asug 2010 webcast advanced analysis v11

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]Integration of Web Templates andOptions into SAP BOBJ Analysis

Dr. Bjarne Berg


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Real Experience. Real Advantage.

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Agenda

Introduction SAP BOBJ Analysis - Office Overview

SAP BOBJ Analysis - Web Overview

Web Application Designer Template integration

Pre-requisites Resources

Inter-Operability


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The Core Tools

In this sessionwe are looking

specifically at the

OLAP tool

previouslyknown as

Voyager and

Pioneer

Now known as

Analysis

*Pioneer is now SAP BusinessObjects Analysis


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[ It All Starts with a Query

The query is the core method for accessing BI data through the

BICS.

You can use existing queries in your Analysis tools


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BOBJ Analysis - an OLAP tool (not dashboard)

Source SAP AG, Aug. 2010

Analysis,

provides asuperset of the

capabilities in

BEx Analyzer

(Excel and

web) andBOBJ

Voyager.

BEx Analyzer

is migrating tothis tool.


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BOBJ Analysis - MS Office

BEx query views & queries can be used (both 3.5 and 7.0),

but your BW system has to be on version 7.x

You need Microsoft Office 2003 or higher to be able to use

BOBJ Analysis 1.0, Edition for MS- Office(preferred 2007

ed).*** Only BEx

works as a

source in the first

MS-Office /Excel

edition (as of

Nov. 14).

Universe support

is planned to be

added in 2011


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Usage Scenarios - BOBJ Analysis

User Senario

Business

User

Consuming standard pre-built BI content in PowerPoint and

Excel

BusinessAnalyst

Data Access and analysis, OLAP, in Excel

Creating ad-hoc PowerPoint presentations

Power User

Complex workbook development (API, Visual Basic)

Centralized creation of workbooks and PowerPoint

There are fundamentally threetypes of user for the BOBJ

Analysis - Microsoft version

(ppt/xls)


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BOBJ Analysis - MS Office now and future

The Excel version have many functions that overlaps with

functions inside the BEx Query Designer.This include, Exception and color coding, and panelnavigation

2010 2011 and on

Innovative Analysis Analysis Excel workbook write back to Integrated Planning

Interactive multidimensional analysis BI platform (XI) services (personalization, publication, RRI)

BICS integration to BW Multiple sources (Essbase, MS-Analysis Services)

PowerPoint publishing

Excel Formula mode (Excel formulas)Supports next generation BWA


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The toolset rebranding (as of Nov. 2010):

Voyager--Pioneer--Advanced Analytics/Analysis--> "Analysis"

BOBJ Analysis cannot be used for planning workbooks. That is

currently being scheduled for a Feb. 2011 release. This will be based

on the BW-Integrated Planning (IP) software.

The BI-4.0 version is in ramp-up 4thQuarter 2010 and includes the

"addition for OLAP" (web version). (Notice: "BI-4.0" is now used in the

version instead of "XI-3.1")

BOBJ Analysis - Office (Excel) will use BOBJ Publisher and not BEx

Broadcaster.


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Current limitations in the Excel version

Variant (personalization selection as in BEx) will be added

later

Report-to-report interface will be added

BW document integration is not operational yet (will beadded)

The formula editor is not available in Excel yet, but will be in

the web version (ramp-up at end of November, 2010).

In Q3, 2011, SAP plans to have in ramp-up one web

client, covering both analysis and ad-hoc querying. This

tool will be based on the WebI platform.


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The BOBJ Enterprise Platform -now called the "BI

platform"

BOBJ Enterprise is not required - Faster to employ.

