Business Objects is the supported query and reporting tool for the U-M Data Warehouse. Business Objects is a powerful query and reporting tool. SAP Business Objects has been one of the leaders in Gartner's Business Intelligence Visionary technology space.
Use Business Objects to run UM-maintained reports and to create and run ad hoc reports. In addition to the interface that is easy to use for those who query the UM-Data Warehouse and those who produce ad-hoc reports, Business Objects allows data from multiple sources to be integrated into a single report. These reports can reflect multiple sources of data like U-M Data Warehouse (also know as universes), Excel Data, Text Data, Freehand SQL and Web Intelligence Documents. Reports can be scheduled and sent directly to customers via BI Inbox, Email, FTP/SFTP Server, and File System.