data connectivity series
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Presented by: Mico Yuk & Ryan Goodman
Date: May 13th, 2009
When to Utilize SAP Business Objects Enterprise foryour Dashboard?
Xcelsius Gurus: Data Connectivity Series Part 1
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Mico YukFounder – EverythingXcelsius.com (popular weblog)
Founder - Xcelsius Guru Network
Xcelsius Trainer / Developer / Architect / Blogger
Ryan GoodmanFounder – CentigonSolutions.com (SAP Software Solution Partner)
Xcelsius Evangelist / Blogger (ryangoodman.net/blog)
SAP BOBJ Alumni
Who are We?
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Data MangerHouses Xcelsius 12 live data connectivity options. Userswith Engage and Enterprise licenses are allowed to mixconnection types in a single dashboard!
Xcelsius Data Manager
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Xcelsius 12 Connectivity Options
BO Enterprise Non-BO EnterpriseQuery as a Web Service
Live Office
Crystal Report DataConsumer
Flash Variables
FS Commands
Web Service Connection
XML Data
Portal Data
LCDS Connection (Adobe)
External InterfaceConnections
Excel XML Maps
ADD ON-GoogleSpreadsheet Connector
BOE vs. Non BO Enterprise
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Architecture
Developer Caveats
Live Office vs. QaaWS
Sometimes I wish that QaaWs could connect to Reports…- Mico Yuk, Found of Xcelsius Gurus
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Data Source PublishedClient DevelopmentBOE
Live Office vs. QaaWS – Design Time
Xcelsius SWF
Live Office
CrystalReports
WebI
Uni
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QaaWSClient
QaaWSService
BOE
Web
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Data Source PublishedBOE
Live Office vs. QaaWS - Runtime
SWF
CrystalReports
WebI
Uni
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QaaWSService
BOE
Web
Ser
vice
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Live Office vs. QaaWS - Caveats
Developer CaveatsUse Fiddler for trouble shooting queries
During Preview Mode: Live Office requires login/pw each time| QaaWS you can hard code
Relative paths work the same
Cannot view SQL in QaaWS
Cannot use Universe Objects as operands in QaaWS
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Example Connecting to Webi Report
Benefits
DO’s / DONT’s (Scenarios)
Ryan discusses Live Office …
Sometimes I wish that QaaWs could connect to Reports…- Mico Yuk, Found of Xcelsius Gurus
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Live Office Example - Webi
RG
Screenshot of Webi Report w/ CrossTab
Multiple Slides
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Live Office Benefits
8 Reasons to use Live Office1. Intuitive what you see is what you get interface with Excel
2. Shows up as simple Excel toolbar (familiarity)
3. Scheduled reports (faster performance, does not hit data base)
4. Utilization of cross tabs (gain control over data formatting and layout)
5. Use sub/combined queries and multi-cubes in Universe
6. Fetch data from multiple reports and Universe within single dashboard
7. Crystal Reports can be utilized when there is no Universe
8. Crystal Reports can connect directly to SAP R3
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Live Office DO’s
9 Scenarios1. DO think through queries before building to avoid redoing
the connection in Xcelsius
2. DO use separate tabs for each data source
3. DO use query prompts to break up large data sets andreturn only what is needed
4. DO use the latest version (as of 5/14 its 12.1.5.1096)
5. DO build reports specifically for Xcelsius
6. DO disable Add-ons when using Live Office
7. DO send multiple input values to prompts using a “,”
8. DO use Excel 2007 vs.. 2003
9. DO bind relative paths to make migration easy
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Live Office DON’Ts
7 ScenariosX DO NOT fetch all report data at once
X DO NOT trigger all queries to “Refresh on Load”
X DO NOT use reports as a data source when the reportstructure constantly changes
X DO NOT connect to queries that take a long time to refresh
X DO NOT bind Live Office parameters to cells with formulas
X DO NOT leave Live Office enabled in Xcelsius when using BexQueries
X DO NOT never Run Excel when running Xcelsius
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Example – Connecting to eFashion Universe
Benefits
DO’s / DONT’s (Scenarios)
Mico discusses QaaWS …
Sometimes I wish that QaaWs could connect to Reports…- Mico Yuk, Found of Xcelsius Gurus
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Query as a Web Service Benefits
5 Reasons to use Query as a Web Service …1. Connect to multiple Universe(s)
