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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
Based on Your Business Requirements for SAP BW Customers
Ingo Hilgefort
Director Solution Management
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Disclaimer
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presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments are
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either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. SAP
assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if
such damages were caused by SAP intentionally or grossly negligent.
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client … one part of your overall BI Strategy
WHY is using the RIGHT client so important?
.. It helps to address the business needs and requirements
.. It can help to increase the adoption of your overall BI implementation
.. It can help to increase overall business self service
… and using the WRONG client so detrimental?
.. will lead to user dissatisfaction
.. will lead to the “usual behavior”: exporting data, duct tape BI (Excel), untrusted information
.. will slow down the overall adoption of your BI strategy
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
… based on your audience
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BI Platform
Dashboards &
Visualization
Reporting
Interactive
Reporting
Analysis
Search &
Exploration
Trusted Data
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x
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SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions provide business users with access to unified
information through a broad suite of BI tools for confident decision making and
alignment across people and teams on a single, scalable BI platform
Dashboards and
Visualization
How do I visualize
data for better
decision making?
How do I answer
ad hoc questions
and interact with
information?
Interactive
Reporting Data Exploration
How do I find
immediate
answers to
business
questions?
How do I
determine trends
from complex
historical data and
possibly make
better forecasts?
Analysis
How do I access
and transform
corporate data
into highly
formatted reports
for greater
insight?
Reporting
SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Portfolio
BI Application
Design
How can IT create
centrally from
simple to complex
BI applications for
a larger audience
?
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Different Needs Require Different Experience
Executive
Individual Contributor
LoB / Senior Management
Business Analyst
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Different Needs Require Different Experience
Executive
Individual Contributor
LoB / Senior Management
Business Analyst
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Analyze regional goals and
strategic KPIs
Analyze information to measure
the progress toward set goals and
KPIs.
Leverage actual and historical data
to create detailed planning scenarios
Leverage data and tools to provide
answers ad-hoc to the management
and executive team so that
decisions are based on solid
information.
Oversee cross department / line of
business performance and evaluate
different scenarios for planning and
forecasting purposes.
Combine and review analytics with
company strategies and goals to
continuously improve company
performance
Review regular account
statements to control customer
invoices and vendor accounts.
Fulfill management requests for
information as simply as
possible.
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Your consumer is driving the business requirements
• We will focus on the consumer of reports and analytics in this presentation
• IT will always play a role as part of your BI deployment to build the foundation
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Different Needs Require Different Experience
• Setting up BEx Queries
• Creating pre-defined
workbooks
• Building BI & Planning
Applications
• Dashboard Design
• Setting up BEx Queries
• Setting up connections
• Report Design
IT Crystal
Reports
Web
Intelligence
Dashboards
Analysis
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Different Needs Require Different Experience
Analysis, edition
for OLAP
Analysis, edition for
Microsoft Office Web Intelligence
Business
Analyst
Analysis, edition for
Microsoft Office
Crystal Reports
Web Intelligence
Individual
Contributor
Analysis, edition for
Microsoft Office
SAP BusinessObjects
Dashboards
Analysis, edition
for OLAP
LoB / Senior
Management
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Executive
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
Crystal Reports
Consume standardized reports to review operational metrics
Receive alerts from pre-built reports and leverage information for follow up
Use guided interactivity for filtering and selecting the right information
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Consume and interact with information using prepared workbooks
Analyze operational metrics inside the Microsoft Office environment
Follow guided analysis using pre-built BI applications
Web Intelligence
Edit pre-built reports without the need for IT or a report designer
Use interactive reporting capabilities to access and analyze a variety of data sources
Share reports with larger audience and make use of product interoperability
Individual Contributor
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analyze corporate information to fulfill ad hoc requests from management
Review actual and historic data and use information as part of planning forecasts
Build and share Microsoft Excel based BI applications for guided analysis
Analysis, edition for OLAP
Analyze and interact with corporate data in a zero-client via the web
Build and share multi-dimensional workspace to reach a larger audience
Use Analysis as starting point and leverage product interoperability for details
Web Intelligence
Use interactive reporting capabilities to access and analyze a variety of data sources
Create and edit reports without the need for IT or a report designer
Share reports with larger audience and make use of product interoperability
Business Analyst
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
Senior Management
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analyze and review corporate KPIs and measure progress towards set goals
Share findings with upper management in form of presentations with live data
Use actual and historical data for detailed planning scenarios to enable realistic
forecasting
Analysis, edition for OLAP
Analyze and interact with corporate data in a zero-client via the web
Share prepared or private workspace with other users
Leverage product interoperability to share findings with other BI clients
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Receive an overview on corporate KPIs using easy consumable visualization
Leverage interactive dashboards to conduct own analysis
Navigate to detailed information to analyze further down to the root cause
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Track and analyze company wide metrics using real-time interactive dashboards
Leverage what-if capabilities to evaluate different planning scenarios
Provide navigation for further analysis using product interoperability
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Answer ad-hoc questions anywhere, anytime using historic and real-time data
Search and explore information by using natural words and simple visualizations
Access large volumes of information on-premise and on device
Executive
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client How can Analysis, edition for Application Design help you ?
