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1 SAP Road Map for Analytic Solutions from SAP for SAP BW/4HANA Customers May 2017

2 Legal disclaimer 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. 2

3 About SAP road maps Companies today are planning their digital journeys transforming business models, reengineering business processes, and reimagining work. SAP road maps highlight innovations that may help you plan and implement your digital journey. They span products relevant to lines of business and explain how our innovations may add value to your business. In our road maps, you can learn about our innovations along three different timelines: 1. Recent innovations for our solutions that have been launched in the past weeks or months and can already be purchased 2. Planned innovations for our solutions that are intended to be launched in the short term or midterm 3. Solution direction, providing a long-term perspective on high-level development plans for innovations for our solutions inspired by your requirements 4. Solution vision, providing a high-level and long-term business perspective on innovations for our solutions 3

4 Welcome Road map for Analytics Solutions from SAP May 2017 This road map is a consolidated reference overview of the current Analytics Solutions from SAP as of May It is organized into the following key sections: Digital Transformation SAP Key Investment Areas Simplifying the end-user experience Individual Product overviews, Recent Innovations, Planned Innovations, Product Directions and Product Visions SAP s Future Strategic Direction for Analytics Solutions *To find out more details on each Product, please click on the hyperlink found on each Product s Overview slide. This will direct you to 4

5 Release Information Road map for Analytics Solutions from SAP May 2017 Recent refers to software already released from SAP. At this point this refers to the cumulative features represented by: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite 4.2, SP04 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SP04 SAP Crystal Reports SAP Lumira 2.0 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office, version 2.4 SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics 3.1 SAP Analytics Cloud; SAP Digital Boardroom SAP Analytics Hub SAP IT Operations Analytics 2.0 SP03 SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 6.5 SAP Roambi SAP BW/4HANA 5

6 Digital transformation is disrupting everything 21B Connected devices by 2020 People Processes Things Data Largest accommodation provider owns no real estate 75% Of B2B buyers use social media in purchasing decisions Most valuable retailer has no inventory 3.7X Growth in global cloud data traffic by 2020 Will you disrupt or be disrupted? Most popular media owner creates no content Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015 ; IDC Social Buying Whitepaper 2014 ; Cisco Global Cloud Index ( ) 6

7 If Data is fuel in a digital world, Analytics is the engine In leading organizations, executives agree that 75% 78% 62% 62% Decisions can be mapped directly to company strategies Decisions are data driven Decisions are made in real time Decision making is distributed across the organization Source: Leaders 2020 The Next-Generation Executive: How Strong Leadership Pays off in the Digital Economy, Oxford Economics,

8 So, every company must 1. Uncover unknowns 2. Predict the future 3. Empower everyone to make better decisions 4. Turn decisions into actions 8

9 SAP can help you lead your organization s digital journey Organizations that provide people with the insight they need to make better decisions and enable them to act is what will distinguish between who is the disruptor or disrupted Insight Customer IoT Employee Big Partner Data Enterprise Decision Action 9

10 SAP Analytics portfolio Mobile First Stunning interactive experience Lead the Cloud Deliver new analytics capabilities, built natively on SCP Digital Boardroom SAP Analytics Hybrid Cloud Interoperability and Support for Hybrid Scenarios Predictive Innovate the Core Modern, at scale on-premise deployments SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics SAP BW/4HANA Integrated Data Warehousing SAP HANA, platform edition Real-time Platform Advanced Analytics Smart Data Integration 10

11 To bring analytics to your data, not the other way around To bring analytics to your data, not the other way around On-Premise, Cloud and Hybrid On-premise, cloud and hybrid Unified User Experience On Premise SAP Applications All Other Data Sources From Personal to Big Data SAP Analytics Live data connections Common Universes & semantic layer Integration services HANA & SCP services Cloud SAP Cloud Sources Other Cloud Sources Hybrid Data Scenarios Enterprise Ready 11

12 Where can SAP Analytics take you? 171% Three year ROI $2.4M Annual cost savings 60% Reduction in process costs *Forrester Total Economic Impact of SAP BusinessObjects Analytics, November

13 Only SAP Analytics empowers you to always stay ahead Transform All Data into Insight Innovate without Constraints Act in the Moment 13

14 Act in the moment With the tightest integration of context-rich analytics with applications across your business network Workforce Fieldglass, SuccessFactors, Concur Finance S/4 HANA Supply Chain Asset Intelligence Network, Ariba Customers Hybris Other Cloud Apps Google, social platforms, AWS, OData SAP Analytics Act in the Moment All On-Premise Applications and Data Hadoop, Spark, SQL, Oracle, DB2, Teradata We bring together 6 billion records to blend data without moving it. This helps to improve safety and quality for sales and service to our healthcare customers. Soeren Jens Lauinger, BBraun Aesculap 14

15 Transform the outcome With analytics ready for Big Data and the Internet of Things that anticipate and adapt Big Data Ready Enterprise-grade analytics to future proof your organization for the Internet of Things and Big Data Anticipate Identify problems before they arise and take action to change course Plan & Simulate Plan and simulate on-the-fly with one common modelling environment Machine Learning Suggestive analytics that know your business and recommend actions, without a degree in data science Plan Discover Visualize Predict Using 1 billion data points per day we can accelerate data synthesis to benefit patients and predict a better path for care. Tom Summerfelt, Advocate Health Care 15

16 Innovate without constraints With agile analytics that are secure and scale to all lines of business Business Agile Collaborative Self-Service SAP Analytics Act in the Moment IT Consistent Accurate Secure With SAP we can scale self-service analytics to all lines of business; reducing IT dependence and increasing usage by 300%. Anders Reinhardt, Velux 16

17 SAP Analytics Top features, advantages, and benefits SAP Analytics Feature Advantage Benefit All-analytics All analytical capabilities including planning, BI, and predictive Perform any type of analysis on your data, from modelling to forecasting, all in a single solution Reduce the time, error, and complexity involved in analyzing data by using one solution Market leading expertise Best-in-class, enterprise-grade analytical tools Access all the best analytics capabilities for any enterprise scenario Discover insights before the competition with the most advanced analytics tools Built on HANA SAP Analytics Cloud is built natively on SAP Cloud Platform Access your analytics, anywhere and connect to any major data source Scale your analytics platform as needed with reduced setup costs. Leverage existing data investments by enriching them together Industry and Audience expertise Pre-built industry and line of business content Leverage industry and line of business best practices for models, visualizations, and dashboards Reduce the time it takes to build complex dashboards and visualizations, using pre-defined best practices 17

18 SAP Analytics Top features, advantages, and benefits SAP Analytics Feature Advantage Benefit Innovation Best-in-class software built for cloud, on-premise, and hybrid scenarios Cloud, on-premise, or hybrid businesses will always have the most innovative analytics products Save costs by leveraging existing on-premise investments as you move to the cloud Data blending Blend and enrich data from all major data sources Discover insights in your business by bringing disparate data sources together Reduce the time and financial costs associated with having to either move or combine data sources IoT ready Connect to live-streaming IoT data Visualize and understand the data that IoT devices are collecting all in real-time Maximize IoT investments by truly understanding the data being collected Anticipate business needs Automated smart insights to identify correlations and scale thousands of predictive models Identify opportunities in your data that can only be found efficiently with machine learning Identify and execute on new business opportunities faster and more confidently than the competition Flexible Solutions Analytical tools built for technical and non-technical users Empower your business with the power of analytics, from the boardroom to the shop-floor Leverage your existing analytics investment to empower your entire organization to make better, data-informed decisions

19 To bring Analytics to your Data, not the other way around On-Premise, Cloud and Hybrid SAP Analytics Cloud Cloud Applications and Data BI, Planning & Predictive + Digital Boardroom SAP Analytics Cloud Software-as-a-service in the public cloud SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise On premise applications and data BI BI Suite, Lumira, Analysis for Office SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Planning Business Planning and Consolidation Predictive Predictive Analytics On-premise and/or private cloud deployment options 19

20 SAP BusinessObjects Solutions and Strategy SAP Roambi SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom LEAD THE CLOUD Software as a service in the public cloud All analytics capabilities in one product Consumer-grade user experience Embedded and standalone High-performance, real-time platform Interoperability and Support for Hybrid Scenarios SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise BI Planning Predictive INNOVATE THE CORE On-premise and/or private cloud SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2, Mobile BI SAP Lumira 2.0 Analysis for Office 2.4 SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 11 + other solutions SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics 3.1 On-premise and/or private cloud deployment options 20

21 Building Bridges SAP BusinessObjects Roambi SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom LEAD THE CLOUD Software as a service in the public cloud All analytics capabilities in one product Consumer-grade user experience Embedded and standalone High-performance, real-time platform Interoperability and Support for Hybrid Scenarios Universe data HANA data SQL BW data BPC model import Live HANA data SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise BI Planning Predictive INNOVATE THE CORE On-premise and/or private cloud SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2, Mobile BI SAP Lumira 2.0 Analysis for Office 2.4 SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 11 + other solutions SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics 3.1 On-premise and/or private cloud deployment options 21

22 SAP Analytics Cloud SaaS Platform Applications SAP Digital Boardroom Analytics Hub* Mobile Experience* Analytics Store* Analytic Capabilities BI Discovery Charts and Table Geospatial Planning Events and Workflows Allocation Value Driver Tree Simulation Predictive Smart Assist Advanced Analytics* Embedding* Analytics into Applications Core Capabilities Data Connectivity Wrangling Modeling Administration Auditing Story Experience Collaboration Mobile* APIs* SAP Cloud Platform Cloud Data Sources and Applications On-Premise Data Sources and Applications *Planned functionality 22

23 SAP BI Key Investment Areas Enterprise Ubiquitous analytics for all users and landscapes Collaborate across the organization Scalable, secure, and mission critical Agile Unleash user s creativity Agility for the business Able to leverage IT s expertise Hybrid Flexible deployment Seamless experience Increased integration Smart Integrated simple predictive Take action on insights Front end to sophisticated planning and predictive models Big Data Explore new opportunities Build on SAP HANA strengths Embrace new emerging data sources Cloud Public cloud with Analytics Cloud Private cloud with support for HANA Enterprise Cloud, AWS, Azure, etc. Drive lower TCO 23

24 Enterprise - Vision & Strategy Ubiquitous, collaborative, scalable Ubiquitous BI for all users and landscapes BI on mobile, cloud, on-premise Ready for global operation Flexible access to Enterprise governed data Enterprise Ubiquitous Collaborative Scalable Collaborate across the organization For anyone across the organization - individuals, teams, or department Active sharing and collaborative decision making Consistent and engaging experience Scalable Scalable, secure, and mission critical Open platform to extend and embed For any size business, deployment, or organization 24

25 Agile Visualization - Vision & Strategy Agility for the business Unleash user s creativity Unlock hidden patterns in data Build beautiful, custom visualizations and stories Bring together corporate and personal data Agile Creative Agile for the business IT friendly Agility for the business Download and use quickly no IT involvement needed Access and work with almost any data source independently Personal edition for free both desktop and cloud Able to leverage IT s expertise Connect back to, and leverage, IT infrastructure View, publish and synchronize desktop data and visualizations from SAP Lumira, fully leveraging SAP HANA Optimized for big data 25

26 Hybrid - Vision & Strategy Flexibility for your Analytics Strategy Hybrid Flexible deployment Seamless experience Increased integration Provide a seamless experience so that business users do not have to think about where data or content is residing. Leverage on-premise data sources for hybrid scenarios BusinessObjects Universes SAP BW 7.4, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA SP4 Integrate data from cloud applications SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics SAP Ariba, Google BigQuery Share resources between on-premise and cloud deployments Tools, visualizations, security, distribution Ease the journey from on-premise deployments which must be extended or expanded into a complimentary cloud strategy with minimal disruption. 26

27 Smart - Vision & Strategy Predict and Act! Increase ROI, Minimize TCO Gain the competitive advantage; Get up and running quickly, low learning curve Predict to solve difficult business problems Application in every industry or Line of Business Smart Integrated simple predictive Take action on insights Front end to sophisticated planning and predictive models Intuitive for business users, yet robust enough for data scientists Predict and act faster than ever before Predictive solutions built to leverage big data and SAP HANA in-memory platform Open and extendable - leverage custom code or 1,000 s of open source predictive workflows Deploy Predictive solutions anywhere, anytime Leverage existing data sources, from local to the enterprise data warehouse Share predictive insights easily within your LOB or with the entire enterprise Integration with SAP HANA-based applications and LOB solutions 27

