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SAP BI 4x: What’s New in Web Intelligence and Semantic Layer

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This post keeps track of the different “What’s New” articles describing Web Intelligence and Semantic Layer new features.

SAP BI 4.3 Support Package 3 (Released December 8th 2022)

SAP BI 4.3 Support Package 2 (Released December 10th 2021)

SAP BI 4.3 Support Packge 1 (Released December 10th 2020)

SAP BI 4.3 (Released June 12th 2020)

SAP BI 4.2 Support Package 7 (Released March 4th 2019)

SAP BI 4.2 Support Package 6 (Released July 17th 2018)

SAP BI 4.2 Support Package 5 (Released Dec 14th 2017)

SAP BI 4.2 Support Package 4 (Released May 12th 2017)

SAP BI 4.2 Support Package 3 (Released August 12th 2016)

SAP BI 4.2 Support Package 2 (Released March 8th 2016)

SAP BI 4.1 Support Package 6 (Released June 15th 2015)

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      Author's profile photo Alfons Gonzalez Comas
      Alfons Gonzalez Comas

      Hi Christian,

       

      I am glad to see new SP4 features. On the meanwhile: any update about the publication of the Webi reports content through OData services? Any chance to see it on SP4?

      Thx

      Author's profile photo Gregory BOTTICCHIO
      Gregory BOTTICCHIO

      Hi,

      Please could you develop a little bit more the enhancement request you're asking here please?

      Thank you,

      GB

      Author's profile photo Christian AH-SOON
      Christian AH-SOON
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Alfons,

      No, we have not exposed Web Intelligence through OData services in SAP BI 4.2 SP4.

      Regards,

      Christian

      Author's profile photo Alfons Gonzalez Comas
      Alfons Gonzalez Comas

      Hi Gregory,

      Of course. The idea is the following: currently Webi allows to publish the content of webi reports by means of the BI Services (based on SOAP technology)

      Question is: why not allow also that Webi publishes webi report content by using rest-based web services based on OData specification?

      BI Services are extremely difficult to be parsed. By replacing them by Odata-like one webI will become an extremely powerful data store.

      Alfons

      Author's profile photo M Mohammed
      M Mohammed

      Hi Christian AH-SOON,

      Waiting for your blog about What's New in Web Intelligence & Semantic Layer : BI 4.2 S07. We see Ashok wrote What's new in BI Platform 4.2 SP07.

      Thanks,

      Mahboob Mohammed

      Author's profile photo Christian AH-SOON
      Christian AH-SOON
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Mahboob,

      Thank you for your interest. Here it is:

      https://blogs.sap.com/2019/02/01/sap-bi-4.2-sp7-whats-new-in-web-intelligence-and-semantic-layer/

      Regards

      Christian – SAP

      Author's profile photo Stephen Davies
      Stephen Davies

      Hi Christian,

      Are you going to be adding a blog entry for SP8?  I find these very useful.

       

      Many thanks.

      Steve

      Author's profile photo Christian AH-SOON
      Christian AH-SOON
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Stephen,

      Indeed, I haven't write any for SAP BI 4.2 SP8 since it was mainly a maintenance Support Package with defects correction and new supported databases.

      Expect new innovations to now be released in the SAP BI 4.3 branch, for which I've just added a blog entry.

      Regards,

      Christian

      Author's profile photo M Mohammed
      M Mohammed

      Hi Christian,

      Thanks to your whole team for their work in adding all the features they did, looking forward to using the cool new features.

      With that being said, still a lot of work to be done, waiting for the next release already!

      Thanks,
      Mahboob Mohammed

      Author's profile photo Christian AH-SOON
      Christian AH-SOON
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Mahboob,

      Thank you. You are correct, there are still a lot of work and our backlog keeps growing with new requests from our users. But, we are already working on it and plan to also deliver a great Support Package 3!

      Best Regards,

      Christian - SAP