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1 Web Intelligence 4 Self-service BI for Business Users Saurabh Abhyankar Solution Management SAP

2 Disclaimer This presentation outlines our general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchase decision. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this presentation or to develop or release any functionality mentioned in this presentation. This presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. 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. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if such damages were caused by SAP intentionally or grossly negligent. SAP 2011 / 1

3 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 2

Complete BI Suite to Put Together Information in

Dashboards Web Intelligence OLAP Analysis

transform corporate data into highly formatted

better decision making Answer ad hoc questions

from complex historical data and make possible

4 Complete BI Suite to Put Together Information in the Users Preferred Format Crystal Reports Dashboards Web Intelligence OLAP Analysis Explorer D I F F E R E N T N E E D S Access and transform corporate data into highly formatted reports for greater insight Visualize data for better decision making Answer ad hoc questions and interact with information Determine trends from complex historical data and make possible better forecasts Find immediate answers to business questions SAP 2011 / 3

5 Self-Service Access to Data Empowers Business Users to Quickly Access Information Easily navigate through hierarchies Business Metadata Access heterogeneous data sources SAP 2011 / 4

6 Ad-hoc reporting Analysis Your Way Interactive Analysis Combined with Free-form Reporting Organized tool bar Rich feature set Analyze with few clicks Drag and drop Context related right click menu Analyze with few clicks SAP 2011 / 5

Interactive Reports Enable Consumers to Answer Their Own Questions What are the top 5 European countries in terms of Widget sales? I want to get rid of the noise of other regions and just see Europe.

$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 Millions North America Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 Sum: $13,482 CANADA $6,520 $0 $7,177 ($215) USA $0 $925 ($325) $0 $600 $6,520 $925 $6,853 ($215)

FRANCE $348,578 $103,584 $82,865 $604,564 $1,139,592 GERMANY $101,928 $15,808 $27,717 $62,801 $208,254 GREECE $4,016 $0 $0 $13,906 $17,922 IRELAND ($15,440) ($18,086) ($25,773) $13,383 ($45,916)

$188,272 SWITZERLAND $51,780 $470 $6,342 $13,558 $72,151 Sum: $1,777,089 $1,520,167 $870,039 $3,551,252 $7,718,547 How do products compare against each other in my region?

7 Interactive Reports Enable Consumers to Answer Their Own Questions What are the top 5 European countries in terms of Widget sales? I want to get rid of the noise of other regions and just see Europe. How can I visualize the regional sales over each week? Overall Product Sales through Week 36 Widgets $169 Thingamabobs Doohickees $40 $39 I just want to highlight above average sales before I print. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 Millions North America Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 Sum: $13,482 CANADA $6,520 $0 $7,177 ($215) USA $0 $925 ($325) $0 $600 $6,520 $925 $6,853 ($215) $14,082 Sum: Europe Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 Sum: $162,970 AUSTRIA $7,977 $5,020 $14,154 $135,819 BELGIUM $37,400 $3,268 $652 $67,649 $108,970 FINLAND $26,900 ($942) $82,496 $927 $109,382 FRANCE $348,578 $103,584 $82,865 $604,564 $1,139,592 GERMANY $101,928 $15,808 $27,717 $62,801 $208,254 GREECE $4,016 $0 $0 $13,906 $17,922 IRELAND ($15,440) ($18,086) ($25,773) $13,383 ($45,916) ITALY $241,768 $35,360 $55,314 $234,039 $566,481 Netherlands $772,809 $1,327,823 $615,374 $2,218,805 $4,934,812 SCANDANAVIA $73,834 $20,494 $0 $161,329 $255,657 SPAIN $125,537 $27,367 $10,897 $24,471 $188,272 SWITZERLAND $51,780 $470 $6,342 $13,558 $72,151 Sum: $1,777,089 $1,520,167 $870,039 $3,551,252 $7,718,547 How do products compare against each other in my region? ASIAPAC Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 Sum: $540,876 AUSTRALIA $67,868 $157,804 $293,777 $21,426 CHINA $183,640 $411,200 $247,081 $192,843 $1,034,764 INDIA $49,952 $65,933 $362,804 $209,715 $688,404 INDONESIA ($1,421) $0 $58,659 $9,069 $66,307 JAPAN $3,106,291 $1,681,869 $1,999,174 $3,192,541 $9,979,875 PHILIPPINES $0 $0 $16,653 $28,875 $45,528 THAILAND $2,246 $7,329 $25,929 $18,539 $54,042 Sum: $3,408,576 $2,324,136 $3,004,077 $3,673,008 $12,409,797 SAP 2011 / 6 Americas Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 Sum: ARGENTINA $4,720 $1,964 $3,489 ($3,489) $6,684

8 Transparency Leads to Trust Easily Answer Where Did This Data Come From? Who created the report? When was this report last modified? How fresh is the data? How did we calculate Sales Target? What are the possible values for Country? What kind of information do we have in block 2? SAP 2011 / 7

9 Share with Anyone, Anywhere Answers Whenever and Wherever the User Wants Insight Online (BI LaunchPad) Offline (Rich Client) On Device (BI Mobile) SAP 2011 / 8

10 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 9

11 What s New in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined user experience and interactivity Streamlined experience from question to answer New visualization and charts Easier access to data Common design experience across all data sources Navigate and report multidimensional data Data source information and results at your finger tip Re-purpose and share content Inter-operability with best of breed exploration and analysis tools Copy and paste content Unique, tight Integration with SAP landscapes SAP 2011 / 10

12 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 11

13 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI 3.1 SAP 2011 / 12

14 Streamlined Experience from Question to Answer Analysis Your Way Interactive Analysis Combined with Free-form Reporting Organized tool bar One click away to most frequently used features Modern Look and Feel SAP 2011 / 13 Context related right click menu

15 Adaptability, Stunning Visualization New look Tag Clouds Heat maps, tree maps Bubble charts SAP 2011 / 14

16 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 15

17 Common Design Experience Across All Data Sources Unified experience across all data sources with new semantic layer Integration of hierarchical concepts into query panel user experience SAP 2011 / 16

18 Navigate and Report Multidimensional Data Navigate directly into the report hierarchies to find root causes Dimensional concepts integrated into rich reporting model Dimensional charting SAP 2011 / 17

19 Data Source Information and Results at Your Finger Tips On-the-fly browsing of data providers, objects, and data Query result validation Sort and filter without hitting the data source SAP 2011 / 18

Best Access to All Heterogeneous Data Sources Best access method for each specific data source: BICS, SQL, MDX New dimensional universes for third-party OLAP data sources New multi-source universes

20 Best Access to All Heterogeneous Data Sources Best access method for each specific data source: BICS, SQL, MDX New dimensional universes for third-party OLAP data sources New multi-source universes with built-in data federation Web Intelligence, Universe Multi-Source Universe BICS MDX SQL SQL 3rd-party OLAP Server 3 rd -party Data Warehouse InfoProviders BEx Query SAP NetWeaver BW SAP 2011 / 19

21 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 20

22 Interoperability with Best-of-Breed Exploration and Analysis Tools Analysis, Edition for OLAP SBO Explorer Web Intelligence Analysis, Edition for MS Office SAP 2011 / 21

23 Copy and Paste Between Web Intelligence Reports Reuse report contents across documents (charts, tables, queries, variables) Copy/paste with simple keyboard shortcuts or drag and drop report elements SAP 2011 / 22

24 Copy and Paste into Microsoft Office Re-purpose Interactive Analysis tables as editable Office content Copy/paste with simple keyboard shortcuts or drag and drop report elements SAP 2011 / 23

25 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 24

26 HANA and Web Intelligence Support of HANA (1.0 SPS02) by the Semantic Layer via Relational Universes New Universe format (UNX) via a JDBC relational connection Access to : Tables (row or column store) and SQL views Analytic and Calculation Views New SQL features in HANA are immediately available for universes Universes do not store data from HANA Universes are just like any other client tool using SQL to access HANA The latest data from HANA is sent to the client tool on query refresh SAP 2011 / 25

