BusinessObjects BI 4 - Sizing Estimator Feedback

[Former Member]

Please leave your feedback about the tool including problems, suggestions, and praise, of course.

[Former Member]

Shouldn't the default memory total be set to 16GB, rather than 8GB?

Since the SAPS total is set to default to 8000 SAPS (minimum requirement), the memory total should also be default set to the 16GB minimum - to avoid any misreading of the estimation result.

Regards,

Bobby

[Henry_Banks]

Hi,

this thread is over 1.5 years old,  as you know our knowledge has moved on substancially.

But yes you are right. and this was adapted accordingly in the updated docu/ estimator.

i will lock this thread.

regards,

H

[Former Member]

Hi,

not sure what is going on especially since other people can open the Estimator tool. When I click on the link I get prompted to download or open. I clck on open. Then I see a flashfile that does not open. Any suggestion what I need to do to actually run the estimator?

Thanks,

Stephan

[Henry_Banks]

as with any Flash file, drag and drop the .swf file into the address bar of internet explorer, for example.  This will run it

[andreasja_schneider]

Please, include direct link for how document size is defined (in number of cells).

To me it is not totally clear if the Sizing estimator does takes care of UNX/BICS scenarios (additionally CPU cores & RAM for APS/DSL Bridge/BICS or UNX) or not and if the CVOM/charting engine recommendation of at least 2 GB RAM alone for CVOM is included in the sizing estimator.

Otherwise, kudos to the team for the sizing estimator :- )

[Former Member]

Very Good! Except the report size sliders can be very confusing to scale. I just leave it at the default. Why can't it be just a single slider instead of 2 ??. or a radio button ??

I get it; it's based on a size-to-complexity mapping.

[Former Member]

Very Good!

I asked sap developers for BO sizing tool at Vancouver Lab in 2011 autumn.

I'm happy as I can use this tool.

[Former Member]

Hi,

The link to the Sizing Companion Guide still point to the "old" version. The new link is http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-33126

BR,

Kristof

[Former Member]

Hey Kriatof,

Thanks you so much for providing the link.

Regards,

Santosh Returi

[philcreek]

Jason,

Great model but I'm unsure how I use the sliders to indicate report size e.g. I want to set Analysis for OLAP as medium but dashboards as high but I'm not sure how I move the sliders to indicate this usage.

[glen_spalding]

once again, where is it ? am i the only one who cannot see or find it ?

[Former Member]

I can't see it either - new SCN maybe?

Josh

[Former Member]

Hi Joshua,

Here is the estimator http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/1055c550-ce45-2f10-22ad-a6050fff97f1

Regards,

Deiby

[Former Member]

Hi Jason,

I really like it. However the SAPS size that came out of the Dashboard for me was 15,645 but when I put it into the official SAP QuickSizer it comes out as 8000 SAPS. Both are in the Medium category though.

The parameters I entered were for each BOBJ application:

6 Information Consumers

4 Business Users

1 Expert User

(all active concurrent)

Also, where can I find the table that shows the different t-shirt sizes aligned to the SAPS?

Thanks,

Ainsley

[glen_spalding]

Hi Jason, sizing estimator, sounds good . Where is it ?

[Former Member]

It looks impressive Jason!

Are you planning to add explorer to this tool? and web app (Suppose we use tomcat)?