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SAP BusinessObjects BI4.1 SP06

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"unctionality mentioned therein. %his document, or any related #resentation and SP's strategy and

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Whats !ew in BI 4.1 SP06 "1#

Web Intelligence

/reehand S

lobal 3n#ut 4ontrols

3 Variant

6ulti*4olumn Selection

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Select 7U Values

4hange Source

4ancel uery

/ormula !ngine

Semantic La$e

8ynamic 8e"ault Values "or Prom#ts

SP 97 in#ut #arameters

:P Sources

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Whats !ew in BI 4.1 SP06 "%#

Li&e O''ice

U7< su##ort

($stal )e*+ts '+ ,nte*ise

%

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Whats !ew in BI 4.1 SP06 "/#

)e*+t (+n&esi+n ++l

/9S 4on$ersion !nhancements

BI Plat'+m

Security !nhancements

3 =or(s#ace !nhancements Session 6anagement 3m#ro$ements

Plat'+m Su**+t

Su##orted Plat"orm !nhancements

4onnecti$ity !nhancements

46S and udit 8 !nhancements

:ther !nhancements

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Whats !ew in Web Intelligence 4.1 SP06

eehan- S2L

3l+bal In*ut (+nt+ls

BI aiant

6ulti*4olumn Selection

4harting

Select 7U Values

4hange Source

4ancel uery

/ormula !ngine

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BI 4.1 SP06 5 Web Intelligence an- SL t+* enhancements

ee5han- S2L

4reate a =eb3 data #ro$ider and ty#e S directly

eBuires a secured connection CcnsD

4on$ert 8es(3 doc with /9S to =eb3 with 4%

3l+bal in*ut c+nt+ls 7ow in#ut controls can a##ly to all the tabs in the document

BI &aiants

nswer multi#le #rom#ts with a single clic(.

Similar to = $ariants, but can be a##lied to any data source

ulti5c+lumn selecti+n with Shi't5(lic

Shi"t clic( to select multi#le columns or rows in a =eb3 table

D$namic -e'ault &alues in uni&ese *+m*ts

8e"ault $alues in uni$erse #rom#ts can ha$e dynamic $alues. /or e)am#le, de"ault date E today?s date

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BI 4.1 SP06 7 ee5han- S2L

ee5han- S2L in Web Intelligence

4reate a =eb3 data #ro$ider and ty#e S directly

4on$ert 8es(3 doc with /9S to =eb3 with 4%

St+e- *+ce-ues ae su**+te- t++

aunch a stored #rocedure e)ecution with a "ree*handS scri#t

Su**+te- S2L sci*ts

Su##ort "or all S synta) com#liant with 7S3 S

AFGF2GFA (support for SET options, stored procedures,

WITH clauses, etc.)

Su##ort "or H$ariable and H#rom#t "unctions in S

scri#ts "or /ree*9and S

S scri#ts are not e)ecuted i" they contain 88

commands C8:P %!, %! %!, etc.D

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BI 4.1 SP06 7 3l+bal In*ut (+nt+ls

What ae in*ut c+nt+ls

3n#ut controls are a way to "ilter re#ort data

Se$eral user e)#erience o#tions are a$ailable Cdro#

down, chec( bo) etc.D

Be'+e BI 4.1 SP06 U# to 3 ;.1 SP05, in#ut controls only a##ly to one

re#ort

With BI 4.1 SP06

3n#ut controls can a##ly to one or to all the re#orts in a

=eb 3ntelligence document

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BI 4.1 SP06 7 BI &aiants

What is a BI &aiant

3 $ariant is a set o" Buestions C#rom#tsD and corres#onding answers

= $ariants are used e)tensi$ely in = systems

W+'l+ws

4reate a $ariant Cor multi#le $ariantsD in =eb3.

Select a $ariant when re"reshing that =eb3 re#ort

!dit, delete a $ariant

7oteI 3 $ariants are stored in the 46S

Bene'its

Sa$e time Csingle clic(D

$ailable "or any data source C= includedD Should hel# reduce #roli"eration o" =eb3 re#orts

Initial limitati+ns

:nly a$ailable "or =eb 3ntelligence

4o#y o" document does not co#y $ariants

Variants cannot be shared between documents or users

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BI 4.1 SP06 7 Othe Web Intelligence an- SL

enhancements

(hating

Su##ort "or dashed lines C8es(3 catch u#D

Select !8LL &alues

llow selection o" 7U $alues in in#ut controls and "ilters C!6P% $alues are already su##ortedD

(hange s+uce +*ti+ns

, users can choose the ma##ing rule Cname or 38D

(ancel 9ue$

User gets control bac( a"ter canceling a Buery

oth in Ja$a and 9%6 clients

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With the ull eehan- S2L su**+t in Web Intelligence: )e*+t (+n&esi+n