28 Big Data Analytics - Vision & Strategy Real-Time Insight with Big Data Big Data Explore Speed More Data Explore new opportunities Leverage more data to have a comprehensive view of their business by analyzing previously discarded data Agile data preparation on big data sources brings Hadoop to the business user. Expand the 5 V s of Big Data (Volume, Velocity, Veracity, Variety & Velocity) with a 6th Visualize Capitalize on Gartner s prediction of Big Data Discovery by focusing on interoperability with Predictive Analytics Big data analytics on Hadoop alone, or combined with HANA to leverage in-memory capabilities for real-time analytics The whole suite benefit, from data services thru to SAP HANA, IQ, the BI Suite Embrace new emerging data sources SQL-like access via JDBC drivers offer opportunities to embrace emerging big data sources with existing investments Extend the support to big data sources based on their technical maturity and market demand with the universe SDK & SAP Lumira s open access SDK being available for sources not supported out of the box Tailored user experiences depending on the datasource, makes it easier for end users to navigate structured or semi-structured sources (Graph, NoSQL, etc.) 28

29 Cloud - Vision & Strategy Exceed Your Business Expectations Faster and more accurate decisions SAP Analytics Cloud: a complete Saas Analytics solution built on the SAP Cloud Platform Leverage on-premise pre-aggregated data anywhere, anytime and on any device View, publish and synchronize desktop data and visualizations from SAP Lumira, fully leveraging SAP HANA Cloud Public cloud with BusinessObjects Cloud Private cloud with support for HANA Enterprise Cloud, AWS, Azure, etc Drive lower TCO Broaden deployment options SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Softlayer, Alibaba YSF Partner Solutions; Your own hosted environment Drive lower TCO Turn-key BI Packages Multi-tenant private and public cloud support 29

30 BI Platform Professional Grade Mobile Devices Browsers On Demand Services Embedded Content MS Office Enterprise Portals Agile Visualization Dashboards and Apps Reporting Business Intelligence Platform Universe Semantic Layer ERP SAP Business Suite Oracle E-Business Suite PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EDW SAP NetWeaver BW TeraData Other data warehouses Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and other relational data sources SAP HANA platform MS Excel Unstructured data in Social Media and Hadoop Essbase Microsoft AS Oracle OLAP 30

31 Recommendations for SAP BW/4HANA Recommended for SAP BW/4HANA Recommended when used with SAP BW/4HANA Applies to: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office SAP Lumira Recommended for Reporting on SAP BW/4HANA Recommended for reporting use cases when used with SAP BW/4HANA Applies to: SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP Crystal Reports 31

32 BI Client Portfolio Planned for 2017 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office For Financial Analysts and other business users Office Integration Microsoft Office add-in enables financial professionals and other business users to rapidly access, visualize, and analyze hierarchical data within Excel and PowerPoint. Data Discovery & Applications Discover, Analyze and Share Reporting Distribute Formatted Information SAP Lumira 2.x* For Business Analysts, power users, and IT professionals Mashup relational data, rapidly create visualizations and build simple storyboards *Planned functionality Add scripting and dynamic actions to simple storyboards Create sophisticated, dynamic analytic applications like planning front ends. Use the included templates to rapidly deploy self service analytics SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP Crystal Reports Securely distribute information across your organization Answer new questions with predefined interactive reports Publish high volumes of personalized reports via This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 32

33 SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Business Needs Business Benefit Go-To Products Cloud Analytics All analytics, all users, one product built for SaaS. BI, Planning, and Predictive capabilities Analytics Cloud Roambi BusinessObjects Enterprise Dashboards and Agile Data Visualization Self-service governed data discovery Lumira 2.0 = Lumira & Design Studio Analysis Office Formatted and Adhoc Reporting Pixel perfect reporting, broad distribution Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence Business Planning and Consolidation Integrated hub for corporate-wide planning and consolidation. Real-time access to S/4 and BW Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) Prediction, Forecasting, Data Mining Automated discovery of insights easy integration into applications Predictive Analytics 33

34 Convergence Principles We are converging use cases, not features and functions All existing content is safe and will work All BI 4.2 clients will be maintained and supported No forced migrations 34

35 Evolution of Analytics Boardroom Analytics Digital Boardroom SAP DIGITAL BOARDROOM Cloud Analytics Discovery & Analysis Dashboards & Apps Reporting Office Integration Predictive EPM Cloud for Analytics Roambi Lumira Cloud HCP Predictive Services BI OnDemand Lumira (desktop, server for HANA, server for BI, Edge Edition), Explorer Design Studio, Dashboards (Xcelsius), BEx Web Application Designer, Analysis for OLAP Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Desktop Intelligence Analysis Office, EPM Add-In, Live Office, BEx Analyzer Predictive Analytics, Infinite Insight BPC NW, BPC MS, Financial Consolidation, Intercompany Profitability & Cost Management, Strategy Management SAP ANALYTICS CLOUD Cloud Analytics Roambi SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS ENTERPRISE Lumira + Design Studio = Lumira 2.0 Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Analysis Office Predictive Analytics Planning & Consolidation 35

36 Interoperability Interoperability Common platform services Planned Simplification of the SAP BI Client Portfolio Discovery & Analysis Dashboards & Applications SAP Lumira desktop, server editions SAP BusinessObjects Explorer SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP SAP BusinessObjects Set Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BEx Web Application Designer SAP BusinessObjects Lumira* Office Integration SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Office Live Office EPM Add-In SAP BEx Analyzer SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office Reporting SAP Crystal Reports SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Desktop Intelligence SAP Crystal Reports SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence * One Server Add-On for SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 36

37 Interoperability Convergence Progress SAP BusinessObjects Lumira SAP BusinessObjects Explorer SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for OLAP SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio SAP BEx Web Application Designer SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Lumira 2.x Data Discovery & Applications SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Office Live Office EPM Add-In SAP BEx Analyzer Analysis Office Office Integration SAP Crystal Reports SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Set Analysis Desktop Intelligence Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Reporting Retain simple, business user focused desktop tool & IT focused enterprise dashboard tool Promote business user visualizations to enterprise dashboards Changing requirements doesn t need a tool switch Support for offline applications in designer Combined server side add-on reduces IT administration cost Improved ease of use & adoption with single canvas for both visualization and storyboard authoring. Align with S/4 UI standard This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 37

38 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 delivers innovations that simplify, enhance, and extend the platform value without disrupting existing customer investments. BI 4.2 SP04 offers advancements for all, including designers and analysts using Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports and SAP Lumira 2.0, IT administrators responsible for managing and optimizing the platform, ecosystem and development partners looking to extend the value and capabilities of the integrated BI Platform. These innovations are designed to increase responsiveness, reduce costs and workload, and drive better decision making across the organization. 38

39 SAP BusinessObjects BI4.2 SP04 Top 5 Fiori Styled Launchpad CMS Database Driver Web Intelligence DHTML Catch Up Exclusive Server Group At Runtime Web Intelligence Unified Viewer 39

40 SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 Themes Simplify Enhance Innovate Reduced downtime for patch upgrade Improved upgrade process Remove upgrade barriers Improved collaboration experience Platform & client enhancements SAP BW and SAP HANA enhancements QUALITY Innovation in platform and clients New Platform support Customization, developer experience This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 40

41 SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP04 - Platform Simplification for IT Enhancements for BI Administration Performance Server Group Exclusivity Virus Scan Integration openssl updates X.509 Authentication Security Updates Rest Web Services Fiori Styled BI Launchpad NetWeaver Enterprise Portal HANA SAML Test Connection User Account Status Document Instances Inbox Limit number of documents CMS DB Driver Search Enhancements Promotion Management Upgrade Management Installer 41

42 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) suite Overview Suite Description

43 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite Simple Workflow/Architecture DATA Platform and End-User Tools Access RDBMS OLAP Mobile Devices Applications & Dashboards Agile Visualization ERP SAP BW & EDW Business Intelligence Platform Browsers SAP HANA Platform Enterprise and Ad Hoc Reporting Embedded Content Enterprise Portals Unstructured data Hadoop MS Excel MS Office 43

44 Product Roadmaps SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI SAP BusinessObjects Semantic Layer SAP BusinessObjects Live Office

45 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform - Overview Product description SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform empowers organizations to share and discover information and to make better decisions BI content management Secured storage of BI content Scalable and robust service Ability to scale up and scale out to suit the demand Fault tolerance and load balancing Platform administration Central web based administration tool Management of BI content life cycle Auditing Audit trail for compliance or capacity planning Information delivery Distribution of personalized BI content to mass audience in an automated manner Software development kit API for extending the solution or for process automation 45

46 SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Major product updates For BI content life cycle management usage, Import Wizard in XI 3 is replaced by the Lifecycle Management Console in BI 4.0 Starting from BI 4.0 Feature Pack 3, Lifecycle Management Console is integrated into Central Management Console as the promotion management application and the version management application For repository upgrade across product versions, Import Wizard in XI 3 is replaced by the Upgrade Management Tool in BI 4.0 Integration kits for connecting to SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel, JD Edwards and Oracle EBS systems are no longer separate addon packages in BI 4.0. The capabilities are included as a part of BI platform Recycle bin, BI Administrator cockpit, Notifications and commentary feature introduced in BI4.2 BI on BI (CMS db driver) introduced in BI4.2 SP3 46

47 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision System Administration BI on BI (CMS db driver) support access level reporting, report samples included. Manage inbox documents View number of instances per document LCM performance enhancements Multi-tenancy Assign Server group to Folders support schedule and processing workflows Platform Search Indexing performance improvement Deployment Enhancements One-Step Patch Installer Special characters support for CMS Admin password on installer Scheduling enhancements SAP BW event based report scheduling. Secure Scheduling Destinations Individually Better control of paused schedule behavior once un-paused Partial result status when partial result returned from scheduled SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence report Add Header to fired by Publication Automation Workflow automation Security Updates Support for SHA2 and SHA3 algorithms and deprecate SHA1 Simplification Support deployment of rest services on all application servers System Administration Improved Monitoring Auditing Smart Search On documents content and Universes metadata Improve performance and accuracy Smart Recommendation At consumption and design time Modern LCM flow LCM rich client tool LCMBIAR SDK Deployment Enhancements Support deployment of restful services on all application servers Key installer updates for better experience Normalizing install setup engine across BI platform, add-ons, clients Cognitive Search Questions based on Natural Language Processing Speech recognition interface Advanced Recommendation Full integration of machine learning algorithms. Intelligent Personal Assistant Deployment Enhancements Unified/Multi-package Installer Installer allowing new components to be installed during update Installer recovery from errors without losing context Smart agent to aid installation process and recommend BI 4.2 SP4 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 47

48 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Security Updates TLS 1.1/1.2 support Stronger Cipher Suites Continued FIPS compliance Minimum key strength of 2048 bits Upgrade of encryption libraries Authentication Support for SAP Secure Logon Client for thin clients Rest API enhancements BI Inbox User Preferences, Send Documents Scheduling Enhancements Recycle BIN RESTful API s Publications Enhancements Alerts and Notifications Opendoc Enhancements lang param for SAP Crystal Reports, SendTo enabled Authentication SAML 2.0 support for BI Platform applications Edit / manage the options in the dropdown authentication list Improve user Interface in the CMC - WinAD set-up screen Deployment simplification Enhanced phase-wise install improvements Install cache management utility Audit Remove unnecessary event details Compliance Enhance workflows to support new compliance standards Platform Search Search user by Full name TCO reduction Landscape management and administration simplification Authentication End to End SSO via X509 certificates Support logon via UPN for Win-AD Enhanced Credential Mapping Improved Kerberos Support on Linux/Unix deployments STS to different clients on same SAP system from BI platform API enhancements Opendoc for BI Inbox and Favorites All RESTful API workflows auditable Search Rest API Branding and Theming Customizations for new BI Launchpad Bridges New hybrid BOE services Authentication Claims based Authentication from SharePoint to SAP BI Platform API enhancements Swagger / OpenAPI support Alerting Framework API s Extensions management framework Multitenancy support as RESTful API s Storage Management API s Bring parity with Java /.NET SDK and SOAP with RESTful API s Most used platform services running hybrid BI 4.2 SP4 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 48

49 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product direction 2018 Product direction Provide newer capabilities and improved usability to increase adoption and usage of the existing artifacts in the repository Impact and Lineage Analysis light weight solution Improved Monitoring Audit Consistency and performance improvements Scheduling and Publication enhancements Search feature becomes one of the most common gesture to retrieve assets within BI Tools Search is planned to be available not only from the Launchpad, but from many other places where it can help users to work more efficiently (query panel, report, new document..) Beyond Search, Recommendations are planned to propose to the user the best information relevant to his context based on usage information. Recommend best Document to view or best Share Element to add in your reports Improve LCM usability and its SDK as well as make LCM workflows accessible from BI Launchpad to authoring This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 49