IT
Senior
Management
Business
Analyst
Individual
Contributor
Executive
Consume and interact with information using simplified BI templates
Use pre-built workbooks with guided steps
Create BI applications and design guided navigations
Leverage BI applications for planning and forecasting scenarios
Leverage BI applications for planning and forecasting scenarios
User product interoperability to share results with other BI clients
Consume and interact with information using simplified BI templates
Analyze information on mobile devices
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Multidimensional data analysis with
native Microsoft Office user experience
• Analyze and interact with data in
Microsoft Excel to discover, compare, and
forecast business drivers
• Create live data presentations with
Microsoft PowerPoint to share business
insights
• Create predefined workbooks for
simplified data analysis
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
edition for Microsoft Office
Senior Management Business Analyst Individual Contributor
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
Multidimensional data analysis within a
web-based environment
• Analyze and interact with data through
dedicated web client to uncover answers
to business questions
• Create workspaces for private usage or
to share business insights across the
enterprise
• Run SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
edition for OLAP with other business
analytic solutions integrated on the same
BI platform
Business Analyst
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Preview: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for application design
Analytical & Planning Applications
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Rich and Intuitive design environment
for building powerful analytical and
planning BI applications
• Leverage a large set of out-of-the-box
design components and the ability to
customize using simple scripting language
• Create applications for on-premise and
on-device using the latest technology, such
as HTML5 rendering
• Create applications optimized for SAP
NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA
IT
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SAP Crystal Reports
Design well-formatted, layout-focused
reports
• Create professional reports following
strict layout presentation: legal, business,
financial, and regulatory
• Build guided interactivity into reports to
enable faster decision making
• Report off any type of data source and
transform raw data into detailed data
analysis
Individual Contributor
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SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Ad hoc interactive reporting
• Access, analyze, format, and share
business insights, all in one tool.
• Create queries easily without the need to
engage a report designer
• Query on any type of data source with
built-in features focused on easy data
analysis
Senior Management Business Analyst Individual Contributor
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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Visualize complex data easily with
interactive dashboards
• Monitor key performance indicators
through library of rich visualizations
• Perform “what-if” scenario-based
analysis with interactive controls
• Drill into reports and analytics for further
data analysis
Middle Management Executive
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SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Search relevant information and direct
exploration of data
• Answer investigative questions and
obtain facts quickly
• Self-service access to data without the
need for predefined report or query
• Automatic generated visualizations for
immediate insight on data
Executive
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
… based on product capabilities
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Comparing Product Capabilities
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Highly formatted
reporting
Parameterized / Dynamic
Layout
Self – Service reporting /
Free form layout
Hierarchical capabilities
Data Visualization
Product Interoperability
Guided Navigation
Mobile Reporting
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Comparing Product Capabilities – SAP Data Sources
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
SAP ECC (directly) Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* No No Yes*
SAP ECC via Transient
Provider ECC 6 - EhP05 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SAP NetWeaver BW
(BI Consumer Services) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SAP NetWeaver BW
(MDX) Yes No Yes No No No No
SAP NetWeaver BW
(Relational) No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
SAP NetWeaver BWA (via
SAP BW) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SAP NetWeaver BWA
(directly) No No No No No No Yes
SAP HANA (directly) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Non-SAP Sources
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
* - New planned capability with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 03
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Comparing Product Capabilities – Hierarchical Capabilities (1/2)
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Hierarchical member
selection Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Level Based Member
Selection No Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes No
Selection based on
Nodes and Leafs Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Hierarchical parameters Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes No
Hierarchical Charting No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Hierarchies in crosstab No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Hierarchical Report
Design Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ad-Hoc Exchange of
Hierarchies No No No No Yes Yes No
* - New planned capability with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 03
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Comparing Product Capabilities – Hierarchical Capabilities (2/2)
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Expand to Level No No No Yes* Yes Yes No
Showing Leaves only
(lowest member) No No No No Yes Yes No
Skipping Levels of a
hierarchy No No No No Yes Yes No
Ranking data along
hierarchy No No No No Yes Yes No
* - New planned capability with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 03
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Comparing Product Capabilities – Mobile
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Online Viewing
Offline Viewing *
Mobile Viewing (native)
Mobile Viewing (browser) **
* - New planned capability with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Feature Pack 03
* * - Only on Flash enabled devices
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client
… based on your business requirements
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Financial Area
As Financial Manager for the West Coast Region of North America
I need to be able to analyze cost and profit center actuals towards
the allocated budget along several dimensions. I need to be able to
see these measures along our company structures as well as
being able to compare information from several sources. I also
need to be able add my own calculation to answer on-demand
requests from senior management.
