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BI Use Cases High Level View Agility Data Discovery Analyze and visualize data from multiple sources Data analysis and visualization in Microsoft Excel Self Service exploration and analysis of corporate data Dashboards and Apps Self service composable dashboards Interactive BI applications with a highly visual, interactive user experience Interactive, professionally authored dashboards for executive consumption Interoperability Sharing Security Scalability Standards Reporting Self service query and reporting Publish reports to a dynamic list of recipients Highly formatted reports like invoices, purchase orders 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 2
SAP Analytics Solutions Optimized for Different Use Cases, Yet Interoperable Professionally Authored Where there is a significant complexity to the BI content Standardized formats, sophisticated design, complex data mashups, or high levels of governance. Separates the creation environment from the consumption environment. Interoperability Data Discovery Agile Visualization Professionally Authored Dashboards and Apps Reporting Interoperability Self Service Self Service Not a product, but a way of working with software Business user, analyst, or executive answering their own questions Mobile or web based self service Combines the creation and consumption environment into a single seamless experience 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 3
Data Discovery
Data Discovery Mashup, Explore, and Analyze Agility for business analysts and users Portfolio Access, cleanse, and combine data from multiple sources SAP Lumira Discover patterns, trends and outliers Tell your story with visualizations and analytics Answer any business question from a browser or mobile device SAP BusinessObjects Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Optionally provide a layer of security and governance for added trust *SAP Predictive Analysis details are part of Advanced Analytics 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 5
Data Discovery by Persona More Capability Decision Maker Analyst Easier to Adopt SAP Lumira Analysis for Office Analysis for OLAP Explorer Data acquisition and mashups from multiple heterogeneous sources Supports Universe semantic layer and SAP Business Suite Data preparation and manipulation cleansing and grouping. Data exploration, rich visualizations, storytelling, infographics Desktop, Web, Cloud, and mobile deployments Data acquisition from HANA and BW Data mashups via BW Workspaces (requires BW 7.3+ on HANA) Excel based visualizations Rich hierarchical data functionality. Full access to all BW metadata. Excel and PowerPoint Add in Data acquisition from HANA, BW, MS Analysis Services, Oracle OLAP, Essbase Rich hierarchical data functionality Web based deployment Simple, consistent UI Enables broad based data access with little training Exploration views enables self-service dashboards Web and mobile deployments 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 6
Data Discovery Solutions Data Access Matrix As of Lumira 1.23, Analysis OLAP in BI 4.1, Analysis Office 2.0, Explorer in BI 4.1 BW Access SAP Lumira SAP Lumira Server Analysis OLAP Analysis Office Explorer Data Preparation Universe Access Mashup Flattened BW Data with Other Data Access Flattened BW Data Access BW Data Hierarchically Mashup Hierarchical BW Data using BW Workspaces Desktop Browser View only SAP HANA Essbase, MS Analysis Services, Oracle OLAP Browser Excel and PowerPoint Addin Browser via Flash For additional details and limitations on BW data access by client, see https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1869560 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 7
Analyze and Visualize Data from Multiple Sources SAP Lumira, Desktop edition Accelerate your analysis by visualizing all your data to tell a compelling story Download and install on your desktop in less than 5 minutes Overview Access data, combine it with other datasets, cleanse and enrich the data. Create visualizations from the standard graphs, or use the D3 engine to invent new visualizations Combine visualizations into simple dashboards or infographics Share with others in your team or organization When combined with the BI Platform, secure specific data sources to certain individuals for Trusted Data Discovery. 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 8
Analyze and Visualize Data from Multiple Sources SAP Lumira Server Share, secure, and modify Lumira visualizations and stories. Applies to Lumira Server for BI Platform, Lumira Server for HANA, and Lumira Server for Teams Browser based access to existing Lumira visualizations and storyboards. Create new visualizations and storyboards from existing Lumira data. Supports any deployment model: n n n Overview SAP HANA deployments Integrated into SAP BuisnessObjects BI Platform Standalone, unintegrated with SAP HANA or the BI Platform 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 9
