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1. SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
Whats New in Feature Pack 3
Blair Wheadon
Director of Solution Management
Twitter: @BlairTWheadon

2. BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3 Is Here
SUB
POINT
SAP
APPLICATION MOBILE
INTEGRATION
BI 4.0
Feature
Pack 3 BIG DATA
Methods
and
Templates
Ad-hoc
Teams
SOCIAL
Structure
to
Teamwork
RICHER
INSIGHT
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3. Mobile
Improved BI mobile solutions
SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI provides mobile workers direct access to critical reports
and metrics using their mobile device of choice
Value Mobilize targeted BI content
Ÿ Integration with Sybase Unwired Platform and
Ÿ Optimize existing investment by Sybase Afaria
consuming more BI documents on Ÿ Improved Web Intelligence support
mobile devices without modifications n Drill, filters, sections, input controls
Ÿ Annotations, geo analysis, StreamWork
integration
Ÿ Support of Crystal Reports content
Ÿ Extended Security features
Mobile self-service BI
Ÿ Exploration Views
n Multiple visualizations in one view
Ÿ Dual-dimension charts
Ÿ Search improvements
n Suggestions, relevancy, explanation of results
Ÿ In-app tutorial
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4. Big Data
High Performance Analytics on Petabyte Scale Data
Uncover more data value and improve overall business velocity
Value Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Consume data in the modern, Ÿ Hadoop Support
distributed, in-memory formats n Access Hadoop Hive in Universes
required to handle big data. n Support single and multisource Universes
n Join with other data sources
Ÿ Apply existing BI knowledge and
solutions to new big data realities. n Supported by Crystal Reports, Web
Intelligence, Dashboards, Explorer
Ÿ Deeper SAP HANA Support
n Access Analytic and Calculation Views from
SAP Crystal Reports and Analysis for OLAP
n Use SAP HANA as a repository and audit
database
n Single signon support with Kerberos
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5. Delivering Richer Insight
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Provide all users with a simple and intuitive experience for immediate, interactive access
to information to answer common business questions on the fly
Value Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Empower casual users to experience self- Ÿ Casual users create their own
serve data discovery on the web or on compositions of multiple Explorer
device visualizations (Exploration Views)
Ÿ Improve adoption with intuitive behavior
for date, time, and geographical
Ÿ Exploration views support iOS
dimensions Ÿ Time and geography awareness – new
semantic types for these dimensions
Ÿ Add 2nd nested dimension to analyses – ie
chart by geo > product
Ÿ Natural visualization and navigation for
time and geo dimensions
Ÿ Improved search – auto-correction and
‘did you mean’ feature
Ÿ Support for Hadoop
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6. Integrating Social Collaboration with BI
SAP StreamWork
SAP StreamWork brings together people, information, and business methods to drive fast,
meaningful results
Value Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Make better decisions by combining Ÿ Send BI documents to a SAP
social collaboration with BI StreamWork activity to collaborate
Ÿ Add value to BI documents by with colleagues
augmenting them with social insights Ÿ Link from SAP StreamWork to BI
documents
Ÿ Schedule BI documents to send to
SAP StreamWork
Ÿ Follow and collaborate on BI documents
within BI launch pad
Ÿ Stay up-to-date with SAP StreamWork
feed in BI Workspaces
Ÿ Integrate StreamWork access with the
Mobile BI solution
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7. Deeper SAP Applications Integration
Improved hierarchy support and access to SAP applications
SAP BusinessObjects BI provides the most complete BI solution for SAP applications
Value Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Enable operational reporting off SAP ERP, Ÿ Unified client access to SAP NetWeaver
and combining SAP ERP with other data BW using BICS
with multi source Universe
n Hierarchical support in Dashboards
Ÿ Reduce TCO and complexity with n Level based member selector support in Crystal
consistent SAP NetWeaver BW access Reports, Web Intelligence, and Dashboards
across all clients. n Key figure scaling factor support in Crystal
Reports, Web Intelligence, and Dashboards
Ÿ Universe access to SAP ERP
n Support SAP ERP InfoSets, SAP queries, ABAP
functions in single and multisource universes
Ÿ Improved Dashboards to BW integration
n Host Dashboards that access BEx queries
on the BI platform
Ÿ Improved performance and scalability
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8. Other improvement areas for
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0

