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February 2015 - Updated with BI4.1 SP05
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.1One Strategy for Enterprise BI
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Self-serviceUse by IT anddepartments
Fast time tovalue
Connection tothe enterprise
MobileFirst experiencefor BI
Content to pointof impact
Expansion tountapped users
SAP’s Strategic Focus on Business Intelligence
CoreCore forinnovation
Complete BIsuite
Continuedleadership
SocialAbility to capturethe decision
Information incontext
Ability toleverage thenetwork
ExtremeBig data
Real time
Predictive
One Strategy for Enterprise BI
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• Improved interoperabilityand usability across theBI suite
• Deliver engaginginformation to users whenand where they need it
• Create customexperiences withembedded analyticextensions
• Monitor your business withspecialized charting andgeospatial analytics
• Empower end users withindustry focusedvisualizations and spatialanalytics
• Detect outliers and discoverareas to optimize yourbusiness
• Create and consume BIcontent from any mobiledevice
• Empower teams to delivercollaborative decisions
• Simplified deployment toaccelerate time to value
One Suite for All Insight
PowerfulVisualizations
Faster MoreAccurate Decisions
Unified and HighlyPersonalized
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• Support for AmazonElastic MapReduce ,Hadoop Hive, Cloudera
• Improved access toOracle Exadata, OracleOLAP and OracleEssbase
• Enhanced workflowcapabilities inconjunction with SAPHANA and BW
• Immediate response timeregardless of data volume
• Improved usability to buildpervasive BI applications
• Integrate with SAPmonitoring, lifecyclemanagement, search, anduser management
• Enhanced designexperience with newcreation wizard andintegrated datafederation
• Automated universedeployment and lifecyclemanagement
• Improved WebI reportdesign performanceagainst BW
One Place for All Information
Scale and Power Speed to DeliverBig Data Ready
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• For any size business,small to large
• For any type ofdeployment, on-premiseor on-demand
• For anyone across theorganization, individuals,teams, or department
• Increased efficiency toenhance decision makingcapability and productivity
• Non-disruptive productiondelivery and informationgovernance across theorganization
• Simplified architecture forincreased IT responsiveness
• Open and agnostic suiteof products that canleverage existing BIinvestments
• Supported by global bestpractices for enhancedadoption
• Enable speedydeployment withshortened time to value
One Standard for Enterprise BI
Quality Focused Superior Breadthof Ecosystem
Professional Grade BIPlatform
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Analytics Solutions from SAPOne Suite for All Insight
ReportingAgile
Visualization
Dashboardsand Apps
Deliver engaging information to users where they need it
Track key performance indicators and summary data
Build custom experiences so users get what they need quickly
Securely distribute information across yourorganization
Answer related questions by interacting withpre-defined reports
Build printable reports for operational efficiency
Discover areas to optimize your business
Adapt data to business needs
Tell your story with beautiful visualizations
Discover. Predict. Create.
Build Engaging Experiences
Distribute Information
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BI PlatformProfessional Grade
EnterprisePortals
MS OfficeOn DemandServices
BrowsersMobile Devices
ERPSAP Business SuiteOracle E-Business SuitePeopleSoftJD Edwards
Unstructured data inSocial Media andHadoop
EmbeddedContent
MS ExcelOracle, IBM DB2,Microsoft SQL Serverand other relational datasources
Universe Semantic LayerUniverse Semantic Layer
Business Intelligence PlatformBusiness Intelligence Platform
EDWSAP NetWeaver BWTeraDataOther data warehouses
SAP HANA platform
ReportingReportingAgile VisualizationAgile Visualization Dashboards and AppsDashboards and Apps
EssbaseMicrosoft ASOracle OLAP
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Support of bothnet new and
updatedplatforms
Focus onquality andinnovation
deserving of aprofessional
grade BIplatform
New capabilitiesaround self-
service,dashboardingand mobile BI
First pointrelease of SAP’smarket leading
BusinessIntelligence
Suite
4.1
All existing XIR2 and XI3
customers canmigrate to this
newest platformof SAP’s BI
Suite
Core stabilityand capabilityimprovements
from newinnovations to
incrementalproduct
advances from4.0 to re-
introducedfeatures from
XI3
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1What’s different about this release?