50 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product direction Product direction In a constant endeavor to enhance the BI Platform installer, the march is towards (near) Zero Downtime, modernization, establishing consistency and making the installation smarter. (near) Zero Downtime involves a range of BI Platform and installer enhancements to reduce install time/downtime, evaluate parallel deployments, make cloning simpler and enable easier rollback Establishing consistency between the various BI platform add-on and client installers in tune with the BI Platform installer would be a key objective for bringing predictability and common ground This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 50

51 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product direction Product direction SAP BusinessObjects BI platform enables users to consume information securely. It provides capabilities to manage security end-to-end and seamlessly integrate with other systems while maintaining low TCO Authentication Enable seamless integration with cloud applications and SAP Fiori launchpad, we plan to enable BI applications to be configurable as SAML 2.0 service provider. Support logon via UPN names for Win-AD plugins, this would enable possibility of using user s s etc. to be used a logon ID for BI applications Support for mapping of more than one set of credentials against user profiles. This is to ensure you can single sign on to databases even when there are more than one and they have different user credentials. Improved support for Kerberos based SSO for customers running on complete Unix/Linux deployment. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 51

52 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product direction Product direction Run RESTful web services in all BI Launchpad supported Webapp servers and Run outside WACS Support RESTful web services as most of the highly required BI Platform SDK workflows All the RESTful API s workflows auditable BI Platform search capability through RESTful Web services Scheduling and publications RESTful API s at par with product features supporting complete customizations BI Inbox and Favorites accessible and easily embeddable support via Opendoc URL method. To support market cloud adoption, it is planned to make new services available to be used in hybrid configurations This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 52

53 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Product vision Product vision Continue enhancing the BI Platform with new capabilities especially with cognitive and machine learning capabilities, smarter installation process and enhanced user experience. Machine learning and more natural interactions with the software are unquestionable trends that will be part of our future analysis tools Cloud and Hybrid deployments will grow and require more available cloud services Smarter installation with abilities to recover from known error conditions along with recommendations Further enhancements in the march towards (near) zero downtime deployments Installer user experience improvised for better update workflow and maintenance Improve End to End SSO capabilities by enabling X509 certificates for logon in a manner that they can be delegated to the servers for short term and be used for DB SSO scenarios on user s behalf. Manage all BI Extensions developed SAP Crystal Reports/SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence/Lumira under one umbrella for easy governance and managing distribution Support RESTful web services with Swagger /OpenAPI to semantically describe API s This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 53

54 Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI Overview Product description SAP BusinessObjects BI provides end users self-service access to BI content BI content access and organization Assist users to locate and consume BI content Add and organize BI content in a secure fashion Information discovery and sharing Help users discover relevant information to solve their business problems Enable information sharing among users BI workspaces Allow users to layout and link multiple BI assets for a holistic view of business information Portal server integration Access BI content from your portal server of choice 54

55 Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI Major product updates BI 4.0 Launchpad replaces the Java InfoView of former SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise releases BI 4.0 Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint replaces the.net InfoView of former SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise releases BI 4.0 workspaces replaces the Dashboard Builder product in previous versions of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. BI workspace is fully integrated with BI Launchpad and installed with the core BI platform Integration kits for connecting to SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel, JD Edwards and Oracle EBS systems are automatically included as part of the BI platform In BI4.2 SP4 there is an additional SAP Fiori like BI Launchpad only for the content interaction workflows 55

56 Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Easy access to information BI Launchpad BI workspaces Customization Improved experience Continued improvement of the new SAP Fiori like BI Launchpad Enhance the Unified Viewer Improved experience SAP Fiorified BI Launchpad Change SAP BW password Easily share content Updated Schedule and publish Casual user consumption User self service Collaboration Collaboration Collaboration support Improved experience Optional SAP Fiori like BI Launchpad Unified Viewer View Schedule Details Microsoft SharePoint SAP authentication support App model support Enhancements BI commentary enhancements User preference settings Change SAP BW password Enhancements Enhanced BI Workspace Import Netweaver locale Integrate with BEx Broadcaster Customization Continued customization enhancements Integration SAP Fiori and SAP Enterprise Portal Integration Integration SAP Fiori launchpad on ABAP Integration BI 4.2 SP4 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 56

57 Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI Product direction 2018 Product direction SAP BusinessObjects BI continues to offer a self-service BI environment for all users. There is a need to enhance the experience and provide better capabilities. Make the new SAP Fiori like BI Launchpad the default experience out of the box. Make it on par with the existing Launchpad. Enhance the new SAP Fiori like BI Launchpad to have additional new capabilities. Modernize the existing BI workspace to make it SAP Fiori like with additional capabilities. Easily share content between users. Enhance and simplify the Schedule and Publish workflow Import SAP Netweaver product locale information so it is persisted in the BI Launchpad Support Skinning and Theming capabilities in the BI Launchpad Support custom CSS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 57

58 Self-service access to SAP BusinessObjects BI Product vision Product vision SAP BusinessObjects BI continues to offer a self-service BI environment for all users Casual user consumption Further improve ease of use to lower learning curve and boost user productivity Self-service BI to reduce dependency on IT and speed up time to value Continue to enhance collaboration capabilities to help users crowdsource insight Enhanced personalization and customization Integration Search, manage, view and interact with BI content from within Duet software This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 58

59 Universe semantic layer - Overview Exposing all business data under a single umbrella Universe semantic layer Consistent user experience Trusted access to information Common access to all major data sources Hierarchical queries and reports Federated multi-source access UNV and UNX universes Empower all people, enable all workflows User friendly and secured access Common user experience for all front-ends Web Intelligence Lumira Crystal Reports Best access method for each specific data source Direct Access Universe Access All data sources Connect to all data sources SAP HANA SAP BW Sybase OLAP Any Relational Database Files Web Service 59

60 SAP BusinessObjects Semantic Layer Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Foundation Linked universes High precision numbers Mass conversion of universes Best on SAP data BEx authored universe SAP Vora support Support of SAP S/4HANA CDS views Support of SAP HANA 2 Support of SAP BW/4HANA Simplicity Republish universe Selective check integrity Hybrid BI Universe access from SAP Analytics Cloud Universe online from SAP Analytics Cloud Best on SAP data Unified driver for SAP HANA and SAP BW Support of new releases of SAP data sources Sets Enhanced temporal sets Sampling Foundation Online access to universes Geographical hierarchy Time hierarchy Shared queries Foundation Accelerated queries Predictive algorithms Simplicity Business user UI for sets definition Ecosystem JAVA SDK updates Sets Sets based on measures Sets defined with query panel Dedicated UI for sets definition BI4.2 SP03 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 60

61 SAP BusinessObjects Semantic Layer Product direction 2018 Product direction Foundation Online access to universes Enable accessing all relational sources with an online mode without query panel: all actions in the report trigger a new query to the database Automatically takes into account query best practices Geographical hierarchy Tag objects as geographical Define object location by name and type or by longitude and latitude Time hierarchy Build a hierarchical time dimension out of date time objects Simplify the definition of time based formulas Shared queries Define queries to be reused in client tools This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 61

62 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence For ad-hoc query and interactive reporting Quickly build ad-hoc queries and interactive reports without a knowledge of SQL or the underlying data structure Access to heterogeneous data sources Leverage semantic layer and common business terms Combine multiple data sources within a report Flexibility and control Create new reports or modify existing reports Re-use shared report elements Interactive and intuitive interface Use the organized toolbar, drag-and-drop features, and rich charting options Collaborate within the reports Online and offline reporting Ask questions, analyze data, and identify trends no matter where you are (mobile, web, desktop 62

63 SAP BusinessObjects Live Office - Overview Product description SAP BusinessObjects Live Office integrates business intelligence within Microsoft Office, allowing the embedding of live information within documents, spreadsheets, and presentations Secure, refreshable data Get live data into your Microsoft Office documents Formatting and calculations Format and perform calculations using Microsoft Office Share and search documents Publish Microsoft Office documents to SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Explore Microsoft Excel data Push Microsoft Excel data to SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 63

64 SAP BusinessObjects Live Office Major product updates Support for new SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence features in Live Office : Live Office supports the following new features in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence documents: Shared elements Document commentary: Live Office can retrieve cell content containing a comment. Geomap chart : Live Office can now retrieve Geomap charts. Reports using custom elements. Direct access to SAP HANA view: Live Office supports SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence documents whose data source is an SAP HANA view. Parallel data provider refresh: When you refresh a document, Live Office supports parallel data refresh. High precision decimal: If a measure has been defined to support 40 digits decimal, Live Office supports data retrieval, but its type is 'Text'. Linked universes: Live Office supports queries or documents created from linked universes created with information design tool (.unx universes). Live Office can now work on Microsoft Office 64 bit. 64

65 SAP BusinessObjects Live Office Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Consume SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.2 report parts Reports with shared elements Reports with comments Reports with geo maps Reports with big numbers Reports using custom elements 64-bit Microsoft Office support Continuous catch up SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.2 report parts new features Retrieve cell and block comments Use filters based on Set in query panel Support new charts type Continuous improvement Improvement on reports containing images in PPT Continuous catch up SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence report parts new features Shared BI variants Shared queries Continuous improvement Improve Geo maps capability and lay out (latitude/ longitude) Multiple Reports access Merged dimension User Interface improvement Continuous improvements Support Platform updates and Microsoft innovations BI 4.2 SP04 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 65

66 SAP BusinessObjects Live Office Product direction 2018 Product direction Future enhancements for SAP BusinessObjects Live Office Continuous improvements Platform updates Additional technology updates and suite integration This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 66

67 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Product Overview Product description Recommended for Reporting on SAP BW/4HANA

68 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence For ad-hoc query and interactive reporting Quickly build ad-hoc queries and interactive reports without a knowledge of SQL or the underlying data structure Access to heterogeneous data sources Leverage semantic layer and common business terms Combine multiple data sources within a report Flexibility and control Create new reports or modify existing reports Re-use shared report elements Interactive and intuitive interface Use the organized toolbar, drag-and-drop features, and rich charting options Collaborate within the reports Online and offline reporting Ask questions, analyze data, and identify trends no matter where you are (mobile, web, desktop 68

69 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Product Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision Recommended for Reporting on SAP BW/4HANA

70 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Engaging user experience New interactive viewer Charts enhancements BI Variants Dynamic Input Controls Trusted foundation dhtml vs. Java client parity Parallel queries Universe enhancements Collaboration Commentary Shared Elements Unleash the ecosystem Visualization extensions JAVA and REST SDK improvements Best on SAP data BEx authored universe New SAP HANA access Engaging user experience Interactive viewer enhancements Trusted foundation dhtml vs. Java client parity Cumulative improvements Additional Desktop Intelligence catch up Unleash the ecosystem REST SDK improvements Best on SAP data Support BICS INA connector SAP HANA Hierarchy flattening Enhanced consumption experience Interactive analysis for the end users Management by exception Smart tooltip Simplified designer experience Bootstrap document creation Templates Best chart recommendations Adapt to ecosystem Rationalize access to data Online data access for universes Trusted BI artefact Modern experience for readers and designers A modern and elegant user interface Cognitive search BI artifacts creation based on Natural Language Processing Advanced recommendation Integration of machine learning algorithms Advanced semantic Semantic Layer in the cloud Hybrid Semantic Layer: bridge OnPremise data and Cloud data in a unified layer DBaaS Hybrid SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Leverage your existing investment from the Cloud BI4.2 SP04 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 70

71 2018 Product direction Product direction Enhanced consumption experience Simplify report consumption and enable true interactive analysis for the end-users Continue to modernize and simplify the consumption experience New Input Controls in the report New Element Linking allowing to highlight the impacted data in context Propose an Interactive analysis mode enabling: turn to, best chart recommendations, add objects, add calculations, some formatting Alerting (management by exception): create and follow metrics Notifications: be notified when alerts is triggered or a comment is sent to you Smart tooltip: new tooltip type for the charts generated automatically or authored This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 71

72 2018 Product direction Product direction Simplified designer experience Being able to achieve exactly same things than in past version but three times faster Propose a modernized and simplified Designer experience thanks to progressive disclosure of features Search SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence artifacts and use them directly to build a report Propose BI Templates (documents / blocks / styles) Best chart recommendations when selecting objects to create a block Suggestions of existing document, report part and query at design time, based on usage New report layout for Mobile readiness: placement and layout snaps into place cleanly, responsive Ease calculations creation (variables) via visual action Multiple block enhancements: beautiful block by default, micro-charts, new tooltip type, forecasting, reference and trend line, This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 72