9. Convert Insight to Action
Enable Closed Loop Business Processes from BI to Transactions
Invoke operational transactions in both SAP and non-SAP applications
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Supported by SAP Crystal Reports and
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Ÿ Requires SAP BW to define an action
Ÿ Supported actions
n Generic web addresses like Google maps
n BEx and BW web applications
n Crystal Reports and Dashboards
Web Services SAP Applications
n Transactions
BI Documents
n ABAP reports
n BW and Infoset queries
Ÿ Can be parameterized
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10. Semantic Layer
Access more data, big data, easier to extend and embed
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Broader platform support
n Support SAP ERP InfoSets, SAP queries, ABAP
functions in single and multisource universes
n Essbase 11 dimensional access via MDX
n Access to Oracle EBS and updates to the
supported Sybase IQ analytical functions
Ÿ Big Data: Hana and Hadoop
n Support SQL access to SAP HANA 1.0 SP03 in
single and multisource universes
n Support Apache Hadoop Hive
n Hadoop supported by Crystal Reports,
Dashboards, Explorer and WebIntelligence
Ÿ Extensible
n Build security filters using custom user attributes
n Support for importing custom user attributes from
external directory (geography, cost center)
n APIs to publish a universe to CMS, assign
connections to UNX, update connection
parameters, and create row restriction profiles
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11. TCO Reductions
Reduce IT support effort and cost
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Hot backup and restore
n Backup repository database and files while
system running
n Restore from the hot backup
Ÿ Lifecycle management integrated
into the central management console
n Granular rights for promoting objects
n Create recurring promotion jobs
n Version support for LCM job and content
Ÿ Integrated and improved monitoring
n Graphical view of BI deployment topology
n Improved problem reporting and root cause
drilldown
n Trending data stored in audit database
Ÿ More readable logs
n Separate customer readable logs from traces for
technical support
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12. Search
More complete and higher quality results
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Deeper indexing
n Crystal Reports for Enterprise
n BI workspaces
n Users and groups
Ÿ Enhanced multilingual support
n Documents returned regardless of locale
they were created in
Ÿ Improved ranking and relevance
n Based on location and number of matches
Ÿ Flexible search syntax
n Support multiple parenthesis
n Improved handling of multiple search terms
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13. Developers
Faster to Develop, Easier to Redistribute
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ OEM Partners can repackage the BI Suite
n Only redistribute the components required
Ÿ Support for product customizations
n Modify branding and theme of installer, BI launch
pad, OpenDocument, BI workspace, and SAP
Crystal Reports
n Changes persist after patch installation
Ÿ Reduced TCO for multi-tenant installs
n Delegated administration
n Tool to automate tenant provisioning
Ÿ New RESTful Web service API
n Supports BI platform and SAP Crystal Reports
Ÿ New universe management API
Ÿ New Explorer API
n URL parameter support for Explorer
Ÿ Flex 4.0 support in Dashboards
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14. SAP HANA Support
Broad and Deep BI Integration
SAP BusinessObjects
Key New Capabilities BI Solutions
Other query tools
Ÿ Improved Analysis support
SQL BICS SQL MDX
n Analysis, edition for OLAP can directly
access SAP HANA analytic and calculation SAP HANA
views
SAP In-Memory Computing Studio
Ÿ Improved reporting and exploration
support
SAP In-Memory Database
n SAP WebIntelligence, Crystal Reports
Enterprise, Dashboards, Explorer can Calculation and Planning Row & Column
access HANA variables Engine Storage
n SAP Crystal Reports can directly access
SAP HANA analytic and calculation views
SAP
Real-Time Data
Ÿ Faster deployment BusinessObjects
Replication
Data Services
n Use SAP HANA as a repository and audit
database for the SAP BusinessObjects BI
platform
n Single Sign-on support with Kerberos
SAP Business SAP NetWeaver
Business Warehouse Other data sources
Suite
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15. SAP Crystal Reports
for reports
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Richer data access
n Restore direct connectivity for most popular
data sources, leveraging connection server
n Access SAP ERP and Essbase via UNX
n Support SAP BW Scaling Factor
n SAP HANA analytic and calculation views
n Hadoop Hive via UNX
Ÿ Extensible with next-generation API
n JavaScript API
n Restful Web services API
n Odata support for data push
Ÿ More productive report designers
n Online library of report templates
n More powerful set data source location
n New charts: tree map, tag cloud, box plot
Ÿ Support Insight to Action framework
n Invoke RRI and other targets – requires
SAP NetWeaver to configure
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16. SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
for dashboards and visualizations
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Richer data access
n Hierarchically aware
n New tree view selector and hierarchical
scorecard components
n BEx queries visible within design tool
n Consistent data access across BW and 3rd
party OLAP servers
n Access SAP ERP InfoSets and ABAP functions
via UNX
n Hadoop Hive via UNX
Ÿ More productive
n Waterfall chart
n Alerts in combination chart with multiple series
Ÿ Support Insight to Action framework
n Invoke RRI and other targets (requires SAP
NetWeaver to configure)
Ÿ Faster
n Flash optimizations
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17. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
for interactive reporting
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Improved BW integration [Improved OLAP
support]
n Hierarchies supported in more workflows –
input, navigation, and display.
n Input controls with hierarchies
n Charts with hierarchical dimensions
n Drill up, drill down, expand, collapse on charts
n Support for BEx scaling factor
n Merge on attributes
n Filter out 0 values (equivalent to BEx zero
suppression)
n Member selection by level on all OLAP sources
n Prompt on hierarchy
Ÿ Richer Data Access
n Hadoop Hive via UNX
Ÿ More productive
n Customizable document style (WebI CSS file)
n Waterfall chart
n Customizable document Save as *.txt export
Ÿ Faster
n Performance improvements on opendocument
and interactive workflows
n Web Intelligence rich client in system tray
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18. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
for analysis of BW, HANA, and SQL Server cubes over the web
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Richer data access
n SAP HANA analytic and calculation views
n Support for Planning and Consolidation
v7.5 & v10
n Support for Extended Analytics v7.5 & v10
n Support for Profitability and Cost
Management v7.5 & v10
n Performance improvements for SQL Server
Analysis Services 2005 and 2008
Ÿ Improved BW integration
n Support BEx scaling factor
n Display attributes, compact axes, filter
and pivot
Ÿ More productive
n Focused Analysis: Connects grid and chart
while navigating, displaying all data in a
crosstab while dynamically charting a
subset
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19. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Office
for analysis of BW and HANA cubes in Microsoft Excel
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Currently generally available
Ÿ Richer data access
n Improved support for SAP HANA analytic and
calculation views
Ÿ Closing the Gap with SAP BEx Analyzer
n Variable unmerge
n Copy and paste prompting values
Ÿ More productive
n Improved prompting, member selector
n Cell locking for planning scenarios
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20. Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint
BI launch pad for a Microsoft environment
Key New Capabilities
Ÿ Integration option for Microsoft
SharePoint replaces InfoView (.Net
version) of prior releases
Ÿ Deeper platform integration
n Support SAP authentication for SSO
n Auditing of view actions
n Support SharePoint 2010
Ÿ More productive
n Native SharePoint look-and-feel
n Enhanced search
n Display recently viewed and recently
searched documents
n Multilingual support
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21. Appendix #1
Positioning of Dashboards and Explorer