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Features by product areas
SAP BusinessObjects BI platform
Core BI platform
Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI (BI launch pad)
BI Workspaces
Semantic Layer
SAP BusinessObjects BI client tools delivered with BI 4.1
SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports for Enterprise
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
SAP Business Objects Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
SAP BusinessObjects BI clients supported by BI 4.1
SAP Lumira Desktop
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for MSFT Office 1.x and 2.x
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio up to version 1.4
SAP Business Objects Mobile BI 6.x
SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence 3.1 SP6 FP6.1
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BI 4.1 Suite Install Packages (Platform and Clients)
• Available as a full install and update install• Full install: can be used for first time installation or side-by-side installation
• Update install: can be applied on existing 4.x environments
• First time installs can done using the BI 4.1 full install package
• Existing deployments:
• Supported upgrade scenarios (upgrading from previous major version [XI R2 or XI R3])• Full install package
• Supported update scenarios (updating from current major version [BI 4.x])• Update install package
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BI 4.1 Supported Upgrade Scenarios
From XIR 2 and XI 3
• Direct upgrade path from XIR2 SP2 and XI 3.1 to BI4.1 SP5
• Separate Environments (recommended)• Install BI 4.1 SP5 [Full install package] on a separate server
• Use Upgrade Management tool to upgrade content to BI 4.1 SP5
• Side-by-Side Install• BI 4.1 SP5 [Full install package] can be installed on the BOEXIR2 SP2 or BOE3.x Server, provided:
• Server OS is 64-bit, and
• Meets BI 4.1 install prerequisites
From BI 4.x to BI 4.1 SP5
• In place update install package (recommended)• Update BI 4.0 deployment (overwrites binaries)
• Separate Environments• Install BI 4.1 [Full install package] on a separate server
• Run Promotion Management Command Line for Full system Promotion
BI platform
Core BI platform
Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI (BI launch pad)
BI Workspaces
Semantic Layer
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SAP BusinessObjects BI platformCore BI platform (1/3)
Lower Total Cost of Ownership through BI Platform Administration Improvements
System Configuration Wizard
Simple workflow to accomplish initial server configuration of the BI system
Command line facility to enable programmatic configuration
Upgrade Management Tool enhancements
Enhanced service dependency checking prior to upgrade
Simplified process to migrate 3rd party authentication type (AD, LDAP, SAP) users, eliminating the needto remap user groups on target system
Multitenancy
Recording tenant ID in auditing data
Ability to restrict concurrent logon session per tenant
Multitenant provisioning tool enhancement to support unx universe
Single sign-on to HANA
Enable single sign-on from BI client tools to HANA via SAML
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SAP BusinessObjects BI platformCore BI platform (2/3)
Supportability
Ability to trigger Java server thread-dump from Solution Manager
Improved visibility to server status in case of error
Error message improvements
Software version is represented consistently and easily observable
RESTful Web services
Single sign-on with Active Directory authentication or Trusted authentication
JSON format support
Promotion Management
New support for Desktop Intelligence, Information Steward, Analysis OLAP
Security Improvements: Strengthened password security, SSL Support for CTS+, Remove excessivelogon sessions, HTTPS Support for Subversion in Version Management
New limit for webUI promotion – within the 20 min time-out, can promote over 1000 objects at a time
Use Command Line Interface (CLI) for handling over 1000 objects
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SAP BusinessObjects BI platformCore BI platform (2/3)
User Management
Terminate User Session
Localization
Right to Left Support (including Hebrew)
BI Portfolio Integration
SAP Lumira Server Integration
Govern Lumira Desktop
Scheduling of Analysis Office Objects
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SAP BusinessObjects BI platformSelf-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI (BI launch pad)
Make better decisions as a team by sharing opinions and information about BI content
Collaboration enhancements
Ability to collaborate on document instance
Ability to collaborate while viewing BI document in the viewer
New security right to manage who can collaborate on the BI content
Collaboration service powered by SAP Streamwork or SAP Jam
Document upload workflow enhancement
Ability to replace existing document when uploading 3rd party documents
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SAP BusinessObjects BI platformBI Workspaces
Streamlined information consumption by centralizing and personalizing regularlyaccessed information and analytics needed for daily work activities
BI Workspaces
Adding support for background image and/or color
Adding support for Explorer documents