73 2018 Product direction Product direction Adapted to ecosystem Propose access to modern data, enable collaboration between users Fully leverage new data sources (unstructured, big and cloud data, cloud data, social data, APIs) Rationalize access to data by proposing Online data access for universes and other data sources Allow end users to collaborate thanks to new notification service and new collaborative space Enable creation of sharable Trusted BI artifacts (Query, data (cached), block) that end user can use directly Deliver key blocking/promised/cumulative features (legacy): SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence features, Top ideas Place, Publications ERs This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 73

74 2019 Product vision Product vision Cognitive search BI artifacts creation based on Natural Language Processing Advanced recommendation Integration of machine learning algorithms Advanced semantic in IDT to serve the machine learning Hybrid Semantic Layer Build a business layer in the cloud; bridging OnPremise data and Cloud data Enable DBaaS to serve the hybrid semantic layer Hybrid SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Leverage your existing investment from the Cloud Allow the consumption of your Interactive SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence report from the Cloud This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 74

75 SAP Crystal Reports Product Overview Product description Recommended for Reporting on SAP BW/4HANA

76 SAP Crystal Reports Product description SAP Crystal Reports enables you to easily design interactive reports and connect them to virtually any data source. Your users will benefit from on-report sorting and filtering giving them the power to execute decisions instantly. The integrations into Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse along with our existing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and runtime engines allow developers to embed reporting into their solutions Free form layout of information Data fields, groups, crosstabs, charts, sub-reports, drawing tools, images, Flash objects Data transformations, calculations and custom functions Standard formatting features Connect to a wide range of data sources Relational, multidimensional, flat file, XML or web services Report consumer guided interactivity On-report sorting, interactive parameters, drill through New APIs Native.NET and JAVA, RESTful Web services and AJAX SAP BusinessObjects BI platform and OpenDocument API Embed into web, desktop, mobile applications 76

77 SAP Crystal Reports OEM/developer IDE integrations Provides application developers the ability to work within a familiar environment while designing and embedding reports. IDE integrations are available for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, as well as Eclipse 3.7 and 4.x Built-in designer Built-in report designer allows application developers to create reports without leaving the IDE Major features of the report design experience are available in the built-in designer Embeddable runtime Embeddable report runtime for custom application Multiple SDKs SDKs are available for creating, modifying and viewing reports SDKs to modify the viewing experience 77

78 SAP Crystal Reports Major product updates SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise is a major redesign of the SAP Crystal Reports designer and associated processing servers This new report designer will contain the new features and innovations going forward Customers should plan to transition from SAP Crystal Reports 2008, SAP Crystal Reports 2011, SAP Crystal Reports 2013, SAP Crystal Reports 2016 to SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise to take advantage of new features and innovations SAP Crystal Reports 2016 is an incremental update to SAP Crystal Reports 2013, and can run side by side with SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise We will continue to deliver our current IDE integrations with Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse for the SAP Crystal Reports 2016 product line SAP Crystal Reports, version for Microsoft Visual Studio will continue to support multiple versions of Microsoft Visual Studio We will continue to support the Software Development Kits (SDKs) that are available for SAP Crystal Reports 2016 We will continue to support the SDKs that are available for SAP Crystal Reports 2016 We will be investing in our new APIs and embeddable services for SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise Investments in reports is preserved Reports created in the 2016 designer will open in the Enterprise designer (data connection can be migrated to the BI platform stack) This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 78

79 SAP Crystal Reports Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision Recommended for Reporting on SAP BW/4HANA

80 SAP Crystal Reports Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Enable the Business (CR2016 and CR4E) Fiorified BI Launchpad Server Group Enhancements Continued improvement (CR2016 and CR4E) Fiorified BI Launchpad - continuous improvement Continued improvement Bridging the functionality gaps in CR4E compared to CR2016 Continued improvement Bridging the functionality gaps in CR4E compared to CR2016 Partner Extension Dictionary Vertical Alignment in text objects Data Source Mapping Enhancements, BW Enhancements, SAP S/4HANA connection (CR4E) Enable the Business(CR2016 and CR4E) Home Page redesign Removal of Flash Prompt (CR4E) New platform support Continued support of new data sources, applications, and operating systems Unified Viewer SAP UI5 Based Design integrated in Fiorified BI Launchpad Waterfall charts (CR4E) QR code and Bar code Support (CR4E) Consume SETS via UNX (CR4E) Conditional formatting for Line and Box(CR2016) New platform support (CR2016 and CR4E) Direct to Data enhancement Access 2013 and XML OEM/developer Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Eclipse 3.7, 4.x Open Document Enhancements(CR2016 and CR4E) New platform support (CR2016 and CR4E) Continued support of new data sources, applications, and operating systems OEM/developer Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Java 1.8 (CR for Eclipse) OEM/developer Continued API enhancements Continued RESTful Web services enhancements New platform support Continued support of new data sources, applications, and operating systems OEM/developer Continued API enhancements Chart Extension API Richer RESTful web services New embeddable reporting service Customizable and embeddable SAPUI5 viewer JavaScript API enhancement (CR4E) BI 4.2 SP4, CR VS SP20, CR Eclipse SP20 (CR4E) = Only for CR for Enterprise version, (CR2016) = Only for CR 2016 Version This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 80

81 2018 Product direction Product direction Fix functionality gaps in Enterprise version against SAP Crystal Reports 2016 Continued enhancement of SDK to give developers more control and flexibility Continued support of new data sources, applications, and operating systems Additional IDE Integrations and various APIs and customization options Available APIs APIs to achieve viewer customization RESTful Web services enhancements Continued enhancements in API to allow usage of SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise capabilities in extended solutions This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 81

82 2019 Product vision Product vision SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise is the basis for all future versions of Crystal Reports Continue to fix the functionality gaps for Enterprise version against SAP Crystal Reports 2016 The new designer will continue to be updated with improved visualization capabilities, chart interactions, conditional formatting, styling capabilities and look and feel Continue to enhance SDK to give developers more control and flexibility Continued support of new data sources, applications, and operating systems The existing APIs that are available for application developers will continue to be offered. These existing APIs will only support content created in SAP Crystal Reports 2016 and earlier The new RESTful Web services and AJAX APIs will be the solution for application developers who are embedding reports into web-based, rich internet, and mobile applications. The new APIs will not support thick clients and two-tier application development Future plan is to introduce: An embeddable service to process SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise content Enhance the RESTful web services to enable authoring and modification workflows Fully HTML5 based viewer This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 82

83 SAP Lumira Product Overview Product description Recommended for SAP BW/4HANA

84 SAP Lumira 2.0 Product description - Overview SAP BusinessObjects Lumira enables customers to gain insights from trusted enterprise data sources and personal data, and to share those insights through interactive visualizations, stories and tailored analysis applications with other users, on desktop browsers and mobile devices. Discovery Rich client for business users Connect to data sources, acquire, manipulate and merge data Work offline with data, explore and analyze data online Create stories with visualizations from all types of data Designer Rich client for professional designers of corporate analysis applications Full control of the application look and feel, and user interaction Create shared UI elements (e.g. headers, footers, toolbars) Create planning applications (based on BW-IP or BPC 10.1 Embedded) Cost-effective management of large corporate BI deployments Interoperability Discovery and Designer share data connectivity and UI artifacts (visualizations, stories, stylesheets), see Common Technology (next slide) Consistent end user experience for Discovery story and Designer application consumers IT can extend and / or operationalize Discovery stories from Business users using Designer 84

85 SAP Lumira Product description High Level System Architecture SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, server version for BI Platform leverages the BI platform to enable secure access to Discovery stories and Designer applications in Business Departments and SAP Enterprise BI Landscapes, on desktop browsers and mobile devices. Options are available to work offline with data, disconnected from the corporate network. SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, server version for BI Platform AddOn installation to the BI Platform (4.1 SP8+, 4.2 SP2+) hosts the execution runtime of Discovery stories and Designer applications and hooks into standard platform content management tools and mechanisms Business users view Lumira documents from the BI Launchpad. They can interact with data (filtering, sorting, ranking, for example), adapt visualizations, create and share personal views (bookmarks), export data and print Lumira documents Shared Technology Online Connectivity for detailed analysis: SAP BW, SAP HANA (full support of BW and HANA data models), SAP S/4HANA Analytic Engine Data Acquisition Connectivity for preparation (e.g. Cleanse, Merge) and offline-enablement of overview dashboards: SAP BW, SAP HANA, SAP BusinessObjects universes (UNX), a wide variety of 3rd party databases and file data. Shared UI Technology: Charts, Crosstab, GeoMap, Filters, Stylesheets, standard UI components, all based on SAPUI5 (Fiori) 85

86 SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 Major product updates SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 is the legal successor of both SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.x and SAP Lumira 1.x SAP recommends customers of 1.x versions of Design Studio and / or Lumira to upgrade to SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 License entitlements do not change by the upgrade Conversion support for 1.x documents of both Design Studio and Lumira is provided SAP BusinessObjects Lumira 2.0 requires deployment on the BI Platform Some features of Lumira 1.x are differently supported in 2.0, and some functional restrictions exist For details to consider for customers who need to upgrade from 1.x versions to Lumira 2.0, please refer to the Appendix in the Product Roadmap This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 86

87 SAP Lumira Product Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision Recommended for SAP BW/4HANA

88 SAP Lumira Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations Lumira 1.30 and 1.31 Support of SAP S/4HANA Enhanced SAP BW and SAP HANA support User defined color palettes Offline consumption on Mobile BI Extended support for scheduling Enhanced SSO support Enhanced OpenDocument support Extended support for platforms Design Studio 1.6 SP2 Spreadsheet improvements Ad-hoc currency conversion Virtual hierarchy of stacked dimensions New SAP Fiori components Info chart enhancements Designer: Simple calculations, UX enhancements Support of cascading filters for UNX and CSV data sources 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Analysis & Exploration Modernized user experience Improved Filter and Input Controls Enhanced Visualization experience Improved SAP HANA online analysis Support for SAP BW online analysis Improved Story and Layout capabilities Application Design Componentization and reusable custom components (Composites) Robust bookmarks Mobile UX: Adaptive Layout, Scrolling Interoperability Use acquired data from Discovery as a data source in Designer Extend Discovery stories with Designer Contextual export to Analysis Office Enterprise Schedule Designer applications based on acquired data Extended support for enterprise deployment Analysis & Exploration Filter support for measures Extend Filtering with cascading and indirect filters Input Controls support on measures Interactive analysis with visualization linking Data level collaboration with commentary Enhanced visualization & formatting capabilities Filter Dialog enhancements (e.g. copy & paste values) Improved PDF export Interoperability Improvements between Discovery and Designer Enterprise General availability (GA) of Lumira 2.0, planned for early Q Scheduling & Broadcasting with PDF Governance and data protection Analysis & Exploration Filter by system variable (e.g. Today), Personal selection variants Simplify end user analysis e.g. Business Query search, What-If, financial calculation (YTD), custom sort, BW Query linking & axis sharing Data Enrichment support for Live connections Improved calculations and formula editor Extend visualization capabilities, e.g. new chart variations and types, custom tooltips, binning, improved conditional formatting, trend & reference lines, crosstab formatting Blending Enhancements, e.g. live and imported data, calculations Smart data discovery Enterprise Data preparation in the Browser Common and reusable datasets Export to PPT Interoperability Webi as a data source Interoperability with SAP Analytics Cloud This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 88

89 SAP Lumira 2.0 Features Enhancements Discovery Planned innovations Experience Combined Prepare, Visualize and Compose workflows in one canvas Improved interaction across the application BW and UNX connections available by default post installation Contextual actions and right click enabled for all components and workflows Filters Enhancements Visualization level Filters in the Canvas Consolidated view of Filters applied Filters with multiple conditions Hierarchical LOV display and navigation Improved Input Controls Extend Filters to Input controls Additional control types Improved look and feel for controls Visualizations Improved chart defaults Extended scenarios for data discovery with visualizations Improvements on Waterfall, Stack, Line, Pie & Donut charts Enhanced Data highlights, policies and formatting across chart types Conditional Formatting Reusable conditions across visualizations Table Enhancements Drill support for Level based Hierarchies Improved measure values and Totals display Improved interactions on Crosstab Geo Enhancements Enhanced default Maps i.e. ESRI and NavTeQ Improved Layers support BW Online analysis SAP BW online access and analysis in discovery Support Business Logic and Elements defined in BEx Queries with delegated calculations HANA Online analysis Enhanced support for SAP HANA online analysis with HTTP connector Story & Layout Improved canvas making Dashboarding and Story telling easier Responsive layout to build once and consume on any device Re use of components on the canvas This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 89