Data Analysis and Visualization in Microsoft Office SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office Enable Business Analysts to analyze multidimensional BW and HANA data in Excel and PowerPoint Overview For multi-dimensional analysis scenarios Leverage your existing OLAP investments with support for BW, HANA Integrates with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Create compelling Excel based analytic applications Create data sandboxes when used with BW Workspaces Instantly create Design Studio applications for broad distribution Premium alternative for BEx Analyzer customers 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 10
Explore and Analyze Corporate Data SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for OLAP Enable Business Analysts to analyze and visualize OLAP data over the web Overview For multi-dimensional analysis scenarios Leverage your existing OLAP investments with support for BW, HANA, Essbase, Analysis Services, and other OLAP sources Fast to rollout with browser based interface Instantly create Design Studio applications for broad distribution Premium alternative for Bex Analyzer customers 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 11
Explore and Analyze Corporate Data SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Provide business users with a simple experience to ask and answer business questions on the fly Overview Little to no end user training Easy to setup nothing to author other than a thin semantic layer Quickly and easily explore your data using search Easily visualize your data Geographic and Time awareness Build simple, interactive views (Exploration views) Mobile ready 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 12
Dashboards and Analytic Apps
Dashboards and Analytic Applications Build Engaging Experiences Build engaging, visual dashboards and analytic applications Portfolio Build interactive and visually appealing analytics SAP Design Studio Have IT author the application, or empower the business to compose their own dashboards from prebuilt components SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 14
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio for building analytic applications on Universes, BW and HANA Build Analytic Applications, professionally authored dashboards, planning applications, and self-service composable dashboards Overview Supports Universe data sources, BW, and HANA Empower end users to compose their own dashboards Create input-enabled planning applications against BW- IP or the BPC Embedded model Native support for virtually all BW metadata types Deploy Design Studio dashboards to all 3 platforms: BI Platform, BW, and HANA 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 15
Enable End Users To Create Their Own Composite Dashboards SAP Design Studio Application designers determine the degree of re-use of individual components Users are empowered to create and recreate their own composable dashboards Agility benefit: End users can quickly create the dashboard layout they want. Governance benefit: IT provides reusable, trusted dashboard components. Smart Object Gallery 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 16
Build Interactive Dashboards and Analytic Applications SAP Design Studio When used with the BPC Embedded Model, Design Studio can be used to build comprehensive input-ready planning applications Individual values can be locked while building a plan for other values. 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 17
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards for building custom dashboards on any data Provides a rich set of visualizations and controls to build highly interactive dashboards on third-party data sources Overview Build rich, interactive dashboards and visualizations Broad visualization library to support KPIs and executive dashboards Leverage Universe semantic layer Recommended for use on 3 rd party data sources 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 18
Guidance for Dashboard Projects Customers using SAP NetWeaver BW or SAP HANA as a data source should adopt SAP Design Studio as their primary tool for creating dashboards and applications, for both Web and mobile deployment. Existing customers of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards should continue with Dashboards and leverage the HTML5 functionality for mobile dashboards. Customers starting a new project on any data source should strongly consider building new dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio. See SAP s analytics blog for more detail on our dashboarding strategy and direction 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 19
Reporting
Reporting Create, Format, and Distribute Information High productivity design for report designers Portfolio Quickly build formatted reports on any data source SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Securely distribute reports both internally and externally SAP Crystal Reports Minimize IT support costs by empowering end users to easily create and modify their own reports Enhance custom applications with embedded reports 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 21
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence for self-service query and reporting Quickly build ad-hoc queries and reports without a knowledge of SQL or the underlying data structure Overview Market leading solution to enable business users to create and modify their own reports. Support for the multi-source Universe semantic layer brings together different sources of information without having to know the DB structure or SQL Content accessible from anywhere: Mobile, Web, Desktop 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 22