++l is enhance- t+ enable the 8LL ;S2L c+n&esi+n as ;S2L instea- +'

an 8ni&ese

(+n&et eehan- S2L Statements t+ WebI

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Semantic La$e3;.1 SP0>, =hat?s 7ew

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Whats !ew in Semantic La$e 4.1 SP06

8ynamic 8e"ault Values "or Prom#ts

SP 97 in#ut #arameters

:P Sources

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BI 4.1 SP06 7 Othe Web Intelligence an- SL

enhancements

D$namic -e'ault &alues in uni&ese *+m*ts

8e"ault $alues in uni$erse #rom#ts can ha$e dynamic $alues. /or e)am#le, de"ault date E today?s

date

/ormula to de"ine de"ault $alue is based on =eb3 "ormula language

;A!A in*ut *aametes Su##ort multi*$alued 97 in#ut #arameters

OLAP s+uces

loc( :P Bueries without a measure to

a$oid :P ser$er #roblems CcrashesD

:P Bueries are not bloc(ed i" there is a single

dimension and no measure.

ueries are bloc(ed when there are at least

2 dimensions Cand no measureD.

%his does not a##ly to =, but to 6SS and !ssbase.

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Whats !ew in Li&e O''ice 4.1 SP06

Su##ort "or U7< Uni$erses

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Li&e O''ice su**+t '+ 8!< uni&eses

P+blem t+ s+l&e

%here are two ty#es o" uni$ersesI U7V Cthe classic $ersionD and U7< Cthe new $ersionD

U# to 3;.1 SP05, i$e :""ice can only use U7V uni$erses

%his is a #roblem "or i$e :""ice customers who want to de#loy U7< uni$erses

So the reBuirement was to su##ort U7< uni$erses in addition to U7V uni$erses

Li&e O''ice 9ue$ *anel

=ith 3 ;.1 SP0>, the i$e :""ice Buery #anel is a$ailable "or U7V and U7< uni$erses

Li&e O''ice use +' WebI e*+t *ats

=ith 3 ;.1 SP0>, i$e :""ice can im#ort =eb3 re#ort #arts "rom =eb3 docs based on U7V or U7, =hat?s 7ew

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Whats !ew '+ AOLAP ,nhancements 4.1 SP06

8rill %rough su##ort "or 6icroso"t SSS

!nhancements to Selection :#tion Variables

!nhancements to 4onnection Screen

Per"ormance !nhancements

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Dill +ugh su**+t '+ SSAS

Su##ort "or 8rilling down to transaction table in SSS (Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services)

,nhancements t+ Selecti+n O*ti+n aiables

4hange de"ault :#erand "or Selection o#tion $ariable

Su##ort "or 6anual entry o" 6ulti#le Values

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,nhancements t+ (+nnecti+n Sceen

4hange de"ault "rom Search to /older

Pe'+mance ,nhancements

9ierarchy 8imension in ac(ground "ilters "or 97

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BI Plat'+m3;.1 SP0>, =hat?s 7ew

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BI Plat'+m ,nhancement.

Secuit$ ,nhancements

!nter#rise uthentication Password strength

llow administrator to "orce users to use s#ecial characters in #assword #olicy

SS: ogin "or 4entral 6anagement 4onsole.

Secure /%P su##ort "or Schedule and Publishing.

S6%P o$er SS "or mail con"iguration during Publishing and Scheduling.

BI W+s*ace ,nhancements

3 =or(s#ace su##ort 8esign Studio document.

Sessi+n anagement Im*+&ements

3 aunch#ad "ailo$er su##ort.

Session close on rowser close "or

3 aunch#ad,

:#en 8ocument wor("low and

4entral 6anagement console

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Whats !ew in BI 4.1 SP06 Plat'+m Su**+t

Su##orted Plat"orm !nhancements

4onnecti$ity

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BI Plat'+m Su**+t 5 Su**+te- Plat'+ms BI4.1 SP06

With BI4.1 SP06 the '+ll+wing Plat'+ms ha&e been a--e-=

,>ten-e- su**+t '+ (l+u- Plat'+ms

6icroso"t Kure

,>ten-e- su**+t '+ B+wses Sa"ari A

,>ten-e- su**+t '+ ?a&a A**licati+n Se&es

SP 7= ##lication Ser$er @.; SP0F

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BI Plat'+m Su**+t 5 (+nnecti&it$

With BI4.1 SP06 the '+ll+wing -atabases ha&e been a--e-

,>ten-e- su**+t '+ ($stal )e*+ts %01/

Peo#leSo"t A.5;

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BI Plat'+m Su**+t 5 (S an- Au-it DB

With BI4.1 SP06 the '+ll+wing -atabases ha&e been a--e- '+ (S an- Au-it

su**+t

36 82 =or(grou# !dition 10.5

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With BI4.1 SP06 the '+ll+wing +the techn+l+gies ha&e been a--e- as

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