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1 ... Introduction SAP Business Objects BI and SAP NetWeaver Overview User Interaction BI Tools and Clients Management Tools Central Management Console (CMC) Central Configuration Manager Lifecycle Management Tool Platform Service Central Management Server (CMS) File Repository Services Processing Tier Server Intelligence Agent Publication and Publishing Services SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Tools SAP Crystal Reports SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Explorer SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio SAP Lumira Information Design Tool Components for Integration with SAP Landscapes Data Connectivity SAP Authentication BW Publisher Content Administration Workbench SAP NetWeaver Portal: Knowledge Management SAP NetWeaver Portal: iview Templates and Sample iviews Lifecycle Management with CTS Summary Installation and Configuration Verifying Your SAP Landscape SAP BusinessObjects BI: Server-Side Installation Technical Prerequisites Installation Routine SAP BusinessObjects: Client-Side Installation SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects Live Office SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Tools SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio SAP BusinessObjects Explorer SAP Lumira SAP NetWeaver: Server-Side Configuration Server Patch Level Supported Platforms ABAP Transport Single Sign-On User Authorization... 82

2 Integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI and SAP NetWeaver Configuring SAP Authentication Setting up the Publishing Process for SAP Crystal Reports Hosting BEx Web Applications in the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Configuring the SSO Token Service as Part of SAP BusinessObjects BI Configuring SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Summary Semantic Layer and Data Connectivity Semantic Layer Terminology Data Connectivity Overview for SAP Landscapes Data Connectivity for SAP NetWeaver BW Direct Access to SAP NetWeaver BW via BICS Relational Access to SAP NetWeaver BW SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA Support for Metadata Data Connectivity for SAP ERP Summary SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Landscapes SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Creating Your First Report SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise and SAP ERP SAP Crystal Reports 2013 and SAP ERP Data Connectivity Overview Data Level Security Editor What s New in SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.1? Summary SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence and SAP NetWeaver BW SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP ERP Creating Your First Report for SAP NetWeaver BW (BICS) Creating Your First Report for SAP NetWeaver BW (Relational Universe) Migrating from SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI 3.1 to 4.x What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.1? Summary SAP Business Objects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Creating Your First Workbook What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office 1.4? Summary SAP Business Objects Analysis, Edition for OLAP and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Creating Your First Workbook What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for OLAP 4.1? Summary

3 8... SAP Business Objects Design Studio and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Creating Your First Dashboard What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1? Summary SAP Lumira and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Generating an SAP HANA Model Using SAP Lumira Summary SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP Landscapes SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP ERP Creating Your First Dashboard Direct Access via SAP NetWeaver BW Direct Access to SAP NetWeaver BW via SAP BusinessObjects BI What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1? Summary SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and SAP Landscapes SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and SAP ERP Creating an Information Space Creating an Information Space with SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA Setting Up Direct Connectivity via the CMC Setting Up Direct Connectivity via the Information Design Tool What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer 4.1? Summary SAP BusinessObjects Live Office and BI Web Services Using SAP BusinessObjects Live Office and BI Web Services SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP BusinessObjects Live Office SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and BI Web Services Summary Publications with SAP Data-Level Security What Is Server-Side Trust? Server-Side Trust Components Steps to Configure Server-Side Trust Configuring Your SAP Server for Server- Side Trust Deploying and Configuring the SAP Cryptographic Library Configuring Profile Parameters Configuring the Trust Manager Configuring Additional Profile Parameters Configuring Your SAP BusinessObjects BI System for Server-Side Trust Deploying and Configuring the SAP Cryptographic Library Generating PSE Files Importing the Certificate File with the Trust Manager

4 Adding an Entry to the SNC Access Control List Importing SAP Server PSE Files Granting Access to the PSE File Configuring SAP BusinessObjects BI Services Configuring SNC Options in the Central Management Console Creating Publications with SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Summary Integration with SAP NetWeaver Portal BI Content with SAP NetWeaver Portal iviews Technical Prerequisites SAP NetWeaver Portal: Configuration Steps SAP BusinessObjects BI: Configuration Steps Creating Your First iview Integrating the BI Launch Pad and SAP NetWeaver Portal BI Content with Knowledge Management Technical Prerequisites SAP NetWeaver Portal: Configuration Steps Setting Up Your Repository Using the Repository Manager Summary Integrating SAP BusinessObjects Lifecycle Manager with CTS Technical Prerequisites Configuring SAP BusinessObjects Lifecycle Manager with CTS Configuring CTS Configuring Application Type BOLM Configuring the SAP BusinessObjects BI System Landscape Using Integrated SAP BusinessObjects Lifecycle Manager with CTS Creating a New Promotion Job Importing a Transport Request Summary Troubleshooting and Tips Tracing for SAP BusinessObjects BI Services and Applications Data Connectivity Validating the Configuration Tracing SAP Crystal Reports 2013 Data Connectivity Tracing Data Connectivity Based on BI Consumer Services Validating Metadata Validating the Results Single Sign-On and Authentication Validating the Configuration Tracing Publishing SAP Crystal Reports Validating the Configuration Tracing Publications Validating the Configuration Tracing Performance General Performance Considerations BEx Query Design Summary

5 17... Integration Outlook The Author Index