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SAP BusinessObjects BI platformSemantic Layer
Enhanced support for SAP data sources
Improved BW access performance for client design time
Direct access to HANA views (transient MDX universe, Crystal Reports for Enterprise only)
Consume HANA features (variables, input parameters, hierarchies, units of measures)
Automatic generation of universe on one or multiple HANA views with dynamic choice of thebest view at runtime
Improved access to ERP (optional parameters and enhanced automatic universegeneration)
New and updated agnostic sources
i.e. Teradata 14, Oracle Exadata, Hadoop on Amazon EMR, oData, XML, Cloudera
Important Information Design Tool (IDT) improvements
Data federation in IDT: support for federated tables / multi source universes
Improved user experience
Semantic layer SDKs
Extended version of the SL authoring SDK (includes universe creation)
BI clients delivered with BI 4.1
SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports for Enterprise
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
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SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports for EnterpriseStreamline Report Design
Introducing more efficient workflows and features focused on reducing time to create andformat reports
Freehand SQL command object
Customize the SQL to optimize the query torelational data sources
Verify database options
Ensure the report query reflects the modificationsto the underlying data source
User Experience
Prompt Reordering
Manual BW Prompt Entering
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SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports for EnterpriseData Sources
Enhanced performance and reliability is provided in BI 4.1 when accessing BEx queriesthrough Crystal Reports
Enhanced SAP BW integrationPersist variable values in query panel and consume in HTML viewerLevel selection for BW Hierarchy VariableLevel selection based on relative depth for BW Hierarchy VariableVariable selection before query panel displayToggle between technical name vs. member caption for BW variables
Enhanced SAP ECC supportSupport SAP ECC’s optional parameters with no default value when access through anauthored universe
Enhanced SAP HANA supportAuthored relational universeDirect OLAP access to Analytic and Calculated views including hierarchies and variablesDirect access through JDBC and ODBCSupport for JDBC SSL
Authored universe support for XML and OData
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SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports for EnterpriseMobile, Viewers and OEM
Other enhancementsChunking list of values in HTMLviewerDefault view action in BI launch padRight to Left Support
OEM/DeveloperAllow application developers to useOpenDoc API with very long URLSupport for OpenDoc POST request
HANA integrationRun Crystal Reports Natively onHANA
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RESTful Web services additional APIsConsumption workflows of Web IntelligencedocumentData sources and data providers workflowsDocument authoring workflowsScheduling workflows
UI customizationPersonalized Web Intelligence clientsCustomization per user group in CMCCustomization per folder in CMCCustomization of UI elements and actions
SAP BusinessObjects Web IntelligenceDeveloper Support
Provide RESTful Web services API and UI customization options
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Freeze HeaderKeep table rows or columns visible while scrollingUser defined number of first rows or columns tofreeze
Custom color palettes and color assignmentCreation and edition of custom palettes tomanage chart coloringColor assignment improvements
Measure delegationAuto-refresh option at server & document levelReduce #unavailable by delegating measurecalculation when given against a simple formula
Merged ObjectsCan add/remove object to a merged objectAllow merged objects with hierarchy
SAP BusinessObjects Web IntelligenceCore enhancement (1)
Enhanced user experience in reporting capabilities
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Usability enhancementsReport header/footer properties re-organizationFold/unfold on table in reading mode in HTMLList of value (LOV) selector in formula editorSingle query execution in query panel
Input ControlsAll Values optionDuplication enabledMulti-Selection
Freehand SQLConvert FHSQL Desktop IntelligenceDocumentsRefresh converted FHSQL DeskICreate or Remove FHSQL DP via extensionpointSupport of @Variable function
SAP BusinessObjects Web IntelligenceCore enhancement (2)
Enhanced user experience in reporting capabilities
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SAP BusinessObjects Web IntelligenceData source support enhancements
Enhanced workflow for HANA, BW and others data sources
Enhanced SAP BW integration
Level selection for BW Hierarchy Node Variable
Level selection based on relative depth for BW HierarchyVariable
Variable selection before query panel display
Set default level for Hierarchy Expansion
Manual Prompt Entry
Enhancements for HANA supportQuery stripping
Enhancements for other sources through universesSupport ERP optional parameters with no default value
OLAP connection overload
Query stripping
See https://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-43488 for more details on what’s new in Web Intelligence 4.1.
