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Business Objects and SAP BWA C om plete D ata W arehouse S olution

ogether, Business Objects and SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) offer youa complete data warehouse solution that enables you to leverage your business informationacross the enterprise and to your key external constituents via the internet. The SAP BWextracts data from processes throughout your enterprise and converts that data intomeaningful information. B USINESSOBJECTSTM BW Connect provides end users with easy accessto data, the ability to analyze and report their ndings, and the capability to share theirknowledge with other end users in BW's integrated environment. Business Objects and SAPwork closely together to offer customers the benets of using B USINESSOBJECTSin anintegrated environment with SAP BW and of leveraging the SAP BW security and metadata.

The advantages of using B USINESSOBJECTSwith SAP BW include:

• Web-based access and distribution of SAP data• Easy-to-use reporting interface• Access to all data sources• Ofine report analysis• Advanced report formatting without programming• Powerful report distribution capabilities

Business Objectsoffers the mostadvanced solution fordeploying e-businessintelligence (e-BI) forSAP BW. A member ofSAP's ComplimentarySoftware Program,

Business Objects was the rst e-BI tools vendor to becerti ed on SAP BW.

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BUSINESSOBJECTS lets end users access BW data and all other data sources to autonomously completeall e-business intelligence tasks, increasing their productivity regardless of their skill level.

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Web-Based Access and Distribution of SAP DataWith WEBINTELLIGENCE®, Business Objects delivers a cost-effective way to broadly deploye-business intelligence (e-BI) capabilities, and extend business intelligence beyond the

organization to reach suppliers, partners, and customers via the internet. WEB

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is a multi-tier, thin-client, scaleable e-BI solution that provides non-technical end users withreporting and analysis of information stored in corporate data warehouses like SAP BW,data marts, and packaged business applications. Through its distributed architecture and100% Java query or Active X applets, W EBINTELLIGENCE eliminates the need for client-sideinstallation and maintenance of both application software and database middleware.WEBINTELLIGENCE offers an integrated environment to deploy e-BI across the enterpriseand beyond.

Easy-To-Use Reporting InterfaceFeaturing a Microsoft Ofce compliant user interface, numerous wizards, and contextsensitive help, B USINESSOBJECTSis extremely easy to use and easy to learn. Formulatingqueries is a simple matter of clicking and assembling objects in an intuitive, one-step querypanel. Even complex report creation is made quick and simple with drag and drop,on-screen formatting. A customizable gallery of templates helps users to get started. Sinceusers’ needs vary and evolve over time, Business Objects tools are adaptable to meet therequirements of a wide range of business users, from the senior manager to the front lineprofessional.

“We are impressed by thehigh degree of integrationbetween BusinessObjectsand SAP BusinessInformation Warehouse,because both productscomplement each otherwonderfully.”Peter Ellerau, SAP BW project leader,Law son M ardon Singen.

W EBI NTELLIGENCE delivers a cost-effective way to deploy businessintelligence beyond the organization to reach suppliers, partners,and customers.

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Access to all Data SourcesBUSINESSOBJECTSensures access to your company'srapidly expanding data sources including

SAP BW, other data warehouses and datamarts,production databases, personal data les,and multi-dimensional (OLAP) servers. B USINESSOBJECTS

BW Connect enables easy OLAP comparisons, andanalysis between sources, such as spreadsheet forecastsversus the ledger's actual sales.

Ofine Report AnalysisBUSINESSOBJECTSuses a document-based architecturethat stores the data needed to perform analysiswith the report. Because a B USINESSOBJECTSdocumentcontains everything needed to perform full OLAP and data mining analysis, users cancontinue working even when they are not connected to the network. So whenusers are on the road, they can still analyze data and create new reports just like they dowhen they're in the ofce.

Advanced Report Formatting Without ProgrammingWith BUSINESSOBJECTS, users can build powerful reports, with no need for programming.They can take advantage of the extensive set of calculations and formatting functionsavailable to them, for instance, conditional formatting, charting, graphing, sorting, ltering,querying data from multiple sources into one report, and other advanced reporting.

Powerful Report Distribution Capabilities

The Business Objects integrated enterprise report and broadcast server enables organizationsto build an intelligent enterprise reporting system and distribute production reports tohundreds and thousands of users cost effectively and automatically. This results in instantwarehouse return on investment because business intelligence can be pushed to the frontline more rapidly. Users can autonomously schedule, distribute, and publish reports onthe web, and view and refresh SAP BW data through the integrated BI portal,BUSINESSOBJECTSINFOVIEW.

Easily slice and dice, lter, and graph data from SAP BW tocreate reports while directly accessing BW or working of ine.

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The Business Objects and SAP Partnership

SAP Complimentary Software Program (CSP)

SAP and Business Objects have a long joint development history. Inclusion in the CSPensures that Business Objects and SAP will work closely and share technical information toprovide their mutual customers with the best possible integration of their respectiveproducts. In their efforts to develop the ODBO interface for SAP BW, Business Objects wasthe rst e-BI tools vendor to be certied on SAP BW. The two companies are coordinatingtheir sales and marketing efforts for BW and are dedicated to offering a complete solutionto their customers.

A Single Integrated Solution

BUSINESSOBJECTSoffers several key benets to the SAP BW solution that are critical to thesuccess of deploying e-BI across an enterprise. As a business user, you need to be empoweredwith the right tools to analyze the reports built against the data that drives your business.Business Objects delivers a unique, integrated e-BI tool that lets you access, analyze, report,and share the wealth of information stored in SAP BW as well as any other data valuable toyour organization.

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