This section presents typical scenarios of how corporations use MetaMiner to benefit from its unique features.

See also typical scenarios of using MetaMiner in the following areas:

In general, the most typical situations where MetaMiner is able to provide nearly instant solutions are:

Situation

We just changed a database column in production. Which reports use this column, and who uses these reports?

Solution

Use the Impact Analysis - DB tab, select your column, and choose View Impacted Objects (DB). Save the reports found.

Then use CMS Explorer, filter these reports, and choose Explore Security. Save the user accounts/groups found.

 

Situation

Our scheduling processes have slowed down. Which folders do these slow reports reside in? Who scheduled them?

Solution

Use CMS Explorer, go to Filter Pane, filter group Instances, and select schedule states Failure, Pending, and Running. The reports which did not successfully updated will be displayed.

In Smart Selector, choose Select folders only.

Save results as a CSV file. You folder list is ready.

Return to CMS Explorer. Select any of the filtered reports and choose Explore Security - Selection and children. You see who scheduled them.

 

Situation

We noticed a deterioration in the speed of queries to our SAP BW. When did they become slow? Are there new reports using BW connections?

Solution

Use CMS Explorer, go to Filter Pane, filter group Connections (CMS Explorer), and type in "BW" in the quick search field. Choose all BW connections. The list of reports using BW connections is now displayed. For each of them, last action on and updated on datetimes are shown. View Audit History to understand who and when modified, retrieved, and performed other actions.

 

Situation

How many users have logged into our SAP BusinessObjects landscape?

Solution

Use the Users tab, go to Filter Pane, filter group Last Logon Time, and choose the date when you started to allow users to log in. The Content Area now display the filtered results. Go to your environment, user group Everyone. The column # Users contains the answer.

 

Situation

I have published 12 Web Intelligence reports to the CMS. Has anyone viewed them?

Solution

Use CMS Explorer, go to Filter Pane, filter group Document Types, and choose the Webi type (kind). Then use Quick Search Control to filter your reports by their titles. Right-click and choose View Audit History to understand who and when retrieved each report.

 

Situation

There is a document MyPaper. How can I find which Universe and/or Connection is used to access it?

Solution

Use CMS Explorer, find your document (type MyPaper in Quick Search Control). Rigth-click it and choose View Relationships. See here for details.