BI BO Performance Management_Basheer

BusinessObjects™ Dashboard Manager XI R1/R2

Designing Dashboards

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Role of Performance Management

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Performance Management Components

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Performance Management Architecture

Central Management Server (CMS)

Web Client

Web Server

Web Application

ServerOLAP

System Audit

Universe / Business ViewReporting

Web Component

Adapter (WCA)

Report Application

Server (RAS)

Crystal Reports

Job Server

Crystal Reports

Page Server

Desktop Intelligence

Job Server

Web Intelligence

Job Server

Web Intelligence

Report Server

List of Values (LOV)

Job Server

Program Job

ServerDestination

ServerConnection

Server

Desktop Intelligence

Report Server

Windows-based Tools and Applications

Event ServerInput File

Repository Server (FRS)

Output File Repository

Server (FRS)

Crystal Reports

Cache Server

Desktop Intelligence

Cache Server

Business Views

Manager

Publishing Wizard

Universe Designer

OLAP Intelligence

Designer

Import Wizard

Crystal Reports Designer

Desktop Intelligence

BusinessObjects Enterprise™ Infrastructure

Profile Engine

Repository Management

Rules Engine

Set Analysis Engine

Statistical Process Control Engine

Dashboard Engine

Mining Engine

Portfolio Engine

Probe Engine

Performance Management Engines

PM Repository

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Performance Management Client Architecture

Central Management Server (CMS)

Web Client

Web Server

Web Application

ServerOLAP

System Audit

Universe / Business ViewReporting

Web Component

Adapter (WCA)

Report Application

Server (RAS)

Crystal Reports

Job Server

Crystal Reports

Page Server

Desktop Intelligence

Job Server

Web Intelligence

Job Server

Web Intelligence

Report Server

List of Values (LOV)

Job Server

Program Job

ServerDestination

ServerConnection

Server

Desktop Intelligence

Report Server

Windows-based Tools and Applications

Event ServerInput File

Repository Server (FRS)

Output File Repository

Server (FRS)

Crystal Reports

Cache Server

Desktop Intelligence

Cache Server

Business Views

Manager

Publishing Wizard

Universe Designer

OLAP Intelligence

Designer

Import Wizard

Crystal Reports Designer

Desktop Intelligence

BusinessObjects Enterprise™ Infrastructure

Profile Engine

Repository Management

Rules Engine

Set Analysis Engine

Statistical Process Control Engine

Dashboard Engine

Mining Engine

Portfolio Engine

Probe Engine

Performance Management Engines

PM Repository

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Security

Web Client

Event Server

Web Server

Web Application

ServerCentral

Management Server (CMS)

OLAPWeb

Component Adapter (WCA)

System Audit

Input File Repository

Server (FRS)

Output File Repository

Server (FRS)

Crystal Reports

Cache Server

Applications

Crystal Reports

OLAP Intelligence

Publishing Wizard

Import Wizard

Program Job

Server

Destination Job Server

Web Intelligence Job server

Web Intelligence

Report Server

Crystal Reports

Job Server

Crystal Reports

Page Server

Report Application

Server (RAS)

Business View/Universe

Reporting

Business View

Manager

Configuration Manager

Universe

Performance Management Engines

Dashboard Manager

PerformanceManager

SetAnalysis

PredictiveAnalysis

StatisticalProcessControl

PM Repository

Designer

List of Values

(LOV) Job Server

BusinessObjects™ Enterprise Infrastructure

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Measureaggregated data

Metriccontains one measure

Analyticcan contain several metrics

Dashboardover time displayed by included in

Web IntelligenceOLAP IntelligenceDesktop IntelligenceCrystal Reports

Goaltarget for metric

included in

displayed by

A collection of dashboards (called a Custom Application)

can be built by a customer or pre-built by Business Objects

(verticals)

Performance Management Workflow

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Measureaggregated data

Metriccontains one measure

Analyticcan contain several metrics

ApplicationA collection of dashboards

Goaltarget for metric

Prod db System dbPM Repo

DataIntegrator

PMscheduled

job

Performance Management Storage

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Prod db System dbPM Repo

DI job

PMsched.

job

measure,metric, goal

analytic, dashboard, application

Web Client

FRSservers

Enterprise ServersCMS

cluster

.unv

PMservers

DataIntegrator

PMscheduled

job

Databases Performance Management interacts with

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Troubleshooting if metric does not display in analytic

Metric does not display in analytic

Use analytic Refresh to show

current metric values

Does the metric display in the analytic now?

Have you refreshed the

metric?

Check the ci_probe table for a metric

ID, and the ci_probe_values

table for data

Are there values for the metric?

Check the ci_probe executable_sql (run

in any other SQL tool to verify)

Is this valid SQL: Runs outside PM?

Check definition of universe elements

(update in PM, including ‘update

metrics’ checkbox)

Metric displays in analytic

No

Refresh the metric

Yes

Yes Yes

Check database connection as

defined in Setup

Yes No No

Cache issue: logout/login, close browser, stop/start application server, etc.

No

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Statistical Transformations

1. Select the transformation type

2. Select the time period

3. Define the transformations to be used

List of transformations

Transformations that can be used

To add a transformation

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Time period

Value

Current item

Metric over time

Weighting factorNumber of points

Smoothing metric (based on an average or a difference…)

Calculation of a Moving Average

Offset

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Example: Moving Average

Time period

Current item

3

Number of points = 3Offset = 0

Fc(Nbr of pts = 3;Offset = 0)(n)

= (T(n-2) + T(n-1) + T(n) )/3T(n)T(n-1)T(n-2)

Weighting factor = 1

Calculation period Movement of the

period (positive or negative)

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Example: Differencing

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Creating a Rollup

T(n)T(n-1)

Fc(No. Of Points = 2)(n) = (T(n-1) + T(n))