Business Objects Enterprise Difference?

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can some body help me understanding the difference between these three?

1. BusinessObjects Enterprise Professional (for Enterprise Reporting)

2. BusinessObjects Enterprise Professional (for Query, Reporting, and Analysis)

3. BusinessObjects Enterprise Premium

I want to know category wise which one will provide what ?eg. Crystal, Webi and Deski enterprise reporting.

Regards,

Jon

[Former Member]

Your best bet is to check with your sales rep. However, based on experience with my previous employer, here is my understanding of what these mean:

The "Professional" licenses give you access to consume just one type of report - Crystal, WebI, DeskI. The Premium license gives you access to all types of reports that are available in BusinessObjects.

Usually you can only have one type of professional license installed. So, for example, you can't mix and match professional licenses so that some users have access to Crystal only and others have access to WebI only. So, if your users need access to more than one type of report, you need the premium licence.

-Dell