SAP BO (BusinessObjects) Developer
- Markham, ON, Canada
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- Experience
- 3+ years (Junior), 5+ years (Mid Level), or 8+ years (Senior) experience in SAP BusinessObjects development.
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain SAP BusinessObjects reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions.
- Create and manage Universes using Information Design Tool (IDT) and Universe Design Tool (UDT).
- Develop Web Intelligence (WebI) reports, Crystal Reports, and dashboards based on business requirements.
- Analyze reporting requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Optimize report performance and troubleshoot report related issues.
- Implement data security, row level security, and user access controls.
- Work closely with business users, functional teams, and stakeholders to gather requirements.
- Perform data validation, testing, and quality assurance for reports.
- Support BusinessObjects platform upgrades, migrations, and deployments.
- Monitor system performance and provide ongoing support for BO environments.
- Create technical documentation, user guides, and knowledge transfer materials.
Required Skills:
Technical Skills
- Strong experience with SAP BusinessObjects (BO/BI Platform).
- Expertise in:
- Web Intelligence (WebI)
- Crystal Reports
- Information Design Tool (IDT)
- Universe Design Tool (UDT)
- Central Management Console (CMC)
- BusinessObjects Enterprise (BOE)
- Strong SQL and database querying skills.
- Experience with SAP HANA, Oracle, SQL Server, or other relational databases.
- Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL concepts.
- Experience in report performance tuning and optimization.
- Understanding of SAP BW, SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA is preferred.
Functional Skills
- Requirement gathering and business analysis.
- Problem solving and troubleshooting.
- Stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work in Agile and Waterfall project environments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 3+ years (Junior), 5+ years (Mid Level), or 8+ years (Senior) experience in SAP BusinessObjects development.
- SAP BO certification is an added advantage.
Preferred Experience
- SAP BusinessObjects Platform Administration.
- Migration projects from older BO versions to BI 4.x.
- Integration with SAP BW, SAP HANA, and other SAP applications.
- Experience with scheduling, publications, and report bursting.
- Knowledge of data visualization and analytics tools.
Key Competencies
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Customer focused approach
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, maintain, and optimize SAP BusinessObjects reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions, including Universes, Web Intelligence reports, and Crystal Reports. Gather business requirements, ensure data security and report quality, support platform upgrades and deployments, troubleshoot issues, and provide documentation and ongoing platform support.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, along with SAP BusinessObjects development experience; the posting lists 5+ years for mid-level roles. Candidates should have strong SQL and database skills, expertise with BusinessObjects tools, and knowledge of data warehousing, ETL, and report optimization; SAP BO certification is an advantage.
Skills
- SAP BusinessObjects
- Web Intelligence
- Crystal Reports
- Information Design Tool
- Universe Design Tool
- Central Management Console
- SQL
- SAP HANA
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- Report Performance Tuning
- Data Warehousing
- ETL
- SAP BW
- SAP ECC
- SAP S/4HANA
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- Technology
- Data & Analytics
- Software
- Consulting
Keywords
- SAP BusinessObjects
- BusinessObjects BI Platform
- Web Intelligence
- Crystal Reports
- Information Design Tool
- Universe Design Tool
- Central Management Console
- BusinessObjects Enterprise
- SQL
- SAP HANA
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- Data Warehousing
- ETL
- Report Performance Tuning
- SAP BW
- SAP ECC
- SAP S/4HANA
- Platform Administration
- BI 4.x Migration
- Scheduling
- Publications
- Report Bursting
- Data Visualization
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Data Validation
- Row-Level Security
- Requirements Gathering
- SAP BO Certification