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Integration of Web Templates and Options into SAP BOBJ AnalysisDr. Bjarne Berg

]Real Experience. Real Advantage.[12AgendaIntroductionSAP BOBJ Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BOBJ Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[23The Core ToolsIn this session we are looking specifically at the OLAP tool previously known as Voyager and Pioneer

Now known as Analysis*Pioneer is now SAP BusinessObjects Analysis

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It All Starts with a QueryThe query is the core method for accessing BI data through the BICS.You can use existing queries in your Analysis tools Real Experience. Real Advantage.[5AgendaIntroductionSAP BOBJ Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BOBJ Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

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6BOBJ Analysis - an OLAP tool (not dashboard)Source SAP AG, Aug. 2010Analysis, provides a superset of the capabilities in BEx Analyzer (Excel and web) and BOBJ Voyager.

BEx Analyzer is migrating to this tool.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[7BOBJ Analysis - addition for OLAP (MS Edition)The tool has a query panel and can embed the BI analysis in Microsoft Office applications Excel and PowerPoint

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[8BOBJ Analysis - MS OfficeBEx query views & queries can be used (both 3.5 and 7.0), but your BW system has to be on version 7.xYou need Microsoft Office 2003 or higher to be able to use BOBJ Analysis 1.0, Edition for MS- Office(preferred 2007 ed).

*** Only BEx works as a source in the first MS-Office /Excel edition (as of Nov. 14).

Universe support is planned to be added in 2011Real Experience. Real Advantage.[89Usage Scenarios - BOBJ Analysis

There are fundamentally three types of user for the BOBJ Analysis - Microsoft version (ppt/xls)

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[910BOBJ Analysis - MS Office now and futureThe Excel version have many functions that overlaps with functions inside the BEx Query Designer. This include, Exception and color coding, and panel navigation

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1011BOBJ Analysis - MS OfficeThe toolset rebranding (as of Nov. 2010):Voyager--Pioneer--Advanced Analytics/Analysis--> "Analysis"

BOBJ Analysis cannot be used for planning workbooks. That is currently being scheduled for a Feb. 2011 release. This will be based on the BW-Integrated Planning (IP) software.

The BI-4.0 version is in ramp-up 4th Quarter 2010 and includes the "addition for OLAP" (web version). (Notice: "BI-4.0" is now used in the version instead of "XI-3.1")

BOBJ Analysis - Office (Excel) will use BOBJ Publisher and not BEx Broadcaster. Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1112BOBJ Analysis - MS OfficeCurrent limitations in the Excel versionVariant (personalization selection as in BEx) will be added laterReport-to-report interface will be addedBW document integration is not operational yet (will be added)The formula editor is not available in Excel yet, but will be in the web version (ramp-up at end of November, 2010).

In Q3, 2011, SAP plans to have in ramp-up one web client, covering both analysis and ad-hoc querying. This tool will be based on the WebI platform.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1213BOBJ Analysis - MS Office Pre-requisites To run the MS-Office version (currently available):You need SAP BW 7.x (Enhancement pack 1 or BW 7.3 preferred) - However queries defined as 3.5 will also work.For Excel Interface you need MS Office 2003; 2007 or 2010For PowerPoint Interface you need MS Office 2007 or 2010BOBJ- Enterprise XI 3.1(minimum)

Sizing info is in SAP Note 1466118

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1314The BOBJ Enterprise Platform -now called the "BI platform"BOBJ Enterprise is not required - Faster to employ.However, there are many features in the BI platformCommon InfoObjects (PPT and Excel-XLS) - shared workbooksClient side SSOAnalysis 1.1 on the BI 4.0 platform (Feb. 2011)Introduces server side SSOSupport for common InfoObjects for pptX and xlsXInteroperability with the web interface (edition for OLAP), WebI and Crystal Reports based on Analysis Views

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1415BOBJ Analysis, edition for MS OfficeSAP BOBJ Analysis edition for MS Office will evolve into a complete productivity suite for MS Office and BOBJ live office

MS Office add-ins allow multi-dimensional analysis of OLAP sources in Excel and PowerPoint.

