BusinessObjects Live Office Features

Self-Service Access
Access business intelligence (BI) content directly within Microsoft Office - no IT assistance required. Select data from a Crystal Reports report, Web Intelligence document, or via ad hoc data selections—all within Microsoft Office.

Trusted Information
With Live Office, your Office documents display data from the same trusted source that supports your organization's decision-making and enterprise performance—the BI platform.

BI in Microsoft Office Outlook
Embed BI directly in your e-mails messages using Outlook. The underlying report automatically retains your security parameters to ensure that recipients see only the data they should have access to—and security is maintained, even when you share the document outside the firewall.

Secure, Direct Refresh
Automatically refresh a single data item—or all the data in your Office document. Instant refreshing and refiltering put the most accurate, up-to-date data at your fingertips for more confident decisions.

Formatting and Calculations
Once you have embedded your BI data, format and perform calculations using familiar features of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. All formatting and calculations are retained.

Shared Documents
Publish Office documents to BusinessObjects Enterprise for instant access over the web or email your "live" Office documents—security is maintained, even when you share the document outside the firewall.