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SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Explorer 4.1 allows user to create Information Space on top of both universes UNV+ UNX.
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SAP BusinessObjects ExplorerOptimizations
Explorer improved workflows:
Free FacetsYou now have the ability to define if you would like to enable “Optimization” for an Information space
In that case, opening an explor-ation becomes instantaneous
Real Time Datasources (HANA)Better understand whendata has been refreshed
User can force the refresh to retrieve the last minutes updates
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SAP BusinessObjects ExplorerTool for Manage Space Administrator: change data source
Explorer now offers a tool to help Manage Space administrator:
Change Datasource:Change the original datasource to a production or another more up-to-date datasource
Keep your Information Space definition
Keep all eViews relying on your Information Space
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SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsGeneral information
• Please navigate to the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile section of this presentation fordetails on the enhancements to Dashboards for mobile consumption
• Please refer to the Choosing the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client presentation formore information about when to use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and when to useSAP BusinessObjects Design Studio for a dashboarding project
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SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsDownload online dashboards for offline sharing on desktop
Offline support for flash dashboards• In Designer, turn on offline support by
checking "Allow This Dashboard to beUsed Offline"
• During runtime, right click onDashboards, and click "Downloaddashboard with current data to local"
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SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsDynamic Positioning of Components
• Support binding x, y position ofcomponents in Text, Containers,Web/Universe Connectivity, Art andBackgrounds categories
• Support binding width, height ofcomponents in Art and Backgroundscategory
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SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsAccessibility
• Support assistive technology• Run dashboard (flash) and navigation among controls with keyboard• Keyboard navigation can be made among below components
• Buttons (Query Refresh /Connection Refresh/Push/Toggle/URL/Print/Reset)• Combo box• Scorecard• Text input
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SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsUx harmonization
Charts name change for suite consolidation
Combination Chart -> Column Line ChartBubble Chart -> Bubble PlotXY Chart -> Scatter Plot
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
Enhanced SAP BW integration
Enhanced Prompt Dialog to allow easy processing of largenumbers of prompts
Added support for consuming and creating SAP BW variants
Prompt Merging
Manual entry of Prompt Values
Report-Report Interface
Visualize Conditional Formatting defined in the BEx Query
Enhanced Conditional Formatting options
Enhanced OpenDocument with support for passing in SAPBW prompt values
Sharing
Export to Design Studio for mobile device rendering
Empower business analysts to share their data via “mini”applications
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Conditional Formatting in Analysis
Export to Design Studio
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
Expanding the Market
Oracle Essbase 11
Oracle OLAP
Enhanced HANA integration
Support for Hierarchies
Support for Prompts
Simplify and Expand Analysis
Custom Grouping for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Servicesand Oracle Essbase
Filter by Measure for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Servicesand Oracle Essbase
Expand to Level
Waterfall Charts
Multilingual Support
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Custom Hierarchies with Custom Grouping
Waterfall Charts in Analysis
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Right-to-Left SupportSAP BusinessObjects BI platform and SAP BusinessObjects client tools
SAP BusinessObjects Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Rich Internet Application
Web Intelligence Rich Client o Mirrored user interface
o Bi-directional text support
o Right-to-left renderingSAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition forOLAP
SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports forEnterprise and Crystal Reports 2013HTML viewer
BI Launch pado Mirrored user interface
