in bo 5.1 there is no xml data providers there is no web connect data providers we can not save exelform in bo 5.1

from bo 6.1 on wards these are all provided

With BusinessObjects 6.1

you can use the output of one query as the input to
another. You build your first query then reference it in the second. This allows for
the creation of more complex queries.

Some more differences:

---With Webi 6.5 use of multiple data providers are allowed.....but the the only problem is that there is no syncronisation..i.e Data providers cannot be linked!

---with 6.5 infact from 6.1 onwards you can directly save a report into .xls .pdf .rtf...etc formats.

---there is a lot of improvement in Application Foundation with many new features

We have data profiler

We can Export the reports into Html pdf xls txt

Cheers

Sithu

Mr. Sithu

Are you sure about what you are saying...? May be I did'nt made myself clear! I am talking about WEBI in 6.5 it allows multiple data providers...but the syncronisation is not even in BO XI r1...but it is updated in XI r2 WEBI.

I have not used the BO 5.x versions and I have good experience with 6.1a 6.1b 6.1.3 but I am pretty confident about 6.5

Let me know

Thanks!

One More other difference is they have introduced Derived Tables Concept in 6.5 Version.This is very usefull to create Agregated data with different tables at Designer level it will improve the Query Performance .

in 6.x version you can save universe in PDF Format This format can be easily understand by the End users while UAT.

In 6.5 Version Designer they have introduced Derived Table Concept This Concept is more usefull For Creating the Different combination of Columns from different type of Tables at Designer Level this can improve the Query Performance because it stores the data logically.

In 6.x version they have introduced one more concept called save as PDF

we can save our Universe in PDF Format this format could be easily understand by the endusers while Testing the Univese in UAT.

Hi Sithu

I am looking at the PDF document businessobjects_xi_whats_new.pdf (goto Page 10) downloaded from the BusinessObjects site. A sample info found on this pdf:

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1. Synchronized multiple data providers that allow users to bring together data from two universes into a single table or chart and then explore this information
2. Combined queries using the Union Intersect and Minus operators
3. Access to OLAP data via universes
4. Sub queries allowing users to use the results of a query as a filter for a further query
5. Conditional queries based on object-to-object comparison
6. Manual editing of the SQL

1. Ranking of both query results and report content
2. Custom sorting
3. Advanced formula language functions

Main Diff Bet 5.1 & 6.5v - Cluster Concept:

In BO 6.5v architecture ClusterManager & Cluster Nodes are there.

Cluster means group of Cluster Nodes.

Cluster Manager means group of Cluster acts as server.

So whenever the Cluster Manager gets down due to some problem automatically the Nodes gets activated & act as Server till the server is rectified. There may be any number of cluster nodes.

This is the main difference.