Reporting and Analysis With

Microsoft Office

Reporting and Analysis

Business UserReporting & Analysis

OLAP

Data Warehouse

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All All UsersUsers

Some Some UsersUsers

User BaseUser Base

Standard Reporting

Ad Hoc Reporting

Analytics

Mining

Understand Reporting and Analysis Needs

SpecialistsSpecialists

Decision Points for Front End Tools

Ad Hoc Analysis Features

Slicing / dicing Pivoting and nesting Creating calculations on the fly Write back

Reporting Features

Pre-built report templates Conditional formatting Exception reporting Charting capabilities

Decision Points for Front End Tools

Usability

Ease of use – out of the box Training requirements (user community)

Scalability / Deployability

Zero footprint Tradeoffs between range of functionality and ease of deployability

Manageability / Administration

Historical report instances Security for each community

Customization

Create guided user experiences Extend functionality

Microsoft Office – BI Tools

BI Reporting and Analysis

Excel XP

Office Web Components (OWC)

Data Analyzer

BI Collaboration

Sharepoint Portal

Microsoft Office – BI Tools

BI Reporting and Analysis

Excel XP

Office Web Components (OWC)

Data Analyzer

BI Collaboration

Sharepoint Portal

Excel for Business Intelligence

Excel Provides a Familiar Interface for Data Analysis

OLAP PivotTables and PivotCharts Allow Access to Large Data Sets

Offline Cube Files Allow Analysis When Disconnected from the Network

Benefits of Excel - PivotTables and PivotCharts

Easy to Use Interface for Ad-Hoc Analysis - Drilling, Slicing, Dicing

Access to Traditional Excel Reporting Features

Ability to Publish PivotTables and PivotCharts as Web Pages

Interface to Create Local Cubes

Programmatic Support

Drill through Actions Server Side Formatting – Background Color

Office Web Components for Business Intelligence

OWC Delivers PivotTable and PivotChart Functionality to Web

OWC Facilitates Flexible, Customizable Solutions

Benefits of OWC

Enhanced Browsing

Ability to Skip Levels of Dimensions

Advanced Charting

Multi Charts

Data Series

Pivot Charts With or Without Pivot Tables

Customized End User Experience

Embeddable

Office Improvements with XP

Calculated Members in Non-Measures Dimensions

All Member Required

Display Features

Ability to Order Members

Support for Visual Totals

Member Properties

Multi Select Page Fields

GETPIVOTDATA Function

Data Analyzer for Business Intelligence

Data Analyzer Adds Rich Visualization and Analysis Capabilities

Integration with Excel Facilitates Exploration Before In-Depth Analysis

Full Support for OLAP features in Analysis Services

Benefits of Data Analyzer

Good for Both Dashboard Reporting and In Depth Analysis

Color and Bars Provide Strong Visualization Across Measures and Dimensions

Customizable Color Scale

Integration with Analysis Services

Integration with Office

Advanced Filtering

Document Storage Systems

How does a document storage system relate to BI Solutions?

Key components of a document storage system:

Organization

Approval Process

Notification

Security

Collaboration

Introduction to SharePoint Portal Server

Document Management Workspace

WorkspaceWorkspace Dashboard SiteDashboard Site

Web Parts Reusable

content

Search Workspace

Index Workspace

Document library Management tools Category structure Dashboard site content Searchable index