ASUG Influence: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Update Session #4210

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1 ASUG Influence: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Update Session #4210 Joyce Butler ASUG SIG Chair, Cameron International Tammy Powlas Customer Chair, Fairfax Water Alexander Peter SAP Product Management, SBOP Analysis Ian McAlpine SAP Product Management, SBOP Analysis

2 Learning Points Continue progress on Influence Council goals and objectives Obtain current information surrounding product evolution Provide input to ongoing product development 2

3 Agenda: Overview of Analysis Review Influence Council status and timeline Update on the development activities Analysis Office 1.4 update Analysis OLAP 4.1 update 3

4 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Analytical Applications AdHoc OLAP Web Design Studio Premium Alternative to BEx Web App Designer Design studio for power users to create purpose built OLAP analysis & planning apps Mobile support Customer and SAP delivered content Supporting SAP BW & SAP HANA sources Analysis, Edition for OLAP Dedicated Ad Hoc OLAP client for business users to analyze OLAP data and share it with others Seamless interoperability between designer and ad hoc client Supporting SAP BW & SAP HANA sources + 3 rd party OLAP Microsoft Office Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office IT / Developers, Data Analysts, Business Users Excel based OLAP analysis Excel based BI applications Live PowerPoint presentations Supporting SAP BW & SAP HANA sources

5 Agenda: Overview of Analysis Review Influence Council status and timeline Update on the development activities Analysis Office 1.4 update Analysis OLAP 4.1 update 5

6 Analysis Influence Council Leadership Tammy Powlas, Fairfax Water Customer Lead Joyce Butler, Cameron International ASUG SIG Chair a m.com Ian McAlpine, SAP Canada Product Management, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Alexander Peter, SAP AG Product Management, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis alexander.peter@sap.com

7 Analysis Influence Council Purpose Drive product strategy via forward looking discussions Next major release Upcoming minor releases Areas with largest business impact 7

8 ASUG IC Participant Involvement High Requirements Gathering Requirements Gathering Confirmation of requirements Final confirmation of requirements Close the loop via influence update Launch Initiation IC Launch IC Feedback SAP Revisions SAP Revisions Time IC Closure Charter Timeline: June 2012 to May

9 Influencing SAP

10 Converting BEx 3.5 Workbooks Influencing SAP

11 Variants Influencing SAP

12 Influencing SAP New Prompt dialog, exclusive to Analysis OLAP Display by default just the required prompts Choose to save prompt values with the workspace Create public or private variants Reuse existing variants stored in BW Support for prompt merging

13 Influencing SAP New Custom Grouping feature in Analysis OLAP Create new groups of members from different hierarchies Choose members via individual selection, search or conditional filtering Combine member selection using set complement or set intersection

14 Influencing SAP Create Analysis Application (Export to Design Studio) feature from Analysis OLAP in 3 mouse clicks Empower business analysts to easily share their analysis throughout the organization without requiring professionally created reports or apps

15 Activities to Date Reviewed Analysis for Office 1.4+ functionality Reviewed Analysis for OLAP 4.1+ functionality 15

16 Agenda: Overview of Analysis Review Influence Council status and timeline Update on the development activities Analysis Office 1.4 update Analysis OLAP 4.1 update 16

17 Development Activities Release Planning Analysis, edition for MS Office Analysis 1.4, edition for MS Office: planned for Q Release Planning Analysis, edition for OLAP Analysis 4.1, edition for OLAP: planned for Q

18 Agenda: Overview of Analysis Review Influence Council status and timeline Update on the development activities Analysis Office 1.4 update Analysis OLAP 4.1 update 18

19 SAP Product Road Map for Analysis, edition for MS Office Highly interactive multidimensional analysis on SAP sources (BW & HANA) MS PowerPoint Publishing Excel based application design via powerful API Analysis Excel write back on BW IP (integrated planning) Combine local and corporate data (via BW Workspaces) Conversion support Automatic transformation into web and ipad applications (via Design Studio) BI platform integration enhancements (SSO improvements) Waterfall Charts Scheduling and publication Continuous Improvement (Performance, usability) Enhanced PowerPoint support Document management Dynamic Grid, i.e.enhanced formatting options in analysis modus Custom local hierarchies Access to 3 rd party sources (via DSL) HANA platform Today Planned Innovation Future Direction Planned RTC: Q This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

20 Planned Features in Release 1.4 ipad App Analysis Suite Interoperability with Design Studio Automatic transformation from Analysis Office apps to ipad apps Using Design Studio runtime Enhancemed BI Platform Support Single Sign On and LCM Innovation Waterfall Charts Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office Ramp up planned for Q Continuous Improvements Broadcasting via BI Platform (Feature Pack planned for Q3 2013) Launch Query Designer Readmode, Versioned/time dep hierarchies, de /activate hierarchies, Data Refresh, Member selector for mass data (note )

21 Agenda: Overview of Analysis Review Influence Council status and timeline Update on the development activities Analysis Office 1.4 update Analysis OLAP 4.1 update 21

22 SAP Product Roadmap for Analysis, edition for OLAP Highly interactive analysis Focused analysis, powerful user defined calculations Multiple sources in one workspace SAP NetWeaver BW SAP HANA SAP EPM Providers Microsoft SSAS Teradata SAP BW enhancements Display attributes Compact axes Manual entry of prompts SAP HANA enhancements Hierarchies Prompts (Variables) (Release 4.0 SP5) Improved support for BW Enhanced prompt dialog Prompt merging Variants Conditional formatting (exceptions) from the query Analysis features Custom grouping Waterfall charts Information Access Report Report Interface Enhanced OpenDoc support Jumplink to Web Intelligence Seamless Integration with Design Studio Additional data sources Oracle Essbase & Oracle OLAP Improved support for BW Currency conversion Scheduling Improved support for SSAS Drill Through Improved support for Essbase SSO Alias tables Analysis features Multi axis and tree map charts Collaboration Today Planned Innovation Future Direction Planned RTC: Q This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

23 Planned Analysis OLAP Features in BI 4.1 Using Design Studio runtime Analysis, edition for OLAP Ramp up planned for Q Analysis Suite Interoperability with Design Studio Automatic transformation from Analysis OLAP workspaces to simplified browser & ipad apps Enhanced BW Support New, redesigned prompt dialog Enabled prompt merging Support for public and personal variants (create & reuse from NW) Display conditional formatting (exceptions) defined in the Query Innovation Waterfall Charts Custom Grouping (create alternative hierarchies) Information Access RRI (Report to Report Interface) Enhanced OpenDocument Jumplink to WebIntelligence and Crystal Reports New Data Sources Oracle Essbase Oracle OLAP (plus Teradata)

24 Introductions Name Role Experience with Analysis Do you primarily author, consume or administer Analysis? What do you value most about Analysis? What is your suggestion(s) for improving Analysis? 24

25 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Related Sessions this week Session Code Description Date / Time 0302 SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio & Tues. 12:30 to 1:30 S210C Dashboards Roadmap 0305 What s new with Analysis Office & OLAP? Wed. 11:00 am to noon S210C 0312 Moving Beyond BEx: Strategies for Unlocking the Value in Your BW Data with BI Customize the Look and Feel of BW Reports in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis (Office) by Using API Calls to Expand the Functionality and User Experience Thurs. 01:45 p.m. 02:45 p.m. S210C Wed. 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 25

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