22. Dashboard and Visualization
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Conventional designer–consumer metaphor
Ÿ Query panel, direct binding, prompt selector
in the design experience
Ÿ Enterprise-level dashboards and applications
Ÿ Highly customizable (Flex SDK)
Ÿ Flexible deployment options
Use case
Ÿ Ideal for monitoring KPIs and performance
Ÿ Alerting, scorecards and what-if analysis
Ÿ No data manipulation required
Typical users (consumers)
Ÿ Executives and CxOs
Ÿ Managers
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23. Search and Exploration
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
User driven data discovery
Ÿ Google keyword search meets BI
Ÿ Free-form navigation
Ÿ Automated best chart generation
Ÿ No need to know metadata
Ÿ Secure and trustworthy access
Use case
Ÿ On-the-fly, intuitive data exploration
Ÿ Personalized information views
Ÿ Mobile enabled information access – online
and offline
Typical users
Ÿ Executives and CxOs
Ÿ Managers
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24. Appendix #2
Changing Maintenance Model and Terminology

25. Maintenance Model for BI 4.0
Aligning with Standard SAP Terminology
XI 3.x BI 4.x BI 4.x Contents BI 4.x Frequency
Term Equivalent
Support Pack contents +
• Selected new features
Every 12-18 months for 5
• Selected new platforms
years
Service (development and validation)
Minor Version
Pack • Priority 3 or more complex
No new minor version after
customer corrections
the final release in the 5th year
• New languages
• Complex internal corrections
Patch contents +
• Priority 2 issues
0-4 years: every 3-4 months
• Internal corrections
FixPack Support Package
• New platforms (validation and
5-7 years: every 6 months
minor corrections)
• Small enhancements
Urgent customer corrections
LAFix Patch • Priority 1 issues Every 3 weeks
• Top Priority 2 issues
See this blog for more information.
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26. Thank You!
Blair Wheadon
Director of Solution Management
Twitter: @BlairTWheadon

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