V7 Reporting Highlights 12/22/2008
Highlight V7 Reporting Functionality Ease of Use Configurability Security Performance Enabling You to Analyze the Powerful V7 Data to make the best Business Decisions 2 12/22/2008
V7 Reporting Enabler: Ease of Use 1. Embeds Java Based Reporting Tool: BIRT 2. Delivers Ad Hoc Reporting Tool 3 12/22/2008 Ease of Use Configurability Security Performance
1. Embeds Java Based Reporting Tool: BIRT Eclipse-Based Reporting Tool Open Source Community of extensible tools and framework projects for developing software Developing Administering Executing BIRT Designer V7 Report Admin App BIRT Engine 4 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
Embeds Java Reporting Tool: BIRT Designer Eclipse SDK 3.2.2 BIRT Designer 2.1.2 JDBC Connection V7 Database <eclipse.>\mxreportdatasources.properties 5 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
BIRT Designer: Design Files Eclipse SDK 3.2.2 BIRT Designer 2.1.2 JDBC Connection V7 Database Scripted Data Source For importing Design File Properties File Reports.xml File 6 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
V7 Report Files Import V7 Database <V7>\reports\birt Import Report Design Files and Libraries Bulk Import Utilities Individual UI Action V7 Database Report Design Files 7 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
Advantages of BIRT Designer Based on Eclipse, which is standard for Java Developers Over 65% of Java Developers WorldWide use Eclipse Reduced Learning Curve Easier to find developers with Eclipse Experience Creates XML Report Designs Quickly identify File Differences Quickly update library files Streamlines Localization Ease of Use 8 12/22/2008
Embeds Java Reporting Tool: BIRT Engine Server V7 BIRT Engine V7 Database Report Design Files 9 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
Embeds Java Reporting Tool: BIRT Engine Server 1 Submit Report V7 Request Report Service 2 4 Update Design BIRT Engine Get Report 5 Run JDBC Connection V7 Database Report Design Files 3 Extract Copy Report Design Files Report Output Files Temp Location 10 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
Advantages of BIRT Engine 1. Eliminates Complex Installs 2. Eliminates Platform Support Dependency Issues 3. Eliminates Complex Integrations 4. Enables Base Functionality to Build On Ease of Use 11 12/22/2008
2. Delivers Ad Hoc Reporting Tool Enabling End Users to Quickly Create their Own Individual Reports 12 12/22/2008 Ease of Use
V7 Reporting Enabler: Configurability 1. Enables Clients to use Reporting Tool of Choice 2. Provides Quick, Configurable 1 Click Access 3. Delivers 150+ OOB Reports 13 12/22/2008 Ease of Use Configurability Security Performance Configurability
1. Enables Clients to use Reporting Tool of Choice V7 Reporting Upgrade Only Integration Integration BIRT Actuate BO/Crystal External Report Integration Open Database Platform DB2 14 12/22/2008 Configurability
2. Provides Configurable 1 Click Access One Click to Immediately Access Report Data Browser View (BV): 1 click to OPEN report Direct Print (DP): 1 click to PRINT report Direct Print (DPA): Prints reports and Attachments 15 12/22/2008 Configurability
3. Delivers 150+ OOB Reports 16 12/22/2008 Configurability
Value in OOB Reports Present Clear, Value-Add Analysis Reports Enable Starting Point Provide How to Code Drilldown with History Sql on Unknown Tables Graphics with Control Limits Hidden Fields Communicated thru V7 Report Booklet 17 12/22/2008 Configurability
V7 Reporting Enabler: Security 1. Enables Variety of Access Levels 2. Applies to Any Reporting Tool 18 12/22/2008 Ease of Use Configurability Security Performance
1. Enables Variety of Access Levels All Reports All Reports Asset Reports Application Reports Asset Availability Report Individual Reports 19 12/22/2008 Security
2. Report Security Applies to Any Reporting Tool 20 12/22/2008 Security
V7 Reporting Enabler: Performance Configuration Execution Report Performance Design Administration Development 21 12/22/2008 Ease of Use Configurability Security Performance
Hardware Report Only Env Configuration Replicated Dbases Clustering Execution Scheduling Report Usage Report Performance Design Analysis Options Format Impacts Record Limits Queuing Administration Development SQL 22 12/22/2008
Configuration: Offline, Replicated Database Benefit: Offload Processing to Replicated Database Server V7 BIRT Engine V7 Transactional Database Report Design Files V7 Offline, Replicated Database Report Design Files 23 12/22/2008 Performance
Configuration: Clustering Benefit: Enable System Scalability by Offloading Report Scheduling UI Cluster A B C Integration Cluster V7 Transactional Database D E F Cron Cluster G H I RUNS ALL SCHEDULED REPORT JOBS V7 Offline, Replicated Database 24 12/22/2008 Performance
Administration: Report Queuing Benefit: Manages Report Jobs. Sets Maximum # that can be Executed. Actively Running Scheduled Jobs + Immediate Jobs < maxconcurrentrun Queue Manager Scheduled Job A Scheduled Job B Worker Thread 1 Worker Thread 2 Immediate Job 1 Immediate Job 2 Scheduled Job C Worker Thread 3 Scheduled Job D Scheduled Job E Can not be processed until Scheduled or Immediate Job Completed 25 12/22/2008 Immediate Job 3 Performance
Questions? Ed Morris (562) 598-7696 (Office) (562) 537-8608 (Cell) emorris@aquitas-solutions.com 26 12/22/2008