#askSAP Analytics Innovations Community Call: Innovation in Core BI Solutions with the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform

SAP BusinessObjects Analytics
June 2016
#askSAP Analytics Innovations Community Call:
Innovation in Core BI Solutions with the
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Platform

© 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 2Customer
The information in this presentation is confidential and proprietary to SAP and may not be disclosed without the
permission of SAP. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other service or subscription
agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or any related
presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation
and SAP's strategy and possible future developments, products and or platforms directions and functionality are all
subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. The information in this
document is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. This
document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. This document is for informational
purposes and may not be incorporated into a contract. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this
document, except if such damages were caused by SAP´s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of their dates, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
Legal disclaimer

SAP Analytics Innovations
Community Call Series
3
• Webcast series for the BI community
hosted by SAP Analytics
(View replays:
http://bit.ly/askSAP_Playlist)
• An opportunity for you to direct the
discussion, get your questions
answered, and end the session with
some useful advice
• Live and interactive 90 minutes
• Connect on topics before, during, and
after the call via twitter using #askSAP

4© 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.
Speakers
Dallas
Marks
Principal Technical
Architect,
EV Technologies and
SAP mentor
Tammy
Powlas
Senior Business Analyst
for Fairfax Water and an
SAP BusinessObjects BI
4.2 customer
@DallasMarks
Olivier
Duvelleroy
GM for Enterprise BI
SAP
@oduvelle
Blair
Wheadon
GM of Data Discovery in
Analytics
SAP
@BlairTWheadon @tpowlas

Observations from Dallas Marks
3 trends

Any Data

Cloudy BI
Data center migration of
on-premise landscapes
Cloud-based solutions

A Plug-In Free World

Poll Question #1

SAP BusinessObjects
On Premise Business Intelligence Update

Convergence Principles
No forced migrationsAll BI 4.x clients will
be maintained and
supported
All existing content is
safe and will work
We are converging
use cases, not
features and functions

Reporting
Discovery &
Analysis
Office Integration
SAP Crystal Reports
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
SAP BusinessObjects Set Analysis
SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence
Crystal Reports
Web Intelligence
SAP BusinessObjects Lumira
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
SAP BEX Web Application Designer
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for OLAP
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Office
SAP BusinessObjects Live Office
EPM Add-In
SAP BEX Analyzer
Lumira
Design Studio
Analysis Office
Dashboards &
Applications
 Export to Lumira
 Templates for BW
 Self-service dashboard composition
 Large scale WAD adopting DS
 Scorecard control
 Improved UNX support
 EPM Add-in converged
 Lumira Server running on BI Platform
 Lumira BW acquisition mode
 Improved visualization and story authoring
Progress to date
 Freehand SQL support in WebI 4.1 SP6
Interoperability
Convergence Progress

Convergence of Lumira and Design Studio
Lumira 2.0: Rampup in Q4 2016, GA Q1 2017
Lumira 2.x
Lumira, discovery (formerly Lumira Desktop)
Lumira, designer (formerly Design Studio)
Single server-side addon
Data Discovery &
Applications
Benefits
One product, 2 desktop experiences for the business user and IT persona.
IT & power users can promote business user visualizations to enterprise dashboards
Business users can personalize enterprise dashboards
Changing requirements doesn’t need a tool switch
Single server side addon reduces IT administration cost
Improved ease of use & adoption with single canvas for both visualization and storyboard authoring.
Align with S/4 UI standard

SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.x
Deployment
Lumira & Design Studio 1.x
Lumira
Desktop
Design Studio
Lumira Server
Design Studio
Server
Client
BIPlatform/
TeamServer
SAP Lumira,
discovery
Combined
Server Add-On
Lumira 2.x
SAP Lumira,
designer

Reporting
Data Discovery
& Applications
Office Integration
SAP Crystal Reports
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
SAP BusinessObjects Set Analysis
SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence
Crystal Reports
Web Intelligence
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Office
SAP BusinessObjects Live Office
EPM Add-In
SAP BEX Analyzer
Lumira
Analysis Office
Convergence Result
2017
Interoperability

Beyond Convergence
Ease of Use in Lumira 2.0
Consolidate visualize and compose room
Single canvas experience like BusinessObjects Cloud
Fiori-style look and feel
Improved input control and filtering experience
Fine grained control over chart elements – fonts & colors
Server Side Data Preparation Post 2.0
Focus on adding data prep functionality to Lumira Server for BI Platform.
Eliminate the desktop dependency
Vision: Enable datasets created on Lumira Server to be consumed by any BusinessObjects client

Single canvas design
No separate visualization & compose room
Filter context is clearly defined
All content can be opened in Lumira designer component to add scripting

