SAP Business Intelligence Quick Start Guide

By : Vinay Singh

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SAP Business Intelligence Quick Start Guide

By: Vinay Singh

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Overview of this book

The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is a powerful reporting and analysis tool. This book is the ideal introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, introducing you to its data visualization, visual analytics, reporting, and dashboarding capabilities. The book starts with an overview of the BI platform and various data sources for reporting. Then, we move on to looking at data visualization, analysis, reporting, and analytics using BusinessObjects Business Intelligence tools. You will learn about the features associated with reporting, scheduling, and distribution and learn how to deploy the platform. Toward the end, you will learn about the strategies and factors that should be considered during deployment. By the end, you will be confident working with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform to deliver better insights for more effective decision making.

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Section 1: Introduction to SAP Business Intelligence

Overview of SAP BusinessObject Business Intelligence 4.2

BI and its benefits

Components of SAP BusinessObjects 4.2

Enterprise data sources for BI reporting tools

Creating a BEx query to directly access SAP BW as a data source

Local data sources

Summary

Section 2: Data Visualization, Analysis, and Reporting

SAP BusinessObject Analysis

Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft

A basic workbook with SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft PowerPoint

Summary

SAP BusinessObject Design Studio

Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

Interface elements of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

Working with the design tool

Design Studio architecture

Use case – creating an analytical application

Summary

SAP BusinessObject Web Intelligence

Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects WebI

Creating a WebI document based on an existing Universe

Summary

SAP BusinessObject Crystal Reports

Introduction to SAP Crystal Reports

Creating a report in SAP Crystal Reports

Summary

SAP BusinessObject SAP Lumira

Introduction to SAP Lumira

Use cases for Lumira

Creating a SAP Lumira visualization

Creating a SAP Lumira storyboard

Summary

SAP BusinessObject Predictive Analytics 2.0

Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics

SAP Automated Analytics and Expert Analytics features

Automated Analytics – forecasting in SAP Predictive Analysis

Summary

Section 3: BI Platform Features and Deployment

BI Platform Features

Introduction to the BI platform features of SAP BusinessObjects

SAP BusinessObjects BI platform security

Scheduling and emailing an SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Report

Summary

BI Platform Deployment

Introduction to BI platform architecture

SAP BusinessObjects BI4 for cloud deployment options

BI platform system overview

Overview of the BI platform suite

Summary

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Introduction to SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

SAP's BI client portfolio is very wide and offers multiple tools. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio is for those users who want to consume models from SAP HANA and SAP BW. In the following diagram, we can clearly see the various tools from the Common Platform Service and Interoperability:

Some of the salient features of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio are as follows:

It facilitates pre-built templates with guided procedures for faster design
It can consume Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) directly from SAP HANA, semantic layers, and SAP BW
It has a flexible SDK to customize visualizations, dashboards, and apps
It facilitates the reusability of queries, InfoCubes, SAP HANA, and other data models/marts
It has an Eclipse-based design environment that is easy to scale

From a usage perspective, an IT and business team...