o Bi-directional text supportBI WorkspacesView mode
SAP BusinessObjects BI Mobile
o Right-to-left support within the currentiOS framework
o Right-to-left objects rendered right to left
o UI string Arabic translation
o UI string right alignment
o Web Intelligence and Crystal Reportscontent support
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Integration of BI Suite with SAP NetWeaver BW & SAP ERP
Design time performance• Performance improvement in the design time user experience for reporting on top of SAP
NetWeaver BW in SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise and Web Intelligence
Prompting• Merge prompts from multiple SAP NetWeaver BW queries into one prompt list so prompt
values are entered once in Analysis OLAP
Variable Variants• Save and use public and private stored prompt values collection in Analysis OLAP and
Design Studio
Scheduling and publications• Broadcast and publish of Analysis Office workbooks via the SAP BusinessObjects BI
platform
BI clients supported by BI 4.1
SAP Business Objects Mobile BI
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for MSFT Office
SAP Lumira
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence
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Mobilizing the SAP BI Suite
Discover
Report
Analyze
Visualize
PredictCollaborate
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SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 6.xInteractive Reports & Visualizations
Make informed decisions withinstant access to personalizedinformation
Leverage existing BI investments& skills to quickly reach mobileusers
Ensure secure access toinformation across a range ofdevices
Receive alerts on critical events
Investigate problems andopportunities
Take immediate action
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SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 6.xMobile Dashboards
iPad gesturenavigation
Support offlineusage
Mobile compatibility panel andpreviews to enable easier design
Author once anddeliver to both
desktop and iPad
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SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 6.xSAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Self-service, simple and fast
Smart search and explore
Augmented reality and location-based analytics
Share insights with SAP Lumira
Access and explore big data
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SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 6.xExplorer - Location Based Analytics
Analytics and GPS technology viaGoogle Maps
Visual map overlay on point-of-interest data
Data overlay through on-devicecamera visuals
Next step exploration and analysis
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Instant Insight for Decisions MakersSAP Lumira on your tablet
Access and mash up datafrom multiple sources
Explore and analyze withcrisp HTML5 visualizations
Storytelling with boardsand infographics
Easy to share andconsume
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for MSFT Office 1.4Context-Sensitive OLAP Functions
New options for the end-userExcellent integration into the overall Office look & feel
Define conditional formatting (formerly “exceptions”)
Define filter by measure (formerly “conditions”)
Define basic and dynamic calculations
Excel commentary on data cells (kept in right place if crosstab changes)
Write-back to BW-IP and Planning Application Kit for SAP HANA
Pause refresh
New hierarchy featuresCollapse into hierarchical structures (“display hierarchy”)
Show/hide hierarchy levels
Sort breaking hierarchies
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Analysis Office - Enrich Corporate Data using PersonalData and SAP BW Workspaces
Enable agile scenarios with self-service BI and IT governance
Empower users to enrich corporate BW models with personal Excel data
Available with BW 7.3/BW Accelerator 7.2 or BW powered by HANA
Analysis forMS Office
BusinessAnalysts
SAP BW
IT
PersonalExcel Data
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Mobilize Analysis with Interoperability to Design Studio
Create a Design Studio application from Analysis
A tab is created for each Analysis worksheet withcrosstabs, charts, and filter controls
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for MSFT Office 1.4OLAP analysis in Microsoft Excel
Enhanced BI Platform Support
• Single Sign-On and LCM
• Save Analysis content as BI InfoObject (instead ofExcel/PowerPoint format)
• Broadcasting via BI Platform
• Launch Query Designer
Innovation
• Waterfall Charts
Continuous Improvements
• Read mode, Versioned/time-dep hierarchies, de-/activatehierarchies, Data Refresh, Member selector for mass data(note 1824726)
See http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-44114 for more details on what’s new in Analysis for Office 1.4.