However, there are many features in the BI platform

Common InfoObjects (PPT and Excel-XLS) - shared

workbooks

Client side SSO

Analysis 1.1 on the BI 4.0 platform (Feb. 2011)

Introduces server side SSO

Support for common InfoObjects for pptXand xlsX

Interoperability with the web interface (edition for OLAP),

WebI and Crystal Reports based on Analysis Views


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BOBJ Analysis, edition for MS Office

SAP BOBJ Analysis edition for MS Office will evolve into

a complete productivity suite for MS Office and BOBJ live

office

MS Office add-ins allow multi-dimensional analysis of

OLAP sources in Excel and PowerPoint.

For the next 2-3 years it will be a premium offering

running in parallel for the old BEx offerings.


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Other Observations

Excel/PPT version is already in General Availability (GA)

as of mid-October 2010.

Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) objects may

be added into the Analysis Office in the future

(discussions are under way at SAP - stayed tuned for

decision).

Some manual work remains: you have to use theInformation Designer to refresh the structure in the

Universe every time the InfoCube changes (manual

process as in XI 3.x)


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Agenda

Introduction

SAP BOBJ Analysis - Office Overview



Pre-requisites Resources

Inter-Operability


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BOBJ Analysis - for OLAP (web version)

Shares nothing with BEX web. It is a toolbox for the web

analyst Voyager development can be ported to the "edition for

OLAP' tool. However, MS Analysis Services are notsupported yet (will be).

This web version is more interactive and sharesfunctionalities with BEx Query Designer


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No Java is required on SAP BW

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Lean Vs. Complete Deployment

Typically Analysis MS-version is installed in the BOBJ

Enterprise 3.1 or BI -4 environment. By doing so, users donot need a SAP GUI and can share workbooks,

powerpoints and connections.

Smaller lean installations can skip the BOBJ Enterpriseenvironment and access BW directly, but every users

must have a SAP GUI installed on each machine and

connections must be made for each client machine

Both installations use the BICS connectors


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BEx queries have a lot of functionality that

can be leveraged in SAP BOBJ Analysis

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BICS Query access Vs. InfoProvider Access

If you access an InfoProvider directly, instead of usinga BEx query, you are bypassing a lot of features.

These include:

Restricted and Calculated key figures

Authorization relevant objects

Variables and custom structures

Conditions and exceptions


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Be careful, too many users may

impact ECC performance

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Real-Time Analysis Access

The trick to get real-time access:

Use a BEx query and set it up as a

"transient

provider" in the local BI client in the ERP 6

system (SP-5)

This allows the BEx query to access an InfoSets in

ERP and can deliver real-time analysis in MS-Officeand on the web.


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Differences in Relational & Dimensional Universes

There are severaldifferences in Relational

and Dimensional

Universes.

Read more at:http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/i

ndex?rid=/library/uuid/b014d61b

-cace-2d10-10bf-9be9fd577c42

Source SAP AG, Nov. 16, 2010 by Didier Mazou, Elizabeth Imm, Abdellatif Astito.

NOTE: both the Universe Designer

(XI 3.1) and Information Designer

(BI-4) is included in the next release.


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Agenda

Introduction

SAP BOBJ Analysis - Office Overview



Pre-requisites

Resources

Inter-Operability


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Web Application Designer Templates

Using web templates SAP BI users do basicnavigation on the formatted reports by

either integrating navigation,


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BEx Web Application Designer (WAD)

BI Analytical Engine

BEx Web Application DesignerBEx Analyzer/

Query Designer

Web Service

Charting Engine

Web Browser

HTLM Templates InfoProvider

WAD is an intuitive toolto build powerful webapplications and to

interact with portals andcustom templates.

