1. Move to SAP BusinessObjects
- BI strategy update!
- BI 4.3 SP3 preview!
Gregory BOTTICCHIO
SAP Analytics Product Manager
July, 2022
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4. Product Strategy

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SAP BusinessObjects BI
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, private cloud edition
BI 4.2
Mainstream maintenance Priority 1 support
SP09
Mainstream maintenance BI 4.3
Priority 1 support
SP04
SP02 SP03
SP01
Main code line
SAP BusinessObjects BI 2024

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We have decided to plan for a next release
• code named SAP BusinessObjects BI 2024
• available on premise and through managed cloud
• focused on the most adopted tools: Web Intelligence, single source .unx universes, Crystal Reports
Classic, SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office and the BI Platform
We will provide clear use case migration paths for the components for which we plan the end of support
after 2027.
SAP BusinessObjects BI will continue to be available on premise and as a managed cloud through a private
cloud edition.
Our intention is to only support Windows and Linux platforms.
SAP BusinessObjects Strategy
Executive summary

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Component Go to solution
Lumira SAP Analytics Cloud
Crystal Reports for Enterprise Web Intelligence or Crystal Reports
Analysis for OLAP SAP Analytics Cloud
Live Office Web Intelligence Document OData Access (4.3 SP2)
Universe Design Tool (and .unv) Information Design Tool (and .unx)
Multi-source universes and associated connectivity Data blending in Web Intelligence or at the DB level
Supported platforms
▪ We plan to stop the support of AIX and Solaris platform after BI 4.3
▪ Preferred OS are Windows and Linux
SAP BusinessObjects portfolio
Planned end of support with BI 4.3 (end of 2027)

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SAP BusinessObjects portfolio
Rationalization strategy
BusinessObjects
Enterprise
(BOE)
BI Platform
Client
tools
Add-
ons
Web
Intelligence
Crystal
Reports
“classic”
Analysis
for Olap
Universe Design Tool – UDT
(for .unv universes)
Information Design Tool - IDT
(for .unx universes)
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Live
Office
Analysis for
Office
Lumira
Information Design Tool
(for single source .unx universes)
BI Platform
Web
Intelligence
Crystal
Reports
“classic”
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030+
Analysis for
Office
Available on premise and in managed cloud

10. Why SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3?

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SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 – Key themes
HYBRID USER EXPERIENCE ENTERPRISE READINESS
#2 #3
Enhance ease of deployment,
auditing and support latest
industry standards
Harmonize user experience
and foster BI adoption with a
Fiori like experience
Provide a tighter integration
between BusinessObjects BI
and SAP Analytics Cloud

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#1
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
HYBRID
• Live Connectivity to BOBJ
Universes
• Access to Web Intelligence
Data Models
• Consume Crystal Reports
Calculations
• Hybrid User Management
Re-use existing
Web Intelligence
documents to build
new information

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#2
USER EXPERIENCE
• New Fiori like BI LaunchPad
• New Web Intelligence 4.3
User Experience
• Scheduling and Publication
enhancements
• Share the Web Intelligence
Data Model
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3

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ENTERPRISE READINESS
#3
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
• Installation and Deployment
• Security Enhancements
• Administrator Tools
• Improved Auditing
Functionalities
• New supported Data
Sources
• Multiple Secondary
Credentials

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#1
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 SP2
EXTEND POSSIBILITY IMPROVE USABILITY INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
#2 #3
• Shared elements
• Unified query panel
• Object enrichment
• Variables editor
• Local files for WebI RC
• Show/hide reports
• Presentation mode
• Improved prompts and
input controls
• Date/time picker
• Google Drive support
• Web Intelligence OData
web services
• New connectivity & SDKs
• Need4viz & Wiiisdom
freemium

16. SAP BusinessObjects BI4.3 SP3, preview

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SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 SP3
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY EXTEND POSSIBILITY IMPROVE USABILITY
#2 #3
• Support pixel reporting
• New Treillis chart
• Cell justification
• Table resize via “anchor”
• “Guides” to ease block
positioning
• Multi block selection via
“lasso”
• Microsoft Drive support
• “Export to” in new
repository destination
• Organize your “Prompts”
• Support oDATA v4
• New connectivity & SDKs
• Need4viz & Wiiisdom
freemium
• Preview your data
• Facets navigation
• Visualize data flow (query
and object)
• Combine flows of data
(Append, Joins)
• Prepare and transform
your data
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.

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Date Mode: view Data
New mode Data to display queries’ dataset
• Catchup of SAP BI 4.2 Rich Client
« Data Manager » mode
• In SAP BI 4.3 SP3, available in Web
Intelligence Web Client (BI Launch Pad)
and Rich Client
• New graphical view to display queries
and data flows
SAP Labs Preview
Subject to change!

19. Need4viz integration

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Available for the BI4.2 and the
BI 4.3 SP02, starting december
2021!
Freemium offer.
Valid until end of december 2023
Need4viz integration

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Need4viz integration
SAP BusinessObjects
Web Intelligence + Need4viz =
• Everything you need for any BI use case!
• Capitalize on your existing and favorite
Reporting tool
• Immediate ROI
DATA
VIZUALISATION
AD-HOC
QUERY
INTERACTIVE
REPORTS AND
DASHBOARDS
DATA
EXPLORATION

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Offer is proposed from the Cloud, or, with an On-Premise package.
Content :
• Scrolling table (5000 rows max)
• Pivot table (5000 rows max)
• Sankey chart (unlimited)
• Radio button (20 rows max)
• Circle packing (1000 rows max)
• OpenStreet map (1000 rows max)
• Traffic lights (unlimited)
• (More details: catalog and public demo)
Need4viz integration

23. Wiiisdom integration

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360Suite Freemium
Accelerate your move to PCE
and upgrades to SAP BI 4.3
SP02
Available now !
360Suite integration
On Premise
Cloud

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360Suite for SAP BusinessObjects
To benefit from the most recent SAP
innovations, you must be able to
upgrade, regularly, with zero risk and at
a low cost.
All while making sure everything moves
across to the new environment
successfully.
Get access to our partner product for
free, and bulk test your Webi reports
before and after your move.
Validate Look and Feel and
safeguard the user experience
Detect Data Regressions and
mitigate the risks of bad
decision making
Assure Universes are working
as expected
Test Database Connectivity Ensure Row Level Security
rules
Identify Performance Issues

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■ Available for all SAP BusinessObjects customers. Going to PCE or not.
■ Freemium is offered from version BI 4.1 to BI 4.3
■ Simply register with Wiiisdom to get a 100 days product key.
■ Compare up to 10 Web Intelligence documents every week.
■ Reveal complete details of test reports 5 times.
Customer Story: Hermes Parcelnet
360Suite for SAP BusinessObjects

27. Contact information:
Gregory BOTTICCHIO
SAP Analytics Product Manager
Gregory.botticchio@sap.com
SAP France, Paris
Thank you.