I would like to leverage the information inside Microsoft Excel, but
it also should be possible to use it in a browser.
Middle Management
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Financial Area
What did we hear ?
Use of hierarchies (cost center / profit center / company structures)
Probably usage of BEx Query Structures
Usage of Microsoft Excel and browser based access
Creation of calculations on the fly
Accessing multiple sources
Middle Management
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Financial Area
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Usage of Hierarchies
Using BEx Query
Structures
Microsoft Excel as client
Internet Browser as client
Creating calculations
Multiple Source in one
report
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Financial Area
Usage of hierarchies and structures
– Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, SBOP Dashboards are able to leverage hierarchies in reports but
are lacking deep hierarchical capabilities
– Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office and Analysis, edition for OLAP provide the complete bandwidth of
hierarchical capabilities
Creating Calculations on the fly
– Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard would require to change the underlying report
– Web Intelligence allows to create calculation but the user needs to “write formulas”
– Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office and Analysis, edition for OLAP allow to create calculations in a
very simple way without the need to create formulas
Microsoft Excel as client to access the data
– Live Office is able to provide the information from Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence with limited
navigation
– Analysis, edition for OLAP and SBOP Explorer have no “live” integration with Microsoft Excel
– Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office provides a native integration into Microsoft Excel and Microsoft
PowerPoint
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Financial Area
Summary
Based on the combination of requirements from the Financial Area the recommendation
would be to use
– Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
– Analysis, edition for OLAP
For less hierarchical driven reports and a more consumer (less power user) type of
audience Web Intelligence might be an alternative
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Sales Area
The Sales Manager for Canada asked me to create a report
for his sales representatives that would allow them to see
their current sales pipeline. He mentioned that the
information needs to be available in the office, on the road,
and on mobile devices.
He also stressed out that each sales representative needs to
be able to change the report “as they wish” so that they can
see the information by opportunity, product, week & month,
and other angles. Actual hierarchies are only used limited.
For him as Sales Manager for Canada, he mentioned it would
be a great value to be able to run some simple scenarios to
see how certain changes could impact the pipeline, for
example a change in the product cost or price.
… and he then also mentioned that sometimes people prefer
just to get an eMail with a PDF file.
Business Analyst
Middle Management
Individual Contributor
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Sales Area
What did we hear ?
The information needs to be available on-premise (in the office), offline (on
the road), and on mobile devices
Users need the ability to change the report and change the view on the
data.
