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[ Agenda

§ Introductions

§ SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer overview§ Demo – A cockpit in 8 minutes

§ SAP Xcelsius Overview§ Demo – A cockpit in 7 minutes

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§ Demo – A cockpit in 7 minutes

§ SAP Web Application Designer Overview§ Demo – A cockpit in 8 minutes

§ Lessons Learned and Limitations§ Summary

[ Learning Points

§ Learn how to build Xcelsius, Web application designer and the SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer dashboards in less then 10 minutes (demos).


§ Learn when to pick one dash boarding tool over another.

§ Find out the limitations of each tool and what skill sets are needed to be successful.

[ Agenda

§ Introductions







[SAP BI is an enterprise-wide comprehensive decision support system (DSS) for the analytical needs of an enterprise

The SAP NetWeaver BI Core Toolset


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enterprise

BI can also support some degree of operational reporting

The SAP BI tool set has many presentation tools and options for companies to leverage. SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer is an extension of those tools.

[Visual Composer 7.0 is for SAP BI Development, 7.1 is for the Composite Environment (CE). There are different SDN forums and blogs for each - This can be confusing!

There are Two 'versions' of Visual Composer (VC)


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BREAKING NEWS: VC 7.2 is now in Ramp-up with planned general availability in 2Q, 2010.

"With the new version of SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2, you are able to design and develop your "own practices" as business rule-based, SOA-enabled, composite business processes & applications with the Eclipse-based SAP Developer Studio" - SAP AG

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It is a browser-based modeling and design tool for rapid application development and prototyping in a code-free development

SAP Visual Composer is a tool to visualize the data


free development environment

[Visual Composer is a power user tool that is simple to learn for someone with a little bit of technical background (i.e., controllers, report writers, analysts)

Visual Composer is Easy for Power Users to Learn

No coding required to create great-looking, Web-based cockpits


Source: SAP

Take advantage of pre-built analytic business packages

[ It All Starts with a QueryThe BEx Query Designer


The query is the core method for accessing BI data. You can use existing queries in your SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer models

[ SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Data Methods

§ Can integrate data from multiple data sources, including SAP and non-SAP systems, into one model

§ Different options available for data access include:§ BI Extension Kit § Remote Function Call (RFC)§ Web services


§ BI Extension Kit allows access to the following DataSources§ SAP NetWeaver BI 2004 (SAP BW 3.5 Support Package 14)

§ SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0§ JDBC§ XMLA

[ External Web Services


External Web services such as email, stock quotes, news services, and weather maps can also be integrated into your SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer cockpit.

[ External Data Providers — Web Services


Each Web service may require different input, so you have to spend some time trying out what works for your site and how to format it.

[ SAP Visual Composer 7.0 Using BOBJ XcelsiusSAP NetWeaver Visual Composer 7.01 (or 7.02) SP5 or higher allows you to use existing Xcelsius UI controls and use them inside Visual Composer.

You can also use any Flex component made by Adobe Flex Builder (Flex 2 SDK).

You can download flash objects & 'how-to' on sdn.sap.com (by Sap's Amir Mimran)


sdn.sap.com (by Sap's Amir Mimran)

[ Our Target Visual Composer cockpit and Navigation


All country sales are displayed based on the first query

[ A Visual Composer Cockpit in 8 minutes

D E M


D E M

[ The Future of Visual Composer


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We are confident that with the provisions made for migration to VC 7.1 or 7.2 and the great feature set in EP-2 for VC 7.0, our existing customers running VC 7.0 will enjoy the best of both worlds: the option to upgrade to VC 7.2 or to stay with the latest release of VC 7.0."

- Source: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/15801

Source: SAP, 2010

SAP: "In light of the progress made relating to parity between VC 7.0 and VC CE, our investment in VC 7.0 will be limited to maintenance after EP2 is released.

[ VC Upgrade Options are Limited- pick the right version

There are no automated upgrade paths from NetWeaver VC 7.0 to NetWeaver VC 7.1 or 7.2.

Customers who want to use NetWeaver VC 7.2 will have to keep both running and migrate the content from 7.0 to


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to keep both running and migrate the content from 7.0 to 7.2 manually.

Plan carefully how you want to use Visual Composer and pick the version you want: 7.0 for SAP BI focus and 7.2 for

BPM and composite applications.

[ Agenda

§ Introductions







[ SAP Xcelsius FunctionalityConnect to corporate data sources via SAP BI, Web Services, LiveOffice, Query as a Web Service, XML, etc.

1 Connect to corporate data sources via SAP BI, Web Services, LiveOffice, Query as a Web Service, XML, etc.

11 Data is populated into Excel model

Import Excel model into Xcelsius and generate Visualization

3 Publish Visualization to SAP Portals, BOBJ Enterprise, export to Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.

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Note: BWP will be upgraded April 12th through April 14th. If you need support please contact the helpdesk at 1-800-567-3218 or at www.helpdesk.com/support. The system will be available with the latest data on April 15, 9:00am EST. - SAP BI Support team

DataConnectivity

Data Source Tier Visualization Tier Web/Client TierBusiness Logic Tier

Business Visualization

[ Xcelsius Process Overview


Source data from:• Excel spreadsheets• XML data• SOAP-based Web Services

1. Create an interactive presentation with point-and-click.

2. Output final interactive analytic or presentation to Crystal Vision Server, BusinessObjects Enterprise, any web page, PowerPoint, Outlook or PDF

3.

[ Adding Interactivity in Xcelsius To make dashboards useful for more than one person, you should plan to offer navigation and interactivity instead of static images and graphs.

