infoassist: the future of ad hoc reporting

InfoAssist: The future of Ad hoc reporting

Brian CarterJune 24, 2009

What we’ll cover…

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Web 2.0Functional OverviewRoadmapDemonstration

WEB 2.0 MEETS BIInfoAssist: The Future of Ad hoc Reporting

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The swinging pendulum

Benefits of a Web 2.0 architecture

Rich – robust and intuitive

Responsive – quickly updates

Look and feel similar to desktop

Zero footprint

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

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AD HOC REPORTINGInfoAssist: The Future of Ad hoc Reporting

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Ad hoc reporting defined

Wikipedia:

"ad hoc" reporting systems allow the users

themselves to create specific,

customized queries. Typically this

would be via a user-friendly

GUI-based system without the

need for the in-depth knowledge

of SQL, or database schema

that a programmer would have.

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OVERVIEWInfoAssist: The future of Ad hoc reporting

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Key objectives

Provide a single thin-client tool targeting the Business User

Cutting edge, familiar “Office-like” interface

Create reports, charts, and

documents, with minimal clicks

Personalization options

Consolidate all thin client reporting tools

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Fewer clicks: it’s all in the details

Intelligent interface

Consistency across all output formats

Theme based styling

Artwork

Customizable interface

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The Need for a New User Interface

The Need for a New User Interface

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Functional highlights

WYSIWYG development environment

Single click report/chart conversion

Cube analysis and browsing

Multiple queries in one session

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New Features

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New Features

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Browse Hierarchy Values

Create Filters by dragging values from the field tree to the filter bucket

Browse the Cube Interactively by filtering on the hierarchy

Live Preview Cubes

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Edit graph components via right-click menus

Live Preview Graphs

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Stacked Measures

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Advanced Filter

Product Roadmap

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Today Q4, 2009 Future

Familiar Office 2007 Interface

Interactive Report Design

Multiple Output formats

Single click chart/report conversion

Cube analysis Multiple queries

in one session 508 Certification

Compose mode Global

personalization Auto Drill &

Analysis Advanced Filters Stacked

Measures Live Preview

Graphs Live Preview

Cubes Active PDF

Output Multiple queries

open at once

Complete Report Assistant Functionality

Complete Advanced Graph Assistant Functionality

Create Synonym

Application Ribbon

Role based personalization

Hold Files Enhanced Drill

Downs Enhanced

Compose Capabilities

Enhanced Graph Capabilities

Enhanced Reporting Capabilities

WebFOCUS InfoAssist Roadmap

Deliver robust authoring environment that satisfy the most demanding design and data analysis needs

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Q4 2009

Application Ribbon: Pick and choose InfoAssist functionality to embed in a query

Role Based Personalization: Provide each user with only the pieces of InfoAssist that they need

Hold Files: Create multiple step queries that create and use hold files.

Enhanced Compose Capabilities: Extend the Compose mode to include alignment, sizing, and cut, copy, and paste options. Automatically generate a report from an existing chart on the canvas or vice versa. Import already created queries. Insert Lines.

Enhanced Drill Downs: Automatically drill down to the next level of a hierarchy when browsing a cube.

Application Ribbon: Pick and choose InfoAssist functionality to embed in a query

Role Based Personalization: Provide each user with only the pieces of InfoAssist that they need

Hold Files: Create multiple step queries that create and use hold files.

Enhanced Compose Capabilities: Extend the Compose mode to include alignment, sizing, and cut, copy, and paste options. Automatically generate a report from an existing chart on the canvas or vice versa. Import already created queries. Insert Lines.

Enhanced Drill Downs: Automatically drill down to the next level of a hierarchy when browsing a cube.

Key Q4 2009 Highlights

Demonstration