Zoom in to author a single chart

Data view for data preparation

Lumira 2.0 and Licensing
No Changes to License Entitlements
Customers with Design Studio 1.x and Lumira Server 1.x
 Lumira 2.0 discovery
 Lumira 2.0 designer
 Lumira 2.0 server addon – including future data preparation
Customers entitled to Design Studio 1.x but not Lumira Server
 Lumira 2.0 designer
 Lumira 2.0 server addon – excluding future data preparation
Customers entitled to Lumira Desktop only
No change – receive Lumira discovery component under maintenance, or repurchase if not under maintenance
 Lumira 2.0 discovery

SAP BusinessObjects
Portfolio update

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise
VISUALIZE & DISCOVER INSIGHT & PREDICTREPORT
A simple solution for reporting
BI Platform
Web Intelligence
Crystal Reports
Mobile BI
One Suite for all use cases
Standard +
Lumira
Design Studio
Analysis for Office / OLAP
Web Intelligence
Crystal Reports
Data Integration / Data Modelling
Sybase IQ
Modern Analytics for the Digital Age
Professional +
HANA Vora
Predictive Analytics Suite
Predictive Modeler (1 user)
Standard
Formerly BI Reporting Package
Professional
Formerly BI Suite
Premium
“Best-of-breed Reporting” “Best BI solution” “Modern Analytics solution”
NEW!

SAP BusinessObjects Cloud
BI BI BI
Predictive Predictive
Planning
Predictive Analytics
NEW!
BI

BI BI BI
Planning
NEW!
BI
SAP Digital Boardroom
Executive Meeting
Support
Boardrooms, Call centers,
Factories
BI
Predictive
Planning

BI BI BI
Planning
NEW!
BI
SAP Digital Boardroom
Executive Meeting
Support
Boardrooms, Call centers,
Factories
BI
Predictive
Planning
BusinessObjects
Universe
BPCSAP HANA SAP BW SAP ECCOn-premise Data
Cloud Data Salesforce.com
HANA Cloud
Platform
Google Sheets SuccessFactors ODATA
Excel / CSV JDBC
OL
OL
OL Real-time online data access

Cloud application
Combines data with one of 10 templates
Encrypts and secures data
SAP BusinessObjects Roambi
Available in the US only
Roambi Analytics
Roambi Flow

Cloud application
Combines data with one of 10 templates
Encrypts and secures data
Available in the US only
BusinessObjects
Web Intelligence
MSFT Reporting
Services
IBM Cognos Excel / CSV DatabasesOn-premise Data
Cloud Data Google Sheets Google DriveBox.com Youtube Vimeo
Roambi Analytics
Roambi Flow

Comparing Roambi with Mobile BI
Complementary Mobile Solutions
SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BISAP BusinessObjects Roambi
Functional
• On Premise offering
• Mobile rendering of SAP BusinessObjects BI content
• Combination of online and offline support
Functional
• Cloud based offering
• Template-driven analytics.
• 10 templates with limited customization capabilities
• 100% offline model – data is always on the device
• Supports third party data like MSFT Reporting Services
Licensing
• Licensed separately. Subscription only. $US 22 / user / month.
Licensing
• Included with SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise license
Platforms
• iOS and Android
Platforms
• iOS, Android, Windows 8.1 & 10, and Chrome browser

SAP BusinessObjects
On Premise Roadmap update

BI 4.2 GA
Lumira 1.30 and 1.31
 Suse and Red Hat Linux
 End-to-end HANA web workflow
 OpenDoc improvements
 Scheduling
BI 4.2 SP3
 Sets
 WebI DHTML
 Parallel BEx queries
 DB audit universe
Lumira 2.0 RTC
 Design Studio convergence
 Simplified discovery UX
 Agnostic data improvements
Analysis for Office 2.4
 PPT improvements
 Scheduling improvements
Analysis for Office 2.3
 BPC improvements
Design Studio 1.6 SP2
 Complete Fiori controls
 Ad-hoc currency conversion
BI 4.2 SP4
 Fiori-like BI LaunchPad
 Modernized interactive
viewer
 No need for Java
SAP BusinessObjects BI Roadmap Highlights
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only
H1 2016 H2 2016 H1 2017
Mobile BI 6.4
 Offline Lumira support for a
subset of Lumira chart types

BI Platform 4.2 SP3
Q3 2016
BI Platform
• Admin Cockpit
• ODBC Driver for CMS
• Add license usage info to Admin Cockpit
• Recycle Bin for personal documents, Universes and connections
• Change BI Launchpad preference for all users
• Multi-tenancy improvements
• SSL connectivity to system database
Semantic Layer
• Sets
• New data sources

BI Platform 4.2 SP4
H1 2017
New, optional, Fiori like Launchpad
Sharepoint portal enhancements
Improved Multi-tenancy support
OpenDoc enhancements

Mockup of Simplified Scheduling in BI Launchpad
Simplified calendar view of
schedules.
Easier to create new schedules

