introduction to sap bi 4.0

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Introduction to SAP BI 4.0

Priyank BhayaniBIM COE


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BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

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Table of Contents

SAP BI Enterprise 4.0

Information Design Tool

SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design

BI workspaces

Advanced Analysis, Web edition

SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

BI launch pad

Central Management Console

Upgrade Manager and Life cycle manager


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SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0 is the business intelligence platform that supports the entire range of

performance management, reporting, querying, and analysis applications. It has proven architecture and platform

support for semantic layers, data integration, and security. SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0 provides full web-

based administration and configuration of the entire system.


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Intuitive, self-service insight

Easily create and monitor dashboards and business operations

Explore and drill to better understand root causes

Securely share insight with colleagues, customers, and partners

Easy data access with powerful analysis

Connect to internal and external sources

Combine and integrate currently separate data

Employ powerful ad-hoc query and analysis when needed

All data, more easily available to BI

New semantic layer for more data and true multi-dimensional support

Easier access to unstructured data

Breakthrough query access performance for 3rd party data sources


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Previously known as... Now known as...

InfoView BI launch pad

Web Intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis

Webi Rich ClientSAP BusinessObjects Interactive AnalysisDesktop

Designer Universe Design Tool

Xcelsius Enterprise SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design

Dashboard Builder BI workspaces

Import Wizard Upgrade management toolTranslation Manager Translation management tool

Voyger & BEx Analyzer Advanced Analysis, Web edition

known as...

Explorer


Widgets

Life cycle Manager

known as...

Information design tool


Newly Introduced

Integrated to Enterprise

Renamed

known as...

Desktop Intelligence

End Of Life


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Minimum System Requirements Windows

Minimum Hardware Requirements

2.0 GHz Intel Core CPU

4 GB RAM

Operating System Pre-requisites

Only supports 64-bit OS.

Recommended Disk Space Requirements

SAP BI Enterprise (server installer):

11 GB for default installation with English language only installed

14 GB for default installation with all languages installed

SAP BI Enterprise (client installer): 3.5 GB for default installation with English language only installed

7.5 GB for default installation with all languages installed


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You can convert your existing universes created with Universe Designer XI

R2/XI 3.

Universes created using the information design tool can be used by the

following SAP BusinessObjects data analysis and reporting applications:

SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis BI 4.0

SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise BI 4.0

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer BI 4.0

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design BI 4.0

Dimensional universes

Automatically generates OLAP universes for Microsoft Analysis

Services and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse OLAP cubes.

Multisource universes The ability to federate data from multiple relational databases.

Multiple relational sources can be queried at one go using integrated

query engine.

The information design tool is the SAP BI design environment for creating and publishing new SAP BusinessObjects

universes and connections. The information design tool lets you take advantage of these major new universe design

features:


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Design environment

Several designers can work on the same project at the same time and can share and synchronize their universe resources.

You can base several business layers on a single data foundation. Multisource universes based on multiple relational connections.

Calculated columns.

Enhanced contexts to solve join path loops.

Extended connection management

Local connections on the file system.

Secured connections in the repository.

The same relational connections can be used by Information Design tool and Universe design tool.

The same OLAP connections can be used in the information design tool and with SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis.

Easier management of repository resources

Navigate several repositories at the same time.

Create and edit secured connections

Retrieve and convert universes

A security editor for universe data and metadata

You can define universe security for users and groups.

Equivalent to Access Restrictions defined for universes using the universe design tool.


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(Web Intelligence)

Upgraded look.

New data sources Universes.

SAP InfoCubes using BEx queries.

Advanced Analysis workspaces.

In Query Panel, search any object by name, only objects related to that string will appear.

There is new feature called Data Preview in Query Panel itself.

When we drag detail object its associated object will not be included in result pane.


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(Web Intelligence)

New Chart Library

Column Chart with Dual Value

Combined Column and Line Chart with same axis

and dual axis

Line with dual axis

Tree map & heat map Chart

Pie with Variable Slice Depth

Scatter & Polar Scatter Chart

Bubble & Polar Bubble Chart

Tag & Box Plot Chart


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(Web Intelligence)

Advanced features for chart

Dialog box for advanced formatting.

