Performance issue at Webi/Universe

Hi BO Experts,
I am new to Business objects.
I have developed a new universe and webi reports, but I am facing some performance issues at webi side. Below I am furnishing my development details; please let me know how I can overcome with the performance issues.
1. Created a Query on Multiprovider (query is having nearly 125 objects (Info objects (restricted with hierarchies), navigational attributes & restricted key figures).
2. Developed a new universe on the query.
3. As part of performance- restricted the some fields at query filters and also applied conditions at universe level.
4. Created a webi report and it is generating the results for 8 fields (4 characteristics (hierarchy levels) + 4 restricted key figures) and also I used 5 conditions at webi report filters.
Finally, my Webi results are matching with BW query results, but Webi report is taking more time ( approximately 15 min. ) when I compare with BW query results( approximately 1min. ) and MDX query(approximately 2 min.) results. Requesting t you to please let me know, if I need to do any changes at universe or webi or bw query level to overcome with this performance issue.
Awaiting for your response.
Regards,
PRK

Hi,
Here are few steps to improve the performance:
Try to build the aggrregrates at Cube leve for those Characterstics which u are using frequenlty in WEBI Reports.
As you are using Hierarchy, the report performance will be always not good.
I suggest this can be best handled in BI Modelling Level only instead of handling the same at WEBI Report Level as at WEBI Reports we dont have much options to improve the performance
Also, I suggest you to look into the Query performance at BEX Level and then use the Query for further connections
Regards
Sindhu

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