About the Authors

Xavier Hacking is a SAP BI consultant from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. He has a Masters' degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from the Eindhoven University of Technology. He has worked with a range of products from the SAP Business Intelligence portfolio, including SAP BW and SAP Crystal Dashboard Design (Xcelsius). His goal is to deliver business intelligence solutions that enable people to do their work in a better and more productive way.

In 2009, he started his blog HackingSAP.com (http://www.hackingsap.com/), which covers news, tips, guides, and other resources on SAP Crystal Dashboard Design and other SAP and non-SAP Business Intelligence tools. You can also follow Xavier on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/xjhacking).