Web Intelligence 4.2 SP3
Q3 2016
HTML client parity (most in SP3, final in SP4)
 Data providers, including access to BEx queries, sub queries
 Number formatting, conditional formatting
 Change source (repointing a WebI document from one source to another)
 (SP4: FHSQL, Data Manager, RTL, Key date)
Cascading input controls
4.2 Features Enhancements
 Extend commentary with in-cell comments, contextual comments
 Extend geomaps: use lat/long, add custom geo data point
 Parallel queries: BEx queries, settings by connection
 Hana and BW access improvements
Reference a specific cell in a report
SDK
 Expose BI 4.2 features with Web Intelligence REST services

Web Intelligence 4.2 SP4
H1 2017
New Interactive Viewer
 Increased consistency across BI tools
Complete HTML client parity
 FHSQL, Data Manager, RTL
 No need for Java
Monitoring
 Define Alerts based on referenced value (KPI)
 Subscribe to Alerts
 Send Notification when the Alert is realized
Additional Desktop Intelligence features
 Value based Break
 Conditional Filtering
 Web Intelligence Report Templates
Support ESRI as Map provider

Poll Question #2

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2
Release overview

Enterprise Scale and Governance with BI 4.2 Platform
IT only needs to manage one
Analytics Platform globally
Delivers analytics for business users
on trusted, governed infrastructure
One platform for all BI content:
Reports, Dashboards, and Data
Discovery
Supports any datasource (Universe,
BW, Oracle, Hadoop)

BI 4.2
BI Platform Highlights
Simplified install and upgrade
Administrator Cockpit
Notifications
Recycle bin
Updates across the suite

BI 4.2
Web Intelligence Highlights
Shared Elements
Comments
HANA
Parallel Queries

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2
Experience from Fairfax Water

Fairfax Water: Establishing a Platform for Collaboration with
SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Solutions
>13%
Reduction in backlog
90%
Schedule compliance
six months into project
(all-time high)
95%
Preventive maintenance
compliance six months into
project (all-time high)
$115,000
Saved thanks to a reduction
in backlog
59%
Reduction in emergencies“Using SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions has helped us monitor and improve our IT and operational
reporting.”
Marcus Berry, SAP Support Center Supervisor, Fairfax County Water Authority
Company
Fairfax County Water Authority
Headquarters
Fairfax, Virginia
Industry
Utilities
Products and Services
Water treatment, distribution,
and services
Employees
450
Revenue
US$142 million
Web Site
www.fairfaxwater.org
Objectives
• Remain the lowest-cost water utility in Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area
• Provide customers with affordable and reliable service
Why SAP
• Long-time SAP customer and early adopter of new releases
• SAP® BusinessObjects™ business intelligence (BI) solutions, which provide full visibility to measure daily operations
and support, improving efficiency and reducing costs
Resolution
• Completed migration in two days with the SAP Early Adopter Care program
• Maximized system resources and uptime with the new admin cockpit and system auditing in the SAP BusinessObjects
BI platform
• Enabled new processes with the addition of bar codes and QR codes in SAP Crystal Reports® software
• Created visualizations of metrics with SAP Crystal Reports
• Maximized system resources and improved throughput of existing solutions with performance enhancements in the
SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions
Future plans
• Improve customer interaction with Fairfax Water by implementing current and emerging technologies
• Enable integration with the SAP HANA® platform for real-time reporting and analytics

Wrap Up
Convergence Nearing Completion
Simple, 4-client portfolio
Converging Lumira and Design Studio
Rapid Adoption of BI 4.2
Planned UX and Platform Innovations
Fiori-like BI Launchpad
Unified Viewer
Webi DHTML parity with Java applet
New Sharepoint portal integration
Combine visualization and compose room on a single canvas
UPDATED - SAP BusinessObjects BI Statement of Direction
http://bit.ly/SAPBI_SOD

Watch SAP Analytics Customer Stories - www.SAPAnalyticsStory.com
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.2 Release blog - http://blog-sap.com/analytics/2016/05/18/sap-
businessobjects-business-intelligence-4-2-release-officially-announced/
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence - http://go.sap.com/product/analytics/bi-platform.html
Overview, Implement, Upgrade, and Support Information
What’s New in 4.2 plus additional Support Information
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 - http://help.sap.com/bobip
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.2 - http://help.sap.com/bowebi42?current=bobip42
Connect with community experts
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence – scn.sap.com/community/business-intelligence
Download the Statement of Direction for SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions – http://bit.ly/SAPBI_SOD
Online Resources

Part 1: Ensure Success When Upgrading to SAP BusinessObjects
Business Intelligence 4.2
Part 2: What’s New in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.2?
Part 3: Leverage SAP BusinessObjects Lumira for Improved Agility
and Innovation
Part 4: Reimagine your digital enterprise with SAP BusinessObjects
Enterprise Premium
Register for all four parts of the series!
http://bit.ly/4Part_BI42

#askSAP Analytics Innovations Community Call: Innovation in Core BI Solutions with the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform

More Related Content

What's hot (19)

Similar to #askSAP Analytics Innovations Community Call: Innovation in Core BI Solutions with the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (20)

More from SAP Analytics (11)

Recently uploaded (20)

#askSAP Analytics Innovations Community Call: Innovation in Core BI Solutions with the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform