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September 10-13, 2012 Orlando, Florida
Migrating from Desktop Intelligence to Web Intelligence
Olivier Duvelleroy, Solution Management, SAP Business Intelligence
Thomas B Kuruvilla, Solution Management, SAP Business Intelligence
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Agenda
Benefits of upgrading to Web Intelligence
What’s New in Web Intelligence
Desktop Intelligence feature coverage in Web Intelligence
Remaining features to add to Web Intelligence
What’s coming
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Desktop Intelligence 3.1 is the last commercial version
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0 does NOT include Desktop Intelligence
Desktop Intelligence will continue to be supported on XI 3.x
Mainstream maintenance: Until 2015
Priority-One support: Until 2017
* The official End-of-Life statement is available on Service Market Place
Desktop Intelligence End-of-life announced*
Why
Decreasing interest in Desktop Intelligence
Web Intelligence covers majority of features
Web Intelligence provides better value
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Question
Analyze
and Story
tell
Share
Consume Web Intelligence
covers the entire
decision-making
cycle
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Top reasons to upgrade to Web Intelligence
Web Intelligence has a number of feature not in Desktop Intelligence
Modern User experience and New Charts and visualizations
New semantic layer: Dimensional Semantic layer, Multi-Source
Interoperability with best of breed exploration and analysis tools
Copy and Paste
Tool of choice for BI Mobile
Future investments will be in Web Intelligence
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Examples: User Experience and Charting
New interface based on years of usability testing across difference user types
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Charting
Examples: Charting Enhancements
Hierarchical Navigation in Charts
Better Color Management
Zone Formatting
New Waterfall Charts
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Dimensional Data Access and Reporting
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Dimensional concepts
integrated into rich
reporting model
Navigate directly into the
report hierarchies to find
root causes
Dimensional
charting
Examples: Data Manager
Provide business users a quick way to understand the data behind simple reports
Enable power users to gain a deep understanding of multiple data sources
Provide Desktop Intelligence users with another superior user experience
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Examples: Additional Enhancements
Simplified Sorting
Improved Sorting Menu
Apply Sort directly to Dimension or Measure
Available for Tables and Charts
DHTML Query Panel
100% HTML, No download required
.unv and .unx universes
Allow custom styling in reports
Import/Export CSS style sheet
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Examples: Copy and Paste
Reuse report contents across documents (charts, tables, queries, variables)
Copy/paste with simple keyboard shortcuts or drag and drop report elements
Re-purpose Interactive Analysis tables as editable Office content
Copy/paste with simple keyboard shortcuts or drag and drop report elements
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Examples: More…
Track Data Changes Report to Report and URL Linking Wizard Input Controls
Which also allows “What if” analysis
Server Side Ranking and Sampling Custom sorts Query Stripping (for OLAP data sources via: BICS, OLAP universes)
Improved performance by automatically removing unused objects
Supports non-additive measures Prompts: Optional, default values, free/constrained Complex report filters Improved client-side ranking Improved alerters More ‘function’ support (e.g. interpolation)
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SAP BusinessObjects Mobile: Leverage existing tools & skills
Mobilize Crystal and Web Intelligence Content
Platform User & content management
Fast to deploy
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EASY!
Key outstanding Desktop Intelligence features
Planned for future releases of Web Intelligence
Free-hand SQL
Custom grouping
Excel DP in Web Intelligence Applet
Schedule with export to TXT
Export to HTML
Schedule with export to HTML
Unplanned features
Visual Basic Data-providers
Export to XML
Multiple VBA macros
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Steps to convert to Web Intelligence: Upgrade Paths
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XI
Report Conversion
Tool XI
XI
Report Conversion
Tool 4.0
Upgrade Manager
4.0
BI 4
Convert .rep on the same
stack
Use Upgrade Manager
4.0 to move content
Use RCT 4.0 to
convert .rep and move
directly to 4.0
What’s Coming
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Background
We understand your challenges in migrating
We’ve been working closely with customers in their move to BI 4.0
One of the requests from customers moving is the ability to support their .rep content in BI 4 as they continue to convert
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Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack (DCP)
Will install over latest Desktop Intelligence 3.1 client
Will enable the DeskI client to connect to the BI 4.1 CMS
Will introduce a Light Schedule functionality using the windows scheduling functionality
DeskI documents will be listed ONLY in the Central Management Console (CMC) for administrative purposes ONLY
Minimum deprecation of DeskI Client functionality
Only Client side consumption of .rep content
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BI 4
DCP
DeskI
XI 3.x
Updates to BI 4
Upgrade Manager will now move selected .rep documents to BI 4
Report Conversion Tool (RCT) will now source .rep documents from BI 4
DeskI documents displayed in CMC for administrative purposes ONLY
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Report Conversion
Tool 4.0
XI 3.x
XI R2
BI 4
Upgrade Manager
Benefits
DCP is a additional support provided by SAP for DeskI 3.1 users / customers who are moving their current DeskI investments to WebI 4.0 or later
The Benefits Reduced TCO:
With this solution, DeskI documents that require additional time to convert can be consumed from a BI 4.1 deployment using the DeskI 3.1 Client
Can de-commission legacy systems earlier and consolidate on BI 4.1
Better User satisfaction: Users can leverage the latest innovations delivered in BI 4.0 or later, as they convert their DeskI documents
Gain additional time to convert their complex DeskI reports
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REMEMBER
DCP is an temporary solution to provide additional time in your DeskI to WebI 4 conversion
DCP will be supported while DeskI 3.1 is supported
Desktop Intelligence is STILL End-of-Life
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Internal usage review of the existing .rep files in the organization Consider archiving any that haven’t been used or accessed in a long time
Determine the most important reports to upgrade
Education Inform Desktop Intelligence users of the intent to upgrade to Web
Intelligence
Begin training Desktop Intelligence on Web Intelligence usage
Knowledge Accelerator provides an e-learning solution to facilitate user training
Deploy Web Intelligence Have Desktop Intelligence users begin using Web Intelligence for all NEW
reports
Begin upgrade of reports, starting with most important.
Best Practices
Publishing to BI 4
Document publishing is considered partial, if: Universe isn't associated with converted .wid in the target system
Open and View of these documents is still possible
Refresh isn't possible
For this it is advisable to move the .rep dependencies to the target system using Upgrade Manager before your commence your conversion activity
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Useful references and Links
Decide if moving to Web Intelligence makes sense for you
Read this whitepaper for more information about the benefits of Web Intelligence.
Begin planning the move to Web Intelligence
This whitepaper explains how to plan the upgrade from Desktop Intelligence to Web Intelligence
Talk to your account manager about licensing options. We want to provide as smooth a transition as possible to our customers and are offering a license upgrade from Desktop Intelligence to the considerably more feature-rich Web Intelligence
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Summary
Desktop Intelligence is STILL End-of-Life Maintain Maintenance: Until 2015
Priority One Support: Until 2017
Web Intelligence is the future Has Majority of Desktop Intelligence features
Has modern user experience and features
Continued investment and innovation
Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack: BI 4.x will enable moving .rep to BI 4.x CMS
RCT 4.x will now also use BI 4.x as source for .rep documents
DCP installed over DeskI 3.1
Connects to BI 4.1 CMS
Consume .rep documents on client only
Conversion and Upgrade Management to support your move
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