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SAP Lumira 1.22 (1)Acquire data
SAP Lumira empowers business users to instantly access, combine, and transform data
Personal, corporate, and custom dataMicrosoft Excel, CSV, Text files, web data
SAP HANA, SAP Universe, SAP BW, Query withSQL
Add custom data through extension
Big data, big insightsAmazon EMR Hive
Apache Hive
Cloudera Impala
Lumira CloudCreate new dataset from Microsoft Excel and CSV
Connect to on-premise data via HANA CloudIntegration (HCI)
Schedule data refresh using SAP Lumira Agent
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SAP Lumira 1.22 (2)Prepare data
Cleanse, combine, and enrich data without the help of IT
Transform dataDuplicate, hide, split, remove, rename columns
Edit or replace values, add or trim text, convert case
Enrich dataCreate groups, measures, calculated dimensions,calculated measures, numeric ranges as dimensions
Define time, geography, and custom hierarchies
Gain additional insightsMerge or append other data
Analyze associated data in facet view
Create new datasets from existing visualizations
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SAP Lumira 1.22 (3)Visualization support
Visualize data with drag-and-drop interface. Create, use, and personalize custom charts usingextensions
Powerful visualizationsRich library of charts, trellis, and tables
Conditional formatting on table
SDK for custom visualizations and extensions basedon D3
Geospatial analyticsGeo bubble, choropleth, pie charts
Esri ArcGIS Online base maps with choropleth,bubble, marker layers and clustering
Grey, topographic, satellite, and streets views of Esrimaps
Interactive user experienceDrag-and-drop chart creation
Animate data movements
Easily copy, re-order, email, print visualizations
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SAP Lumira 1.22 (4)Explore and discover new insights
Business agilityExplore from desktop, server, cloud, and mobile
Easily add calculations, apply filters, sort or rank data
Drill down and filter from the story
Visual discoveriesAutomatically discover related visualizations
Discover dimensions that influence the performance
Adaptable user interfaceExplore data in list or facet view
Collapse or expand panels for optimal working area
Move chart feeder position to left or right
Find answers to your questions, new insights and what is influencing your performance
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SAP Lumira 1.22 (5)Build beautiful and engaging stories
Instantly create storiesDrag-and-drop interface to create compositestoryboards
More layout templates to get you started right away
Free form or snap to grid lines
Powerful infographicsVisually engage audience with info charts, images, andpictograms
Wide range of customization options
Dynamic storiesExplore with input controls, filters, and drill down option
Embed hyperlinks to text, images, pictograms, andshapes
Add links to jump to another page or story
Create interactive stories and link related contents
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SAP Lumira 1.22 (6)Share your insights
Share with othersPublish to trusted SAP platforms of your choice*
Export stories to Adobe PDF for sharing and printing
Embed stories into web pages via URL
Visualize, annotate and share insights from tablet
Bring insights togetherLink stories with web sites and SAP BI resources
Consolidate access to important day-to-dayinformation using SAP Fiori
Jump from SAP Smart Business KPI tiles to Lumira
Share your datasets and stories to platform of your choice and form collective insights
* SAP Lumira Server, SAP Lumira Cloud, SAP BusinessObjects BI, SAP Lumira, Edge(standalone)
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SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1Govern access to Lumira Desktop auto-updates, datasources and sharing
Manage Lumira documents, datasets, and stories from BIplatform
Monitoring, auditing, lifecycle management support
Schedule or refresh stories based on Universe
Data lineage and impact analysis with SAPInformation Steward
View lineage between universe and Lumira stories anddatasets
Detect which Lumira artifacts are affected when universeis changed
Lumira Server and Lumira CloudPowered by SAP HANA
Localized to 10 languages
Mobile enabled
Lumira makes it easy for IT to govern the use of SAP Lumira according to organization’sstandards
SAP Lumira 1.22 (7)Trusted platform
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SAP BusinessObjects Design StudioKey Features Design Studio 1.4
• Drag and Drop in NavigationPanel & Navigation Panel Usability• Context Menu in Crosstab• Cell Locking (for Planning Apps)• Report to Report Interface• Script API Extensions & Global Functions• Multi Language Support• Enhanced Standard Analysis Template• Online Composition of Apps & Bookmarking• Data Source SDK• Lumira (CVOM) SDK• Real-time Streaming• Fiori / sFin Integration• New Partner Extensions
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Context menu
• For example: Sort, Display, Hierarchy, Totals, Filter,Change Drilldown, Attributes
• Report-Report Interface „Jump to“
“Drag & Drop” for Navigation- and Filter Panel
• Intuitive navigation via drag & drop in navigationpanel
• Designer can set drag & drop options in navigationpanel properties
New Components
• e.g. „Checkbox Group“, analogto Radiobutton Group plus Multi-Selection
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4Panel Drag & Drop and Context Menu
Drag&Drop withinNavigation Panel
Contextmenu
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4RRI & Planning enhancement
Report Report Interface
• With the RRI, it is possible to call a jump target onlinefrom an application during runtime.
• Queries, transactions, reports and Applications fromdifferent source systems can be jump targets, alongwith web addresses.
• Parameterization of the target action is taken from thedrilldown of the cells from which you jump.
New component „Context Menu“ gives the designer fullflexibility
Cell lock Planning
• It is now possible to lock individual input-ready cells inan application for planning purposes
• During runtime you can now freeze one or moreselected values while planning others.
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4Scripting Extensions
Global Scripting Functions
• In complex application script code is calledseveral times, Prior to 1.4, it was usuallyassigned to an invisible button.