27 HANA and Web Intelligence Native support of HANA relational universes from Web Intelligence Benefits from the blazing fast query response time of HANA SAP 2011 / 26

28 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 27

Mobilize Web Intelligence Content Make informed decisions with

investments & skills to quickly reach mobile users Ensure secure

critical events Investigate problems and opportunities Take

29 Mobilize Web Intelligence Content Make informed decisions with instant access to personalized information Leverage existing BI investments & skills to quickly reach mobile users Ensure secure access to information across a range of devices Receive alerts on critical events Investigate problems and opportunities Take immediate action Recently shipped: Mobile BI available on the ios App Store! SAP 2011 / 28

30 SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI Leverage existing tools & skills Interactive Reports & Dashboards using standard SAP BusinessObjects applications Simple to design Fast to deploy SAP 2011 / 29

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36 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 35

heterogeneous data sources Online and Offline Share insight

37 Web Intelligence Complements SBO Analysis Provides Additional Capabilities Ad-hoc reporting across heterogeneous data sources Online and Offline Share insight with a broader audience Business user autonomy from IT/power users OLAP SAP 2011 / 36

38 Low TCO BW Access in BI 4.0 Before: Siloed connectivities in SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Xcelsius BAPI Universe MDX BICS BEx Query InfoProviders SAP NetWeaver BW SAP 2011 / 37

Low TCO BW Access in BI 4.0 Before: Siloed connectivities in SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 After: Unified direct BICS access in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.

39 Low TCO BW Access in BI 4.0 Before: Siloed connectivities in SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 After: Unified direct BICS access in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Xcelsius Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Dashboards, and Analysis BAPI Universe MDX BICS BICS BEx Query BEx Query InfoProviders InfoProviders SAP NetWeaver BW SAP NetWeaver BW SAP 2011 / 38

40 Delivering Outstanding Performance BICs Access to BW Measurably Better BEx Web 11.8 Query Response Time in Seconds Smaller is Better BI 4.0 on par with BEx Web WebI Web Intelligence 4.0 up to 3x faster than XI 3.1 Web Intelligence XI SAP 2011 / 39

41 Navigating BW Hierarchies in Web Intelligence 4.0 Surfaced from BW and BEx Queries Through BICS SAP 2011 / 40

42 Web Intelligence and SAP NetWeaver BW Meeting Customer Expectations Low TCO High Performance Dimensional Support SAP 2011 / 41

43 Smooth Transition from SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Innovation Without Disruption to Web Intelligence Users on BW Legacy universe access and BICS access co-exist in BI 4.0 Web Intelligence users gain new BW hierarchy navigation Upgrade from XI 3.1 Co-existence Final target Web Intelligence Web Intelligence Web Intelligence Universe MDX Universe MDX BICS BICS BEx Query BEx Query BEx Query InfoProviders InfoProviders InfoProviders SAP NetWeaver BW SAP NetWeaver BW SAP NetWeaver BW SAP 2011 / 42

44 Agenda 1. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 2. What s new in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0? Refined User Experience and Interactivity Faster and Easier Access to Data Re-purpose and Share Content 3. HANA and Web Intelligence 4 4. Mobile BI and Web Intelligence 4 5. BW and Web Intelligence 4 6. Wrap-up SAP 2011 / 43

Key Points to Take Home SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4 offers self-service interactive reporting and analysis for business users has a new, streamlined user experience and charting engine

45 Key Points to Take Home SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4 offers self-service interactive reporting and analysis for business users has a new, streamlined user experience and charting engine making it easier than ever to create beautiful documents quickly offers content reuse and interoperability with other BI tools including SBO Analysis supports HANA to take advantage of the blazing fast query execution performance of in-memory delivers beautiful, interactive, and untethered BI to your ipad, Blackberry and other devices has direct connectivity to SAP NetWeaver BW to leverage your BW investment SAP 2011 / 44

46 Resources SAP Public Web SAP Developer Network (SDN): SAP: SDN Mentor Webinar: SAP 2011 / 45

47 Contact Saurabh Abhyankar Solution Management

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