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SAP BusinessObjects 4.0

StandardReporting& Alerts

Dashboards &

Scorecards

Self-Service &Light AnalysisGuided Search

HeavyAnalysis

Executive, Manager

InformationConsumer

BusinessAnalyst

ProfessionallyInformed

TechnicallyCapable

Essbase

BEx / BOBJ Analysis

Advanced Modeling & Statistics

Xcelsius

Crystal Reports

TextAnalysis

Text Mining

Advanced Visualization &

Discovery

Visualization & Discovery

Forecast & Model Deployment

Web Intelligence

& Explorer

SAP BusinessObjects – Software

Key New Capabilities in BOBJ 4.0

•Allow analytics to be delivered in a targeted fashion to any mobile device with visual interactivity and smart search across the content. This is further enhanced by allowing all corporate data to be visible on the mobile device instantly through In-Memory analytics.

Mobility•Universes

can now include multiple sources making report authoring tremendously easier, enabling new analytic applications, and providing faster time-to-value.

Data Federation

•Improved usability for end-users, analysts and Administrators. Visualizations, terminology, and menus are used consistently across the entire BI Tool Suite. Ad-hoc analysis and report design workflows are common across the BI suite with common use of the query panel.

User Experience

•Optimized for 64 bit, virtualization, and in-memory technologies.

•New system monitoring, diagnostics and alerting to optimize deployment.

•Best integration and performance on SAP systems leveraging native BW connectivity for improved integration and speed on SAP BW.

Performance

Tool Name Changes in BOBJ 4.0BOBJ XI 3.1 Tool BOBJ BI 4.0 Tool

Crystal Reports 2008 Crystal Reports 2011

Web Intelligence Rich Client Interactive Analysis Desktop

Xcelsius Dashboard Design

Explorer Explorer

InfoView BI Launch Pad

Query as a Web Service Query as a Web Service Designer

Translation Manager Translation Management Tool

Voyager Advanced Analysis – Web

Designer Universe Design Tool

Key Capabilities - Highlights

• Information Design Tool (IDT)– New Tool to design new common semantic layer– Data Federation. Multi-source universes– Future Universe Replacement

• Web Intelligence– Hierarchy Support. Display/Filter/Prompt– Improved printing support– New Visualizations and Charts– Improved Office Integration

• Advanced Analysis– New Tool to perform OLAP analysis - Web/Office – Future BEx replacement

Key Capabilities - Highlights

• BI Launch Pad (formerly InfoView)– Improved End User Portal Experience– Improved Search & Navigation– Replacement for InfoView

• Crystal Reports for Enterprise (CR4E)– New Tool for business user authored formatted reports– Future replacement for Crystal Reports 2011

• Dashboard Design (formerly Xcelsius)– Combined design/runtime object– Improved data binding and display options

Key Capabilities - Highlights

• BOBJ Mobile (MobI)– New Tool for Targeted BI Content– Deliver existing WebI/CR on mobile devices– Available on iDevices (iPad, iPod, iPhone)– Future: Android support

• BOBJ Explorer– Platform Integration

• BI Launch Pad >> Open from folder• Live Office >> Send to Explorer from Excel

– Updated Desktop and Mobile User Experience

Degree of End User ImpactComponent Administrators

BusinessObjects Reporting & Analytics team

Authors Consumers

CMC Low N/A N/A

LCM High N/A N/A

Universe Design Tool Low Low N/A

Information Design Tool High High N/A

BI Launch Pad Medium High High

Web Intelligence Low High Medium

Crystal Reports 2011 Low Low Low

Dashboards 4.0 Medium Medium Low

Advanced Analysis High High High

Crystal Reports for Enterprise High High Low

Mobile BI (MoBI) High High High

Explorer Low Low Low

Live Office Low Low Low

BOBJ 4.0 Demo

Key Upcoming Dates

• Training– Training Kick-Off: Week of May 23rd

– Train-the-trainers: June– Training: End of June through July

• Testing– Early Adopters: Week of May 16th

– IS/Power Users: Mid-June start in sandbox– Dev/QA Testing: July

• Go-Live– July 23rd, 2011

Post July Go-Live Timeline

August

• SAP BOBJ Mobile • SAP BOBJ SharePoint Integration

December

• SAP BOBJ Data Federator

Useful Links

• Project website

• Charter

• Detailed Timeline

Questions

Appendix

Milestone Timeline

MARCH

•Virtual Server for Sandbox•Requested•Built

•LCM Server Sandbox•Requested

•Software Installed Sandbox

•Define Training Needs•Infrastructure Kickoff•Ramp Up Coach on Board

APRIL

•LCM Server Sandbox•Built

•Virtual Server for Dev•Requested

•Virtual Server for QA•Requested

•Content Migrated to Sandbox from Production

•Package BOBJ 4.0 SP1 Client Tools

•Assess Security in BusinessObjects

•Key user have access to 4.0 training from SAP

•ID Subset of Key users to help with Training Doc

•End user Kick Off meeting

•Risk Assessment Meeting

MAY

•Virtual Server for Dev•Built•Software Installed

•Virtual Server for QA•Built•Software Installed

•Virtual Server for Production

•Validate BOBJ 4.0 SP1 Client Tools•requested

•Key users and Designers Training

JUNE

•Virtual Server for Production•Built•Software Installed

•All Key users and Designer Trained

•General user Training

JULY

•Migrate date from Dev to Dev

•Migrate Data from QA to QA

•User testing in Dev and QA

•Migrate Data form Prod to Prod

•General user Training• Live in Production•Post Go live Support•Wrap UP Meeting

Explorer: BI Launch Pad Integration

Explorer: BI Launch Pad Integration

Explorer: iPhone User WorkflowSearch Explore

Visualize Share

Explorer: iPad User WorkflowSearch Explore

Visualize Share

Explorer: Desktop Screenshot

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Explorer: Exploration Dashboards

Explorer: Exploration Dashboards

BI Mobile Delivery Use Cases

ExplorerNow

MoBIEnd of

Aug, 2011

GMI Availability:

MoBI: Supported FunctionalityFunctionality CR WebI

Refresh reports X X

Zoom and navigational shortcuts X X

Navigate to related documents via hyperlinks X X

Filter results via prompts X X

Subscribe / unsubscribe to alerts X X

Take follow-up actions X X

Save documents locally X X

Work offline X X

Drill on results from summary to details X

Track data changes via customizable highlighting X

CR=Crystal Reports WebI=Web Intelligence

MoBI: iPad Report Menu

MoBI: iPad Visualizations

MoBI: iPhone/iPod Screenshots

CR4E: CSL Support

CR4E: Hierarchy Awareness

CR4E: Multi-Lingual Capabilities

CR4E: Data Connectivity

CR2011: Data Connectivity

CR: Data Connectivity Options

CR: Prompting

Dashboard: Translation Services

Dashboard: Multi-Lingual

Dashboard: Query Panel

Dashboard: Query Panel

Dashboard: Direct Data Binding

Dashboard: Auto-Prompt Selection

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Productivity and Usability

WebI: Common Query Experience

BOBJ 4.0 – SAP Data Connectivity

Analysis: MS Office Edition

Analysis: MS Office Edition

Analysis: Web Edition

BI Launch Pad: Improved Navigation

IDT: Architecture Components