Business Objects Press)
by Loren Abdulezer

          

Crystal Xcelsius for Dummies
by Michael Alexander

          

Business Intelligence Books
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