Charts will display warning icons when chart

drivers encounter wrong data values.

We can create formula directly in charts field.

No need to go to Structure Mode to feed a

chart.

Tooltips and Chart Rotation is possible.

Different title for different view is possible.


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(Web Intelligence)

There is feature called Publish as Web Service, we can create web services directly from report.

Enable query stripping : This is the new option in Document property. Generates queries that only contain objects

that contribute to the reports in which they are used. Each time a query is refreshed, non-contributing objects are

removed.

Alerter named as Rule


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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design(Xcelsius)

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design (previously called Xcelsius) contains new features and enhancements that

are focused on improving productivity and direct enterprise data connectivity. These features and

enhancements include new and updated support for SAP BusinessObjects Universe queries and integration with

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise

New Query Panel is available for creating

Universe-based queries in Dashboard Design.

Query Browser Panel

Direct data binding to charts and selectors

Universe Connectivity components

Dashboard Design caching and processing

servers


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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design(Xcelsius)

Regional Data Format by User Preferred Viewing Locale

Data formatting control according to User Preferred Viewing Locale.

Dynamic regional data formats for dates, times, currency, and numeric values.

Text translation

Translate to other languages.

Localized version.

Dashboard Design objects

Single object for XLF and SWF.

Object level security.

Lifecycle Management of Dashboard Design objects

Integration with Lifecycle Management tool.

Maintain relationship and dependency information.


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BI workspaces(Dashboard Builder)

BI workspace allows you to organize and display various SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise contents, such asInteractive Analysis documents, hyperlinks, Crystal reports, non-visual modules, or external pages such as

web pages via URL, in a single view.


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BI workspaces(Dashboard Builder)

Simplified workflows for creating BI workspaces

Enhanced BI workspace interface

"Module Library" improved.

New advanced search option in "Module Library".

Docking option for "Module Library".

Improved BI workspace toolbar and topbar.

Seamless connectivity to reports

Content Linking

Granular mapping

Improved monitoring, management and deployment

Auditing for BI workspaces through CMC.

Improved security features for viewing and editing.

Multiple logs to track access.

Improved user experience

The drop-down menu on the toolbar allows you to view and scroll through the complete list of tabs and sub tabs.

Multiple Navigation List option

View latest instance or recently viewed documents option allows you to access your recently viewed documents easily.

Multilingual support enables you to create and manage BI workspaces in more than one language.


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Advanced Analysis, Web edition(Voyager and BEx Analyzer)

SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis, Web edition is the successor to SAP BusinessObjects Voyager and the

premium alternative to SAP BEx Analyzer.

Advanced Analysis is intuitive and easy to

use, while providing unique analysis

capabilities, including the ability to

simultaneously view data from different cubes

and providers.

You do not need to install Advanced

Analysis, Web edition on your local machine.

An edition of SAP BusinessObjects

Advanced Analysis for Microsoft Office is also

available


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SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise is a newly designed version

of the Crystal Reports designer. The objectives of the SAP

Crystal Reports for Enterprise solution are to streamline the

report creation process, provide significantly better support for

the SAP BusinessObjects Semantic Layer, and to takeadvantage of better connectivity to SAP BW.


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New streamlined interface

New tabbed organization of report design as Insert, Format, and Data.

Insert and manage report components using a reduced number of clicks.

New chart design UI which consists of a single window for chart creation that overlays the chart preview.

New Smart Guidelines which allows for simple resizing and reordering of columns of objects.

Create and maintain reports more easily with smart default formatting

You will see a warning message if you try to apply an incorrect aggregation to a measure object in your report.


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New Common Semantic Layer

Using the new query panel, you can drag and drop objects to create a query which can be used to build your

reports.

You can build reports which combine data from multiple sources while leveraging the benefits of the semantic

layer.

A wizard is provided which will walk you through the process of connecting your existing report to the new

semantic layer as a data source.

You can connect SAP Crystal Reports directly to an SAP BEx query using the SAP BICS.

You can also access SAP BW InfoCubes from SAP Crystal Reports by connecting to a Universe which is

created for the InfoCube.


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Multiple improvements to the platform

Once you have completed your OLAP analysis in Advanced Analysis, you can save your work and then create

a Crystal Report from your analysis.