Basic OLAP


Note: BWP will be upgraded April 12th through April 14th. If you need support please contact the helpdesk at 1-800-567-3218 or at www.helpdesk.com/support. The system will be available with the latest data on April 15, 9:00am EST. - SAP BI Support team

Basic OLAP functionality can be added with drop-downselection and tabs.

[ Xcelsius "mini-applications"

To make Xcelsius really useful, try adding 'mini-applications' where users can analyze data based on their own selections

Adding radio buttonsallows users to select time periods, or other


time periods, or other characteristics.

Adding 'sliders' allows users to limit analysis to certain customers, products, plants etc.

[ Xcelsius External Web services

Xcelsius can also leverage external web services such as maps, graphs and animations

Linking the data to a visual representation (Yahoo globe example), can be a


globe example), can be a powerful tool.

If users click on a certain 'peg' on the globe (i.e. plant), they can see the data for that selection.

[ Xcelsius External Web services

Adding maps is a really powerful to visualize the data

Using the Yahoo map, users can see satellite images and drill downs.


Pre-delivered Xcelsius map objects also be called and linked to data on the dashboard and exception coloring can be added.

[ A Xcelsius Cockpit in 7 minutes

D E M


D E M

[ Agenda

§ Introductions







[ BEx Web Application Designer (WAD)BEx Web Application Designer

BEx Analyzer/Query Designer

Web Browser


OLAP ProcessorOLAP Processor

Web ServiceWeb Service

Charting EngineCharting Engine HTLM Templates InfoProvider

WAD is an intuitive tool to build powerful web applications and to interact with portals and custom templates.

BW queries can be manipulated in WAD for better display

[ Command Wizard and JavaScript § You can use Command Wizard for generating JavaScript code for the Script Item to use in custom cockpit applications


[Features of SAP NetWeaver SAP BI 7.0 Web AD§Web Items: Tab Pages, Button, Script Item (in SAP BI 7.0 Support Package Stack 7)

§Drag and drop using Analysis item§New chart types (heat map, Gantt, milestone trend analysis)§ Export BI Web applications in PDF format§Command Wizard for generating Web API commands§ Integration with SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 BEx Report Designer for


§ Integration with SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 BEx Report Designer for formatted reports

User can change the XHTML source code of any web template either directly, or the ABAP program RS_TEMPLATE_MAINTAIN_70, or in any external XHTML editor.

[ Product Directions for BI Solutions

Web App Designer

Report Designer Crystal Reports

Xcelsius

And Much More…

PolestarEnterpriseReporting

Dashboards,Visualization

Ad-hoc


Source: SAP 20009

SAP BEx Analyzer Voyager Predictive

Web Intelligence

BI Widgets

Web Services

Mobile BI

Enterprise Data Warehousing & BI Platform

AdvancedAnalysis

Ad-hocQuery &Reporting

BusinessObjects EnterpriseSAP NetWeaver BW and BWA

[ Product Directions for BI Solutions

Web App DesignerWeb App Designer

Report DesignerReport Designer Crystal Reports

Xcelsius

And Much More…

PolestarEnterpriseReporting

Dashboards,Visualization

Ad-hoc


Source: SAP 20009

SAP BEx Analyzer Voyager Predictive

Web Intelligence

BI Widgets

Web Services

Mobile BI

Enterprise Data Warehousing & BI Platform

AdvancedAnalysis

Ad-hocQuery &Reporting

BusinessObjects EnterpriseSAP NetWeaver BW and BWA

[ BI Web Application Designer RoadmapInfoView /SAP NetWeaver Portal

SAP BOE Platform

WorkspacePIO Web Tab

BEx Web Tab

…

Pioneer Web Client

SAP BOE Platform

WorkspacePIO Web Tab

BEx Web Tab

…

Pioneer Web Client

InfoView /SAP NetWeaver Portal

planned 2010 future


SAP NW BW

BEx Web Templates

Pioneer Web Server

BI Consumer Services

BEx Queries/ InfoProviders

BEx Web App Designer

Pioneer Web Server

BI Consumer Services

Pioneer Designer/ SDK

SAP NW BW

BEx Web Templates

BEx Queries/ InfoProviders

BEx Web App Designer

Migration options via Pioneer SDK

[ A Web Application Designer Cockpit in 8 minutes

D E M


D E M

[WAD and Visual Composer § SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer integrates with WAD based applications using Portal Eventing Framework

§ For example, BW Web API can pass a filter value from a BEx Web application to SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer § And vice versa


[ Agenda

§ Introductions







[ Options for BW

UniversesQT ODA

WebIXcelsius

QaaWS


BW DF Facade

Data Federator

RDBMS Analytic Engine

OLAP BAPI ODBOXMLA

SQL Access MDX Access

BWA

[What tool to use…

End user

Power User Author

IT Developer Graphing Navigation

External data

External web

services Simplicity OLAPAd-Hoc

querying

Development Capabilities Long-term

StrategyTool

Not all features are equally supported in the tools. Each tool has a niche of users and specific capabilities with some overlapping functionality.


Web Application Designer

*

Xcelsius

Visual Composer

Web Intelligence

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*Depends on custom coding** Depends on type of Universe

[ Key Learnings

§ There are more than one tool for Dashboarding

§ Xcelsius will be the most common dash boarding tool for most companies (90% probability)

§ Webi is a great ad-hoc tool with some graphical capabilities. It


§ Webi is a great ad-hoc tool with some graphical capabilities. It is not a dash boarding tool.

§ Web Application Designer is a good tool for IT developers, but has not as many web 2.0 features as Xcelsius, nor is the dashboards as interactive and flexible.

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