SAP Crystal Reports for formatted reports Build pixel-perfect formatted reports for printing and operational reporting Overview Access nearly any data source directly or via the Universe semantic layer Create invoices, purchase orders, receipts Create data-driven publications to burst personalized report books to internal and external users Content accessible from anywhere: Mobile, Web, Desktop Embeddable into custom applications 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 23
Landscape Guidance
SAP Analytics Solutions For Specific Personas Data Discovery Dashboards and Apps Reporting Reporting Designer Analyst 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 25
SAP Analytics Solutions For Third Party Data Sources Data Discovery Design Studio Dashboards Dashboards and Apps Professionally Authored Reporting Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Reporting Designer Analyst Lumira Analysis for OLAP Explorer Self Service Lumira 1 Explorer 2 Web Intelligence 1) Lumira Edge, Lumira Server or Lumira Cloud 2) Exploration Views 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 26
SAP Analytics Solutions For SAP BW Data Discovery Design Studio Dashboards and Apps Professionally Authored Reporting Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Reporting Designer Analyst Lumira Analysis Office Analysis for OLAP Explorer Self Service Lumira 1 Explorer 2 Web Intelligence 1) Lumira Edge, Lumira Server or Lumira Cloud 2) Exploration Views 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 27
SAP Analytics Solutions For SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA Integration Data Discovery Design Studio Dashboards and Apps Professionally Authored Reporting Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Reporting Designer Analyst Lumira Analysis Office Analysis for OLAP Explorer 2 Self Service Lumira 1 Explorer 2 Web Intelligence 1) Lumira Edge, Lumira Server or Lumira Cloud 2) Best used with SAP HANA. Not recommended for integration with non-accelerated SAP Business Suite. 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 28
Interoperability
Overview of Interoperability in the BI Suite The Importance of Interoperability It enables a persona switch insights created by analysts can be broadly distributed in reports, dashboards, and analytic applications It creates leverage analysis clients are often too complex for casual users. However t There are 4 Primary Ways of Creating Interoperability In the BI Suite Direct Export from Analysis Office, Analysis OLAP to Design Studio Interoperability using Analysis Views Integration using OpenDoc formatted hyperlinks Using the Report to Report Interface to integrate with SAP applications 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 30
Interoperability in the BI Suite Direct Export from Analysis Office, Analysis OLAP to Design Studio Analysis Office Workbooks and Analysis OLAP Workspaces can be exported to equivalent Design Studio applications. These are automatically generated applications which can be further edited by a designer for broad deployment. This technique allows the insights of a few analysts to be broadly shared and secured. Analysis OLAP to Design Studio 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 31
Interoperability in the BI Suite Analysis Views Analysis Views are saved navigation states of analyses, including filters, hierarchies, and available metadata. It represents the data definition, not how it is visualized. 1. Create an Analysis View in Analysis OLAP or Office 2. Open an Analysis View in Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Analysis OLAP, Analysis Office Data Discovery Dashboards and Apps Reporting Create and Open Analysis View Analysis OLAP Analysis Office Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Open Analysis Views in Crystal Reports & Web Intelligence 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 32
Interoperability in the BI Suite OpenDocument links OpenDocument formatted links pass context as parameters to other BI Platform documents: Enables drilling down from summary level dashboards to report level detail Or drill-across from one dashboard to another Any BI Platform document can be a source and target for an OpenDocument link Drill down to a report 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 33
Interoperability in the BI Suite Taking Action on Insights The report says that inventory is low.. Now what? Use the Report to Report Interface to jump directly to a SAP transaction to order new inventory. Other jump destinations include: SAP Queries Transactions Reports Applications Web Addresses Jump to a SAP transaction The target action can be parameterized using the cell you re jumping from to maintain context 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 34
Resources
Key Links sapbusinessobjectsbi.com Getting started with SAP BI sap.com/upgradebi sap.com/learnbi sap.com/bivirtualization sap.com/bisizing service.sap.com/roadmap Replay of the SAP BusinessObjects Client Convergence Webcast SAP BusinessObjects BI Support Matrix for SAP BW SAP s Release Strategy for Major Releases of SAP BusinessObjects BI 2015 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 36
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