Deliver information to your users only when they need to see it by leveraging alerts hosted by the SAP

BusinessObjects Enterprise platform.

Take advantage of the power of 64-bit architecture for your enterprise reporting deployment.

Use the SAP BusinessObjects Lifecycle Manager to carry your BI content.


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On Mobile SAP BusinessObjects Mobile displays the home page containing the list of documents that can be opened on

your mobile device. SAP BusinessObjects Mobile allows you to search BI documents in the Enterprise Repository. It provides quick

and easy access to BI documents.

You can send the URL of the BI document by email.

Eliminates the need for setting connection settings manually.

On Server

Mobile Server Configuration Tool is a wizard that simplifies the configuration of the Mobile server.

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile XI 4.0 is delivered as part of the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise installation

package by default.

Mobile rights for users and groups

Embedding multiple local actions in a particular cell in the report

With touchscreen smart phones, you can open the document or folder or report with a single click on its title.

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile enables you to start or stop Mobile servers using the CCM.

BI launch pad


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BI launch pad(InfoView)

BI launch pad provides the interface for working with objects

in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise 4.0

The new user interface features two main navigation tabs,

the Home tab and the Documents tab.

Changed behavior of document viewing.

Platform Search features such as

Suggestions for alternate spelling

Matched word highlighting.

Facets and search results grouping.

Search result ranking.

Enhanced filtering and search options reducing page

scrolling.

BI launch pad, a web application that acts as a window to a range of useful business information about your

company. From BI launch pad, you can access Crystal reports, Interactive Analysis documents, and other objects,

and organize them to suit your preferences.

BI launch pad


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BI launch pad(InfoView)

Pinning is a feature that makes document tabs permanently

open so that they are easily available for viewing when you log

on and off BI launch pad.

Alerting is a feature that notifies users and administrators

when events have occurred in the system.

Integration of SAP Business Explorer (BEx) Web applications.


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New Features

Monitoring

Auditing

Visual Difference

Data Security

Data federation administration tool

Integration for ERP Solutions

Lifecycle Management Console

Server management and configuration

Licensing

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Monitoring

Dashboard

For centralized view

Watch

For real-time status of servers

Probes

Monitor different services

Simulates the different functionalities

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Auditing

Auditing dashboard Easier creation of auditing reports

Data Security

A FIPS-140 compliant mode of operation.

Specialized Cryptographic Officers group to manage

encryption.

A two-key encryption system to protect sensitive datastored in the CMS.

Visual Difference

Compare two versions of the same file

compare and analyze the file to evaluate the exactissue

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Data federation administration

Rich client interface that offers easy-to-use features to Manage your data federation services.

Visualize optimization plans, which detail how federated queries are distributed to each source.

Manage properties to control how queries are executed in each data source at the connector level.

Test your SQL queries

Monitor running SQL queries

Browse the history of executed queries

Compute statistics and set system parameters

Mappings and target tables are not available

Integration for ERP Solutions

Add-on solutions for integration with,

SAP,

Oracle E-Business Suite,

PeopleSoft,

JD Edwards, Siebel.

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Lifecycle Management Console Change and Transport System (CTS) is a tool that helps you organize development projects in the ABAP

Workbench. The Command Line option of the Lifecycle Management Console enables you to promote objects through

command line input.

The Override Settings option enables you to promote the overrides through a job promotion or through the

BIAR files.

Server management and configuration

New server metrics have been exposed to improve system transparency. Node management workflows have been improved.

Server configuration settings backup and restore through the CCM is possible.

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise servers now generate log files that describe the networking resources being

used, to simplify troubleshooting deployments that are behind firewalls.

Licensing

User role based licence BI Analyst: for content designers

BI Viewer: for content consumers

Upgrade and Promotion


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Upgrade and Promotion

Upgrade Promotion

Upgrade Manager Life Cycle Manager

Upgrade: Transfer and transform content from

previous version to newer version Content includes all

objects.

Improvement over previous releases: Now unique and

scalable tool dedicated to upgrade

Promotion: Transport content from like system to like

system

Systems are the same major versions E.g. Dev to Test

to Production Contents is primarily documents

templates and metadata and schedules. Not documentinstance and user inbox.


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