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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