BW queries can bemanipulated in WAD forbetter display


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Web Template Integration in BOBJ Enterprise runtimeenvironment (instead of BI-Java)

Source: SAP AG, 2010

InfoView /SAP NetWeaver Portal

SAP BOEPlatform

SAP NetWeaver BW

BEx Web

Templates

Analysis Web

Server

Workspace

PIO Web

Tab

BEx Web

Tab

BI Consumer Services

BEx Queries/

InfoProviders

Analysis Web

BEx Web

App

Designer

Planned 2010

SAP NetWeaver BW

SAP BOE

Platform

Analysis Web Server

Workspace

PIO Web

Tab

BEx Web

Tab

BI Consumer Services

Analysis Web

Analysis Designer/ SDK

BEx Web

Templates

BEx Queries/

InfoProviders

BEx Web

App

Designer

Migration options

via Pioneer SDK

InfoView /SAP NetWeaver Portal

Future


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Analytical Application Development Kit - replaces

WAD

There will be an "Analytical Application Development Kit"(aka "Developer Studio" and "Zen") that will be launched

as an alternative to WAD for planning and OLAP

applications.

This will be in ramp-up Q3, 2011,

and will be known as BI - 4.x


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Developing Planning & OLAP Applications on SAP

BW

What tool to use to develop web applications Dashboards and formatted reports

Use Crystal Enterprise and Xcelsius

OLAP and Planning Applications

Short-term: Web Application Designer (WAD) for 2010

Mid-term: Eclipse Based Planning and OLAP applications

while leveraging visualization in Xcelsius.

Source: SAP AG, Nov. 2010


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Agenda

Introduction

SAP BO Analysis - Office Overview

SAP BO Analysis - Web Overview


Pre-requisites

Resources

Inter-Operability


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Pre-Requisites for web version

Connectivity:

SAP BW 7.0 SP23 (note: queries defined as 3.5 still works)

SAP BOBJ BI-Platform 4.0 (upgrade from XI 3.1)

For MS-Analysis services: MSAS 2008 (or 2005 SP1 and

SP2)

Need a browser:

Safari 4 for Macs

Explorer 7 (minimum)

Firefox 3.5 (minimum)


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The next wave -future MS Analysis Services support

The next generation of Analysis will integrate WebI andwill also have support for:

Drill-through as it is currently working in Voyager

Actions (event handlers)

Service based name series

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Agenda

Introduction

SAP BO Analysis - Office Overview

SAP BO Analysis - Web Overview


Pre-requisites

Resources

Inter-Operability

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Resources

NEW: Inside SAP BusinessObjects Advanced

Analysis. Ingo Hilgefort, Hardcover: 342 pages SAP

PRESS, 1st Edition; (Oct. 10, 2010) ISBN:1592293719.

Alexander Peter, TechEd presentation "BI-102 SAP

BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis - Overview"

available on sdn.sap.com

SAP Solutions at

http://www.sap.com/solutions/sap

businessobjects/large/business-intelligence/advanced-

analytics/analysis-

microsoft/featuresfunctions


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BI 4.0 (upgrade from XI 3.1) Interoperability

Analysis -

Edition forOLAP

Analysis -

Edition for MS-Office

Web

Intelligence

Crystal

Reports

BICS (BI Connectors)

Semantic LayerShared Query

(analysis view)

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* Transient Universes

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BOBJ Tools Interoperability (using 'old' names)

Source: SAP AG, Oct. 2010

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Downloading the software

Go to the SAP Support Portal and Click on:

1) Software Downloads

2) SAP Software Distribution Centre

3) Support Packages and Patches4) Support Packages and Patches - Entry by Application

Group

5) SAP BusinessObjects portfolio - right side of screen

6) SBOP Analysis MS Office7) SBOP Adv. Analysis Office 1.0

8) Win32

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Key Learnings

The MS Office (Excel/ppt) edition for BOBJ Analysis is

now available, but has some limitations.

The ramp-up for the OLAP started with BI 4.0 4thQuarter

2011

There is no-need to convert WAD templates, they can beconsumed inside BOBJ Analysis - edition for OLAP

More source are being added in 2011 (MSAS, Essbase)

Long-term, this should be your strategy for OLAP

WAD will be replaced by "Analytical Application

Development Kit" (aka "Developer Studio" and "Zen") with

a ramp-up in Q3, 2011.

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] Thank you for participating.Dr. Bjarne [email protected]

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