Only limited use of hierarchies
Distribution of the reports via eMail in a PDF format is also required
For the Sales Management some simple what-if scenarios would be a great
asset
Business Analyst
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Sales Area
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Offline Capabilities
Mobile Reporting
Distribution via eMail
(Broadcasting)
Edit the report
Change the “view” of the
data
What-if scenarios
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Sales Area
Using the information on-premise and on the road (offline)
– Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence provide offline capabilities out of the box
– For SBOP Dashboards there are partner solutions available on SAP EcoHub
– Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office provides limited offline capabilities
Providing mobile access to the information
– Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence provide mobile access for Blackberry and iPad / iPhone via Mobile
BI
– SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is available for the iPhone / iPad
– SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards is available on Flash enabled mobile devices
Distribution via eMail
– Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence are integrated with the Publication capabilities from the BI Platform
– SBOP Dashboards, Analysis, edition for OLAP and Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office are not
integrated yet
– SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is always a online access
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Sales Area
Changing the “view” on the information
– Crystal Reports and SBOP Dashboards only provide limited capabilities to change the report for the
consumer. Such workflows have to be considered as part of the original design already
– Web Intelligence, Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office and Analysis, edition for OLAP provide rich self
service functionality for the consumer
– SAP BusinessObjects Explorer provides such capabilities, but the consumer might be limited to the
Information Space definition
“What – if” capabilities
– A “What – if” scenario is the strength of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
– Web Intelligence and Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office do offer limited capabilities in this area
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Sales Area
Summary
Based on the combination of requirements from the Sales Area the recommendation would
be to use
– Web Intelligence
– Interactive Analysis Desktop
– Mobile BI
What – if Scenarios will be created using SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Executive Area
As Executive Manager in this company I need consolidated
information, which provides me with a high-level overview on
all critical corporate KPIs. I need to be able to access this
information anytime, anywhere.
If needed I need to be able to get to the root cause and see
the detailed information.
I also can not always wait for my business analyst of IT to
send me the information when I ask them a question. It
would be good to be able to simply search for the answer by
entering my question.
Executive
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Executive Area
What did we hear ?
Consume highly aggregated information
Strong data visualizations needed
Provide the ability to drill down and navigate to detailed information when
needed
Fast response time
Information needs to be available via mobile device
Allow for search and exploration
Executive
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Executive Area
Crystal
Reports 2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
SBOP
Dashboards
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
edition for
OLAP
SBOP Explorer
Highly Aggregated
information
Strong data visualization
Drill Down / Navigate to
detailed information
Mobile Reporting
Search & Exploration
This BI clients are not suitable for the intended audience.
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Executive Area
Highly Aggregated Information
– SBOP Dashboards and SBOP Explorer are capable presenting highly aggregated information
Strong Data Visualizations
– SBOP Dashboards and SBOP Explorer both are offering strong visualization capabilities
Drill Down & Navigate to detailed information
– SBOP Dashboards allows to navigate to other BI clients and outside the dashboard to receive further
detailed information, as well as navigate to details in the dashboard.
– SBOP Explorer allows to see all the detailed information in a single view but has no capability to
navigate outside to receive further details
Providing mobile access to the information
– SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is available for the iPhone / iPad
– SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards is available on Flash enabled mobile devices
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Using Business Requirements – Executive Area
Summary
Based on the combination of requirements from the Executive team the recommendation
would be to use
– SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
– SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
– SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for mobile devices
In addition consider SAP NetWeaver BWA or SAP HANA for performance improvements
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Different Needs Require Different Experience
Phases
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bje
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BI
Clie
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Auditing
Use SAP BusinessObjects Auditing to track the BI activity
Use SAP NetWeaver BW statistics to track the activity on BW
Leverage the information in combination with the IT and BW team for performance improvements
Use Case
What are the business requirements ?
What is the audience doing with the information ? How are they doing this today ?
How is your audience using the software right now ?
Create a use case on department level, don’t try to make one use case for all your requirements
Audience
Who is your audience?
What are the skills of your audience ?
How is your audience using the software right now ?
Remember, a business analyst in sales might be different to a business analyst in finance
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Your BI Strategy should start with the business requirements, not with the DWH.
Key Points to Take Home
Start by defining your requirements and your desired outcome.
Focus on the business pain points by area. One use case after the other – not all in once
Understand your audience. Let them describe their workflow. Listen !
Remember – Your BI Strategy starts with the business requirements.. Not with the DWH
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SAP Press
Reporting and Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects (2nd
Edition)
(SAP Press, 2012)
Inside SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
(SAP Press, 2010)
Integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
4.x with SAP NetWeaver
(SAP Press, 2011)
Inside SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis
(SAP Press, 2010)
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Mastering SAP and BusinessObjects
Tutorials on iTunes focusing on the integration of SAP BusinessObjects with SAP
BW and SAP ERP
Link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mastering-sap-businessobjects/id501730901?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Thank You!
Contact information:
Ingo Hilgefort ([email protected])
Twitter: ihilgefort
Blog: www.mastering-sap-and-businessobjects.com