Components of SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 - BI / DW Insider

1 CGI Group Inc. CONFIDENTIALC omponents of SAP BusinessObjects An OverviewAdam Getz, Manager business IntelligenceMay 21, 2015 CGI is a global end-to-end IT and business process services leaderWorld s 5thlargest independent IT and BPS firm100+ mission-critical IP-based solutions$10B annual revenue4,500clientsacross the globe68,000professionals,75% shareholdersHigh-end business and IT consulting400 offices, 40 countries around the world System integration, IT and business processoutsourcing9/10 client satisfaction score for the past 10 yearsBI Maturity Model3BI Products: Value vs. Product Complexity Operational ReportsAd-hoc ReportsOLAP & MobilityDashboards& ScorecardsExploration& VisualizationWhat are the Available Components in sap bi Suite?

2 4BI platform Crystal ReportsPredictiveWeb IntelligenceDashboardsLumiraExplorerMobi leData Services, Text AnalysisSuite of business intelligence ProductsHANA DatabaseBusiness Objects Architecture5BI Launch Pad Portal6BI Launch Pad End User Portal Highly intuitive web environment for end-users One point of access to all BI tools and information Home Tab contains most relevant content in 5 modules: My Recently Viewed Documents Unread Messages in My Inbox My Recently Run Documents Unread Alerts My Applications Document Tab provides access to all BI content: Left Hand Navigation Divided by 4 Drawers My Documents Folders Categories Search Details Panel (View and Open BI Documents)BI Launch Pad Home TabBI Launch Pad Documents TabCentral Management Console (CMC)7 Central Management Console (CMC) Web-Based Administration Tool Configuration and Management of BusinessObjects Environment Control of System Elements User and Groups Folders and Personal Folders Settings and Preferences Server and Services Security, Access Levels, & Authentication Objects, Rights, Permissions License Keys Universes and Data Connections Calendars Events Management of User, Group, and Object-Level RightsCentral Management ConsoleSAP BI Universe8 Universe.

3 Semantic Middleware Layer / MetadataInformation Design Tool (IDT) with .unxUniverse business representation of a database Translates databases into business terms Resides between a database and reports/queries Provides an interface to create ad-hoc queries Legacy versions of BusinessObjects (Prior to BI ) Legacy universe format (.unv) Universe design tool called Designer Starting with sap bi New universe format (.unx) New universe design tool called Information Design Tool (IDT)Crystal Reports 2013 / Crystal Reports for Enterprise9 Crystal Reports: Operational Reporting Create high-fidelity, pixel-perfect reports Advanced development environment Ideal tool for developers Ideal solution for canned or published reports Multiple deployment options: Crystal Reports 2013: Provides a incremental update to Crystal Reports 2008/2011 with some new features.

4 Crystal Reports for Enterprise: Newly designed version of Crystal Reports, with a major redesign of the Crystal Reports Designer, but with some limitations. Crystal Reports 2013 Crystal Reports for EnterpriseWeb intelligence (WebI)10 Web intelligence (WebI): Query & Analysis Web-Based Query & Analysis business users develop reports / charts / ad-hoc queries Generates answers to business questions Ideal for business users and analysts Drag and drop fields, prompts, and filters to develop queries and reports within the WebI Designer View and format data within the WebI Report Panel Uses BOBJ Universe as a sourceWebI DesignerWebI Report PanelSAP BI Dashboards11 Dashboards (aka Xcelsius) Formerly Called Xcelsius (prior to sap bi )

5 Display Interactive Visual Models with charts, drop-down menus, and sliders Display Enterprise KPIs Visually Stunning Presentations Integrated with sap bi platform New Features / Integration Direct connections to universes New query panel to rapidly generate queries Live data preview at design time New formatting optionsSAP BI DashboardSAP BI Live Office12 sap bi Live Office Add-on for Microsoft Office applications Provides access to data stored in BusinessObjects platform Universe Queries are Queries from Buisiness Objects Universe, Similar to Web intelligence Queries Insert content from Web intelligence , Crystal Reports, and Universe Queries into Microsoft Office documents MS PowerPoint MS Word MS Excel MS OutlookLive Office and MS ExcelSAP BI Explorer13 sap bi Explorer Guided Data Exploration Unparalleled Query and Analysis Capacities Quickly Explore and Visualize Very Large Data Sets Key Word Search Experience Similar to Google, Yahoo.

6 Or Bing Rapidly Drill Down and Drill Up Pervasive Searches with queries directly to data without the need for a predefined report or query Utilizes Existing BOBJ UniversesSAP BI ExplorerSAP BI Mobile App14 sap bi Mobile App business intelligence on the Go For Use on Smart Phone or Tablet Device Real-time Access to Data Leverages Existing BI Infrastructure Download Mobile Apps from the iTunes Store Enables personnel to make time-critical decisions even when disconnected from the enterprise network Access to Data on 24x7 BasisSAP BI Mobile AppSAP BI Lumira15 Lumira: Visual intelligence Formerly called sap bi Visual intelligence Highly-interactive visualizations of data Instant visualization on large volume of data Visually conduct data analysis Attractive analytics to convey and share knowledge View data from many different visual perspectives Choose from breadth of visualizations including Geo & Trellis charts Chart manipulation with trends, forecast, rank, sort & calculated measuresSAP BI Lumira (Visual intelligence )

7 sap bi Predictive Analysis16In the past, Predictive Analysis has been an is a wide disconnect between the BI and Advanced Analytics BI Predictive Analysis17 But now, SAP brings BI and Advanced Analytics BI Predictive Analysis18 sap bi Predictive Analysis Most Advanced business intelligence Capabilities True Data Mining Ability Exploits useful patterns in data that may have otherwise been difficult to determine Leverages statistics, advanced techniques, algorithms, and sophisticated data search capabilities Forecasts and projects future results Calculates levels of correlation between data elementsSAP BI Predictive AnalysisQuestions19 Contact Us20 CGI Federal12601 Fair Lakes CircleFairfax, VA GetzManager, business IntelligenceMobile: 703-863-7202 Email: commitment to youWe approach every engagement with one objective in mind: to help clients succ