90 SAP Lumira 2.0 Discovery: Experience Planned innovations Home Screen All Starting points Sources, Connections, Local & Platform Documents in one Screen BW and UNX connections available by default post installation Retain session to BIP across workflows i.e. Login, Connection, Save and UNX access Application Prepare, Visualize and put a story together in one screen, combine any of actions in the process of Discovery Contextual actions and right click enabled for all components and workflows Input Control Drag and Drop filters to create controls Improved control look and Feel, control, text and padding of visual enhancements This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 90

91 SAP Lumira 2.0 Discovery: Experience (cont..) Planned innovations Visualizations Avoid re-work on formatting of charts while updating chart for additional details with one canvas approach Formatting capabilities under Design Tab, your work is retained irrespective of where you do formatting Story & Layout Tile based approach and intelligent placing to reduce users effort in alignment Insert visualization at particular location with right click on the canvas This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 91

92 SAP Lumira 2.0 Features Enhancements Designer Planned innovations Composites Designers can create own reusable components without low-level JavaScript programming, similar to app development Value: Re-use (e.g. global templates, headers, footers), modularization of complex applications lower TCD/TCO Mobile Improvements Adaptive layout container with support for different layouts for small, medium and large screen sizes Scrolling Support on Mobile Devices Improved Caching (with Mobile BI ios 6.6) Reworked Bookmark Concept Control for designer to configures what is captured in a bookmark (e.g. selection of data sources, global script variables, components) Support for personal and global bookmarks LCM support of bookmarks and folders Export Enhancements Contextual Export to Analysis Office PDF Improvements: Support for export of Geo maps, much improved chart quality, configuration options for header, footer, appendix content Charting Enhancements Consolidation of combination chart types Significantly extended configuration options for enduser Geo Enhancements Clustering capability for Markers and Bubbles supports data selection for data projection Table Enhancements: Crosstab & Spreadsheet Crosstab: Supports Single Cell selection and related script methods to retrieve selection Spreadsheet: Supports On Select event and related script methods to retrieve selection New Components Shape (aka Infographic) Filter Line (m mode) Conditional Formatting Enhancements Create new rules (end-user) Supports all data sources Rules based on measure values or dimension members Misc Much improved variable and member selection Ux Consistent dimension/member handling throughout application Locked entire rows / columns for planning applications Scheduling of imported data sets This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 92

93 SAP Lumira 2.0 Designer: Composites Planned innovations Composites Designers can create own components without lowlevel JavaScript programming, similar to app development (formatting by drag & drop of standard components, logic definition by data binding and scripting) Based on a clean interface concept Usable like any other standard component: properties, methods, events (interface) Re-usable across applications, stored on the BI platform Can be used to define global components (header, footer, toolbar, global script pool) Can also be used to decompose complex applications into smaller, better manageable parts This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 93

94 SAP Lumira 2.0 Designer: Reworked Bookmark Concept Planned innovations Reworked Bookmark Concept Designer configures what is captured in a bookmark (e.g. selection of data sources, global script variables, components) Increasing robustness of bookmarks against application UI changes Bookmark configuration as a technical component in design time Multiple Bookmarks can be defined within one application Promotion Management support of bookmarks and folders Personal and global bookmarks are supported This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 94

95 SAP Lumira 2.0 Designer: Comprehensive Charting Enhancements Planned innovations Comprehensive Charting Enhancements Provides Context menu at runtime to change title, change legend etc. Chart configuration redefined: New intuitive User Interface Select chart types and set properties in one place Contextually display properties according to the selected elements New properties e.g. Extend label capacity Simplifying chart types Dramatically reduce the number of chart types without losing features Flexible and convenient to define dual and combination charts based on the basic charts Improved Usability for Chart Feeding Panel Chart property Allow DataSource Modification to enable add/delete dimensions/kpis to chart All configuration options moved to property sheet at design time(no additional property sheet available) Design Time Run Time This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 95

96 Lumira 2.0 Features Enhancements Interoperability and server version for BI Platform Planned innovations Interoperability Use prepared data in Discovery to build applications in Designer Extend the Discovery Stories or consume in applications in Designer Note: Stories extended in Designer cant be edited anymore in Discovery. However, data update and preparation is supported along with interactions supported by Discovery in preview mode Deployment & Security HANA SAML SSO from Desktop & Platform with Managed connections STS/SNC support for BW (Live/Import) from Desktop & Platform with Managed connections Lumira Desktop Login to BOE with Corba SSL Support for SAP BW 7.4 XML based logon Save without data for all Imported sources Platform Browser: Firefox & Safari along with existing support for IE 11 and Chrome OS: AIX & Solaris (only for Designer applications) along with existing support for Win and Lin Lang: 17 New Languages including RTL This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 96

97 Product Vision Major Investment Themes Product vision Analysis, Exploration and Visualization Further simplify key workflows while adding more sophisticated options to combine, enrich and visualize data Enterprise Further investments to simplify deployment and operations of the product Further re-use of application parts to reduce TCO of large content deployments Interoperability Further interoperability with BI 4 Tools and Platform Build bridges to SAP Analytics Cloud This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 97

98 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office Overview Product description Recommended for SAP BW/4HANA

99 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office Product Description SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office is an add-in to Microsoft Office that facilitates multidimensional analysis on SAP sources. As of release 2.1, it also contains the SAP EPM Add-In that supports SAP BusinessObjects Planning (BPC) and Consolidation and MDX-based sources. Analyze your data SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA BPC and MDX-based sources (Essbase, SSAS) Native MS Office user experience Build interactive workbooks Tightly integrated into Microsoft Excel Powerful API for typical filter, drill-down and planning operations Create live BI-driven presentations Refresh your data within Microsoft PowerPoint Plan your business Supports BW-integrated planning & BPC embedded model (Analysis) Supports BPC standard model (SAP EPM) 99

100 Client Convergence in Microsoft Office Unified Microsoft Office Client Coexistence of Analysis and EPM sheets Superset of Analysis and EPM Add-In features (with some limitations) Common Installer, single license Protected investments: Re-use existing content Separate ribbon tabs Gradual convergence: e.g. common refresh Terminology SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office (Add-In) Product including the former products Analysis Office and EPM Add-In Analysis Plug-In Analysis as part of Analysis Office EPM Plug-In EPM as part of Analysis Office Analysis Office EPM Add-In Analysis Office (Add-In) Analysis Plug-In EPM Plug-In 100

101 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office New in Release 2.4 Recent innovations Analysis & EPM support for BPC Business Process Flow in Microsoft Excel-only use (i.e., no start from web client required) (BW7.40SP15 / BPC 10.1 SP10) Continuous Improvements Analysis Plug-In Table Design: improved editor (edit formulas) Application Building: ribbon configuration (hide/add items) Reporting Workbook protection Shared Axis group crosstabs / synchronize dimensions Filter: explicit selection for hierarchies, copy&paste with exclude Planning New lines: extended value help (with filter taken from cell), autocomplete New lines: highlighting cells with errors Enhancements on BW Grouping members / local hierarchy (BW 7.50 SP6) HANA SAML support for authentication, incl. automatic -mode browser based BIP Variants for workbooks, can also be used for scheduling (BI 4.2 SP4) Comments Continuous Improvements EPM Plug-In EVDRE support 101

102 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision Recommended for SAP BW/4HANA

103 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office 1 Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Analysis & EPM support for SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC) Business Process Flow in Microsoft Excel-only use Analysis Plug-In Application Building: ribbon configuration (hide/add items) Reporting Workbook protection Shared Axis Filter: explicit selection for hierarchies, copy&paste with exclude Autocomplete in planning Local hierarchy in BW Automatic authentication in HANA Variants and comments in BIP Integration into SAP Analytics Cloud Reporting on Analytics Cloud models Customize User Interface Workbook Backstage, ribbon tab & context menus configuration Predefined functions SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC) Default environment Environment-specific value help (queries, workbooks, BW workspace) Work status report generation Business Process Flow Change activity context Set work status from Excel Analysis - Continuous Improvements Comments (BW) Grouping: move node Axis Sharing: butterfly, columns Smart DataSource reset BIP: Publication Planning: Mass copy&paste in new lines / performance Keep formula on cell Framework.Net API (alternative to VBA API) Convergence Customize User Interface EPM plug-in (including context menu) Default template for BPC user profile SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC) Support Related Actions (Business Process Flow) BPC: Introduce Context User concept Analysis: Continuous improvements Enhanced reporting features Asymmetric reporting: UX to define restrictions in Microsoft Excel cells rather than one-by-one in separate dialog Tuple Filter: Include or Exclude of specific tuples (as opposed to Cartesian product of dimensions) SetData/GetData enhancements Disaggregration settings Reporting based on InfoProviders and key figure catalog Grouping on HANA Enhanced Microsoft PowerPoint support BW Workspace & hierarchies Share workbook-local objects Grouping: editor Convergence Unified repository Analysis: Continuous improvements Integration of Microsoft Excel 365 apps Universe connectivity Release 2.4 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 103

104 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office 2 Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision EPM Plug-in EVDRE support EPM - Continuous Improvements Set work status for multiple members Keep logon connection history New user experience for member insertion filtering Planning formulas : Support descendants in planning formulas/ Button Keep & reuse favorite dimension member s selection Report protection supports grouping Improve context menu and prompt EPM - Removing limitations Microsoft Word support Extension support EPM - Continuous Improvements User experience harmonization: New members selector in work status EPM formula EPMDimension and Axis Override for page header Add Dimension Property selection in EPMDimensionOverride Support planning for BAPI provider connection (Big Volume mode) EPM - Continuous Improvements New user experience to create asymmetric reports on the fly Support HANA variables through HANA MDX connection EPM Platform updates Support Microsoft technology and innovation Release 2.4 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 104

105 2018 Product direction Product direction Analysis - Continuous Improvements We will continue to build more flexible reporting and layouting options into the product, e.g. GetData/SetData formula handling, tuple filter, and more We will extend the grouping feature by a powerful editor and offer it on HANA EPM - Continuous Improvements We will complete Member Selector look and feel harmonization (in work status menu) We will make EPM formulas more powerful, adding new properties and in header for EPMDimensionOverride / EPMAxisOverride We will enhance BAPI provider connection (Big Volume mode) supporting planning /write-back capability This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 105

106 2019 Product vision Product vision Analysis - Continuous Improvements We will extend the connectivity of Analysis to access Universes We will follow Microsoft trends within Microsoft Excel (e.g., supporting Office 365 apps) EPM - Continuous Improvements We will continue to deliver product improvements as creating new user experience to ease the creation of asymmetric reporting, and enhance HANA MDX connectivity (variables support). We will follow and support Microsoft versions and innovation. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 106

107 SAP Predictive Analytics Overview Product description

108 SAP Predictive Analytics What Is It? SAP Predictive Analytics is an Advanced Analytics suite that enables organizations to build predictive models quickly, manage them efficiently and deploy them at scale to business applications and business processes, where they can be consumed by users to improve business outcomes and generate ROI What value does it deliver? Accurate results in days, not weeks: Accelerate your work with automated techniques in Data Preparation, Modelling and Model Management, without scarifying performance and quality Machine learning at scale: Maintain peak performance for hundreds or more models through massive automation Insights where people interact: Embed predictive models in business processes and applications such as SAP HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Fraud Management 108

109 SAP Predictive Analytics Core workflows Prepare Data with Data Manager Build robust Predictive Models quickly with Automated Modeler Build complex Predictive Pipelines with Expert Analytics Build analytical datasets with clicks, not code Create thousands of derived features to increase predictive accuracy Automate dataset production & create reusable transformations Identify which variables are changing over time with timestamped populations Generate automatically reusable SQL code with associated documentation Automate Predictive Modelling with Classification, Regression, Clustering, Time Series Forecast, Association Rules Identify automatically of key contributing variables on very wide datasets Automate executive and operational reports In Database Execution Automated Predictive Library (APL) on SAP HANA & Native Spark Modelling on Hadoop Easy to Use - Drag-and-drop data selection, preparation and predictive modelling Use the predictive models in SAP HANA such as Unified Demand Forecast (UDF), Predictive Analytics Library (PAL) & APL Leverage existing R functions and libraries Embed the models in external SAP applications 109