• It is now possible to create any number ofthe new technical component type "Global ScriptObjects“, which provides a grouping of globalscript functions.
• Easier building and maintanance of Applications.
e.g. set visibleand set CSSclasses forsuch panels
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4Multi Language Support
Multi Language Support
• Work with Design Studio Applications innative language
• Design Time is still English, DSApplications are fully translatable
• New component „text pool“ to addtranslations centrally
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4Online Composition – Fragment building blocks
User Empowerment
• Users can now autonomously create BIApplications online
• Self-service approach eliminates the time-consuming process of consulting withdevelopment for every little applicationchange
App Designer can determine the behaviorand the degree to which apps can bemodified and (re)-composed
• AppDesigners can create different onlinecomposition apps for different users &purposes
• Fragment Galleries store and display allthe users personal, cross-applicationfragments
• End-users create a new personal layoutssimply via Drag & Drop
Fragment Gallery
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Real Time / Data Streaming
Design Studio 1.4 comes with a real time dataextension package.
This supports the ability to create visualisationswith streaming data from ESP. (Push Use Case)
“DS Timer Component” allows to pull data nearreal-time (regular updates 3/5 secs) from HANA orBW (Pull Use Case)
Time based line charts with time axis scaling allowto better visualise data in real time whether that isstreamed or pull based.
Geo Maps will be supported for 1.4 as a CVOMextension and will use ERSI Note: SAP Event Stream Processor enables
you to create and run your own complexevent processing (CEP) applications toderive continuous intelligence from streamingevent data in real time.
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4CVOM SDK
Lumira (CVOM) SDK integration to DesignStudio
• Build custom CVOM extensions once anduse them both in Lumira and DesignStudio.
• Application designers can use these chartcomponents together with the componentscreated with the Design Studio SDK andthe standard components of Design Studioin their applications.
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“Compatibility Pack” for Desktop Intelligence 3.1 SP6Web Intelligence is the way forward
Scope Key benefits
DeskI Compatibility Pack (DCP) allows use of DeskIcontent in BI 4.1 using Desktop Intelligence 3.1 client
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise 3.1 SP6 FP6.1 willprovide the Desktop Intelligence client the capability toconnect to a BI 4.1 CMS
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise 3.1 EoL timelines are stillapplicable on Desktop Intelligence
Important and critical Desktop Intelligence documents canbe stored in BI 4.1
Customers gain additional time to convert DesktopIntelligence documents while on BI 4.1
Reduced TCO, as customers can retire SAPBusinessObjects Enterprise 3.1 completely
See http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-43592/ for an FAQ on the DeskI Compatibility Pack.
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• SUP 2.2 & SUP cloud support• QR Code & Barcode Scan Support• Android for WebI & Dashboards• Enhanced SSO Support• Enhanced Controls
• Single Sign-on• Automatic universe generation
on HANA views• Crystal Reports direct access to
Analytic & Calculated Viewsincl. hierarchies & variables
• Crystal Reports for Enterpriserunning Native on HANA
• RESTful Services, SLAuthoring, WebI,Mobile, MobileDashboards, etc.
• Offline mobileand desktopdashboards
• More visualizations
• Simplified deploymentand migration tools
• More Multi-tenancyfeatures
• RTL in CR, WebI,Launchpad & Mobile
• SAP Lumira Integration• Terminate Sessions• Improved Lifecycle
Management
• Oracle Exadata, Hive,Oracle OLAP, OracleEssbase, Hadoop onAmazon ElasticMapReduce, Teradata14, Teradata OLAP,OData, XML, WebServices
• Multi Source Universes• Freehand SQL for
WebI
• Variable VariantSupport (A OLAP,Design Studio)
• Publishing (A Office)• Convert analysis to
Mobile (A OLAP, AOffice)
• Manual Entry for BWVariables in WebI /CR4E
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1Summary of new features
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Key Links
sapbusinessobjectsbi.com
sap.com/learnbi
sap.com/bivirtualization
sap.com/bisizing
service.sap.com/roadmap
How to Select the Right BI Tool for Your Environment
SAP’s Release Strategy for Major Releases of SAP BusinessObjects BI
Features by Version Matrix
Thank You
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