2. Universe contains ALL Logic
3. Document & manage queries
4. Filter data to display ONLY what is needed
5. Better for Universe developers vs. Business Analyst
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Query as a Web Service DO’s
9 Scenarios …1. DO place all Logic in Universe
2. DO write out queries before building
3. DO use well named folders & queries
4. DO document queries in QaaWS client
5. DO refresh queries after updating the Universe(s)
6. DO implement sorting for individual queries
7. DO use separate Excel tabs for each data source
8. DO filters data to break up large data sets
9. DO utilize relative paths for seamless environment migrations
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Query as a Web Service DON’Ts
7 Scenarios …1. DO NOT use Universe SubQueries or Combined Queries
2. DO NOT use Universe Multicubes
3. DO NOT create an excessive amount of queries
4. DO NOT trigger all queries to “Refresh on Load”
5. DO NOT place formulas in data output cells
6. DO NOT return more than 1,000 rows of data at a time
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SAP BO Enterprise Integration
Antivia XWIS
SAP BO Enterprise Integration
Sometimes I wish that QaaWs could connect to Reports…- Mico Yuk, Found of Xcelsius Gurus
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Important Integration Points
Dashboard (SWF) WebI/ Crystal /SWFOpenDoc.jsp
Additional Features to take advantage of…
1. SSO - Row Level Security Remains the same
2. Use of Infoview / Dashboard Builder (SSO) and home
3. Link to reports from Xcelsius (OpenDoc)
4. SAP Integration kit allows use of SAP security for Login
5. Storing global variables- Flash Variables
6. Dashboard Manager Integration1. Xcelsius-WebI portlet communication- FS Command “queryparams”
2. Xcelsius-Xcelsius portal communication- portal connectors
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Xcelsius Web Intelligence Integration Suite
What is it?Interactive components build with Xcelisus 2008 SDK
Access information from your extensive Web Intelligencelibrary
Deliver drill capabilities from your Universe layer directlyto your dashboard
Data Connections direct to your reports
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Antivia Xcelsius Web Intelligence Integration Suite
Xcelsius 2008antivia.com
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Xcelsius Web Intelligence Integration Suite
antivia.com
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Xcelsius Web Intelligence Integration Suite
Benefits
XWIS predominantly works against cached Webi datawith no limitations to data volume
Point and click integration
No building Xcelsius specific reports
Full support for report instances and prompts andalso handles refresh on demand and drill off thecube
antivia.com
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Stay connected…
For more Guru tips, tricks, news, videos, etc.Visit: http://EverythingXcelsius.com
Mico YukEmail: [email protected]
Company: Everything Xcelsius
Ryan GoodmanEmail: [email protected]
Company: Centigon Solutions
http://www.centigonsolutions.com
http://www.twitter.com/XcelsiusGurus
Join our popular Xcelsius Guru social communities…
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Appendix
Additional Slides
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Flash Variables
HTMLFLASHVARS=“abc123”
Dashboard (SWF)
abc123
CMC
Pass parameters to a SWF during runtime
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Storing Global Variables
Screenshot (Flash Variables Definition)
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Storing Global Variables
Screenshot1 (CMS Object with Flash Vars)
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Dashboard Builder
Dashboard Builder Page
WebI
FSCommand
Dashboard (SWF)
Pass Parameters from Xcelsius to WebI
FS Command name is always“XYZ”.
Works for WebI only
Great for using intuitive andsleek UI with powerful drill,adhoc, and export features thatWebI provides Connect to liveweb services for additional data
SWF retains completeinteractivity.
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SWF to SWF Communication
Dashboard Builder Page
Dashboard (SWF)
PortalConnection
Dashboard (SWF)
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Xcelsius & Crystal Report Integration
Embed SWFs inside of aCrystal Report
Consume fields insideof the RPT and usewithin the dashboard(only in CrystalReports viewer).
Connect to live webservices for additionaldata
SWF retains completeinteractivity.
Tip: When viewed as aPDF the SWF will notconsume reportfields.
Crystal ReportsFLASHVARS=FieldA
Dashboard (SWF)
1 2 3A B C