110 SAP Predictive Analytics Core workflows Link Analysis & Recommendation Scoring Operationalization with Predictive Factory Extract variables for enhanced link analysis and prediction Identify communities amongst your customers Find influencers within communities to focus efforts where they count the most Create personalized recommendations for each visitor In-database scoring using SQL Interface with business applications using scoring equations and code: SQL, Java, PMML, SAS, C, C++ Real Time Scoring on SAP HANA and Spark Streaming environments Manage lifecycle of thousands of models in parallel, whatever their origin (Automated Modeler & Expert Analytics) Schedule model automated application to new data Detect data deviation & retrain model automatically when required Event and time based scheduling Segmented Time Series Modelling 110

111 SAP Predictive Analytics Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision

112 SAP Predictive Analytics Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Simplify Predictive Factory is the first component to roll out on next generation SAP Fiori based UI with X- Ray support for contextual help. Big Data Native Spark Modelling for Regression & Classification on Hadoop. SAP Vora support for Modeller and Scorer Massive Automation Segmented Time Series Modelling enables mass model creation based on attribute values. Predictive Factory extends support for apply & retrain for Expert Models Machine Learning in Apps SAP Fraud Management Predictive Analytics /17 Simplify Unified Model Authoring in Next Generation UI for Expert and Automated supporting SAP HANA, Hadoop/Spark and SAP Vora SAP HANA content views support in Data Manager Data preparation & manipulation nodes in Expert Big Data Spark ML (MLlib) in Predictive Composer SAP Vora Support Completion Automated/Guided analytics support on SAP Cloud Platform-Big Data Services (Altiscale) Machine Learning in Apps SAP S/4HANA SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer Simplify Data Preparation & Agile Data Visualization in next generation UI Managed Servers completes move to next generation architecture Super Node enables reusable collections of nodes with input parameters. Complete PAL Support & Increase SAP HANA PAL Algorithm Support Big Data Custom Scala/R on Hadoop-Spark in Predictive Composer Continued Integration with SAP Big Data Solutions Massive Automation Python scripting for automation Automatic model segmentation for additional data mining functions. Machine Learning in Apps Continued investment Simplify Non HANA/Non Hadoop Predictive Composer Interactive Predictive Models in SAP Analytics Cloud Massive Automation Streaming in Predictive Factory on SAP HANA & Hadoop (Streaming through Scorer supported today) Big Data Complete Native Spark Modeler support by adding Clustering, Social, Time Series & Recommendation This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 112

113 2018 Product direction Product direction Simplify Continue the journey to a unified simplified product architecture and user experience Data Preparation in next generation UI simplified so that it can be easily used by a business user. (Data Manager replacement) Agile Data Visualization in next generation UI. Ensure that data scientists & business analysts can visually as well as algorithmically explore data. Modelling Server in Predictive Factory is planned to simplify the installation and management of SAP Predictive Analytics by bringing the core automated server technology into Predictive Factory. Super Node in Predictive Composer enables reusable collections of nodes with input parameters. Complete PAL Support is intended to enable the use of any PAL Algorithm from within Predictive Composer. Improve and update embedded models Massive Automation Continue the journey to enable small teams to manage large amounts of models in a highly efficient manner Python scripting for automation enable users to use python as an alternative to KxScript, opening up our capabilities to greater amount of users. Automatic model segmentation for Classification, Regression, Social, Time Series and Clustering to enable users to build huge amount of models quickly based on fixed segments. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 113

114 2019 Product vision Product vision Simplify Non HANA/Non Hadoop Predictive Composer to enable data scientists to work with any type of data. Interactive Predictive Models in SAP Analytics Cloud to enable data scientists to publish interactive models which can be adjusted by business analysts to model complex scenarios using their business intuition. Massive Automation Streaming in Predictive Factory on SAP HANA & Hadoop (Streaming through Scorer supported today). This allows full automation in IoT Scenarios. Big Data Complete Native Spark Modeler support by adding Clustering, Social, Time Series & Recommendation This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 114

115 Summary SAP Predictive Analytics are investing in the following core areas over the next couple of releases Simplify: Predictive Analytics is being re-platformed on a single architecture with a modern UI which works for both Business Analysts and Data Scientists and is easy to install and maintain. Massive Automation: Predictive Analytics is adding technology to aid teams who need to build and maintain massive amounts of models including Segmented Modelling, Predictive Factory & Python Scripting. Big Data: Predictive Analytics works with huge ultra-wide datasets of up to 64K attributes wide on SAP HANA & Hadoop. The product will continue to evolve on Big Data Platforms to support Spark ML and Streaming environments. Machine Learning in Apps: Making machine learning available in 100% of SAP Applications and fully configurable by customers and partners This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 115

116 SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom Overview Product description

117 SAP Analytics Cloud SaaS Platform Applications SAP Digital Boardroom Analytics Hub* Mobile Experience* Analytics Store* Analytic Capabilities BI Discovery Charts and Table Geospatial Planning Events and Workflows Allocation Value Driver Tree Simulation Predictive Smart Assist Advanced Analytics* Embedding* Analytics into Applications Core Capabilities Data Connectivity Wrangling Modeling Administration Auditing Story Experience Collaboration Mobile* APIs* SAP Cloud Platform Cloud Data Sources and Applications On-Premise Data Sources and Applications *Planned functionality 117

118 SAP Analytics Cloud for business intelligence Core workflow Recent innovations Connect and Prepare your Data Visualize and build your own Views Share with your team Prepare and model cloud and on-premise data from your browser Support data connectors from SAP (BW, HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, Universes) and non-sap sources Support Linking Aggregated Data Cross dataset calculations Design, Visualize, and create your stories online Add simple location analytics into your visualizations Personalize your own dashboard views Simply Collaborate with your team Take action on your data Use permissions to control who can view and edit your analytics 118

119 SAP Analytics Cloud for planning Core workflow Recent innovations Simplify Experience Trust Simply create and modify calculations and planning models and on the fly Take action anytime, anywhere on the desktop or on the go Align plans across Finance and business units with direct integration into SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Analyze, plan and visualize in the same application Personalize your KPIs, dashboard, processes and stories Collaborate in-context of your plan and make faster decisions Enjoy a new generation of planning in the cloud with a modern look and feel Plan and simulate at any level of detail, with any number of users, at any time Drive high performance planning and forecasting process with the SAP Cloud Platform 119

120 SAP Analytics Cloud for predictive Core workflow - Smart Assist Recent innovations Smart Discoveries Smart Discoveries - Simulation Smart Insights Understand the main business drivers behind your core KPIs, such as revenue, churn, and productivity powered by Machine Learning Interact with insights and explore hidden structures and relationships Find the answer to business questions through intuitive charts and natural language Simulate possible outcomes based on your business scenarios Predict the outcome of a particular KPI or record value based on historical data Experiment to see how particular dimension values or KPI values will affect the outcome, e.g. your sales opportunity Quickly develop a clear understanding of intricate aspects of your business data Click on a data point to get smart textual and visual insights Example: Want to know more about your Revenue in the Retail Sector? Smart Insights panel offers an explanation 120

121 SAP Digital Boardroom: User experience, decisions, actions Contextual user experiences Embedded and personalized to each individual Predictive and machine learning No longer only for the data scientist Data-driven decisions By people across the organization and beyond Data is a strategic asset Analytics are fundamental to all business investments 121

122 SAP Digital Boardroom Built on SAP Analytics Cloud Recent innovations Total Transparency Instant Data Driven Insights Simplified Boardroom Processes Get a complete picture of the company situation in real-time Visualize in-context insights to maximize impact on the audience Align executive decisions on one source of truth across business areas Answer ad-hoc questions on-the-fly to better understand the business performance Analyze root causes to identify business risks and opportunities in real-time Simulate impact of potential decisions to financials and operations Transform the boardroom experience for better outcomes Reduce boardroom meeting preparation time and effort Leverage predefined best practices to accelerate time to value 122

123 SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction

124 SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations Planned Q2/2017 Planned Q3/2017 Product direction Data Connectors Acquired data connectors to SAP Fieldglass, Progress OpenEdge JDBC, Google BigQuery Live data connectors to SAP HANA, SAP BW 7.5 SP6+, and SAP BW on HANA 7.5 SP6+ Next Generation Data Preparation Visualizations and Calculations Responsive layout for story pages Time based calculations such as YTD, YoY, Previous Year Predictive Time series forecasting Smart Assist capabilities R Visualizations Planning IBCS table styling Enhanced Version Management Data Connectors Live connection to SAP S/4 HANA cloud and on-premise, BW/4HANA, BW 7.4 and SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics Data source repointing for online sources Visualizations and Calculations Datapoint commenting Cross dataset calculations Planning Enhanced integration with BPC standard Simplify creation and use of complex VDT models Additional dimension formula keywords Predictive Smart Grouping SAP Digital Boardroom New advanced filtering experience Microsoft Surface Hub support Touch control menu Data Connectors OData V4 Live connection to SAP BusinessObjects relational Universes API to push data into SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Ariba Visualizations and Calculations Asymmetric charts Mobile Multi-Device ios App Offline experience Digital Boardroom Support Planning Enterprise driver based planning SAP Digital Boardroom Storyflow Presentation Builder Hybrid SAP Analytics Hub Integration with Analysis Office Data Connectors SAP Anywhere, Spark Delta and asynchronous upload Support multi-source models APIs to access SAP Analytics Cloud data Feature parity for remote HANA source Visualizations and Calculations Natural language generation Mobile Android support Commenting and annotations Planning Planning process recurrence Fiscal year handling Data locking Unit handling Predictive Advanced analytics Q This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 124

125 SAP Analytics Cloud Responsive Layout Planned innovations New Responsive Layout Option Experience the same content on every device and screen resolution Structure your story content in lanes Users can swipe and scroll to view more content beyond the initial screen This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 125

126 Planned innovations Q2/2017 & Q3/2017 Addictive Data Visualization Experiences Planned innovations Enable data visualization designers to build beautiful stories that are rich in interactivity, responsive and well laid out in an easy to use, flexible, customizable and extensible interface while allowing story consumers to explore charts and data to quickly find additional insights. Workspace Level Improvements SDK for embedding stories into other applications Chart Level Improvements Asymmetric charts Datapoint commenting Dimension and variance selection via input control Dynamic time filters, and measure based page and story filters Planned Geospatial Features Country geocoding Open map from preset zoom This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 126

127 Planned innovations Q2/2017 & Q3/2017 Financial Planning Planned innovations Provide an intuitive and comprehensive planning solution to enable the business user to model any planning scenario, from sophisticated financial models to simple departmental models, and feel comfortable managing the process. General Continuously enhance the reporting grid Dynamic reports/input schedules Undo / Redo for planning operations Data wrangling support Enhanced integration with BPC standard Prev. Year / Prev. Month for FX Conversion Datapoint commenting Process Flows Enterprise oriented planning processes flows Data locking Input Validations Value Driver Trees Simplify creation and use of complex models Improve spreading and distributions Enhanced currency support Calculations Enhanced driver based planning Additional dimension formula keywords This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 127

128 Planned innovations Q2/2017 & Q3/2017 Mobile Planned innovations First Release: External release of single multi-device ios app Native ios app supporting latest generation of iphones, ipad and ipad Pro devices Requires stories designed with Responsive Layout Online only Q3 2017: Digital Boardroom Support Offline Support Integration Predictive Capabilities High fidelity experience to resemble story viewing in browser Fast and intuitive, with touch gesture support Native filter experience Story consumption only, no design time Business Intelligence feature focus No planning or predictive features Supersedes previous iphone app and includes collaboration and notifications This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 128

129 Planned innovations Q2/2017 & Q3/2017 SAP Digital Boardroom Planned innovations Provide in-context digital meeting experience with continuous insights, real-time planning, and collaboration capabilities. Enable decision-makers to steer their business from anywhere. Q2/2017 Advanced filtering New filter experience when presenting Detailed filter info widget Touch Control Menu Microsoft Surface HUB support Search in a presentation Alerting widget Q3/2017 New Presentation Builder Create Boardrooms for single screen, multiscreen and full screen setups, displaying 1 to n pages in the new layout Storyflow Arrange pages (Canvas, Responsive, Grid) with a Flow for a particular presentation Create jump-off points between individual pages & multiple Flows (Agenda Sub-Items) This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 129

130 Planned innovations Q2/2017 & Q3/2017 Hybrid Planned innovations SAP Analytics Hub Cloud based, single point of access for on-premise and cloud analytics, providing a unified user experience independent of the content or deployment type Business users have a simple way to search for content, get information, and access analytics Content can be documented, categorized, and curated by power users, who can publish links to selected analytics and provide information for the business users Only stores metadata, not actual data or analytics Integration with Analysis Office Analysis Office workflows and user experience based on SAP Analytics Cloud data Consume native SAP Analytics Cloud models Workflow starts in Excel (logon, browse for models, discover data) This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 130