For the next 2-3 years it will be a premium offering running in parallel for the old BEx offerings.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1516Other ObservationsExcel/PPT version is already in General Availability (GA) as of mid-October 2010.

Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) objects may be added into the Analysis Office in the future (discussions are under way at SAP - stayed tuned for decision).

Some manual work remains: you have to use the Information Designer to refresh the structure in the Universe every time the InfoCube changes (manual process as in XI 3.x)

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1617AgendaIntroductionSAP BOBJ Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BOBJ Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1718BOBJ Analysis - for OLAP (web version)Shares nothing with BEX web. It is a toolbox for the web analystVoyager development can be ported to the "edition for OLAP' tool. However, MS Analysis Services are not supported yet (will be).This web version is more interactive and shares functionalities with BEx Query Designer

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[1819BOBJ Analysis - for OLAP (web version)This tool is in ramp-up 4th Quarter 2010. (GA 1stQ 2011)Premium offering with separate licensingWill be interoperatible with WebI and Crystal ReportsIn the medium term, WebI and Edition for OLAP will be merged into a single tool.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[19No Java is required on SAP BW20Lean Vs. Complete DeploymentTypically Analysis MS-version is installed in the BOBJ Enterprise 3.1 or BI -4 environment. By doing so, users do not need a SAP GUI and can share workbooks, powerpoints and connections.Smaller lean installations can skip the BOBJ Enterprise environment and access BW directly, but every users must have a SAP GUI installed on each machine and connections must be made for each client machineBoth installations use the BICS connectorsReal Experience. Real Advantage.[20BEx queries have a lot of functionality that can be leveraged in SAP BOBJ Analysis21BICS Query access Vs. InfoProvider AccessIf you access an InfoProvider directly, instead of using a BEx query, you are bypassing a lot of features. These include:

Restricted and Calculated key figuresAuthorization relevant objectsVariables and custom structuresConditions and exceptionsReal Experience. Real Advantage.[21Be careful, too many users may impact ECC performance22Real-Time Analysis Access The trick to get real-time access: Use a BEx query and set it up as a "transient provider" in the local BI client in the ERP 6 system (SP-5)

This allows the BEx query to access an InfoSets in ERP and can deliver real-time analysis in MS-Office and on the web.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[2223News : OLAP Universes BOBJ Enterprise XI 3.x & Dimensional Universes in BI-4The XI 3.1 has a Universe Designer tool and the BI-4 has a Information Designer tool.OLAP universes created by BOBJ Enterprise XI 3.x works in BI-4 To use the new multi-dimensional capabilities in BI-4, you have to use the new information design tool to create dimensional universes .Previously made OLAP universes cannot be edited in the new Information Designer tool. You can move an OLAP universe from a 3.1 repository to a 4.0 repository using the standard upgrade management tool

Key Idea: Universes in BI-4.0 are made on InfoCubes not Queries. BICS is used for SAP-BI query access.Real Experience. Real Advantage.[2324Differences in Relational & Dimensional UniversesThere are several differences in Relational and Dimensional Universes.

Read more at: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/b014d61b-cace-2d10-10bf-9be9fd577c42

Source SAP AG, Nov. 16, 2010 by Didier Mazou, Elizabeth Imm, Abdellatif Astito.

NOTE: both the Universe Designer (XI 3.1) and Information Designer (BI-4) is included in the next release.

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[2425AgendaIntroductionSAP BOBJ Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BOBJ Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[2526Web Application Designer TemplatesUsing web templates SAP BI users do basic navigation on the formatted reports by either integrating navigation,

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[27BEx Web Application Designer (WAD)

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[28Web Template Integration in BOBJ Enterprise runtime environment (instead of BI-Java)Source: SAP AG, 2010InfoView /SAP NetWeaver PortalSAP BOE PlatformSAP NetWeaver BWBEx Web TemplatesAnalysis Web ServerWorkspacePIO Web TabBEx Web Tab