131 Product direction Data Connectivity, Geospatial, Mobile and SAP Digital Boardroom Product direction Data Connectivity Mobile Planning Hybrid Data acquisition Connector SAP HANA via JDBC SAP OData enhancements (v4 support, OAuth support) Microsoft OneDrive Big Data: Redshift Azure Cloud SQL database General acquisition enhancements Intelligent transformation suggestions powered by machine learning Improved time dimension support Level based hierarchies support for SAP HANA and acquired sources Data acquisition without modelling for all data sources Schedule files on Cloud servers (Google Drive) Data Management Managed connections Commenting and annotations Geographical maps Improved KPI monitoring support and notifications Android support SAP Digital Boardroom Unified filter experience for workspaces, pages and charts Pipeline / Financial prediction based on IoT data Speech search Alert threshold manager with call to action Members on the fly Line item details Fiscal year handling Multiple time dimensions Allocation auditing Reuse calculations across stories Story based calculated dimensions SAP Analytics Hub further integrations Analysis office further integrations Live online connections to BusinessObjects Universes This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 131

132 Product direction Deploy interactive predictive content to business users Product direction Predictive Model Consumption Data Scientists: Create content with embedded predictive models. Business Users: Interact with predictive content and complex simulations using filters and parameters; retrain the predictive model in real-time - allowing data generation with support for generating scores, probabilities & estimates. Zero Code Deployment Seamlessly deploy predictive models without coding. Manage the complete predictive model lifecycle in SAP Analytics Cloud, including scheduled retraining. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 132

133 SAP Analytics Hub Overview Product description

134 SAP Analytics Hub Product description Simplify access to all analytics Automate recommendation with machine-learning services Grant business users with more trust in analytics Get started on your journey to the cloud 134

135 SAP Analytics Hub Seamless access to any hybrid deployment SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Analytics Cloud Other Systems SAP/3rd parties 135

136 SAP Analytics Hub Road Map Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction

137 SAP Analytics Hub Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities V1.0 Recent innovations Planned Q3-Q4/2017 Planned Q1-Q2/2018 Product direction Analytics access Search assets by free text search Filter assets with facets Tag assets as «Favorites» Quick access to «Recently used» assets Quick access to «Picked for you» assets Hub customization Assets metadata and layout (API) Logo and title (API) Content management Asset creation UI Asset life cycle management Hidden assets management Security SAML SSO support Release 1.0 May 2017 Analytics access Asset visualization by teams Mobile experience Support more asset types: KPI, data source Home page personalization using areas of interest and user profile Administration improvements UI for SAP Analytics Hub customization Auditing/monitoring Asset mass import (API) Analytics portal integration Promote assets from SAP Analytics Cloud to SAP Analytics Hub Interoperability between SAP Fiori launchpad and SAP Analytics Hub Developer Community SAP Analytics Hub public API (API hub) Analytics access Assets smart recommendation User rating of assets Assets multi language versions Tier1 and Tier2 localization Accessibility Content management Federated search across SAP systems Alerts on hub health and assets access Asset certification and tagging: Gold, Silver, Bronze Improve asset formatting Analytics portal integration Promote assets from BI Launchpad to SAP Analytics Hub Integration with on premise viewers Simplified access to all analytics Advanced federated search on data and contents Inventory and mass import of analytics assets Automated description of assets Tier3 localization Stay ahead of the game Receive smart personalized recommendations in real-time Predictive maintenance Automatic relationships between all asset types (analytics, KPIs, data sources) Predefined taxonomies/glossaries Build a trusted community Comments and collaboration workflows Versioning and archiving Customer defined validation process Framework for extended corporate branding RTC Restricted Availability This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 137

138 SAP Analytics Hub Analytics access all assets page Recent innovations Access, in one place, all trusted analytics assets in your company Scroll, use search, or facets to find useful assets Click on a tile to see analytics details and open the analytics 138

139 SAP Analytics Hub Analytics access search and filter Recent innovations Free-text search Facets filtering 139

140 Planned innovations Q3/Q Analytics access Planned innovations Asset visualization by teams Show tiles in All assets page depending on user profile and team. Mobile experience Open SAP Analytics Hub on a tablet or a touch screen PC with specific mobile gestures. Support more asset types: KPI, data source Tiles can represent any type of assets: KPIs (or measures) Dimensions Data sources Define relationships between different assets. Home page personalization using areas of interest and user profile Home page layout can be customized by each end user. Specific sections such as Picked for you will depend on user role and profile. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 140

141 Planned innovations Q3/Q Planned innovations Administration improvements UI for SAP Analytics Hub customization Modify hub logo and title Customize facet filters and tiles layout Auditing/monitoring Visualize your system usage and assets views with predefined analytics Asset mass import (API) Import multiple analytics from a file system Analytics portal integration Promote assets from SAP Analytics Cloud to SAP Analytics Hub Promote a SAP Analytics Cloud story from your SAP Analytics Cloud interface to SAP Analytics Hub through dedicated UI Automatically use some story metadata (description, author..) to create the asset Interoperability between SAP Fiori launchpad and SAP Analytics Hub From your SAP Fiori launchpad, call SAP Analytics Hub in one click and import a tile to your SAP Fiori launchpad contents Developer community SAP Analytics Hub public API (API hub) Make public SAP Analytics Hub APIs available in SAP API Hub for developers and partners This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 141

142 Product Direction #1 in agile data catalog category Product Direction Simplified access to all analytics Find the analytics you need, when you need them, in your home page Browse through visual cues to discover analytics you didn't know about Tailor the experience to best fit your unique business needs Stay ahead of the game Receive smart personalized recommendations in real-time Be alerted of adoption peaks and risks of outages Get up and running quickly and keep pace with innovation Build a trusted community Run analytics that experts have validated and certified for you Discover popular analytics that you can trust immediately Collaborate with your peers to enrich collective insights This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 142

143 SAP IT Operations Analytics Overview Product description

144 SAP IT Operations Analytics Product description SAP IT Operations Analytics (SAP ITOA) gives IT organizations a holistic, real-time overview of complex data center landscapes Acquire Acquire data from across entire data centers Stream logs (syslog and via Logstash*) Collect via SAP Host Agent Master Data plugin enrich IT events with non-it data to understand the business context. Analyze Visualize huge amounts of data from various sources in easy-to-consume dashboards Build dashboards with drill-down capabilities facilitating root-cause-analyses (RCA) Render timely coincidence of events from different sources as another way of RCA Predict trends and detect outliers with simple Prediction for the masses capabilities Integrate with SAP Predictive Analytics for advanced Analytics Act Define alerts to notify users of noteworthy events Act upon alerts and insights by executing scripts via SAP Host Agent (and pass parameters to the script) *Open source contribution 144

145 SAP IT Operations Analytics Key trends and impacts in business and technology Data is growing Data center traffic will more than triple between 2014 and 2019 Cisco Users expect realtime analytics on performance Scalable, affordable data stores & pricing models needed for growing data volumes Complex landscapes Numerous interdependencies Various protocols (syslog, SNMP trap, WMNI etc) Existing monitoring tools are silo-ed and lack a holistic view Root cause analysis hard and manual Need insight action IT Departments want to automate alerting and outcomes Integration with other IT-centric tools (remedy, ticketing systems) Software-defined datacenters are emerging, most monitoring vendors can t yet leverage their capabilities Enrich IT events with business data for informed decision making 145

146 SAP IT Operations Analytics Customer needs and the value propositions of the product Enhance and consolidate your existing monitoring strategy with analytics across IT including hybrid Anticipate IT issues before they happen, respond immediately when they do & automate routine tasks Save costs associated with outages, redundant staff efforts, wasted hardware and inefficiencies Prove IT value and control 146

147 SAP IT Operations Analytics Roadmap Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision

148 SAP IT Operations Analytics Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Acquire Syslog, SAP Host Agent, SAP HANA smart data integration, data from HANA and ABAP systems Master data from e.g. CMDB Analyze Dashboards and charts Root-Cause-Analysis as drill-down or event coincidence dashboards Predictive Analytics as time series forecast and outlier detection Analytics Builder for complex queries and sophisticated use cases Act Alerts and notifications Script execution via SAP Host Agent Integrate SAP Lumira Acquire Logstash output plugin for ITOA enabling e.g. API calls, SNMP, WMI Adapter to crawl APIs (e.g. REST) Data connectors by partners Analyze Content packages for infrastructure Content packages for SAP apps Higher level blocks for Analytics Builder Integrate Focused Run for SAP Solution Manager SAP Predictive Analytics SAP Landscape Management SAP Analytics Cloud Offload Dynamic Tiering Acquire Ingest from ticketing systems Asset and topology discovery Analyze Geospatial analysis Automated search to identify root causes Topology visualization and filtering Expert mode for Analytics Builder Act Output to ticketing systems Generic API block in Analytics Builder Integrate SAP Fiori 2.0 and Fiori Launchpad Offload SAP Vora and Hadoop Acquire Sensor data required by IT Analyze Machine Learning Knowledge base (e.g. benchmarking, known solutions) Calendar support Act Self-healing data centers Plan and schedule activities Cloud SAP IT Operations Analytics cloud service Release 2.0 SP03 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 148

149 2018 Product direction Product direction The product direction in 2018 is to enhance SAP ITOA s core functionality with more IT content (i.e. pre-built data connectors for common IT infrastructure and pre-built analytics) and with analytic innovations. Simplify adoption with more data connectors and pre-built content for common IT scenarios Creation of a generic API block in the Analytics Builder to initiate actions in 3 rd party tools Continue to enhance our integration with SAP offerings as IT becomes more central to all business performance Bring more context to IT events by leveraging HANA innovations like geospatial analysis and graph engine Enhance ITOA s ability to capture topology information to reduce reliance on CMDB and improve root-cause analysis Integrate more tightly to IT workflows by ingesting events from ticketing systems and also passing information to common ticketing systems This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 149

150 2019 Product vision Product vision SAP ITOA will become more programmatic, reducing the need for human intervention on routine tasks Diagnostic recommender in Root Cause Analysis feature Ability to plan and schedule activities Further enhancements to taking automatic actions when the fix of an issue is known built by SAP and our technology partners This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 150

151 Summary SAP IT Operations provides realtime, holistic, proactive IT analytics. Innovation will focus on: Simplifying ease of use Continued enhancements to the analytics builder More data connectors and pre-defined content Enabling IT with best of breed analytics Incorporating innovations like geospatial & graph Strengthen SAP ITOA by integrating with tools like SAP Predictive Analytics and SAP Analytics Cloud Taking proactive actions Initiate proactive actions throughs scripts, APIs, and tight tech integrations This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 151

152 SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile solutions Overview Product description

153 SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile solutions Product description SAP BusinessObjects Mobile is the default application to access all your SAP BusinessObjects BI content on your mobile devices. Access Touch first access to all BI content SAP Lumira Server for BI Platform, SAP Lumira discovery component, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, SAP Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, SAP Lumira Designer, PDF and hyperlink objects Optimized viewing for mobile devices Offline access for SAP Lumira, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Interact & Explore Drill, change filters and fulfill prompts Search, sort and bookmark content Share insight Voice and text annotations Receive notifications Receive notifications for document updates, BI Inbox and Admin broadcast messages 153

154 SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile solutions Product description SAP BusinessObjects Mobile (Mobile BI) supports both ios and Android with various SSO and deployment options. SAP BusinessObjects Mobile SDK offers additional customizing capabilities. Platform support Integration with SAP Mobile Platform and SAP Afaria Push connection details and configuration parameters via MDM tools Auto refresh of home screen and automatic download of document updates Support for multiple single sign-on scenarios (SSO) Touch ID integration SDK for both ios and Android SDK for both ios and Android to customize and brand the application Support wrapping for both ios and Android Mobile BI SDK with third party security tools such as Mocana and Citrix Xen Embed SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards content in to 3rd party ios applications 154

155 SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile solutions Road Map Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision

156 SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile solutions Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Content Support Online and Offline access for SAP Lumira Ultra simple user experience with native ios gesture support for SAP Lumira Support SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Geo maps SDK Enhancements SDK support for SAP Lumira Support for security wrapping with Mocana and Citrix Xen for both ios and Android SDK Platform services Push Notification framework Push connection policies via MDM Kerberos Single sign-on support Content Support Support SAP Lumira 2.0 Support SAP Lumira, discovery component on ios handheld devices Support SAP Lumira, discovery component on Android tablets Continuous enhancements to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence content SDK Enhancements Support Good Dynamics Containerization Certify AirWatch SDK Support for Push connection policies through Microsoft Intune and Mobile Iron Platform services SAP Lumira mobile specific templates Content Support Exploration capabilities for SAP Lumira, discovery component data set Continue to enhance native support for SAP Lumira, discovery component Offline caching support for SAP Lumira, designer component Provide new web view (HTML 5) access to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence content SDK Enhancements Support HTML5 chart extensions Provide advanced embed-ability options for the ios SDK Platform services Push data alerts for SAP Lumira, SAP Lumira Designer and Web Intelligence Integration with Apple Watch Content Support Author SAP Lumira stories from tablets Continuous enhancements to SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence content SDK Enhancements Certify other MDM / MAM vendors Platform services Integration with commentary solution on BI Platform Simplify design time experience - Mobile design mode for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Release 6.5 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 156

157 SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 6.5 Enhanced SAP Lumira native support Recent innovations Access SAP Lumira stories with native ios gesture and in offline mode Enhanced SAP Lumira native support Support additional SAP Lumira charts and functionalities with native ios gestures Download and interact with SAP Lumira stories seamlessly in offline without network connection with enhanced charts support Enable background download for SAP Lumira stories when application is not in focus Support SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Geo maps Geo bubble map created in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence can be accessed through SAP BI mobile application SDK Enhancements SDK support for SAP Lumira Support for security wrapping with Mocana and Citrix Xen for both ios and Android Mobile BI SDK 157

158 2017 Planned innovations SAP Lumira on iphone Planned innovations Supports SAP Lumira 2.0 based documents Access SAP Lumira on iphone with engaging experience and download for offline access Content Support Support SAP Lumira 2.0 Continue to enhance the Native ios experience for SAP Lumira through additional charts and controls. Provide more capabilities in Offline for SAP Lumira, so that user can perform additional capabilities without worrying about the network connection Support SAP Lumira on ios handheld devices Support SAP Lumira on Android tablets SDK Enhancements Support Good Dynamics Containerization Certify AirWatch SDK Support for Push connection policies through Microsoft Intune and Mobile Iron Platform services SAP Lumira preview mode mobile specific templates and best practices This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 158

159 2018 Product direction Product direction Content Support Being able do further exploration on SAP Lumira from the mobile devices by adding dimensions to the existing charts Continue to provide additional charts and functionalities with native ios gesture for SAP Lumira Offline support for SAP Lumira Designer SDK Enhancements Support HTML5 chart extensions on Mobile Provide advanced embed-ability options for the ios SDK Platform services Push data alerts for SAP Lumira Designer, SAP Lumira, and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Integration with Apple Watch for tracking the data alerts This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 159

160 2019 Product vision Product vision Content Support Being able to author SAP Lumira stories from tablets SDK Enhancements Certify additional MDM / MAM vendors Platform services Integration with commentary solution on BI Platform Simplify design time experience - Mobile design mode for SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 160

161 SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile solutions Summary Improve your organization s Time to Decision with quick access to critical information Extend the reach of Business Intelligence throughout your organization & beyond to customers, partners, suppliers Leverage existing investments in SAP BusinessObjects Simple, Secure, Engaging Native apps & SDKs for ios & Android Optional: Add picture / screenshot here if desired This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 161

162 SAP Roambi Overview Product description

163 SAP Roambi Product description What is it? SAP Roambi is a data visualization and publishing platform that securely transforms data from anywhere into rich, interactive experiences for data consumers. What value does it deliver? Mobile first design delivers industry leading visualizations to end users on any platform Native App architecture and template based paradigm deliver consumer-grade experience and low TCO Roambi Cloud platform gives customers robust and secure CMS for creating, publishing and managing content 163

164 SAP Roambi In the Analytics product portfolio SAP Roambi Cloud based solution for Mobile First use cases Standalone Product SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Access and interact with BI Suite content on your mobile device Capabilities included with SAP BusinessObjects BI License SAP Analytics Cloud Mobile Access and interact with Story and Digital Boardroom content on your mobile device Capabilities included with SAP Analytics Cloud License (BI) 164

165 SAP Roambi Road Map Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction

166 SAP Roambi Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations Planned Q3/2017 Planned Q4/2017 Product direction Expand Availability US & EU Data Centers Global Availability Enhance Manageability & Scalability Improved scalability for larger tenants Expand availability UX Improvements to support Global Availability Enhance Manageability & Scalability SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication integration - SSO Improved scalability for larger tenants New Visualization Capabilities Enhanced comparison bar Enhance Manageability & Scalability SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication integration User provisioning Advanced Reporting New Visualization Capabilities Single value alert Comparison chart Publisher mapping enhancements UX harmonization Align with SAP Fiori Mobile UX Unified mobile experience with SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile and SAP Analytics Cloud Mobile Expand Mobile First use cases by expanding Visualization Capabilities Content publishing directly from Native mobile app May 2017 This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 166

167 Planned innovations Q4/2017 Planned innovations Enhance Manageability & Scalability SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication integration User provisioning Advanced Reporting Identity Provisioning New Visualization Capabilities Single value alert Comparison chart Publisher mapping enhancements UX harmonization Align with SAP Fiori Mobile UX This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 167

168 Product direction Product direction Unified mobile experience with SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Mobile and SAP Analytics Cloud Mobile Expand Mobile First use cases by enhancing Visualization Capabilities Content publishing directly from Native mobile app This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 168

169 SAP BW/4HANA Overview Product description

170 ANNOUNCING SAP BW/4HANA SAP BW/4HANA is a new data warehouse solution is highly optimized for SAP HANA solves analytics problems in seconds that take other systems days accelerates solution development means you have one version of the truth is ready for the internet of things at petabyte scale Simplicity Modern Interface SAP BW/4HANA Design Principles Openness High Performance The transition from standard SAP BW to SAP BW/4HANA can be compared with the transition of the SAP Business Suite to SAP S/4HANA. As part of this transition, SAP BW/4HANA will drastically reduce the number of data objects to be stored and maintained, similar to the elimination of aggregates in SAP S/4HANA. 170

171 SAP BW/4HANA Product description SAP BW/4HANA is a cornerstone in SAP s Enterprise Data Warehouse Strategy and Architecture. It is a model driven application that enables the next generation of Modern Enterprise Data Warehouse solutions, and provides a robust and agile platform for your End-to-End Analytics strategy. Simplicity Simplified Data Structures Simplified Data Flows Data Lifecycle Management Modern Interface New Business User UX New Modeler UX New Administrator UX High Performance In-Memory Data Warehousing Algorithm Pushdown Advanced Analytics Openness Native SQL access Simplified Data Integration Consolidated Source Systems 171

172 Why is data warehousing still necessary? Characteristics Consolidates data across the enterprise Standardized data model Supports decision making Main Tasks Define common semantics Harmonize data values Establish a single version of truth Provide a single, comprehensive source of current and historical information Big Data Hadoop Analytics Business Intelligence, Predictive, Planning Streaming Data Warehouse Single Point of Truth Virtual Access ETL ELT Data Sources SAP, non-sap, On premise, Cloud Feeding external systems Planning & Forecast 172

173 SAP BW/4HANA The Next Generation Data Warehouse SAP BW 7.3 powered by SAP HANA SAP BW 7.4 powered by SAP HANA SAP BW 7.5 powered by SAP HANA SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-on Performance optimization 2012 Simplification and Virtualization Simplification, HANA platform integration Big Data scenarios For SAP BW/4HANA customers only Use transfer tools to make system ready for SAP BW/4HANA Requires SAP BW 7.5 SP 4 or higher Introducing SAP BW/4HANA The Next Generation Data Warehouse Built for Cloud Logical Data Warehousing Internet of Things Integrates with Big Data

174 SAP BW/4HANA Road Map Recent innovations Planned innovations Product direction Product vision

175 SAP BW/4HANA Product road map overview - key themes and capabilities Recent innovations 2017 Planned innovations 2018 Product direction 2019 Product vision Simplicity Multi temperature data management Cloud deployment options SAP BW/4HANA optimized Business Content Modern Interface DataFlow Modeling High Performance Unified data load management Openness Big Data / Data Lake New Big Data source system type(hadoop) Spark SQL adapter for data integration scenarios with Hadoop Direct access and staging Interoperability with native DW approach HANA native DataStore object HANA View generation for Queries with hierarchy filters Release 1.0 Simplicity Automated Data Lifecycle Management SAP BPC support Standard and/or Embedded model High Performance Parallel loads for master data Further push down of OLAP capabilities (Exception aggregation incl. currency and unit conversion) Openness Big Data / Data Lake SAP BW/4HANA Analysis Process with Spark/Hadoop based execution Enhanced HANA EIM integration Delta and Real Time Streaming support for HANA native tables Interoperability with native DW approach HANA View generation for Open ODS Views Modern Interface BW transformation modeling Web based monitoring e.g. Process Chains High Performance Further push down of OLAP capabilities (bottom n top n) Openness Big Data / Data Lake Automation of complex Big Data flows with SAP BW/4HANA Tight coupling between Hadoop and SAP BW/4HANA processes Close Interaction with Big Data scenarios Interoperability with native DW approach Common orchestration and monitoring tool Simplicity Integration with SAP s cloud offering SAP SuccessFactor SAP Ariba Cloud for Customers Modern Interface System health monitoring and prediction Machine-learning based DW administration High Performance Further push down of OLAP capabilities Stock coverage Current member Openness Interoperability with native DW approach Integration with Power Designer This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 175

176 Summary The key focus areas on our roadmap for SAP BW/4HANA and our EDW solutions in general continue to be: Simplicity: Reduce total cost of ownership and time to value through simplified design, development, and operations Modern Interface: Provide more intuitive and productive tools for all users High Performance: Allow deeper and more interactive analytical experiences than previously possible Openness: Facilitate integration and interoperability with a modern architecture and tools. Optional: Add picture / screenshot here if desired This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 176

177 SAP s Future Strategic Direction for Analytics Solutions Enterprise Ubiquitous analytics for all users and landscapes Collaborate across the organization Scalable, secure, and mission critical Agile Unleash user s creativity Agility for the business Able to leverage IT s expertise Hybrid Flexible deployment Seamless experience Increased integration Smart Integrated simple predictive Take action on insights Front end to sophisticated planning and predictive models Big Data Explore new opportunities Build on SAP HANA strengths Embrace new emerging data sources Cloud Public cloud with Analytics Cloud Private cloud with support for HANA Enterprise Cloud, AWS, Azure, etc. Drive lower TCO This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 177

178 Analytics Solutions Enterprise BI Reliable BI Platform Product vision RELIABLE PLATFORM Build TRUST with users by operating a platform that is non-stop and always available. With proven 99.9% uptime, near zero-downtime upgrades and enhancements and continuous monitoring. RELIABLE ACCESS Ensure that users can trust that all their BI content is in one place by bringing BI content from non-sap software into the BI management environment and accessible via BI Launchpad. RELIABLE MANAGEMENT Ensure that trust by leveraging the suite of BI management tools built into BI to ensure smooth operations with continuous user feedback. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 178

179 Analytics Solutions Enterprise BI Open BI Network Product vision OPEN ACCESS TO DATA Any BI tool can now leverage the business knowledge in your Enterprise BI Solution ensuring consistency of information without limiting the experiences OPEN VISUALIZATIONS Leverage the community to access and utilize any visualization for any information in any tool. New visualizations can be deployed and leveraged across the SAP BusinessObjects BI suite like never before. OPEN DATA MANIPULATION Expand the range of functions for the SAP BusinessObjects BI suite with community developed models and data functions, no matter the source. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 179

180 Analytics Solutions Agile Visualization for the Enterprise Product vision AGILE VISUALIZATION EXPLORATION Ask questions from corporate data more easily on larger collections than ever before by leveraging the power and speed of SAP HANA AGILE VISUALIZATION SEMANTICS Develop and extend semantics and business views of data locally with personal or departmental versions. AGILE VISUALIZATION DATA For the first time users can share new information via their corporate analytical infrastructure with a single click and IT remain able to manage and govern what information reaches who. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. 180

181 Over 65,000 Customers Analytics Solutions from SAP SAP powers analytics that track more than 6 billion U.S. stock trades per day to identify fraud and protect investors Analytics solutions from SAP power population projections through the year 2100, helping UN member countries understand resource implications 94 of the 100 largest companies in the world use analytics solutions from SAP SAP HANA powers the Oncolyzer, which can help doctors find the best therapies for 15 million new cancer patients each year 181

182 Thank you.

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