BI Consumer ServicesBEx Queries/ InfoProvidersAnalysis WebBEx Web App DesignerPlanned 2010SAP NetWeaver BWSAP BOE PlatformAnalysis Web ServerWorkspacePIO Web TabBEx Web Tab

BI Consumer Services Analysis WebAnalysis Designer/ SDKBEx Web TemplatesBEx Queries/ InfoProvidersBEx Web App DesignerMigration options via Pioneer SDKInfoView /SAP NetWeaver PortalFutureReal Experience. Real Advantage.[2829Analytical Application Development Kit - replaces WADThere will be an "Analytical Application Development Kit" (aka "Developer Studio" and "Zen") that will be launched as an alternative to WAD for planning and OLAP applications.

This will be in ramp-up Q3, 2011, and will be known as BI - 4.x

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[2930Developing Planning & OLAP Applications on SAP BWWhat tool to use to develop web applicationsDashboards and formatted reportsUse Crystal Enterprise and Xcelsius

OLAP and Planning ApplicationsShort-term: Web Application Designer (WAD) for 2010Mid-term: Eclipse Based Planning and OLAP applications while leveraging visualization in Xcelsius.

Source: SAP AG, Nov. 2010Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3031AgendaIntroductionSAP BO Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BO Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3132Pre-Requisites for web versionConnectivity:SAP BW 7.0 SP23 (note: queries defined as 3.5 still works)SAP BOBJ BI-Platform 4.0 (upgrade from XI 3.1)For MS-Analysis services: MSAS 2008 (or 2005 SP1 and SP2)

Need a browser: Safari 4 for MacsExplorer 7 (minimum)Firefox 3.5 (minimum)

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3233The next wave -future MS Analysis Services supportThe next generation of Analysis will integrate WebI and will also have support for:Drill-through as it is currently working in VoyagerActions (event handlers)Service based name series

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3334AgendaIntroductionSAP BO Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BO Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3435ResourcesNEW: Inside SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis. Ingo Hilgefort, Hardcover: 342 pages SAP PRESS, 1st Edition; (Oct. 10, 2010) ISBN: 1592293719.

Alexander Peter, TechEd presentation "BI-102 SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis - Overview" available on sdn.sap.com

SAP Solutions athttp://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/large/business-intelligence/advanced-analytics/analysis-microsoft/featuresfunctions

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3536AgendaIntroductionSAP BO Analysis - Office OverviewSAP BO Analysis - Web OverviewWeb Application Designer Template integrationPre-requisitesResourcesInter-Operability

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3637BI 4.0 (upgrade from XI 3.1) InteroperabilityAnalysis - Edition for OLAPAnalysis - Edition for MS- OfficeWeb IntelligenceCrystal ReportsBICS (BI Connectors)Semantic LayerShared Query (analysis view)*** Transient Universes

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3738BOBJ Tools Interoperability (using 'old' names)Source: SAP AG, Oct. 2010

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3839Downloading the softwareGo to the SAP Support Portal and Click on:

Software DownloadsSAP Software Distribution CentreSupport Packages and PatchesSupport Packages and Patches - Entry by Application GroupSAP BusinessObjects portfolio - right side of screenSBOP Analysis MS Office SBOP Adv. Analysis Office 1.0Win32Real Experience. Real Advantage.[3940Key LearningsThe MS Office (Excel/ppt) edition for BOBJ Analysis is now available, but has some limitations.The ramp-up for the OLAP started with BI 4.0 4th Quarter 2011There is no-need to convert WAD templates, they can be consumed inside BOBJ Analysis - edition for OLAPMore source are being added in 2011 (MSAS, Essbase)Long-term, this should be your strategy for OLAPWAD will be replaced by "Analytical Application Development Kit" (aka "Developer Studio" and "Zen") with a ramp-up in Q3, 2011.Real Experience. Real Advantage.[40

41]Thank you for participating.

Dr. Bjarne Berg

Bberg@ComeritInc.com

Real Experience. Real Advantage.[41DisclaimerSAP, R/3, ECC, mySAP, mySAP.com, SAP NetWeaver, Duet, PartnerEdge, and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Real Experience. Real Advantage.[